The "Saigon pork" banh mi, spicy ($3.25), with roast pork, pork pate, carrot, daikon, cucumber. The baguette might have been just a wee bit more pliable; the fillings made their own point better than I can say. Banh Mi Saigon Bakery 138-01 Mott St. (Grand-Hester Sts.) 212-941-1541
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138 mott b/t grand & hester
if i had thought ahead of time to make more nuanced variants of “recommended,” banh mi saigon bakery would have been in the “highly recommended”, “most delicious food”, and “best bargain” categories. my sister was totally right when she said, “it’s 25 cents more, but it’s worth it.”
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This little shoppe can be easy to miss - nestled in the back of a jewelry store near the southern corner of Grand. The menu is small, offering quality over quantity - including Banh Uot (a rarity in Chinatown), Nem Sausage, and a refrigerated section with salads, canned drinks and sweet Vietnamese beverages such as Rainbow Che. Then there's the Banh Mi - tasty renditions of that Vietnamese hero sandwich, available with pork, chicken...and veggie versions as well! The staff is warm, pleasant and happy to offer suggestions - an altogether fun experience. And $3.25 for a delicious sandwich - let's just say you can't go wrong
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Kevin and Nina hail from from the Cholon section of Saigon, but they made their tastiest mark in Manhattan: 15 years ago, they opened the wonderful Bánh Mì Saigon Bakery.
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Quick bites: a sale, a closure, a blacklisting, and a really good sandwich.
According to a Chowhound report, Abbondanza (on Bleecker Street between MacDougal and 6th) has been sold. Scott and Steve, the chef/owners, were favorites of mine, and I was a regular diner there in the early months of 2004, just after they opened. They made what might have been the best sandwiches on earth from wood-fired hunks of meat. I saw Scott a few times recently getting morning coffee at Here & Now, and if I see him again, I’ll ask him what’s up.
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