Nhu Lan Bakery

This former Greek bakery now makes about 1,000 deliciously crusty loaves of bread a day, providing the canvas for eight different banh mi. Pig out on the meaty grilled-pork version or the “seasoning pork,” which layers glistening pork belly atop a slather of peppery housemade pâté. To make a meal, grab sides from the pastry case: steamed buns packed with black pepper–seasoned pork, hard-boiled eggs and black mushroom or meat pies, evidence that the French occupation of Vietnam had at least one positive outcome.