I've craving for Vietnamese food, specifically banh mi for the past few months. Surprisingly for all the Vietnamese restaurants that are around, they are harder to find then I would have expected. After searching Open Rice for a bit, CharK found this place inside Kowloon Walled City called "Banh Mi Bakery". We probably wouldn't have come across this place if we hadn't looked up the directions because it's located on a nondescript street in between industrial centers and shops.
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| Having a late lunch at 3pm (Photo: CathC) |
The trendy and modern deco of restaurant is a stark contrast to many of the older shops in the area. Aside from the nice environment, the banh mi really was the best part of the restaurant. I really enjoyed the regular spicy bbq pork baguette that we ordered. The cilantro made the whole sandwich so refreshing.
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| I've finally found my banh mi (Photo: CharK) |
The nice thing about the restaurant that even at 3 o'clock they had both a lunch and afternoon tea set menu.We ordered the banh mi lunch set which with a green mango salad. And also a chicken satay and Vietnamese sticky rice tea set with traditional spring rolls. The Vietnamese sticky rice was topped with pork, pork rind, fried garlic and green onion. It was an interesting dish that I've never tried before It was a great meal and the Spring rolls and banh mi tasted like the Vietnamese food we use to get in downtown Toronto. Hopefully these banh mi places start to take off Hong Kong and it'll be easier to find around town.
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An awesome meal for a relaxing weekend (Photo: CathC)
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