Bánh mì chay Nguyễn Trãi — Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

This isn’t just one restaurant. It’s two Quan Chay vegetarian restaurants side by side run by the same people. Self parking in front. Look for the Japanese lanterns. On the right side, its all about the banh mi. This side has a couple tables but is more to go. On the left side, it’s more of a restaurant with soups and veggie sushi. It’s Vietnamese food with a Chinese touch. The owner is a nice lady. It’s not a fancy place. It’s a step above the typical metal table type quan chay restaurant. We ended up eating here three times because it’s inexpensive, delicious, nearby and we were lazy. ;) The first visit was in the evening. It was late and we didn’t feel like cooking… The banh mi chay was light, spicy and fresh. 👍🏼👍🏼 The second time was for breakfast. The Chinese style wonton yellow noodle soup was satisfying. 👍🏼👍🏼 My brother ate the soup then absolutely killed a banh mi. He loved it and he’s not a vegetarian. The third visit was for a late lunch. We really wanted to try the Sunday special - curry. Unfortunately the curry was sold out. We settled for bun hue soup, sushi and har gow (dim sum). The soup and sushi...

I looked for a reliable vegetarian restaurant near the market. Locals directed me to this place. This restaurant is serving a homey vegetarian Vietnamese kind of food. There is no English menu but I prefer it this way (reference for authentic Vietnamese food). The food is very good and authentic. I had some mix verity of vegetarian food on top of a simple rice. You can have a sit left to their kitchen. Sat there for about 30 minutes and I was the only foreigner.. definitely a...

There was no banh bao black sesame, (Ban bao me den) that was the one I came for...

Big Banh bao chay for lunch. 24k A very personal note : I would have loved it with a bit more spices and pepper. Big banh bao was vegetarian. (Banh bao was vegetarian) Small banh bao was...