The canonical version and where to order it.
A crackly Vietnamese baguette stuffed with grilled meats, pate, pickled daikon and carrot, cucumber, jalapeno and cilantro. The Tenderloin sandwich SF perfected.
Vietnamese refugees arrived in San Francisco's Tenderloin from 1975 onward and built Little Saigon along Larkin Street. Saigon Sandwich, the family-run shop at 560 Larkin running since the 1980s, is widely cited as the Tenderloin banh mi reference, with a queue out the door at lunchtime. The SF Tenderloin banh mi corridor is the most-decorated cluster of the format on the West Coast.
1 editor pick for Saigon-style banh mi in San Francisco, ranked by editorial score. All San Francisco signature dishes · Saigon-style banh mi across every city.
Saigon Sandwich in San Francisco is the Larkin Street banh mi window: six bucks for a roll, with a fast line out the door by noon every weekday.
OrderPork banh mi number one with extra pate, and a Vietnamese iced coffee.
TipCash only; order four at once and bring them home; the bread stays good for three hours wrapped.
Saigon-style banh mi makes more sense with someone from San Francisco explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Guided tour · 3 hours
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