Best Non-Pork Banh Mi SAndwiches

[Oliverstreet]

I was a regular "#1 spicy" girl at Saigon Banh Mi, but I've recently given up pork, and am looking for other types of Vietnamese sandwiches. Does anyone have any good tofu, meatball, or ones made with non-dodgy chicken to recommend? I must say, I'm curious about the ones at Banh Mi Zon because they rated so highly on a SEcom roundup, although I've never heard them mentioned elsewhere.

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Banh Mi Zon
443 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009

[Wilfrid]

Num Pang just off University Place. Various fish options, duck and an excellent vegetarian cauliflower sandwich.

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Num Pang Sandwich Shop
21 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

[AubWah]

my advice to anyone reading this thread is to avoid the imposters and head to bahn mi saigon on grand street

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Banh Mi Saigon
198 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

[hungrycomposer]

Good reports on Banh Mi Zon? I went there when they first opened and was underwhelmed. But I'd love to hear that it's worth another try. I'm from Philadelphia, where the standards for "Vietnamese hoagies" have been high for decades. I wish I could say the same for NYC.

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Banh Mi Zon
443 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009

[thelobster]

14th Street Vanessa's sesame pancake veggie sandwich is incredibly tasty and quite a bargain. All of the basic elements of the bahn mi without the meat or the baguette. It also has the virtue of being easy to eat while walking. It is a standby at the beginning of an East Village tasting tour.

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Vanessa's Dumplings
220 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003

[MWinston]

The 14th Street location pales in comparison to the Chinatown location. Also, it's pretty tough to say its a banh mi or like a banh mi as it's missing most of the defining characteristics of a banh mi.

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Vanessa's Dumpling House
118 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

[stuartlafonda]

Am I to assume that you think the chicken at Saigon is dodgy? I would disagree and they have an off the printed menu item that I really like, the curry chicken Banh Mi. No number, just ask for it. Dark meat chicken, light glaze of mildly hot yellow curry.

[MWinston]

I've had a few of the sandwiches at Banh Mi Zon. All delicious, the Grilled Chicken is by far the best though. Highly recommended.

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Banh Mi Zon
443 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009

[Jess321]

I love the chicken bahn mi at Bahn Mi Saigon-I order it every time. It's only $4.25, and it's huge! I always split one with a friend and then go down the street for bubble tea :)

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Saigon Banh Mi 1
369 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

[rose water]

It's been a long long since i've had either, but the veggie lemongrass "chicken" at banh mi so 1, and the portabello banh mi at nicky's are (were) both quite good

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Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches
150 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009

[small h]

The Buddhist Delight at Banh Mi Saigon is pretty excellent, and huge.

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Banh Mi Saigon
198 Grand St, New York, NY 10013