Ba Le Bakery
Vietnamese restaurant · Dickinson Narrows
606 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Highlights
Iconic banh mi bakery with house-baked bread & diverse snacks
Iconic banh mi bakery with house-baked bread & diverse snacks
"Bánh mì lovers worship at the altar of Ba Le, and with good reason. The Little Saigon sandwich shop and market is an institution, packed to the brim with everything from prepared deli meats and sweet treats to iced coffee and smoothies. But it’s the bánh mì—served on their housemade crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside baguette—that’s life changing. The warm bread is slathered in rich mayo and layered with things like pate, lemongrass chicken, or prawn patty. There’s no seating and the service is a bit chaotic, but one bite of #4 (stuffed with BBQ char xiu pork, pickled carrots, cucumbers, jalapenos, and cilantro) is worth a little turmoil." - alison kessler
"Bread is at the heart of this French-influenced Vietnamese bakery in Dorchester. Their signature offering, the banh mi, starts with a baguette made fresh in-house daily. Topped with barbecued beef or braised pork belly, a pile of pickled veggies, and a housemade sauce, it’s a hard lunch to beat. Don’t sleep on the robust list of juice and smoothie offerings while you’re at it. Want to add to the order? Special lunch boxes at noontime come with a choice of two hot items like spring rolls and sticky rice, plus a soup." - Erika Adams
"Ba Le Bakery presents Vietnam’s signature sandwich to Philly as a masterclass on taste and affordability (under $10). Here, diners can choose between pork belly, sardines, tofu, or meatballs as their protein of choice along with fresh cilantro, pickled carrots, and mayo or pâté on their flakiest long rolls from Artisan Boulanger Patissier." - Annemarie Dooling
"Ba Le Bakery is a prepared-food emporium in Little Saigon with a large selection including an iconic banh mi (aka Vietnamese hoagie), meal trays with grilled meats, tropical smoothies, and sugarcane juice. It’s an easy staple for fast lunches, bakery snacks, and road trip-friendly multi-course meals." - Ella Lilja Peterson
"One of Boston’s most iconic dishes can be found at Ba Le, one of Dorchester’s excellent options for Vietnamese food. There’s plenty of variety on Ba Le’s banh mi menu, including baguettes stuffed with spiced pork and shredded pork skin, pickled carrots, daikon, cucumber, cilantro, a choice of hot peppers, and special sauce." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
