Madame Hanoi
A BIG space with intimate tables where Vietnam meets France, Madame Hanoi continues to show off her hybrid vigour.
Adelaide Casino, North Tce, city
(08) 8218 4166
adelaidecasino.com.au/restaurants/madame-hanoi
SHARING a spread at Madame Hanoi is best done by mixing old favourites and new experiments; here, you can’t go wrong.
The standard menu is beautifully complemented by options like pre-theatre dining or lunch boxes. And then there’s the Hendricks High Tea, complete with a beautiful pot filled with — you guessed it — gin tea.
From the main menu, the fresh and sour crunch of a green mango and papaya salad is quickly followed by a pile of deep-fried baby squid with a subtle smoked chilli flavour.
A standout dish is pungent prawns with kaffir lime, a bloom of heat, and black bean sauce.
An old favourite remains the heo quay cuon ra... neat wrap-it-yourself rolls of crisp pork belly with fresh herbs and the salty sweetness of hoisin, nestled into a crunchy lettuce cup. A Vietnamese coffee is the perfect finish.
And you can come back later for the High Tea that offers layers of Madame Hanoi classics, from softshell crab in a springy bao to delicate desserts and tea poured over curled cucumber.
Madame Hanoi is one of Adelaide’s best Vietnamese restaurants, served with more than a soupçon of French chic.
The only sour note that is not perfectly offset by sweet and salt is that you have to pay for chilli on the side — only $3, but still.
- Hours: L|D Mon-Sun
- Bill: E $10.60-18.90 M $16.90-57.90 D $6.90-14.90
- Wine: Wine list
- Chef: Rajeet Kumar
