Why Banh Mi XANH stays open 24 hours, holidays and Tet included

Staying open all night is not a gimmick

People often ask why Banh Mi XANH does not close at night or shut for the holidays like most food shops. The answer is simple: our customers do not only eat during office hours. Some finish a shift at eleven at night and only then have time for the main meal of their day. Some work night shifts in hospitals, in security, on a call centre floor. Some land on a late flight, get home at two in the morning, and want one hot banh mi and nothing complicated.

We stay open around the clock because closing means the lights are off at exactly the moment someone needs us. So all five shops are lit day and night, including the last night of the lunar year, the first and second days of Tet, the 30 April holiday and National Day on 2 September.

Holiday and Tet hours at all five shops

No shop closes separately on a holiday. All five keep the same hours: open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Four shops in District 1

• 38 Lê Thị Riêng
• 15B Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai
• 2B Trần Hưng Đạo
• 148B Đề Thám

One shop in District 7

• 210 Bùi Văn Ba

On New Year's Eve or the first day of Tet there is still someone making coffee and still bread coming out of the oven. Whenever you come in there is someone at the counter — no need to ring ahead to check whether we are open.

Who comes in late at night

Looking at who arrives at one or two in the morning, a few groups come back regularly:

• Security guards and night staff from the office buildings nearby.
• Ride-hailing drivers working nights, eating quickly between fares.
• Families sitting with a patient in hospital, slipping out to buy something to eat.
• Students revising late who need a small meal to keep going.
• People home from a night flight who do not want to cook at midnight.

For all of them, a shop that opens reliably and does not change its hours for holidays matters more than one that only looks good at peak times.

The menu does not change by hour or by holiday

Three in the afternoon or three in the morning, an ordinary Tuesday or the first day of Tet — the menu is the same and the prices are the same:

• Thập Cẩm: 59,000d
• Chả Lát Chay: 53,000d
• Đậu Hũ Cay: 56,000d
• Bơ Đường: 28,000d
• Thượng Hạng Premium (the big one): 75,000d
• Black Coffee: 35,000d
• Nut Milk Coffee: 45,000d
• Jasmine Lemon Tea: 36,000d
• Nut Milk Bubble Tea: 45,000d
• Brown Sugar Nut Milk Bubble Tea: 48,000d

The main ingredients are tofu, vegetables and nuts. This is an ordinary vegan meal, not a health supplement, and it does not replace medication or any course of treatment. Anyone following a prescribed diet should speak to their doctor before changing what they eat day to day.

Ordering at any hour, midnight included

Call 0923.183.183 at any time to order food or drinks to take away or for delivery. Orders from 500,000d within 5km of the five shops are delivered free. If a company needs a large order for a night shift or an event, call a little ahead so the shop has time to prepare it.

Opening reliably is how we keep our word

No sudden closures, no separate holiday notices, no seasonal change of hours. If you remember where the shop is and you remember the hotline, you can come by whenever you want a decent vegan meal.

Quick questions

Do you close on any day over Tet?

No. All five shops are open 24 hours throughout Tet, including New Year's Eve and the first and second days. There is someone at the counter whenever you come.

Can you deliver at two in the morning?

Yes. Orders are taken on 0923.183.183 at any hour, through the night and into the morning.

Is there a delivery charge on a small order?

Orders from 500,000d within 5km of the five shops are delivered free. Below that there is a charge based on distance — call the hotline for the exact figure.

Do all five shops keep the same hours?

Yes. All five, in District 1 and District 7, are open 24 hours; none of them keeps different hours.

Can a company order a large quantity for a night shift?

Yes. Call 0923.183.183 a little in advance so the shop has the quantity ready and nobody is kept waiting at collection.

Is this suitable for someone on a special diet?

It is ordinary vegan food made from tofu, vegetables and nuts, not a therapeutic product. Anyone on a prescribed diet should ask their doctor before changing what they eat.