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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364 Reviews

First Review by Lalaleilani

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 +2615

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 +102

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.

missliey

Points +169

Vegan
28 Nov 2017

Great authentic place

This place is run by a local family who are all vegan (including the children) they run this eatery out of their house and when we went, you could either eat in the front of their house, which is down the alleyway off the main road (around their 2 cats and giggly young daughter) or out on the main street.
The banh mi tasted great, aswell as the samosa and spring roll.
They don't speak much English but were very friendly and do know the words "everything is vegan!" Haha.
I will definitely be coming back here a lot. Just 15k for a banh mi filled with flavour, 10k a samosa and 5k a spring roll.
This place is the most genuine vegan alternative of local Vietnamese street food i have seen so far.

Pros: Very cheap, Genuinely local , Tasty food

Cons: Closes at 7pm (would love if it was open until lat, Just 4 items on the menu

EmiliaX

Points +92

Vegan
23 Nov 2017

Lovely food

I really like this place! First of all it is super local and not touristy, so it is also super cheap! The banh mi was only 15k!! I really liked it :)

Toñete

Points +103

Vegetarian
16 Nov 2017

Estupendo

El restaurante es atipico,es dentro de una casa,pero la comida esta muy bien,y en calidad-precio,excelente!!!!

Pros: Precio-calidad

Cons: Nada

happyhappyhippo

Points +212

Vegan
06 Nov 2017

Hidden gem!

What a lovely little food stall that sells mock meat banh mi - the banh mi was crispy and the flavours were great. This stall also sells delicious deep fried spring rolls and savoury donuts, and the dipping sauce went well with them both. Would recommend for some of the best vegan banh mi in Hanoi!

It's located in an alley off the main road, look for the an Chay sign and it's the alley on the right of it!

Pros: great banh mi that isn't tofu for once!, cheap, authentic

Cons: can be tricky to find but worth a visit for sure!

jangorecki

Points +13

Vegetarian
04 Nov 2017

Best veg place and cheap

Friendly staff, great food, lowest prices. What to want more? Maybe more food in menu only :)

AnnelieseWaters

Points +15

Vegetarian
25 Oct 2017

best bahn mi ever

this is the best bahn mi i have had in hanoi after three months! this place really confused me at first since it’s located down a small alley way but the bahn mi is too good to pass up! the guy is super nice, don’t miss out!!

ThanhHoa

Points +27

Vegetarian
16 Oct 2017

vietnam vegan street food

Good place to try Vietnam vegan food. Banh mi is super cheap and tasty. My sister and I often have pillow cake and lotus seed sweet gruel as well whenever we go there.

TheoBridgeman

Points +36

Vegan
11 Oct 2017

A MUST DO FOR VEGANS IN HANOI!

We rocked up to this place for lunch and the reviews and 5 stars do not lie! This place was incredible! Slightly confused whether we were actually in the right spot or not, we looked around until a lady came and handed us some menus and pulled out some plastic chairs for us to sit on near the side of the street. The food was so good! We had 3 of the Banh Mi, samosas and spring rolls! We regretted not getting more as when we went back to get more the next day (Saturday) unfortunately it was closed.

Pros: Very Cheap, Authentic, Delicious

Cons: Not completely obvious to find, Closed on weekends, We didn't buy more!!!

HungryEaters

Points +145

Vegan
22 Sep 2017

cheapest and best Banh Mi ever!

ordered 3 at once for 15.000Dong each. very good and everything is vegan!

Marimoo65

Points +47

Vegan
07 Sep 2017

Wish I'd found this place sooner, a wee gem of a place

Delicious all vegan street food, the Banh My was so good we bought extra to take away ...fresh ,crispy warm rolls with fake meat and salad ,very tasty




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