20 Mar

When Vietnam was colonised by the French in the 1800s, the popularity of banh mi as a street food steadily grew. French baguettes were filled with local ingredients and flavours like Vietnamese sauces, chilli, coriander and pickled vegetables. Banh mi at Ba'get are created according to family recipes, which were formed when Duy's father started to sell them back in Vietnam in order to support his family. Ba'get places an emphasis on freshness, balance and good nutrition. Whilst they could technically serve banh mi packed with meat, akin...

21:38 / Ba'get / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Vietnamese
28 Mar

Today marked the official opening of Ba'get's Russell Street store and to celebrate they were giving away free banh mi. The free offerings were classic meat, grilled lemongrass chicken and Buddha's tofu ba'gets. There was a small seating area for about 18-20 people at the front window. Fortunately I came before the lunch crowd so was able to secure a seat quite easily. Grilled lemongrass chicken was clearly the most popular; they were being handed out as soon as they came off the production line. It contained grilled chicken, egg...

12:14 / Ba'get / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Vietnamese
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