Houston's signature Vietnamese sandwich: French baguette, mayo, pâté, head cheese, pork roll, pickled daikon-and-carrot, cucumber, fresh cilantro, jalapeño.
Vietnamese refugees built Houston's Bellaire Boulevard (Asiatown) from 1975 onward; the city's Vietnamese population is now over 100,000, second-largest in the United States after Orange County. Cali Sandwich and Roi Bien on Milam established the Houston bánh mì style; Les Givral's Kahve and Pho Binh have followed. The Houston version uses a softer, lighter Vietnamese baguette than the Saigon original, suited to American flour.
4 editor picks for Houston Bánh Mì in Houston, ranked by editorial score. All Houston signature dishes · Houston Bánh Mì across every city.
Cali Sandwich & Pho ★ 4.4
midtown · 2900 Travis St, Houston, TX 77006
Cali Sandwich & Pho in Houston is the Travis Street Vietnamese counter in Midtown, a Houston banh mi institution since 1979 with bo luc lac.
Crawfish and Noodles ★ 4.4
bellaire-asiatown · 11360 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77072
Crawfish and Noodles in Houston is Trong Nguyen's Viet-Cajun room on Bellaire Boulevard since 2008, the country's defining Viet-Cajun crawfish boil.
Tacos Tierra Caliente ★ 4.3
montrose · 2003 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098
Tacos Tierra Caliente in Houston is the long-running taco truck on West Alabama in Montrose, with al pastor sliced from the trompo and an ice house next door.
Pho Binh (Bellaire) ★ 4.0
bellaire-asiatown · 10827 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77072
Pho Binh on Bellaire Boulevard is the original 1983 Houston pho counter from the Le family, with clean broth, rare-beef pho tai and an Asiatown family legacy.