Bánh Mì is a signature dish of Vietnam; we have verified places to eat it in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Banh mi is a short baguette with a thin, crisp crust, filled with pate, sausage or grilled meat, pickles and herbs.
Bánh Mì · Hanoi
Banh mi is a short baguette with a thin, crisp crust, filled with pate, sausage or grilled meat, pickles and herbs. Hanoi sells it from pavement stalls such as Banh Mi 25.
The French introduced the baguette in the mid-19th century and it became a staple by the early 20th century. Wheat shortages in the First World War led bakers to mix in rice flour, and a distinctly Vietnamese sandwich developed in Saigon in the 1950s. The Hang Gai stall at 46 Hang Gai was opened in 1979 by Linh's mother-in-law, reheats its bread in a handmade oven and sells from 05:15 to 10:15.
Where to eat in Hanoi:
- Banh Mi 25
- Banh Mi Hang Gai
Where to eat Bánh Mì in Hanoi: the editor picks
Banh mi · Ho Chi Minh City
The Vietnamese sandwich: a light, crisp baguette split and filled with pate, cha lua sausage or cold cuts, then packed with pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander, chili and mayonnaise.
The French introduced the baguette in the 1860s, and when World War I disrupted wheat supplies, bakers mixed in cheaper rice flour, which also made the bread fluffier. After the 1954 partition brought more than a million northerners south, Saigon vendors began layering local ingredients onto it: pate, cha lua sausage, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander, chili and mayonnaise. Hoa Ma, a District 3 bakery, was one of the first shops to sell banh mi thit, in 1958. The word banh mi simply means bread.
Where to eat in Ho Chi Minh City:
- Banh Mi Huynh Hoa
- Banh Mi Bay Ho
- Banh Mi Hong Hoa
Where to eat Banh mi in Ho Chi Minh City: the editor picks
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