Vietnamese banh mi, rice bowls, fresh ingredients, great service
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"This diminutive Vietnamese shop on Hackney’s Graham Road serves one of the city’s best sandwiches — inside one of the city’s best baguettes. Although the spot has just one table and three or four seats, it’s difficult to think of warmer hospitality than at Bánh Mì Hội-An. The duo behind the counter prepare fresh sandwiches to go, and while the pork classic is excellent, don’t sleep on the turmeric-heavy fried catfish on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; fragrant with coriander, mayo, fermented chile paste, sriracha, and pickled vegetables, it is an object lesson in flavor, texture, and balance. Best for: Takeaway lunch." - Adam Coghlan
"Bánh Mì Hội-An is a tiny Vietnamese cafe 30 seconds from Hackney Central that makes big, extremely satisfying bánh mì. There are a few stools but it’s predominantly takeaway only, and whichever option you go for, you’ll find that the char siu is sweet, the pork belly chunky, and the bread is the perfect equilibrium between soft, chewy, crisp, and flaky. The noodle salads and phở are perfectly decent, but it’s the bánh mì you should be focused on." - jake missing, sinead cranna, daisy meager
"This Hackney Central favourite can be a cruel and frustrating mistress. Lose track of time and the bánh mì spot is more than likely closed—opening times are 11:30am to 3pm, Monday to Friday (and an hour less on Saturday)—or worse, they’ve run out of baguettes. But that’s also part of this place’s charm. The Hoi-An Special is our go-to, featuring char siu, pork belly, and Vietnamese caramel hunks, and pâté. If fried fish is on, get that too." - jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Bread-watch: Quite doughy, a little crispy, and 100% certain to happily take up space in your stomach. The Hackney Central favourite can be a cruel and frustrating mistress. Lose track of time and it’s more than likely closed—opening times are 11:30am to 3pm, Monday to Friday (and an hour less on Saturday)—or worse, they’ve run out of baguettes. But that’s part of this place’s charm. The Hoi-An Special is the one to get, with char siu, belly, and Vietnamese caramel hunks, pâté, omelette, pickled carrots and cucumber, coriander, and some sriracha for good measure. It’s a go-to for us." - jake missing
"Bánh Mì Hội-An is a tiny Vietnamese cafe, 30 seconds from Hackney Central, that makes big, extremely satisfying bánh mì for takeaway. We tend to err towards the ones with the most in them, like the Hội-An Special, but whatever filling you go for, you’re going to be happy. The char siu is sweet, the pork belly chunky, and the bread itself is the perfect equilibrium between soft and chewy, and crisp and flaky. There are other things on the menu too, like noodle salads and phở. Both are perfectly decent, but it’s the bánh mì you should be focused on." - Jake Missing