If you spend any time in Paris at all, you’ll soon start to notice bo bun, a dish of cold rice vermicelli noodles topped with stir-fried lemongrass beef, on menus all across town. Of southern ...

In 2025, Vietnamese cuisine has garnered widespread recognition from prestigious global rankings. Beloved street foods and traditional market dishes have been named among the world’s best.

When someone visits my apartment for the first time, the first thing they say is, “Wow, you have a lot of cookbooks.” I’ve moved around a lot since I was a kid, and while furniture and knickknacks ...

It’s prime noodle soup season, which, for many folks, means it’s high time to hit up the Bay Area’s many outstanding pho shops for a hot, soul-restoring bowl. But what about all of the other great ...

If there was such a thing as a Vietnamese Whopper, the banh bao would be it. Banh bao, a steamed rice dumpling, is like its Chinese cousin, the char siu bao. But instead of harboring BBQ pork, banh ...

Bun Mee: If I could knock on the door of Denise Tran's Pacific Heights eating place, Bun Mee, at any hour and purchase a sandwich, rest assured that I would. I've been dreaming of pork belly since my ...

Liam Chu knew he had his work cut out for him in January when he took over the space formerly occupied by Kruk’s Philly Steaks at 5231 University Parkway in the The Market at UTC shopping center. “I ...

Denise Tran has opened 5 Bun Mee’s in San Francisco, specializing in Vietnamese bahn mi sandwiches and is looking to franchise. Some consumers are looking for alternatives to the steady diet of burger ...

Fans of the restaurant may recognize some of the items on the new menu. Tu will be serving up dishes that he previously was only able to offer as a special at the original location due to the small ...