Vegan
Fast food
Take-out
Vietnamese

Food stall in the alley with outdoor kitchen and seating inside and out. Makes banh mi sandwiches, banh goi (similar to samosa), fried spring rolls, pho noodles, and che which are sweet desserts made of different types of bean, lotus seed, agar agar jelly, and coconut milk. Also known as Banh Goi Chay. Open Mon-Sat 8:00am-7:00pm. Closed Sun.


Venue map for Bao An Vegan (formerly Vegan Banhmi)
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401 Reviews

First Review by Lalaleilani

CharlieDean

Points +18

Vegan
13 Aug 2018

Tasty food, lovely people!

We ordered the Banh Mì, pillow donuts and then ordered more pillow donuts and spring rolls! It was the best banh mì we’ve had so far! The owners were very welcoming and pleased to have us! Would definitely recommend going there.

Pros: Delicious , Cheap, Friendly

AudeVanOosterwyck

Points +177

Vegan
31 Jul 2018

just order everything

Following the advice of many, we just ordered everything on the menu here. Really Tasty banh mi, spring Rolls and samosas. Also very cheap, but they did raise the price to 20k for banh mi in June. Recommended for a quick tasty and authentic lunch or snack

Pros: Tasty and cheap, all vegan

Cons: a little hard to find (go down the alley)

lisamstevens89

Points +226

Vegan
20 Jul 2018

soo good!

When you get to where the map takes you too there was an empty food cart but if you go down the alley there is an an chay sign and this is where it is. The banh mi was delicious. Fellow nut allergy sufferers be aware the pate does usually have peanut butter in, luckily when I was there they had run out while making this batch so I got to taste it. I'm so pleased as the pate was so good and really made the banh mi what it was. They make their own vegan mayo with garlic and herbs and it iS DELICIOUS! we spoke to a (soon to be) family member who said they are constantly adapting the recipes to improve them.

Pros: vegan pate, crusty bread, vegan garlic mayo

Cons: none

rachael123456

Points +36

Vegan
16 Jul 2018

Best vegan banh mi in Hanoi

The mock meat with vegan mayo and patê was incredible

Ibce

Points +335

Vegan
05 Jul 2018

Good and cheap

Not many options on the menu but the banh mi are quite tasty and cheap.
Totally recommend this place.

ErinRapley

Points +15

Vegetarian
28 Jun 2018

Delicious, must visit.

This was among the best food we ate in Hanoi! Having a vege replacement for the traditional pate sets it apart from other vege banh my.

TheMinimalistNinja

Points +265

Vegan
26 Jun 2018

Incredible banh mi and desserts

This small eatery is tucked in an alleyway and super low-key. They have coconut milk with bean-based sweets, spring rolls, Vietnamese samosa and banh mi. The banh mi is absolutely incredible! The homemade sauce, the veggies, everything! It's a must try! The Banh mi is, as other reviewers have said, 15,000 VND and desserts are 10,000 VND. Highly recommended!

UPDATE: As of June 25th Banh mi is now 20,000 VND and the recipe is different. They are no longer using the special sauce they used before and switched it up. It's an entirely different banh mi now in my opinion

Updated from previous review on 2018-06-13

Pros: delicious banh mi, amazing black bean dessert, super low key athmosphere

nelpinedo

Points +19

Vegan
12 Jun 2018

Very Cheap Vegan Food

It wasn't hard to find because the sign is correct. The food are very tasty. Best vegan Banh Mi I've tried in Hanoi so far. The owner is very nice. Service is fast. I hope that the onwer add more in the menu.

Milly123

Points +13

Vegetarian
01 Jun 2018

Delicious and fresh

A little family run vegan place. Small menu but all delicious, we've come back!

Pros: very cheap, all vegan, family run

NikkiK

Points +18

Vegan
10 May 2018

Great vegan banh mi

Tasty cheap banh mi, samosas and spring rolls, will definitely be back again, is down an alley so be careful not to walk past!

NidgeWeasel

Points +26

Vegan
17 Apr 2018

Delicious

Only 3 items on the menu, Banh ( baguette ), local samosas and spring rolls. We had all 3 and were highly impressed with them all.
We both left feeling quite full, and the check was under 3$.
Just in case you don't notice the sign, they won't accept tips ( possibly culturally offensive to offer ), prefer you to write a positive review on here or TA.
Great place for vegan food in Hanoi.

DaveHaliva

Points +14

Vegan
13 Apr 2018

the cheapest the best

Delicious banh mi for 15k. Thank you !

BarKrief

Points +18

Vegan
30 Mar 2018

Amazing food and very cheap! Very nice staff

Local family small kitchen with amazing food!

