The Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Adelaide for an Authentic Feast

Adelaideans are no strangers to tasty Vietnamese feasts, with take away and dine in options to satisfy cravings from lunch through dinner found right across the city. We all know someone who is fiercely loyal to their local spot claiming it to have the best pho or banh mi, but with Southeast Asian flavours as incredible as these, it’d be wrong not to explore all the best Vietnamese spots tucked around the city. 

The trick is knowing where to lay your chopsticks, with extensive restaurant offerings ranging from laundromat style takeaway corners and colourful neon disco diners to traditional surroundings taking food back to its roots.

Here are the best Vietnamese restaurants in Adelaide. 

Phonatic Restaurant

There’s something for all occasions and moods on the flavour-packed menu at Phonatic Restaurant. Find your spot in their rustic-style restaurant or sunny courtyard before making your way through plates of banh xeo and bun cha, and the Chef’s special offerings of modern Vietnamese cuisine. You’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t try the pho with your choice of protein – the popular salty soup dish will warm your soul and is a specialty at Phonatic. Top all of this off with Eastern-inspired cocktails for a truly excellent experience.

171 Hindley Street, Adelaide

Ong Vietnamese Bar & Kitchen

Settle into the beautiful interiors of Ong Vietnamese Bar & Kitchen and familiarise yourself with their plates upon plates of delicious authentic Vietnamese cuisine. There are smaller and larger dishes being served up – like a hot honey chicken bao burger, dumplings and sandos, plus a feed me option for those unable to make their mind up (or who just want to try a bit of everything). The drinks menu is just as enticing, with Eastern and Western flavours providing a twist across cocktails, mocktails, spirits, wines and beers.

287 Rundle Street, Adelaide

Blue Rose Henley

If you know and love Peel Street’s Gondola Gondola, then you’ll love their sister restaurant & bar Blue Rose Henley. A great spot to check out and park up after a walk along Henley Beach, you can order up a feast of tasty Vietnamese dishes filled with seafood, meats, veg and spices. Add in inspired cocktails bursting with flavours like a Very Berry Spritz or a fruity take on the spicy margarita, and you’ve got yourself a great time.

330 Seaview Road, Henley Beach

Little Hanoi

Short on time but in need of a quick healthy feed that keeps you going for the afternoon? Little Hanoi has your back. Duck into the city and grab some takeaway lunch – choose from succulent roast pork, noodle soups, salads and rice paper rolls to go. These tasty bites will vastly improve your lunch break, and your day, and we have a feeling this could quickly become a regular weekly treat for anyone working near their central location on Pirie Street. You could call it Treat Yourself Tuesday’s.

12 Pirie Street, Adelaide

Vietnamese Laundry

Do not bring your clothes here, because they certainly will not get washed! This is the place to be for a delicious Vietnamese meal inspired by the backstreet bars and street food vendors of Vietnam. Eat at Vietnamese Laundry at the colourful and lively eatery on Sturt Street or grab takeaway to go and choose from all the tasty things, from pho to bánh bao, banh mi and bun bowls.

152 Sturt Street, Adelaide

Bai Long Store

This modern Asian restaurant on Hutt Street mixes style and authenticity perfectly. The menu at Bai Long Store features a mix of flavours and elements, with plenty of vegetarian options available if meat isn’t your thing. For the rest who do eat meat, be sure to try the fan-favourite Peking duck bao or dig into gyoza and lamb ribs. There are monthly specials too, so we don’t blame you if you pop back in regularly to try the flavours of the month. Did we mention Bai Long is the only Asian restaurant in Adelaide to have tea sourced exclusively by Master Foo, a Taiwanese tea master? How fancy!

80 Hutt Street, Adelaide

NNQ - Nghi Ngan Quan

Go on a culinary journey and put your trust in the 20+ years of expertly crafted Vietnamese dishes found at NNQ. You can roll your own cold rolls, feast on a beef banquet with friends, become acquainted with traditional dishes or enjoy mains filled with all varieties of vegetables, meats and incredible flavours. This eatery has cemented itself as one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Adelaide, proven by the expansion in recent months. With new venues popping up in the city – Little NNQ and 1/3 by NNQ open for lunch and dinner – this team is set up and here to stay, and we are pretty thrilled about it.

