Banh Mi Saigon Bakery

Newly relocated to larger digs, this Vietnamese banh mi specialist continues to share space with the jeweller Jing Jing Gemstone, though the food-service area eats up more of the premises than before. The classic #1 with fragrant, sweetly caramelised, slow-cooked pork is stuffed into a hot, crusty baguette along with fiery chillies, cool cucumber, shredded daikon and a fistful of cilantro. A banh mi craze began to overtake the city a couple of years back, but the enormous, low-cost specimens at this forerunner cannot be improved upon. The sensible will devour half, saving the other half for later. Don't neglect to slake your thirst from the wonderfully weird beverage selection, such as hot Ovaltine and salted lemon soda.