9 Places For Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwiches in KL and Selangor

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Vietnam’s favourite sandwich is fast becoming beloved in the Klang Valley, where numerous outlets have opened in the past year serving this immensely satisfying treat.
Here’s where you can sniff out the aromatic scent of banh mi:

1. Obanhmi

The undisputed champ for banh mi in the Klang Valley, Obanhmi – run by Hanoi-origin entrepreneurs – has won both critical and popular acclaim for baguettes filled with melt-in-the-mouth pork pate combined with thick, creamy layers of egg, ruthlessly rich but not cripplingly cloying, fashioned into a total triumph of taste & texture thanks to crunchy veggies & minced meat with herbal nuances. Fab baguettes are baked fresh here, with each bite harbouring a thin crisp that relents effortlessly to make way for a light, fluffy interior.

Find: Obanhmi’s directory listing here.

2. Kafe Vietnam

Kafe Vietnam’s banh mi tastes pretty much like it would back in Ho Chi Minh City, where co-owner Dona is from, brimming with the essential components. Have it with pork slices, ham & pate or with ‘xiumai’ meatballs or sardines. Compulsively edible.

Find: Kafe Vietnam’s directory listing here.

See Also: Review of Kafe Vietnam

3. Vietnamese Hawker Stall

This night-only street stall on Jalan Sultan Ismail, run by Vietnamese migrant workers, serves banh mi loaded with tender, savoury barbecued pork. Satisfactory sandwich, though customers might want to encourage the stall-keepers to offer liver pate as a filling.

Find: Vietnamese Hawker Stall’s directory listing here

4. Banh Mi Café

BanhMi Cafe is all about what it’s name indicates; it’s run by Cindy & her brother, both originally from Vietnam’s Dong Nai province, east of Ho Chi Minh City. Cindy’s brother has been making banh mi for nearly two decades, ever since he was 16. Visitors here will be welcomed by the enticing sight & smell of baguettes baked fresh every morning, neatly stacked into a cornucopia of carbs. Have your sandwiches stuffed with grilled pork, bacon, ham, chicken or even fish.

Find: Banh Mi Cafe’s directory listing here.

See Also: Review of Banh Mi Cafe

5. Le BanhMi

Le BanhMi is a stall in Subang’s Hock Hinkopitiam that seems to be owned by Malaysian Alex Lee & his Vietnamese wife. Banh mi here is served with choices like grilled pork, chicken or fried fish, bolstered with egg, chillies, lemongrass& other necessities.

Find: Le BanhMi’s directory listing here.

6. Lien Phat Vietnamese Bread House

Build a better brunch with this baguette plus a piping-hot plate of tender pork meatballs, chunky pate, fried egg & house-made tomato sauce. Rip into the bread & heap everything on it for a marvellously messy DIY banh mi.

Find: Lien Phat’s directory listing here

7. Standing Theory

Some Malaysians are also creating their own twists on banh mi; we love Standing Theory’s “V.D. Roll,” with a house-made pork patty tinged with cilipadi (the meat hails from a butcher down the road), pork liver pate & fresh, crisp veggies in even-fresher, crunchy bread.

Find: Standing Theory’s directory listing here

See Also: Review of Standing Theory

8. Konscious

Health food café Konscious’ interpretation of banh mi comes with chicken marinated in kefir probiotic fermented milk. If what you’re looking for is uniqueness, well, you’ve found it right here.

Find: Konscious’ directory listing here

See Also: Review of Konscious

9. Grizzly

Here’s the most unorthodox banh mi of the bunch: Grizzly, a new café at The Intermark, serves a ‘banh mi’ toastie, a cross between the Vietnamese sandwich & the British toasted sandwich, well-stuffed with lemongrass chicken, duck rillettes & crisp veggies in lovely bread.

Find: Grizzly’s directory listing here

See Also: Review of Grizzly

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