Pros: Best vegan option in the area

Jeremie

Points +69

Vegan
28 Mar 2018

Eating in someone's kitchen.

They spoke English and had a menu in English. They were sadly out of desserts but I had everything else on their small menu. Delicious and great service!

JenikaSmith

Points +20

Vegan
24 Mar 2018

Great local style fresh food!

Really really affordable food! The family who where running it where so polite and cooked the meal really fast! Great tasty food. Tucked a way a little but there is big yellow signs at the front of the alley way. I really recommend this food and the desert also was so tasty!

Pros: GREAT TASTE , CHEAP PRICES, LOVELY FAMILY

OliverHirtenfelder

Points +71

Vegan
03 Mar 2018

Nice Little Place, Sad Banh Mi

This is a cute little place tucked away in a small alley. The atmopshere is fun and interesting, but unfortunately the banh mi was a sad excuse for a vegan meal. When my wife and I went there, we ordered one each of the tofu and seitan banh mis and both were nothing but sad disappointment served on a flakey, dry roll. There was zero flavour and barely any vegtables or tofu/seitan on the bread.
We also ordered the vegetable "donut" which was OK, but also nothing to write home about.
If you're in the area and in an absolute pinch, go eat here, but it's not a 'food destination' worth going out of your way for.
I feel really bad writing this because the lady who helped us was lovely and gave us 2 free bananas as well, but the food just isn't very good :(

Pros: Vegan. Free bananas.

Cons: Not good. Disappointing food.

maren

Points +185

Vegetarian
11 Feb 2018

So good

The only decent priced option I found. And it’s so good.

LionelSanchez

Points +391

Vegan
05 Feb 2018

Friendly Staff

Awesome food, samosa is a must try! And can we not forget about the staff who served us, they were very welcoming and gave us free dessert/fruits

Cons: when we went there, there wasn’t a food cart, but

RebeccaKarr

Points +38

Vegan
31 Jan 2018

Delicious banh mi

This little gem is tucked back from the street. Service was fast and friendly, the food was delicious.

AnnaVladi

Points +131

Vegetarian
25 Jan 2018

best street food

So happy we came there, such friendly staff, best spring rolls, and very nice sandwiches. We got some frsh oranges and water for free at the end. For food for 4 we have payed 3 $

Pros: staff, taste, price

Cons: no

mikeandsunny

Points +121

Mostly Veg
22 Jan 2018

Superb 'pillow donut'!!

The banh mi sandwich is good, but the 'pillow donut' are great! Make sure to get some of the hot sauce too!

Pros: All vegan, Super cheap

Cons: A little hard to find (down the alley)

vegetariangirl

Points +2640

Vegan
14 Jan 2018

great value

Amazing prices! We enjoyed two Banh Mi subs, two appetizers and a dessert for about $3.50 Canadian. The dessert was really great. It’s not fancy - just good street food. Very nice staff.

Kyttiara

Points +1160

Vegan
12 Jan 2018

Amazing banh Mi and Spring rolls

Super cheap and really good banh mi and spring roll ! The spring roll was pretty oily, but that's fried food so ... I paid 5k for one spring roll, and 15k for one banh mi. All vegan place, super friendly people!

Pros: cheap and tasty

ElliottTS

Points +39

Vegan
29 Dec 2017

Senior Cat Sanctuary

Lovely, authentic place. The staff is super super friendly! They're definitely willing to put in effort. The food is great, all vegan, and to make it all even better they have three super friendly cats! They're old lads, 7,8 and 11 years old respectively, but can be really cuddly.

Pros: Delicious food, Friendly staff, Cats!

Cons: Small selection, Non-english speaking staff

DanCrook

Points +164

Vegan
14 Dec 2017

Fantastic place

Extremely cheap for Ho Chi Minh. 15k for a Banh Mi at the time of writing.
I went several times on my stay and tried everything on the short menu (Banh Mi, Samosa, Spring roll, vegan Chey) and everything was great! The Chey was was extremely filling.
It is slightly hard to find as there was no cart when I went, once at the point google maps takes you too, go down the alley and you will be met by the friendly owners and invited into their home which has only 3 small tables.

Pros: cheap, tasty, friendly, cosy

Cons: a little hard to find

SherrySmiley

Points +20

Vegan
06 Dec 2017

Great place to try Vietnamese traditional foods

The owner was friendly and attentive. I love the taste of banh goi.

dan&mia

Points +759

Vegetarian
02 Dec 2017

Not the best

We did not love the sandwich. The pate was not our taste and there was a fake ham that we didn't care for either.




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