Banh mi is the Vietnamese baguette sandwich, with pate, char siu or grilled pork, pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, cucumber, chilies and a touch of Maggi seasoning.
Banh mi developed in early 20th-century Saigon, when French colonial baguettes met Vietnamese ingredients and the local rice flour-blended airier loaf form. The sandwich crossed to America with the post-1975 Vietnamese refugee waves, and Central Florida's Mills 50 corridor turned banh mi into its corner-shop staple. Banh Mi Boy at Mills Market has anchored the form on East Colonial, with Pho 88 rounding out the Vietnamese counter map. The canonical order is pate plus char siu, with extra cilantro and jalapeno.
2 editor picks for Banh mi in Orlando, ranked by editorial score. All Orlando signature dishes · Banh mi across every city.
Banh Mi Boy ★ 4.6
mills-50 · 1112 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
Banh Mi Boy inside Mills Market on East Colonial Drive is the Vietnamese banh mi counter, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 and featured on Somebody Feed Phil.
Pho 88 ★ 4.5
mills-50 · 730 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Pho 88 on North Mills Avenue in Mills 50 is the Vietnamese pho counter favorite, with rare-beef pho, bun bo Hue and rice plates seven days a week.