Fast-food café from the Left Bank, except that the river in question is the Mekong.
Paris Sandwich has received plaudits for its banh mi, served on baguettes from a "hearth-fired oven," but more intriguing are the many light bites served over rice or noodles. Nice selection of smoothies, too, including jackfruit ($3.50), which had the freshest flavor I've found outside of Asia.
On a later visit, this baguette with "sardine fish" ($3.50) was creditably crusty, though the filling was sparing, even for a banh mi.
Paris Sandwich
113 Mott St. (Hester-Canal Sts.)
212-226-7221
www.parissandwich.com
