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Cóm Bánh Mì by Chef Phuc Dat Bich

3.4 (12 reviews)
InexpensiveVietnamese
Open • 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Pork Chop Banh Mi - 60 HKD
Esther F.

A colleague of mine recommended this place to eat Banh Mi, Vietnamese Sandwich, and I'm glad she did. It was 60 HKD for a Banh Mi, would I recommend? If you're craving it, and feel like having a good Banh Mi, yes, but the price is a little more than I would want to pay. I don't recall seeing any Banh Mi in Hong Kong that is cheaper, and also tastes like what it is supposed to taste like. Keep in mind, this is in Hong Kong Island, almost everything around here is more than 60 HKD. Their menu is limited, but from what I've read before, they used to have a more descriptive menu... Maybe they realized less is more, I guess? Sometimes the staff gets a little mixed up, but it's ok. I think the Banh Mi makes up for it, and only the Banh Mi...

Dismal
Chris H.

I was introduced to Cóm Bánh Mì in a manner by which many patrons have and will be introduced, in an exchange that goes something like: "lol I tried this new Vietnamese place in Wan Chai. Get this, the Chef's name is Phuc Dat Bich! Asians are so funny haha". But when you dig past the school yard jokes, any true connoisseur of the bánh mì will realize that the punch line comes up flat. A good bánh mì is a thing of beauty. It's complex. It's complicated (although the best bánh mì's I've procured have been from road side stalls in Hanoi for about a buck and change). It's the happy handshake between Western (bread making, pate, etc) and Eastern (fish sauce, roasted proteins, etc) techniques. This is not a complex bánh mì ($45 for the chicken and duck version), nor is it a good bánh mì. They should just call it a 'bland mi'. The pate was a shadow of what it should be, wan and insipid. The bread, which was squishy in the manner of a Portuguese pão (not that there is anything wrong with that, but not for this particular application) instead of the crackly exterior and dense crumb of a proper French demi-baguette. If the veg (cucumber, carrots, radish) had seen an ounce of pickling liquid, then I'm the Queen of France. Somewhere along the way, the shredded chicken and duck get lost in the mix. To be fair, I did love the abundance of fresh herbs - not a strict requirement for a proper bánh mì but a matter of personal preference. Plenty of sauces - hot sauce, fish sauce, etc - are on hand, and boy are they necessary. Service was polite and prompt. It's easy to be seduced by the attractive store front and cheeky menu. One might think that the restaurant is laughing with us. Instead, the joke is on us.

Small narrow space, but plenty of seating
David B.

I was a little hesitant after reading Chris's review below, but I think that probably helped. It set my expectations a little lower. And because of that I was completely satisfied! Now, if you've been to Vietnam, and you've had a proper bánh mì sandwich, this will fall a bit short for you, but if you just want a delicious sandwich cheap, this hits the spot nicely. In addition to a very tasty sandwich, I got the side of fried spring roll, which was delightful. And the staff is super friendly. So there you have it. Taste, service and value. Sounds like a pretty good place to me!

Bánh mì with pork and extra Sriracha sauce. If only the baguette would be less chewy and more crusty and light...
Gohar A.

Totally fine bánh mì but far from the best I've had. The baguette was a bit chewy and boring but I guess good bread is not easy to get your hands on in Hong Kong. Make sure to take extra Sriracha sauce with you since they were quite cautious with the spicing. Then walk a couple of meters to the basketball court and observe the sporty grandpa playing soccer while constantly smoking. He's a legend! Not sure about the obscene menu descriptions like "gang banh mi all the way", "com together" and "hory sheet" though.

new tea set menu
Michele L.

a friend talked me into coming back. they've scrapped most of the banh mi menu, leaving only chicken & pork chop. the chicken (cooked whole) is prepared fresh in-house. Tender & juicy, I'd order the whole chicken if that was offered. they have also added new items to the menu (boneless hainan chicken rice, chicken noodle soup), as well as a $30 tea set menu. the food is definitely better, though much of my original review still stands. The food is not authentic Viet fare, though still tasty & convenient for a quick bite if you're in the area.

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Clean "hole in the wall" with great price, service and fantastic Vietnamese. Been there twice now and will go again.

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BÊP Vietnamese Kitchen - Try the spring rolls !

BÊP Vietnamese Kitchen

4.1(44 reviews)
2.0 km•Soho, Central, Hong Kong Island
•$$

Decent Vietnamese chain spot with consistent food quality. The menu has good selection of salad,…read morepho, bun, drinks and signature dishes. It comes with pictures so you kinda know what you are getting. The food comes out pretty fast and they are appropriately seasoned with Vietnamese spices. I didn't find a need to add fish sauce for my bun (vermicelli). The only downfall is tables are closely placed together to maximize square footage so you know if the next table couple is fighting or having a good time.

