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★ As featured in Glam Adelaide — 2025 SA Restaurant & Catering Awards finalist
This is our story, told one bowl at a time. Bà Năm Lời — "Grandma Nam" — first ladled phở from her home kitchen in Trảng Bàng, Tây Ninh, Vietnam back in the 1970s, and the family recipes haven't changed since. Her grandson Huynh Nguyen (our manager) and owner Thi Gai Vo brought those same recipes to Adelaide and opened Bà Năm Restaurant in 2023.
Everything here circles back to one dish: Phở Tái, the bowl Bà Năm is famous for. The "red coin" is a paper-thin, round, red slice of rare local beef laid over the noodles raw, then cooked right in the bowl by our boiling 18-hour bone broth. By the time it reaches your table it's pink and tender — that's the signature. We're proud to have been named a finalist in the 2025 Hostplus SA Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence (Vietnamese Restaurant category) and featured by Glam Adelaide.
Our beef is locally sourced, and Huynh drives out to the farms every Sunday to pick up fresh vegetables for the week. Authentic recipes and honest ingredients are what made Bà Năm famous in Tây Ninh, and they're what we cook with here on Grote Street. We're not a luxury venue, just very genuine — come ready to be fueled up for a big, enthusiastic day. Comfort food, generous bowls, no fuss.
One honest note: at peak hours there's usually a 15–30 minute wait for a table. We'd rather tell you straight than have you caught by surprise — it moves steadily, and the bowl is worth it.
Below you'll find our full collection of food guides — every dish on our menu, the story behind the broth, and where to find us at 65 Grote St, Adelaide CBD.
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Vietnamese Near King William Street
Phở a couple of minutes off King William Street — peel off at Grote into Chinatown for 18-hour broth, seven days. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Franklin Street
Office strip to Chinatown in 5–10 minutes — 18-hour broth and red-coin Phở Tái on Grote Street, seven days. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Currie Street
Two blocks south of Currie Street: the honest walk time, what to order on a lunch break, and why the broth takes 18 hours. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Waymouth Street
Three blocks south of Waymouth: 10–15 minutes on foot to 18-hour broth and stone-bowl phở on Grote Street, seven days. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Pirie Street
From Pirie Street it's a 12–18 minute walk west to Chinatown — and an 18-hour broth with red-coin rare beef waiting at the end of it. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Grenfell Street
From Grenfell Street it's a 10–15 minute walk to Chinatown — 18-hour broth, red-coin rare beef and a stone-bowl phở worth the walk. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Flinders Street
From Flinders Street it's an 8–12 minute walk west into Chinatown — 18-hour broth, red-coin rare beef and stone-bowl phở at Bà Năm. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Wright Street
Working or living near Wright Street? Bà Năm is one block north in Chinatown — an honest 2–8 minute walking guide, plus what to order when you arrive. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Morphett Street
From Morphett Street it's a 2–5 minute walk east into Chinatown — 18-hour broth, red-coin rare beef and stone-bowl phở at Bà Năm. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Angas Street
Working near Angas Street? Bà Năm is a 5–15 minute walk north in Chinatown — 18-hour phở, red-coin stone bowl at 65 Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Wakefield Street
Working on Wakefield Street? Bà Năm's 18-hour broth phở is just three blocks north in Chinatown — an easy 8–15 minute walk. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Pulteney Street
From any end of Pulteney Street, Bà Năm's stone-bowl phở in Chinatown is a 10–20 minute walk west — here's the route and what to order. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Frome Street
A 12–20 minute walk west from Frome Street to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở at 65 Grote Street, Chinatown. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Carrington Street
Southern CBD fringe walk north to Chinatown — 10–20 minutes to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Sturt Street
Southern CBD fringe / South Terrace edge — a flat 12–25 minute walk north to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Gilbert Street
