{"id":3131,"date":"2026-06-13T16:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/news\/michelin-banh-mi\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:29:17","slug":"michelin-banh-mi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/michelin-banh-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelin Vietnam 2026 includes ph\u1edf and b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n | How to read the absence of b\u00e1nh m\u00ec"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \"Michelin Guide Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City & Da Nang 2026,\" announced on June 4, 2026, included a large number of restaurants serving dishes deeply rooted in everyday Vietnamese life, such as pho, b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n, b\u00fan ch\u1ea3, and b\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf. Meanwhile, specialist b\u00e1nh m\u00ec shops \u2014 a globally recognized Vietnamese staple \u2014 are not prominent in the 2026 edition's list of selected restaurants. However, this does not mean that b\u00e1nh m\u00ec as a dish has been given a low rating.<\/p>\n

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Local Dishes Recognized in the 2026 Edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Among the new Bib Gourmand additions were B\u00e1nh Cu\u1ed1n Gia Truy\u1ec1n Thanh V\u00e2n in Hanoi, founded in 1973, Ph\u1edf H\u00e0 H\u00e0ng H\u00f2m, which serves chicken pho, and B\u00e1nh Canh Cua B\u00e0 Ba in Ho Chi Minh City, known for its crab noodle soup. A defining feature of the Vietnam edition of the guide is that it covers not only upscale restaurants but also establishments serving noodle and rice-flour dishes at affordable prices.<\/p>\n

Don't Equate \"Not Listed\" with a Dish Being Inferior<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What Michelin evaluates is individual restaurants, not a popularity ranking of national dishes. Inspectors apply common criteria \u2014 ingredients, cooking technique, harmony of flavors, the personality expressed in the food, and consistency across visits at different times. Therefore, the absence of restaurants serving a particular dish from the listings is not grounds for dismissing that dish's cultural value or deliciousness.<\/p>\n

The previous version of this text speculated that \"stalls and takeaway-focused formats are harder to evaluate\" and \"no restaurants met the criteria this year,\" but no official explanation from Michelin regarding the absence of b\u00e1nh m\u00ec could be confirmed. It is more appropriate to read the listings as results without drawing conclusions about the reasons.<\/p>\n

How Should Travelers Use the Guide?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michelin-listed restaurants are one useful reference for narrowing down options when traveling. However, for dishes like b\u00e1nh m\u00ec \u2014 where there are many vendors, some open only in the morning and others focused on takeaway \u2014 it is more practical to also check recent local reviews, opening hours, and sell-out times. Rather than \"visiting only listed restaurants,\" using the guide as one of several criteria means you won't miss the side-street spots and regional flavors along the way.<\/p>\n

Overview of the 2026 Edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 2026 edition lists a total of 190 restaurants: 11 with one star, 70 Bib Gourmand, and 109 Selected. The cities covered are Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang. As restaurant operating status and selection categories are subject to change, please check the latest page on the Michelin official website before visiting.<\/p>\n

Related reading:
\u30fbN\u00d4M Wins Vietnam's First Michelin \"Opening of the Year\"<\/a>
\u30fbTales by Chapter Receives Michelin Green Star<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:MICHELIN Guide Official Announcement<\/a>\u3001Full List of 2026 Edition Selections<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michelin Vietnam 2026 announced its Bib Gourmand in a way that passed over pho, banh cuon, and banh mi. We explain why a world-famous banh mi shop was left out, and the background.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"","ssp_meta_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[426,19],"tags":[],"purpose":[],"keyword":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-3131","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gourmet","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3131"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6808,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3131\/revisions\/6808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3131"},{"taxonomy":"purpose","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purpose?post=3131"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=3131"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}