BÊP, you have a new devotee to add to your quickly-growing fan club…read more I recently met someone here for a business meeting, as BÊP was suggested as a great spot with its ideal central location on Wellington and plentiful seating. And come on - who doesn't like Vietnamese food? Not me. I'm in the full-on love camp. When I lived in Chicago, neither heavy rain nor snowpocalypse conditions could keep me away from my weekly bowl of pho or bánh mì. Some weeks, my favorite Viet spot saw me two or three times. I know, I know - I'm addicted. Well I'm happy to report that BÊP more than satisfies my craving for legitimately solid Vietnamese fare. Because I couldn't commit to just one item, I decided to go with the 2-course lunch set. For under 100 HKD, you get to try two ample-sized dishes and you can choose a drink as well (for an additional nominal fee). However, I didn't enjoy the lotus root Vietnamese iced tea... it had a very strong, bitter taste that I fought to get down. I later switched to the lime soda and enjoyed that beverage much more! For my first course, I had the mixed green and herb salad with crispy pork belly. Wow - I was surprised by the ample portion of pork belly and it was quite good. Perfectly crispy and not overly fatty. This is my dream version of pork belly; wish it tasted like this every time! By the time our second courses came around, I had already put a nice dent into my appetite. However, the bun vermicelli with lemongrass chicken instantly enticed. The chunks of chicken were plentiful and aesthetically beautiful. Really! And the dish tasted even better so it wasn't just another pretty face. We also decided to split the lone dessert option on the menu - xoi ngot, grilled sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves, pandan coconut sauce and roasted peanuts - but this ended up sounding more appealing that it actually tasted. Would be nice to see a few more dessert options on the menu. Still stoked to have found a great spot to indulge in Vietnamese cuisine on the regular. I'll soon be back for a bowl of pho tai now that temps are finally dropping!

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BÊP Vietnamese Kitchen
BÊP Vietnamese Kitchen
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蓮‧ 越坊 - Soft shell crab green curry

蓮‧ 越坊

2.8(4 reviews)
0.3 km•Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
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You know those "hole in the wall" restaurants, describing a small run-down kinda restaurant or bar?…read moreUsually the ones with surprisingly good food? Well, in The Lotus' case, it is literally a hole in the wall. You order your takeout through a small window to the cashier, take your receipt, and go around to the doorway where a friendly woman is waiting with trays of food, a ladle, and a smile. No wonder I never noticed this place until a coworker pointed it out. Who knew you could get something that tastes so good through a hole? (Don't go there). To be fair, there is an actual fully functioning Vietnamese restaurant attached to the hole. But ain't nobody got time for that. There are tiny laminated Chinese take-out menus plastered on the wall. You can get 1) Rice with 2 Sides, 2) Chicken Rice (I think it's Hainan style), 3) Viet Vermicelli with selection of meat (e.g. chicken wing, pork chop, etc.). All of these are HKD $35, with the exception of one that is HKD $38. I couldn't really understand the rest of the menu, but I THINK it's HKD $5 for a drink. Extra rice and sauce for HKD $2. I've only ever gotten the rice with 2 sides. How do you know what kinda sides you want? You stand behind the woman in the doorway and look over her shoulder. Don't feel awkward, everyone does it. Sides are Cantonese style veggies and meats. I love the tomato and egg personally. You can also get a nice ladle of green curry on your rice or your meats. Just ask! WARNING: THE LADY THERE GIVES YOU A LOT OF FOOD. She's also extremely friendly, and can strike up a conversation with anyone...in Cantonese. Not sure how good her English is. I always ask for less rice and one time, she commented that I wasn't eating enough so she piled on one of the sides. It was awesome. She's like a lunch grandma. But don't take up too much time conversing, even if that's what you want to do. This is, after all, lunch time in rush city, and that queue behind you isn't getting any shorter. (40/100) - 2017

In a fit of hunger and because everything else was so crowded during lunch rush hour, I came here…read moreto have Vietnamese food instead of traditional Hong Kong food. Like most Chinese restaurants, the service was so bad, but that was to be expected -- any request was answered with a scowl, they took forever to take our order, and then it seemed like they forgot about my food because it came out 5-10 min after my friend's food, and we had to ask about it twice. I got grilled chicken and red rice, because I was trying to eat on the healthy side and avoid too many carbs (near impossible to do here in Hong Kong - I since learned my lesson). Apparently "grilled" here means fried and oily, because it was about the opposite of grilled and healthy. The piece of chicken was fairly small. I thought the red rice was going to be more similar to black rice, but it was a tomato-flavored rice. A decent, quick meal - I probably ordered wrong and should have stuck with pho or something else. It was fine - not somewhere I'd seek out again, but not somewhere I'd avoid either if I was hungry and in a rush. Each of the dishes were around $60 HKD, so it's a fairly inexpensive lunch and slightly nicer/cleaner than some of the other hole-in-the-wall places.

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蓮‧ 越坊 - Really tasty curry is sometimes available

Really tasty curry is sometimes available

蓮‧ 越坊 - Mango papaya salad

Mango papaya salad

蓮‧ 越坊 - 2 item takeout - veggies and tomato egg

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2 item takeout - veggies and tomato egg

Cóm Bánh Mì by Chef Phuc Dat Bich - vietnamese - Updated October 2026

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