To follow mine and Gabe's "snacktime" starting with Momomofuku Bakery&Milk Bar, we then decided to try the classic bahn mi at Baoguette Cafe on St. Mark's btwn 2nd and 3rd ave. It took over the old Bahm space, and I'm pretty sure it'll do much better in business since I don't think Bahm was too successful.
The classic bahn mi is filled with pork terrine, pate, pulled pork, pickled vegetables, and cilantro. We went for the mildly spicy level. Not too many people are very familiar with bahn mi, but as a Chicagoan who grew up eating a lot of Vietnamese food, it's something I know fairly well. Bahn mi in Chicago is pretty cheap...like $3 cheap. Baoguette's classic bahn mi is $5, which is actually still pretty cheap considering it's NYC. It's also quite a reasonably sized sandwich. Gabe and I split a sandwich to follow up on our pork buns, and I was decently full after half of that sandwich. The meat was incredibly flavorful, but what stood out to me was the bread. It was a GOOD baguette. Warm and fluffy on the inside with the right amount of crunch on the outside.
If you don't feel like trekking to Chinatown to get your bahn mi at a shady video store, then Baoguette Cafe is a VERY good alternative.
Baoguette Cafe
St. Mark's btwn 2nd and 3rd ave
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