When done right, banh mi are an insanely tasty combination of contrasting textures and flavors, but the overall impression, as with much Vietnamese food, is of lightness and freshness. Where in Manhattan can you find the best sandwich? This week, I visited bành mí shops all over Manhattan to answer this question. More

In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check... More

Fred, the owner of Nha Toi in Williamsburg, always has something interesting going on in the kitchen. The consistent high point of his inventive banh mi menu is the phở banh mi, which replaces the ham, pork, pate and pickled vegetables of a traditional Vietnamese sandwich with ingredients from an equally classic Vietnamese soup. More

The Classic Banh Mi at Baoguette ($5) is a different creature from standard banh mi you might find in Chinatown. The sandwiched is packed lightly enough so that you can taste every element, from the barbecued pork, terrine and pate to the pickled carrots. More

I’m not quite sure which I like better—tasty craft and imported beers or delicious bánh mì. All I know is that two days after reading Julia Moskin’s Times article on bars with noteworthy food, I was at the Blind... More