Bánh in Dalston serves up some of London's best bánh mì, featuring flaky, freshly baked baguettes stuffed with mouthwatering layers of pork and vibrant toppings.
"Popular among east London food obsessives with their own custom baguette-based Google Maps, Bánh in Dalston bakes its bread in-house before generously filling them with every variety of swine under the sun. If a seat at a shared table is available at lunch, grab it. Otherwise order your torpedo and protect it at all costs. The classic bánh mì is pig on pig, with char siu, pâté, a slice of pork belly roll, ham hock, and a pork patty —and it’s excellent." - jake missing
"Bánh makes London’s best bánh mì and most of their sandwiches come in at under a tenner. The Vietnamese restaurant in Dalston isn’t solely grab-and-go, but much of the space is taken up by their bread oven and prep kitchen. The sandwiches here are the star of the show. The baguettes are flaky, mostly pork-obsessed, and have layers of flavour and textures in them. The rice options are excellent too, especially for a quick solo dinner." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"Every bánh mì from Bánh is made-to-order. And on any given lunchtime the two shared tables of this Dalston Junction spot are usually filled with other sandwich enthusiasts. The baguettes are crispy-shelled with a fluffy interior—and the fillings are carefully arranged inside. The classic is pig on pig on pig perfection: char siu, pâté, a slice of pork belly roll, ham hock, a pork patty, and pork floss. It makes for an excellent low-key lunch or dinner spot." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna
"There are half a dozen options on Bánh’s menu, and with each one you’re guaranteed perfect, crispy-shelled bánh mì with a fluffy and saucy interior. There’s likely to be a polite crowd at this Vietnamese cafe in Dalston come lunchtime: one person eyeing up the marinated pork shoulder, another craving the tofu curry bánh mì. The special is our favourite. It’s filled with char siu, pâté, a slice of pork belly roll, ham hock, a pork patty, and pork floss—a handful of pure, unadulterated oink." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Bread-watch: The sight of a bread oven always bodes well. A seriously crispy shell, and the inside is as light as a feather. On Bánh’s wall, there is a poster of the ‘Bánh Mì Journey’. It notes when the baguette first appeared (1859), when the sandwich got big in New York (1978-1989), and when Bánh opened in Dalston (2023). What this spot lacks in seating space, it makes up for in texturally eye-opening bánh mì. Every bite of their six sandwich options combines flavorful marinades, crunchy vegetables, and moreish freshly made bread. The original, which has pretty much every part of pig going (including pork floss), is the best bánh mì in London right now." - jake missing
