Dorchester is immoderately blessed with purveyors of the Vietnamese sub sandwich, one of the world’s great street foods. The fusion of Southeast Asian grilled meats, fresh herbs, savory condiments and chilies with Gallic charcuterie and mayonnaise reaches its apotheosis in the baguette. It is in this crucial foundation that Bánh Mì Ba Le edges out its competition, building on a crackly-crusted roll baked in-house that morning. Few $3.50 lunches yield so much joy.
Bánh Mì Ba Le
1052 Dorchester Ave., Boston • (617) 265-7171
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Other Winners
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Banh Mi
2014 Winner: Blue Dragon
Prime time for scoring the best bánh mì in town is from 2 to 5 pm at Blue Dragon...
- 324 A St., Boston
- (617) 338-8585
- ming.com/blue-dragon
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Banh Mi
2015 Winner: Pho Viet’s
When seeking this essential Vietnamese street-food sandwich—baguette, fresh herbs, crunchy pickled daikon and carrots, Asian mayo and/or fish sauce-based dressing, fresh chilies and/or Sriracha and a protein of your choice—you’ll note that Dorchester has numerous quality purveyors…...
- 88 Connection Food Court, 1095 Comm. Ave., Boston
- (617) 562-8828
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Banh Mi
2017 Winner: Pho Viet’s
You can find outstanding purveyors of this brilliant Vietnamese street-food sandwich in Fields Corner and Savin Hill...
- 88 Food Connection at the Hong Kong Supermarket, 1095 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
- (617) 562-8828
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Banh Mi
2018 Winner: Banh Mi Ba Le
- 1052 Dorchester Ave., Boston
- (617) 265-7171
- facebook.com/Banh-Mi-Ba-Le-245211925557451
