The Portland Mercury: Takeout Club: House of Banh Mi Is Portland Cà Phê’s Sandwich Source
Takeout Club: House of Banh Mi Is Portland Cà Phê’s Sandwich Source
Westword: Don’t Let the Name Confuse You: Little Bakery House Is a Banh Mi Destination
Don’t Let the Name Confuse You: Little Bakery House Is a Banh Mi Destination
Doug Nguyen is revamping a house in Rochester's Lowertown to remake it into Saigon Banh Mi, a new take-out authentic Vietnamese sandwich shop. He hopes to have it ready to open in early 2025. Doug ...
The banh mi sandwich is a unique fusion of Vietnamese and French ingredients. The bread used is a French baguette, typically lighter, with a thinner crust than those found in Western countries.
In New York City, Banh Anh Em, a Vietnamese food shop with hand made bánh mì prominent amongst its offerings, opened for business in April 2025; by early 2026, it was already included in the Michelin Guide 2025 Bib Gourmand list, and had lines of customers waiting more than an hour to be served.
My number one rule for making a great banh mi is this: Do not overstuff a Vietnamese sandwich with protein. A well-balanced banh mi resembles a salad in a sandwich.
Every time the sack was lifted off, the buttery and warm fragrance of hot, fresh banh mi filled the air, and no one could resist but eat the bread right away without any side dishes or toppings. Eating “ banh mi khong “, (plain banh mi) hence, became a huge part of Vietnamese food culture.