Southern CBD between Gouger and Sturt — a flat 8–18 minute walk north to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Light Square
West-end hotels and offices — a flat 8–18 minute walk to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Whitmore Square
Southern CBD park square — a flat 10–22 minute walk north to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near South Terrace
Southern park-lands edge — a flat 12–25 minute walk north to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near West Terrace
Western park-lands edge — a flat 8–18 minute walk east to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near East Terrace
Eastern park-lands edge — a flat 12–22 minute walk west to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở on Grote Street. Read more →
Near North Adelaide
Crossing the park lands from O’Connell or Melbourne Street? Honest travel times and what to order at Bà Năm. Read more →
Near Unley
South of the park lands on Unley Road? Honest travel times north to Bà Năm’s 18-hour stone bowl phở. Read more →
Near Norwood
The Parade, Kent Town and Magill Road edges — honest travel times west to Grote Street, and what to order at the stone bowl. Read more →
Near Hindmarsh
Port Road, Bowden and Thebarton edges — honest travel times east to Grote Street, and what to order at the stone bowl. Read more →
Near Prospect
Second-ring northern suburb — 12–18 min drive down Main North Road to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở in Chinatown. Read more →
Near Goodwood
Second-ring southern suburb — 10–15 min drive or tram up Goodwood Road to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở in Chinatown. Read more →
Near Burnside
Second-ring eastern foothills suburb — 12–18 min drive down Greenhill Road to 18-hour broth and stone bowl phở in Chinatown. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Adelaide Festival Centre
Pre-show phở a 10–15 minute walk from the Festival Centre and Elder Park — 18-hour broth in Chinatown, seven days. Read more →
Hủ Tiếu Nam Vang
Phnom Penh-style noodle soup in Adelaide Chinatown — clear, sweet pork-and-prawn broth, soup or dry style, $22 at 65 Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Winter Warmers
Beat the Adelaide winter with Vietnamese soups & stews at Bà Năm — hủ tiếu, bún riêu, bò kho & 18-hour broth phở. 65 Grote St, open 7 days. Read more →
Bò Kho (Vietnamese Beef Stew)
Russet-red Southern Vietnamese beef stew in Adelaide Chinatown — bánh mì or broken rice $20, noodles $22, at Bà Năm on Grote Street. Read more →
Best Pho in Adelaide
Why locals call Bà Năm the best phở in Adelaide: an 18-hour bone broth, the red coin Phở Tái and a family recipe from Trảng Bàng — right on Grote St, Chinatown. Read more →
Phở Đặc Biệt — Combination Beef Pho
Five beef cuts, one 18-hour broth: what phở đặc biệt is, how it differs from phở tái, and where to find it in Adelaide's Chinatown. Read more →
Bún Bò Huế
Spicy bún bò huế in Adelaide Chinatown: lemongrass-chilli beef & pork bone broth, no shortcut paste. From $20 at 65 Grote St, open 7 days. Read more →
Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice)
Saigon-style broken rice in Adelaide Chinatown — charcoal-grilled sườn, bì, chả and nước chấm, every plate from $20 on Grote Street. Read more →
Bánh Xèo (Vietnamese Pancake)
Southern-style bánh xèo in Adelaide Chinatown — thin, shatteringly crisp turmeric pancake, $22, eaten wrapped in lettuce and herbs. Read more →
Trà Tắc
Trà Tắc — Vietnamese kumquat iced tea, $10. Sharp, sweet and ice-cold, the street-side classic that belongs next to a bowl of phở. Read more →
Stone Bowl Set
What's in Bà Năm's $39 Stone Bowl Set, how the thố đá keeps cooking at the table, and why the red-coin beef goes in raw. Read more →
Nước Dừa
Cold coconut water, young coconut flesh, lemon and mint — Nước Dừa done properly for $8 at Bà Năm on Grote Street, Chinatown Adelaide. Read more →
Trà Đào Cam Sả
Peach, orange and lemongrass iced tea, $10 — Vietnam's brightest glass, poured tall over ice on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Slow phin-drip robusta over condensed milk and crackling ice — $8 cà phê sữa đá, poured daily in Adelaide's Chinatown on Grote Street. Read more →
18-Hour Broth & the Red Coin
Why our pho bone broth simmers 18 hours, and how it cooks "red coin" rare beef in the bowl — the story behind Phở Tái at Bà Năm, Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Vegetarian Vietnamese in Adelaide
