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A restaurant · Chinatown · on two of my lists

Banh Mi Saigon.

Worth it, says Antonina. The best part? It’s a mere $10 at Banh Mi Saigon.

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizI went myself · from my list Best cheap eats in New York
A person holds a halved banh mi sandwich in front of a Banh Mi Saigon storefront sign.
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What this page is

Everything I’ve written about Banh Mi Saigon on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on two of my lists, Best cheap eats in New York and Best restaurants in Chinatown. First what I order and what to know, in my own words from those lists. Then every list it’s on with what I wrote there. At the end, where it is and what’s near.

  1. Best cheap eats in New YorkWorth it
  2. Best restaurants in ChinatownWorth it

Before you go, in my words

Quoted from my own lists
What I order

The signature BBQ pork sandwich is a fan favorite, clocking in at a mere $10. The baguette is perfectly crisp, the BBQ pork is juicy.

From Best restaurants in Chinatown
Good to know

One of the most reliable cheap eats in New York City hails from Banh Mi Saigon, a no-frills restaurant in Chinatown in Manhattan.

From Best restaurants in Chinatown
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.

Where it appears on New York Dearest

Two of my lists

Best cheap eats in New York

No. 10 on that list
Worth it

One of my favorite spots in the neighborhood is Banh Mi Saigon, famous for (you guessed it) banh mi.

What I wrote thereFold it away

If there’s anything you take away from this roundup of NYC cheap eats, let it be this. Chinatown is a goldmine of options. One of my favorite spots in the neighborhood is Banh Mi Saigon, famous for (you guessed it) banh mi.

A tour de force, the popular Vietnamese sandwich is made with crisp baguette-style bread, pickled carrots, daikon, chiles, cucumber slices, cilantro, mayo, and a protein (typically marinated pork). The best part? It’s a mere $10 at Banh Mi Saigon.

Read it on the list
    Worth it

    Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich made with a crispy baguette-style bread that’s generously filled with meats and veggies (like a delicious carrot slaw).

    What I wrote thereFold it away

    One of the most reliable cheap eats in New York City hails from Banh Mi Saigon, a no-frills restaurant in Chinatown in Manhattan. Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich made with a crispy baguette-style bread that’s generously filled with meats and veggies (like a delicious carrot slaw).

    The signature BBQ pork sandwich is a fan favorite, clocking in at a mere $10. The baguette is perfectly crisp, the BBQ pork is juicy. And the vegetables offer a refreshing crunch. For a restaurant that doesn’t even have a website, the lines can be hard to believe. But thankfully, lines move quickly because this Chinatown restaurant doesn’t offer seating (you’ll need to grab that bad boy to go).

    Read it on the list

    Where it is, and what’s near

    Worth it, within a ten-minute walk
    Open it on my map
    Nearby, from my lists
    On The Best of New York

    I put Banh Mi Saigon on two of my best lists.

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