Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
6 banh mi across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Saiguette · Upper West Side, Manhattan
9 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Hefty, flavorful lemongrass pork that fans call the best banh mi of their lives. One regular noted portions have shrunk.
Bánh Anh Em · East Village, Manhattan
14 dish-specific mentions · 79% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Crackly, fluffy house baked bread and juicy fillings that many call the best banh mi in NYC. A few found it salty, unspicy or not worth the wait.
Ba Xuyên · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
12 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Simple, balanced and cheap banh mi that loyal fans call the best in the five boroughs. Some found it light on meat or not what it once was.
Nom Nam · Murray Hill, Manhattan
10 dish-specific mentions · 90% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Toasty bread loaded with pâté and Vietnamese meats that fans call phenomenal. One found the bread chewy and the pâté gamey.
Chef Papa Vietnamese Kitchen · Long Island City, Queens
9 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A standout pork chop banh mi that some call among the best they have had. Others found the bread stale or the chicken version dry.
Mr. Banh Mi · Bath Beach, Brooklyn
10 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Toasted, crunchy bread and a well balanced classic filling that fans love. Others found it mayo heavy, light on pâté and pricey.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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