Eater points to some bánh mì sliders mentioned in Wined & Dined’s brunch roundup and echoes Tom Colicchio in saying he’s “so over” the Vietnamese sandwich. With Baoguette 3 opening imminently, it seems like a good time to look back over two years of bánh mì buzz, to see just how we got here. Cue the Family Ties flashback music, folks — here’s your bánh mì timeline.
1/07
Paris Sandwich Shop opens — the first bánh mì shop to have Yolato.
3/19/07
Newcomer Silent H’s “Polish bánh mì” is named Sandwich of the Week.
3/28/07
Boi to Go brings bánh mì to Turtle Bay.
5/9/07
Chinatown hole-in-the-wall Viet-Nam Banh Mi So 1 gets a renovation.
6/1/08
Sáu Voi Corp is named New York’s best under-$5 breakfast.
1/7/08
Tú Quynm Pharmacy loses its bánh mì counter (what were they thinking?).
9/18/08
Boi opens a midtown outpost.
10/1/08
Bánh Mì Saigon Bakery and Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich raise their prices by a game-changing 50 cents.
10/20/08
First word that Angelo Sosa is working on an Asian sandwich concept.
12/5/08
Seoul Station offers a Korean alternative.
12/8/08
Baoguette launches the first of what will be at least four stores serving “sloppy Baos.”
12/16/08
First word of a sleek newcomer, An Choi, and a new location of Hanco’s.
1/28/09
Bep, a pop-up café in Williamsburg, serves bánh mì.
2/19/09
Three words: bánh mì cart.
2/23/09
The Vietnamese sandwich finally arrives on Bedford Avenue.
2/23/09
Hanco’s and An Choi open. The $8 takeout bánh mì is born.