Vegetarian Vietnamese in Adelaide Chinatown: gỏi cuốn chay, chả giò chay and bún chay ($14–$24) at Bà Năm, 65 Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Food in Adelaide CBD
Where to find honest Vietnamese food in Adelaide CBD — Bà Năm's 18-hour broth, red coin phở and full Southern table on Grote St, Chinatown. Read more →
Rice Paper Rolls (Gỏi Cuốn & Chả Giò)
Fresh gỏi cuốn or crispy chả giò? Both roll styles explained, each $14 at Bà Năm in Adelaide Chinatown, 65 Grote Street. Read more →
Chả Giò Adelaide Chinatown — Fried Spring Rolls
Crisp Chả Giò Thịt fried to order in Adelaide Chinatown — pork & chicken rolls with herbs and nước chấm, 4 for $14 at 65 Grote Street. Read more →
Gỏi Cuốn Adelaide Chinatown — Fresh Rolls
Fresh gỏi cuốn in Adelaide Chinatown — prawn and pork or vegetarian rice paper rolls, three for $14, rolled with Sunday farm-run herbs. Read more →
Gỏi Cuốn Chay — Vegetarian Rice Paper Rolls, Chinatown
Where to find fresh gỏi cuốn chay — vegetarian rice paper rolls — in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $14 for three, seven days a week. Read more →
Chả Giò Chay — Vegetarian Fried Spring Rolls, Chinatown
Where to find crisp chả giò chay — vegetarian fried spring rolls — in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $14 for four, seven days a week. Read more →
Vietnamese Desserts (Chè)
Chè thái, chè khúc bạch and sâm bổ lượng — the quiet second act after the phở. Three traditional Vietnamese desserts at Bà Năm, Grote Street, each $10. Read more →Chè Thái — The Tropical One
Coconut milk, green jelly and tropical fruit over crushed ice — the full deep-dive on Bà Năm's $10 chè thái. Read more →
Chè Khúc Bạch — Vietnamese Panna Cotta
Soft milky cubes, green jelly, lychee-style fruit and toasted almonds over crushed ice. The gentlest dessert on Grote Street. $10. Read more →
Sâm Bổ Lượng — Longan Herbal Drink
The quiet classic of our dessert list — longan, lotus seeds and barley in a clear, gently herbal iced drink on Grote Street for $10. Read more →
First-Timer's Guide to Phở
New to phở? A step-by-step first-timer's guide to ordering, eating and enjoying your first bowl in Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Gỏi Bò Tái Chanh
Lime-cured rare beef meets crisp green apple in Adelaide Chinatown — the story behind Bà Năm's gỏi bò tái chanh, $25 on Grote Street. Read more →
Bún Mắm in Adelaide Chinatown
Bún Mắm ($25) in Adelaide Chinatown — Bà Năm's Mekong-style fermented fish noodle soup with prawns, squid, pork, chả lụa and a fresh herb plate. Read more →
Gỏi Ngó Sen Tôm Thịt
Lotus root salad with prawn & pork, prawn crackers for scooping — our guide to gỏi ngó sen, the crunchy starter on Grote St. Read more →
Cà Ri Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Curry)
Golden lemongrass cà ri gà — Southern Vietnamese chicken curry with potato, bánh mì or broken rice $20, noodles $22, Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Gia Cay (Pork Hock Stew)
Gia Cay — Southern pork hock stew with galangal & turmeric, $22 three ways (bánh mì, cơm tấm, bún) at Bà Năm in Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Mì Quảng — Quang-Style Turmeric Noodles
Golden turmeric noodles from Quảng Nam — prawns, pork, peanuts and rice crackers, tossed not souped. Mì quảng, $22 on Grote Street. Read more →
Bún Riêu — Crab Paste & Tomato Noodle Soup
Tomato-red crab paste noodle soup, $22 in Adelaide Chinatown — Bà Năm's family Bún Riêu with golden riêu cakes on Grote Street. Read more →
Bún Thịt Nướng — Grilled Pork Vermicelli
Where to find bún thịt nướng in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $20 char-grilled pork over cool vermicelli. Read more →
Hoành Thánh Chiên — Fried Wontons
Golden fried wontons with chilli dipping sauce — six crackly parcels for $14, the sharing starter of Bà Năm's Chinatown table. Read more →
Bánh Mì Tôm Chiên — Vietnamese Prawn Toast
Sesame-crusted prawn toast, three golden triangles for $14 — the Chinatown starter that vanishes first at Bà Năm on Grote Street. Read more →
Bún Đặc Biệt — Special Vermicelli Bowl
Where to find bún đặc biệt in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $24 special combination vermicelli with grilled meat and chả giò. Read more →
Bún Chả Giò — Fried Spring Roll Vermicelli
Where to find bún chả giò in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $20 crispy fried spring rolls over cool vermicelli. Read more →
Bún Chả Giò Chay — Vegetarian Spring Roll Bún
Where to find bún chả giò chay in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $20, seven days a week. Read more →
Bún Tàu Hủ Chay — Tofu & Crispy Bean Curd Bún
