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The 15 Best Places for Bánh Mì Sandwiches in ChicagoCreated by Foursquare Lists • Published On: November 5, 2024ShareTweet

1. Ba Le

8.95014 N Broadway St (at W Argyle St), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · Uptown · 86 tips and reviews

Denise Young: Buy 5 get 1 free. Best banh mi sandwiches. Get the special or bbq pork or both!

Gregg Tomlinson: Fantastic bahn mi, be sure to get #14 with no mayo. Also, check the cooler, they have coconut water but you have to look for it. Read more.

Katherine S.: #3 is AWESOME!!! ;-) Chicken banh mi delicious. All their sandwiches are fresh!! =)

2. Nhu Lan Bakery

9.12612 W Lawrence Ave (at N Rockwell St), Chicago, ILSandwich Spot · Ravenswood · 54 tips and reviews

Robin Chung: Best bahn mi in the city - especially the pork! Also good: taro smoothie and chocolate croissants!

The Feast: Hands down some of the best bahn mi in Chicago. We find ourselves taking advantage of the buy five, get one free special more than we should.

Irays Munoz: Love love the lemongrass chicken Banh mi ga! Wow

3. Banh Mi & Co

7.93141 N Broadway St (at W Briar Pl), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · Lake View East · 27 tips and reviews

Farha K: Try the grilled beef bahn mi, with extra jalepenos. Ammmazing! And the lychee lemonade makes you feel like you're on a beach on some island.

Farha K: Try the grilled beef bahn mi with extra jalepeno

Courtney Muir: Lemongrass bahn mi is excellent!

4. Nhú Lan Bakery & Sandwiches

8.34810 N Sheridan Rd (Lawrence Avenue), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · Uptown · 5 tips and reviews

Kris b: The best bahn mi's for the least amount of money!

Sean McEntee: Best Bahn Mi in Chicago. Was sad when the Belmont location closed, but finally has this six years later and it's just as good as I remember.

Ramsen: The pork belly and pate banh mi is really good and can’t beat under $7!

5. Saigon Sisters Restaurant

8.2567 W Lake St (btwn Jefferson & Clinton), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · West Loop · 75 tips and reviews

Lisa W: The French banh mi with duck and candied kumquats is wonderful!

Crain's Chicago Business: Nguyen sisters Mary, Theresa created ten Vietnamese sandwiches (banh mi), the standout chicken liver pâté w/ pork and ham ($7), on French roll topped with daikon, carrots, cucumber, cilantro & jalapeñ Read more.

Brad K: Love banh mi and ban bao's for lunch. Black pepper tofu, caramel prawns, mussels are great dinner choices!

6. Saigon Sisters

7.7131 N Clinton St (French Market), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · West Loop · 9 tips and reviews

P S: Shrimp spring roll and porky banh mi sandwich are authentic and lite. Good lunch option. Also have pho.

Rich Santana: Pho seemed to be lacking but the Porky banh mi is great

John S.: The Porky Banh mi was very good. I'm new to pho flavors but fired up.

7. Lotus Sandwich and Cafe

8.0719 W Maxwell St, Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · University Village - Little Italy · 20 tips and reviews

Michael Ma: Good egg banh mi

Alex Pak: Sunny side beef banh mi is excellent and the veggie spring rolls are very good as well. Prices are reasonable as well for the city.

Christine Hong: The honey pork banh mi was tasty. Good portion size, reasonable prices, and great service. Thumbs up.

8. 2 Asian Brothers

8.53222 W Foster Ave, Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · North Park · 11 tips and reviews

Son Pham: Try Fried Rice, so delicious. Vietnamese Sandwich is awesome. Nice service.

Alexander Vicksén: Banh Mi - BBQ Pork

Maribel Suárez: Coming here is always a great experience. For $6.00 today I had Roasted Pork Belly Bánh Mi, and a Passion Fruit cooler which was $3.00. It was delicious and hit the spot.

9. Ca Phe Da

9.11800 1/2 S. Carpenter, Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · Pilsen · 6 tips and reviews

It's A Major Plus: The pastries are delicious. Get the Cà Phê Trứng (coffee+vanilla egg custard) - SO GOOD. Pork banh mi is also delicious.

Samantha Hill: Banh mi sandwiches are the best in town! My only critique is when the cafe opened you could buy a 10 ozs coffee with sweet milk for $4 and now the same coffee is in a 6 ozs cup for $4.

Jack VanOverloop: They even have egg coffee. Great spot

10. Bun Mi Express

7.53409 N Broadway St (btwn Roscoe St & Hawthorne Pl), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · Lake View East · 29 tips and reviews

Jason Novak: Love the shredded chicken banh mi!

Karin Gordon: Delicious Vietnamese sandwiches. For $2 more add a drink and spring roll.

Farha K: Try the lemongrass chicken bahn mi with a little kick!

11. Del Seoul

8.92568 N Clark St (at W Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, ILKorean Restaurant · Park West · 162 tips and reviews

Brian Snyder: The pork is amazing but better on a banh mi sandwich than on a taco.

Brian Snyder: Best "meal" here is a pork banh mi and a shrimp taco.

Justin Kawa: Shrimp banh mi might be better than their amazing tacos

12. Saucy Porka

8.4400 S Financial Pl (Van Buren), Chicago, ILAsian Restaurant · The Loop · 49 tips and reviews

Jeffrey Lam: The banh mi and Asian paella. Bomb!

Peter Herman: This is the greatest place to get lunch in the loop. The Saucy Porka bahn mi is perfect and the bacos are great too. The staff is so friendly and I've never had a bad experience.

John Shrimp: Put a twist on lunch at owner Amy Le and chef Rafael Lopez’s Asian-Latin spot. The pair dish out unique fusion bites like chorizo egg rolls, bao tacos Cubana banh mi, Asian-style paella, and more.

13. Tank Noodle

8.14953 N Broadway St (at Argyle St), Chicago, ILVietnamese Restaurant · Uptown · 150 tips and reviews

lew h: Don't overlook the banh mi, my personal favorite is the 74, the 47 will satisfy most

Sean Lopez: Banh mi is awesome too

Eater: The longtime family-owned spot serves Chicago's best bowl of pho, but there are a seemingly unlimited amount of finds on the 200-item menu full of soups, noodle dishes, rice, banh mi, and much more. Read more.

14. Viet Taste Pho & Sandwiches

8.07221 W Forest Preserve Dr, Norridge, ILVietnamese Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews

Tram Nguyen: So far I've tried their spring rolls (which are very fresh and tasty) and their chicken sandwich (banh mi ga - also very tasty - the chicken isn't overly seasoned).

E. Joseph R.: The korean bbq beef banh mi is good and less than $6 (minus the tax). Cash only though.

Pam P.: We both ordered the pho, and it was pretty good. Spring rolls were big too.

15. Sauce and Bread Kitchen

9.26340 N Clark St (at W Devon Ave), Chicago, ILCafé · Edgewater · 13 tips and reviews

Freda Moon: Meatball banh mi special was delicious. Loved the BYOV Bloody Mary service.

Elizabeth: I've tried several Crumb breads between SBK and the Green City Market. You really can't go wrong.

D: Chat up the wonderful employees , try the iced tea (if not byob), and take a bottle of hot sauce home.

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