The Stall is open weekends only and they are situated right next to: Natwest Bank, 2 Greenwich Church St, London, SE10 9BQ
Wow and exciting news for lovers of Vietnamese food: The lovely historical Greenwich is local to me and so I do spend some parts of the weekend meandering around the wonderful Royal park and the grounds of the Royal Naval College, window shopping whilst walking through the odd melange of stalls in the centre market or sipping a coffee, watching the ships go by.
Banh Mi - Vietnamese Baguette
Anyway, last weekend I took a walk on over to my favourite pie and mash place (another post), situated in a tiny open space right next to Natwest Bank on Greenwich Church Street and lo and behold, I saw not one, but two little stalls selling Vietnamese grub. One in particular grabbed my attention as they had pictures of big baguettes overflowing with colourful and fresh meat, leaves and herbs.
I walked on over in excitement and excited I was when I saw that they did, as I suspected, sell Banh Mi – Vietnamese baguettes!
Prawn and Potato Fritter
other items on the menu
To the unassuming, the carefully constructed Vietnamese sandwich is a mix of Vietnamese sausage (a bit like Italian Mortadella), slices of freshly cooked pork, home made pate, then topped with crunchy pickle (carrots, green papaya or kohlraby), watery cucumber, sprigs of coriander (cilantro) and optional fresh chilli. Wow!
Bite into that crusty baguette and I promise you, you won’t want to look at another Subway again. Yummmmm!
They also sell prawn and potato fritters, and a small selection of grilled meats with rice but its the Banh Mi that floats my boat and I urge you to give it a try 
Possibly Related Posts:
- Panda Panda, Deptford Broadway, Vietnamese Cafe
- Banzi, Vietnamese Restaurant, Surrey Quays, London
- Banh Mi 11 – Broadway Market, Hackney
- Cafe East, a great Vietnamese Restaurant in Surrey Quays
- Mama Pho, Vietnamese cafe on Evelyn Street, Deptford
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New banhmi 11 at Broadway Market every Saturday 9-5pm. Please come and check out and we would love to have your feedback
Check out our website at http://www.banhmi11.com
Hey,
Looks interesting and good luck with your stall. I’ll try to come along at the first opportunity and I hope they taste as good as they look!
Hiyaaa
I went to Baguette and More in Greenwnich, that food excellent, the owner so friendly. I went there 4 time and I found that they update their food very week, their food so fantasy every week, that is cheap for a meal eat out 2 day, what the hell I love their banh mi so much.
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Banhmi11 are at Ca Phe VN’s Saigon Street Cafe at Benjamin Close, Broadway Market, Hackney E8 Saturdays 10-5 , & hopefully the new Brixton Bazaar world food market every Sunday from August.
The best Vietnamese coffee & tea this side of Saigon, with great baguettes at the stainless steel street cafe.
http://www.caphevn.co.uk
Thanks for the recommendation Nicky. I’ll go check them out at some point. I’ll be sure to try out the iced coffees as well
I hear the guys at Banh Mi11 had a bit of a problem with their baguettes. Did you manage to sort it out?
itchy, we sorted out our baguette after the first week. we got weekly update on our site @ http://www.banhmi11.com/behind-the stall . The second week was a success with the new baguette hand made using French wheat from our baker, would love to have you check out our banhmi and give us some feedback.
Also, timeout did a piece on banhmi in London this weekend http://www.timeout.com/london/connect/food%20drink/blog/63/from-hanoi-to-hackney
Itchy,
Thank you soooooooooooo much for your review on Baguette & More. It was the best vietnamese pork roll i had thus far in London. Banh mi 11 was such a disappointment for me that when baguette & more served up that familiar taste and smell of a true banh mi I was so satisfied that I had two!!! One pork roll and one chicken roll…..YUMMO!
Seems like we are from the same part of world where our tastebuds know a thing or two when it comes to decent authentic vietnamese food. Will definately give mama pho a go next week and will comment accordingly. By the way, is there a mini vietnamese town in London?
Porky
Hi Porky, I’m glad you liked the review. I was over in Greenwich last weekend on a bike trip with the family. I, stuffed my face with x2 grilled pork baguettes (banh mi thit nuong) and they, with their pie and mash from Goddard’s. We shared a rhubarb crumble
The baguettes here are absolutely delicious and the two smiley, lovely ladies that run the stall are chatty as hell IF you understand Vietnamese!
As for Banh Mi 11: the experience I had was positive but I know they had some teething problems with their baguettes a couple of months ago and things have improved since then. Their website suggests that they are still a work in progress (or rather in constant flux of improvement). I’d give them another go if I were you
Let me know how you get on at Mama Pho – the pho is good, as is the grilled chicken and my favourite is the chicken curry.
London’s Kingsland Road and Deptford High Street are the closest you’ll get to a “Vietnamese town” and even then it’s more “dirty street corner” than town. Mind you, compared to the communities in Brick Lane and Edgware Road, I don’t think London has a proper Chinatown either. But I digress.
Tip for you: If you like Hanoi style bun thit nuong (grilled pork on vermicelli) then then head on over to Banh Cuom on Lee High Road, SE13. I couldn’t make it better myself
Happy eating!
I tried Baguette and More today and thought the food was great – authentic southern Vietnamese food! The Banh mi thit was pretty close to how they make it in Sydney (that’s a huge thumbs up!) The grilled chicken roll very tasty an tender (I recommend try it without the bbq sauce). I also tried the com bi (rice with shredded pork with shallots) and that was tasty too. The lady Lien is soo nice and friendly we came back and got take away for dinner! We had the bun thit nuong and it was very yummy! We use to go to Paris to fix our banh mi thit cravings but now I’ll be going to Baguette and More – spread the word … there is decent banh mit thit in Greenwich – Baguette and More!
Itchy… I couldnt agree any more with you guys! The Banh Mi at Baguette and More is awesome!! Same as NhuD.. no need to go to Paris anymore…
I will give Mama Pho a go…. so far I found Song Que’s Pho to be the best in London but its still nowhere near as good as the Pho in Paris or Sydney… shall let you guys know what we think
Hi all,
I’m just glad that Banh Mi is starting to become available. Starting being the operative word! I look forward to a whole load more
Let me know what you think of the other Vietnamese (or any other) places that I’ve reviewed.
Ca Phe VN has launched its own Banhmi – Banh Mi SaiGon – every Saturday at the Saigon Street Cafe – Benjamin Close, Broadway Market E8 10-5
5 pork, traditional Southern style baguette – excellent light bread with cha bong, steamed pork, cha, gammon ham, pate, pickled diakon & carrot, cucumber, spring onion, coriander, gravy, Vietnamese mayonaise & chilli.
Ca Phe VN 07780784696