Bánh Mì Hồng Hoa

The other more famous shop has more queues over Bánh Mì Hồng Hoa, and is generally the popular spot for tourists, but don’t let fool you. Bánh Mì Hồng Hoa is far superior (atleast for me) and here is why: 1. Size: Bigger isn’t always better. 🙈 The competitor offers just one massive size of banh mi while Hong Hoa gives you an option; one that is as big as the rival shop and one that is just the right size that’ll give you the perfect bite with everything in it (bread, veggies, and meat). Since the competitor’s is so big, it’s impossible to get that perfect bite, unless of course, you have an equally as massive mouth. Lol. 2. Variety: The other shop has only one Banh Mi option which is the traditional “put every Vietnamese charcuterie” in a baguette. It’s tasty and the most traditional but you’d get tired of it easily. More options would be better. Meanwhile, Hong Hoa has 6 varieties to choose from with their Bread with Roast Pork option being the best! 3. Price: The other shop’s pricing, as mentioned by many, is too expensive at 73K VND. Yes, it is big. But Hong Hoa offers the same size at just 55K VND. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4. Taste: Not gonna lie, the rival’s is delicious as heck but there is a thing as over filling. It has too much meat, butter, and paté that it has become too overwhelming on the taste buds. They give you separate packs of fresh greens and pickled vegetables but even that isn’t enough to balance out the flavors. On the other hand, Hong Hoa’s is perfectly balanced. We tried both their Roast Pork and Mixed Meat one which is similar to Huynh Hoa’s to give it a fair comparison. For the Mixed Meat one, the slices of ham and paté taste better here although not as generous and the other shop. Again, Quality > Quantity. 😉 And for the Roast Pork one, it is hands down the best Banh Mi I’ve had in my life!!!!! The pork is nicely charred and its fattines goes really well with the pickled veggies. It meat is kinda reminiscent of Pork Sisig (a Filipino dish). It even has that spicy little kick from the chilies. It’s a sandwich worth the trip back to Saigon! 💯 Either way, both these Saigon banh mi shops made the most famous stall (for tourists) in Hanoi, Banh Mi 25, taste like utter crap. Lol. 🤣

The better of the two in area (Huynh being the other). The filling is what stands out here, I went for the bbq pork and it was excellent (nice bits of crackling in there and mixed cuts). I also had the pork balls one and that was also excellent. I’d happily try any of the others on the menu with confidence. The extras (bao & wrapped leave bao) were very average, far too much bun and not enough filling. Stick to the Banh Mi and you can’t go wrong!

One of the best banh mi I’ve had across Vietnam. Finally found some crispy roast pork belly. I opted for the bbq pork meatball banh mi and it was faultless. Sweet and spicy. Very good highly recommend

Ordered the bbq pork and a regular size extra meats. The menu has pictures and descriptions. The staff are friendly. The bbq sandwich was good. The sauce is a little sweet. The extra meats was also nice. I added a fried egg to mine. The pate was really good, and I'd prefer it wasn't so loaded with meat. It's a bit difficult to eat. Paid with cash.

The pickled vegetables that came with the bahn mi was really good. It gave a very nice tangy flavour that cuts the meats. I tried their BBQ pork version and I loved it. It was on the sweeter side but it’s how this region marinate pork. They have small (d42k)or large (d55k). Reasonable prices. This is really close to the very long queues place and a good alternative if don’t want to queue.

Pro: -Staff can speak English which make it very easy -The menu have food picture and in English too which also fantastic -Food fast and fresh, and warm -Everything very fast and tasty Cons: -Location that all Overall: Amazing place and would come back next time I’m back to Vietnam I don’t know what in that Banh Mi, but after eating jt last night at the airport. I’m currently having stomachaches and not having a good time in bathroom

This spot might have to be one of our fave spots for banh mi. We ordered the traditional banh mi with mixed ham, we got it in the large size and had it cut in half to share. The cold meats were thick and it had the perfect amount of pate and butter. The banh mi was served warm, which was a nice surprise. We were told that this spot was better than other banh mi spots in the area, so we had to try it ourselves, and can confirm that we agree. We are already talking about coming back again before our trip ends!

Well balanced Banh Mi, the taste of the meat was good and it came with a good ratio of ingredients. The bread was also good. It wasn’t the best Banh Mi we ever had but it was a solid one.