Vietnamese sandwich on a French baguette: pate, mayonnaise, pork roll or grilled meat, pickled daikon and carrot, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeno. Atlanta's Buford Highway is the Southern capital of bánh mì.
Buford Highway became Atlanta's Vietnamese restaurant corridor through the 1980s as the Vietnamese refugee community settled along the strip. Quoc Huong Banh Mi opened in the 1990s and Lee's Bakery has produced the canonical Atlanta banh mi for over twenty years. The sandwich is the cheap-eats classic at $5 to $8, with the classic dac biet (combination) ordered most often. The bread is made same-day on the strip; it is the make-or-break ingredient.
4 editor picks for Buford Highway bánh mì in Atlanta, ranked by editorial score. All Atlanta signature dishes · Buford Highway bánh mì across every city.
Lee's Bakery ★ 4.5
buford-highway · 4005 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
Lee's Bakery on Buford Highway in Atlanta runs Vietnamese banh mi and pastries since 1996. The $6 banh mi remains one of the city's best food values.
Quoc Huong Banh Mi Fast Food ★ 4.5
buford-highway · 5150 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340
Quoc Huong Banh Mi on Atlanta's Buford Highway sells ten varieties at $5 each: grilled pork, combo, vegetarian, all on house-baked airy baguette.
Buford Highway Farmers Market ★ 4.5
buford-highway · 5600 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340
Buford Highway Farmers Market in Doraville, Atlanta runs an international grocery the size of a Walmart with 15 food-court stalls: Korean, Vietnamese.
Snackboxe Bistro ★ 4.4
duluth · 1960 Day Dr, Duluth, GA 30096
Snackboxe Bistro re-opened in Duluth in 2024 as Atlanta's only full-menu Laotian kitchen: larb gai, khao soi and sticky rice from owner Thip Athakhanh.