No. 1 Street Banh Mi Cart

Number one: six bucks is not out of bounds for banh mi.

Indeed, these days many cost more, but for your money you should expect primo ingredients (as at An Choi) or inventive, well-considered combos (as at Baoguette). This street cart's Vietnamese sandwiches are all the one price, and I had my eye on roasted eel; it's available every day, I was told, but on this occasion had sold out shortly after noon. My backup, the traditional banh mi featuring sliced pork ($6), also carried cucumber, carrot, cilantro, jalapeño, and lots of mayo-like dressing. But for something so basic, you should expect a much fatter payload — or a much leaner price, as at Ba Xuyen.

No. 1 Street Banh Mi Cart
Hanover Sq., near Pearl and William Sts.
646-996-8990
Weekday lunchtime

Comments

[nerditry]

Mind blowing that a banh mi is $6.

In Orlando (with a sizable Viet population) they generally go for $2-$3, but mostly just the standard and a char siu variety.