Find on Google " best banh mi in Vietnam" and the answer that you get quite a surprise: Phuong banh mi in Hoi An.
If you believe in the assertion, you should try to find to the modest store is near Cam Nam bridge, which was put on the world tourist map when the celebrity chef " Anthony Bourdain " went by, tasted and praised this rustic dish.
The most delicious banh mi Vietnam is here.
You will see in the store that have praises by many visitors for Phuong banh mi, such as " from Australia / England / Finland, etc, at all costs I went here just to eat this dish". Whether Anthony Bourdain as well as many foreign tourists have exaggerated. You try to eat Phuong banh mi to find the answer
Ms Phuong served "the best" for Hoi An people, perhaps the world, for more than 20 years, in the words of Caroline Mills, reporter of Travelfish online travel magazine.
Regularly, she gets up early everyday, prepare to do the things stuffed into bread: that are roasted pork, chewing like melt in the mouth, pate and ham are delicious at the perfect level, homemade mysterious sauce make your taste shout in delight.
It's hard to describe to the end of the delicious when chewing pieces of Phuong banh mi which Anthony Bourdain described as "a symphony in a sandwich" but this is not sandwich, that is "a kind of banh mi has been popular all around the world as we already know " (Caroline Mills).
Want to know how delicious Phuong banh mi is, just imagine some delicious dishes that you've ever tasted it, then multiply 100 times, you will see immediately!. And, the story about Phuong banh mi does not stop in a dish that she sales daily.
Phuong store is always crowded, both locals and tourists from 5 continents.
The small store was born from previous the innovation in Vietnam, when this country first opened its doors to welcome foreign tourists. At that time, Hoi An has not recovered as consequences of the war, the majority of people were poor and not many shops, only the food vendors on the street.
And, Ms Phuong found a place in the old market to open her store. Every day she gets up at 3 am to prepare roasted pork and other additives, ready for the first customers to buy, while her sister bake bread,etc. They sell through the day. Soon, Phuong store became one of the busiest selling points in Hoi An.
Many years, Phuong store is still nothing changes
The most incredible thing about Phuong store is almost not change much from the early days over 20 years ago. She still stands under the eaves of the store to sell, that place is a small wooden house on Hoang Dieu street.
Kinds of banh mi are sold and the opening time is still 3am. If anything is changed, bread is taken from a bakery on the corner, and in addition her sister, there are four other family members assist in shifts. Despite of many visitors, no one has to wait because there is a reasonable line to provide banh mi, after a few seconds, customers will receive the food that is still hot.
"I went many miles to eat banh mi in Hoi An", Chris Conway said, a visitor.
What will you order when coming to Phuong banh mi? Although there were many new products as hamburger, the traditional product is still preferred. A loaf of bread is only 15000VND(~$1). If you call "deluxe bread" as Anthony Bourdain, the owner store will put on top of bread a fried egg and the price is 20000VND ($1)
You are a vegetarian but still want to enjoy Phuong banh mi?Yes, a loaf of bread with delicious omelet for vegetarian, only 10,000 VND (half of $1)
"Must eat more"
The last thing you need to remember: Although you can take banh mi home, Phuong store always has some small tables and plastic chairs. If empty tables, you can sit down to eat and you will not need to move if you want to eat more.
TripAdvisor travel site, Phuong banh mi ranked 15th among 227 culinary destinations in Hoi An. Here is some assessment of foreign visitors on TripAdvisor:
Bread master
“Sitting on the street with locals in Phuong store and try this traditional sandwiche of Vietnam, only 20000 VND($1). Perhaps, you've never eaten something better. A warm crispy baguette, soft inside and full of fresh things, which make a symphony in your taste. Phuong store is located on Hoang Dieu, only blind ignore it, just look at the range of people, both tourists and locals line up, know inmediately", lightningboy (Surrey, Canada)
You will not only eat once
“This store has a tendency to become a place you have to experience when coming to Hoi An. I did that and all I can say: one of the most delicious bread I've ever eaten here", SydAstroboy (Sydney, Australia)
The most delicious bread in Vietnam? Yeah!!
“You can eat bread everywhere in Vietnam, but only say the quality of the ingredients in the bread, Phuong store is likely to be the best in the entire country. ", Lennycakes (Washington DC, U.S)
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