NNQ 65 Woodville Road, Woodville

Little NNQ 125 Gouger Street, Adelaide

1/3 by NNQ 1 King William Street, Adelaide

Madame Hanoi

This multi-award winning French-Vietnamese bar and bistro is sure to take you to Vietnam for a night, with their epic and flavoursome menu plus stylish and sophisticated interiors in SkyCity. Their grazing style menu is best shared amongst groups of friends, making Madame Hanoi a popular catch up go-to. Boasting an impressive wine selection, Vietnamese cocktails and signature Vietnamese coffee loved amongst visitors, plus a newly opened Bao Bar that will see you stuffing as much as you can into your buns for a mere $5.

108 North Terrace, Adelaide

Gin Long Canteen

Enjoy updated Asian classics in an vibrant venue with blackboard menus and geometric art at the increasingly busy Gin Long Canteen in North Adelaide. Gin Long’s playfully named cocktails and dishes designed for sharing punctuate the menu, with sticky braised pork belly, pomegranate chicken, banh hoi, green rice salad, spring rolls, and even a Viet coffee ice-cream sandwich just some of the excellent Vietnamese offerings sitting merrily alongside the other Southeast Asian eats.

42 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide

The Spot on Melbourne

When someone says “I know a spot”, you instantly get excited for what could possibly be in store with a confident claim like that. The Spot on Melbourne promises to be just that, with a lunch menu full of spring and cold rolls, bao and soup, larger servings of traditional banh mi, pho and rice dishes guaranteed to please... and fill you and your mates up! A popular lunch destination, The Spot is also open for a delish dinner Thursday through Saturday.

125 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide

Sit Lo

This rustic style Vietnamese eatery quickly gained popularity among Adelaide locals, allowing them to expand and are now operating four restaurants and take away stops across the city. The sleek and stylish Sit Lo boasts excellence from the inside out, with a delicious and specialised assortment of choices from specialty handmade bao buns to mouthwatering banh mi and pho. Sit Lo understand life's busy tendencies and try to make dining in or eating on the go as enjoyable as possible, with a funky space to top it off.

30 Bank Street, Adelaide

Uni SA, City West Campus

Shop 2/11 Waymouth Street, Adelaide

Hoàng Phát Restaurant

Created by talented Head Chef Haong, this eatery combines the rich traditions and full-bodied flavours of authentic Vietnamese cuisine. The carefully curated menu has been designed to show the best of Vietnam, with known dishes like egg noodle soup and curries, plus lesser known and more traditional dishes included to pay homage to the country's impressive variety of food – think clay and hot pots, Vietnamese prawns and grilled pork ribs with broken rice. The food will draw you in, while the warm ambience and inviting hospitality will have you coming back for more.

60 Ridley Grove, Woodville Gardens

Noi Vietnamese

If there’s one thing we love, it’s glowing reviews of a fine restaurant. Noi Vietnamese pleases everyone who dines in, and it’s not hard to see why. One of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Adelaide, the team at Noi provide an authentic, delicious menu in a beautiful and modern setting. Open for dinner only, you can select a banquet with spring rolls, corn ribs, fried chicken curry and salmon sashimi, or opt for the ‘Feed Me’ menu, where the talented chefs will make the difficult decisions for you and delight the senses with an array of tasty dishes bursting with flavour and texture.

306 Glen Osmond Road, Fullerton

Salt and Pepper Vietnamese Kitchen

Sometimes all you need is a good, hearty bowl of pho. It warms the soul (and your tummy) on a cold day, fills you up and satisfies the salty cravings. Salt and Pepper is a Norwood local with a seriously tasty bowl of pho to try, with all types of proteins available from chicken and beef to tofu and seafood. The simple menu includes healthy rice dishes and vermicelli bowls, plus entrees of spring rolls, wontons, crispy quail and cold rolls. The cosy restaurant is often busy, so try and book ahead if you’re bringing a group to avoid having to wait for a table.

2/1 Margaret Street, Norwood

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