I’ve never eaten banh mi before. Shameful, I know. Happily, I corrected that little problem earlier this afternoon at Baoguette, a Vietnamese sandwich shop in Gramercy that Kendrick frequents for lunch. It was perfection (and just $5!): crunchy-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside baguette, fresh cilantro, and deliciously salty, crackly pork (plus a pungent, sexy shot of pork liver). I would have liked more cilantro and some cucumber, but that’s quibbling, because oh my god, was it good. And now I want to do a city-wide hunt for more, and more, and more.
Two places I’m hoping to take for a test run: Nha Toi (for banh mi pho, filled with beef, star anise and cinnamon) and Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches (for a classic version apparently done quite perfectly).
Any more suggestions?
Image via NYTimes.
