Justin James’s Restaurant Aptos has finally opened in the Adelaide Hills

One of Australia’s most anticipated restaurant openings in recent years, chef Justin James’s Restaurant Aptos is now open in the Adelaide Hills.

After his departure from Restaurant Botanic in 2024, James didn’t necessarily set out to open out of the city, but an encounter with the 1868-built church, which was most recently a gallery, made the decision to open in the Hills simple: “The building has this massive presence when you pull up to it,” he says. “The first time I…