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Vietnamese baguette layered with pate, mayo, grilled lemongrass pork or pork roll, pickled daikon and carrot, cucumber, cilantro and jalapeno. The Nicollet Avenue Eat Street tradition since the 1980s.
The Vietnamese refugee community that settled along Nicollet Avenue (now 'Eat Street') from the late 1970s established Minneapolis's banh mi tradition. Quang Restaurant has anchored Eat Street since 1989 and remains the canonical Minneapolis operator. The Minneapolis banh mi follows the Saigon template: French baguette with Vietnamese fillings, sold for $5 to $9 across the city. It remains Minneapolis's classic cheap-eats lunch.
4 editor picks for Minneapolis Vietnamese banh mi in Minneapolis, ranked by editorial score. All Minneapolis signature dishes · Minneapolis Vietnamese banh mi across every city.
Quang on Nicollet Avenue has run Minneapolis's defining Vietnamese pho room on Eat Street since 1989. James Beard America's Classics Award 2024 winner.
OrderPho tai with rare beef and the banh xeo turmeric crepe.
TipLunch line out the door by 12:30; arrive before noon or after 13:30. The cash discount is worth bringing bills.
Christina Nguyen's Hai Hai on University NE has run Southeast Asian street food in Minneapolis since 2018. Located in Northeast. Priced at $$$.
OrderBanh xeo turmeric crepe and the khao soi northern Thai curry noodles.
TipSaturday lunch dim sum cart pulls hot bites from a steamer. Tiki-style cocktails on the back patio in summer.
Midtown Global Market on East Lake Street has packed fifty immigrant food vendors into a Minneapolis food hall since 2006. Mexican, Vietnamese, Somali.
Mercado Central on East Lake Street has packed Mexican shops and food counters in Minneapolis since 1999. A worker-owned cooperative of small businesses.
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