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In Hoi An, the ancient town in central Vietnam, a record of a foreign couple eating six banh mi in a single day of grazing spread on social media and was picked up by Vietnamese outlet kenh14. The two behind the travel account \u201cknowwhere.global\u201d polished off five in the morning alone and one more in the afternoon, fitting in cao lau, banh xeo, and white rose along the way. Now that more travelers are walking this town on longer stays, this \u201cgrazing record\u201d is more than a big-eater\u2019s boast. Settling in for a few days in Hoi An,The backdrop to the spread of multi-night stays<\/a>Given that, which shops to visit, at what price, and what to order on a limited stay becomes a practical question. In this article, we start from the story that sparked the buzz and lay out the noted shops and prices from a traveler's point of view.<\/p>\n

A Food-Crawl Log of Six a Day, Even Locals \"Gave Up\"<\/h2>\n

It went viral through a post by a foreign couple going by knowwhere.global. The two wrote, \"It took six to finally understand how delicious banh mi is,\" and worked their way through several shops in Hoi An's Old Town, eating six banh mi in all. The point is the attitude of not stopping at one shop but hopping from place to place to compare.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just banh mi. They worked through Hoi An\u2019s specialties one by one\u2014cao lau, known for its thick, chewy noodles; banh xeo, a crisp yellow crepe wrapped with raw vegetables and sauce; and white rose (banh bao banh vac), steamed dumplings shaped like white petals. Vietnamese netizens piled on comments like \u201ca pace even locals would surrender to,\u201d and the posts drew both empathy and astonishment.<\/p>\n

Why Hoi An's banh mi became world-famous<\/h2>\n

The big trigger that made Hoi An's banh mi a travel destination was the late American chef Anthony Bourdain. On his TV show he called the town's banh mi 'a symphony in a sandwich,' and that moved travelers around the world. The crisp bite of the baguette, layered with liver pate, herbs, and house-made sauce, lifted a street-stall item to a tourist landmark in one stroke.<\/p>\n

Behind this is Hoi An's history as a thriving international trading port in the 17th century. In this town, where Japanese and Chinese merchants once mingled, foreign food cultures blended with local ingredients to produce distinctive specialties. Banh mi itself traces back to the baguette of the French colonial period, but in Hoi An local fillings and fermented sauces were added, yielding a cohesive flavor unlike other towns'. That the famous shops are dense enough to make a food crawl possible is also unique soil to this town.<\/p>\n

Comparing Old Town's famous shops by address, hours, and price<\/h2>\n

If travelers are going to make the rounds, pinning down opening hours and price ranges first makes it more efficient. Below is a list of the main shops based on local information. The exchange rate is10,000 dong \u2248 60 yen (1,000 dong \u2248 6 yen)<\/strong>are converted at this rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Shop name<\/th>\nAddress (around the Old Town)<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\nPrice guide<\/th>\nSignature \/ recommended<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Banh Mi Phuong<\/td>\n2b Phan Chu Trinh<\/td>\n6:30\u301c21:30<\/td>\n25,000\u201360,000 dong (about 150\u2013360 yen)<\/td>\nA loaded mixed banh mi\u2014the shop Bourdain raved about<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Madam Khanh (the Banh Mi Queen)<\/td>\n115 Tran Cao Van<\/td>\n6:30\u301c19:00<\/td>\nAround 25,000 dong (about 150 yen)<\/td>\nCharcoal-grilled pork + house-fermented chili sauce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phi Banh Mi<\/td>\n88 Thai Phien<\/td>\n8:00\u301c20:00<\/td>\nAround 25,000 dong (about 150 yen)<\/td>\nPork banh mi with added avocado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Op La Dong<\/td>\n134 Tran Cao Van<\/td>\n6:00\u301c10:30<\/td>\n25,000 to 40,000 dong (about 150 to 240 yen)<\/td>\nWith a fried egg. Morning-only, so it's for early risers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Banh Mi Sum<\/td>\n149 Tran Hung Dao<\/td>\n6:00\u301c21:00<\/td>\nAround 25,000 dong (about 150 yen)<\/td>\nBBQ pork. Open until fairly late at night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

All run about 150\u2013360 yen apiece. At prices no different from a Japanese convenience-store sandwich, they stuff fillings into a baguette baked on the spot. The flagship shops Banh Mi Phuong and Madam Khanh are within walking distance, so comparing them in a single day is realistic too.<\/p>\n

Voices from the ground and on social media<\/h2>\n

Let's pick up the reactions that actually emerged around this food-crawl account.<\/p>\n