Where to find bún tàu hủ chay in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $20 tofu and crispy bean curd vermicelli. Read more →
Bún Chay Đặc Biệt — Special Vegetarian Bún
Where to find bún chay đặc biệt in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $24 special vegetarian vermicelli with tofu, crispy bean curd and spring rolls. Read more →
Cánh Gà Chiên Nước Mắm — Sticky Fish-Sauce Wings
Sticky fish-sauce wings with caramelised garlic glaze — $16 to share or $20 over broken rice at Bà Năm, Grote Street. Read more →
Cơm Cánh Gà Chiên Nước Mắm — Sticky Wings Rice Plate
Sticky fish-sauce glazed wings over steamed rice with pickles, nước chấm and soup — the $20 full rice plate at Bà Năm, Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Cơm Gà Nướng — Grilled Chicken Broken Rice
Smoky lemongrass Gà Nướng over broken rice for $20 — Bà Năm's grilled chicken plate on Grote Street in Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Cơm Sườn — Grilled Pork Broken Rice
The $20 Cơm Sườn at Bà Năm in Adelaide Chinatown — one char-grilled pork chop, broken rice and nước chấm, done the plain and proper way. Read more →
Cơm Sườn Bì Chả — Saigon Broken Rice
The $20 three-topping broken rice plate — grilled sườn, thính-dusted bì and steamed chả — done the Saigon way at 65 Grote Street, Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Gà Da Giòn — Crispy-Skin Chicken
Crispy-skin Gà Da Giòn on a $20 broken rice plate at Bà Năm, 65 Grote Street, Adelaide Chinatown. Read more →
Bún Gà Nướng — Grilled Chicken Vermicelli
Where to find bún gà nướng in Adelaide Chinatown: Bà Năm on Grote Street, $20 char-grilled chicken over cool vermicelli. Read more →
Giò Quẩy — Fried Dough Stick
The $4 fried dough stick made for dunking in 18-hour phở broth — giò quẩy at Bà Năm, Grote Street Chinatown. Read more →
Sườn Nướng — Grilled Pork Starter
Char-grilled caramelised pork on fresh lettuce — Bà Năm's $16 sườn nướng starter, a Southern family recipe on Grote Street. Read more →
Gà Nướng — Grilled Chicken Starter
Char-grilled chicken thigh on crisp lettuce, caramelised and smoky — Bà Năm's $16 Southern Vietnamese starter. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Adelaide Convention Centre
Near the Convention Centre and craving real phở? Bà Năm's 18-hour broth is about a 15–20 minute walk south on Grote Street, Chinatown. Read more →Vietnamese Near Hindley Street
After a Hindley Street night out or a West End show, walk across to Chinatown — Bà Năm's 18-hour broth phở and stone bowls on Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Rundle Mall
Finished shopping on Rundle Mall? Walk about 10–15 minutes south to Bà Năm on Grote Street — 18-hour phở, cơm tấm and a genuine family kitchen on the Chinatown fringe. Read more →
Vietnamese in Chinatown Adelaide
Southern Vietnamese phở, bún bò Huế and bánh xèo at 65 Grote Street, near the Moonta Street gates. 18-hour broth, open 7 days, walk-ins welcome. Read more →
Vietnamese Lunch Near Central Market
A couple of minutes from Adelaide Central Market — 18-hour phở, cơm tấm plates and bánh xèo on Grote Street. Market-day lunch guide. Read more →
Vietnamese Spring in Adelaide
Gỏi, bánh xèo, bún bowls and iced trà for warm days — 18-hour phở and stone bowls when Adelaide spring evenings cool. Bà Năm, Grote Street. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Adelaide Oval
Match-day phở on Grote Street — a 20–25 minute walk from the ground to 18-hour broth and red coin tái at Bà Năm. Read more →Vietnamese Near Gouger Street
One block north of the Gouger strip, Bà Năm's 18-hour broth and red coin phở make the short Chinatown stroll well worth it. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Victoria Square
Working near Victoria Square? Real phở is a flat five-minute walk north — Bà Năm's 18-hour broth on Grote Street, open 7 days, 11am–9pm. Read more →Vietnamese Near North Terrace
Finished at the Art Gallery, Museum or uni? The honest 10–12 minute walk south from North Terrace to 18-hour broth phở in Chinatown. Read more →
Vietnamese Near Hutt Street
From the East End strip to an 18-hour broth in Chinatown — the 15–20 minute walk west that Hutt Street diners keep making. Read more →
Come and see us
Pull up a chair at 65 Grote St, Adelaide CBD — bring your appetite, bring your people, and come ready to be fueled up for the rest of your day. Our 18-hour bone broth and the Phở Tái red coin are waiting, and there's a generous bowl with your name on it. We're open seven days, and at peak hours we'll see you in 15–30 minutes — worth every minute.