Oakland Banh Mi appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Oakland banh mi · Oakland
Oakland's banh mi runs through the East Lake International Boulevard corridor. Pho Ao Sen, Banh Mi Ba Le and the Eastlake noodle row anchor the citywide version.
Vietnamese refugees settled in Oakland after 1975, building the San Antonio and Eastlake neighborhoods into a Vietnamese commercial corridor. Banh mi the dish blends French baguette (1880s colonial influence) with Vietnamese fillings: pate, mayonnaise, sliced pork, pickled daikon and carrot, jalapeno and cilantro. The Oakland version is Vietnamese-Cambodian-Lao through influence from the broader corridor.
Where to eat in Oakland:
- Banh Mi Ba Le
- Tay Ho Restaurant and Bar
- Pho Ao Sen