Mrs. Huynh’s Lipstick Bread: VND 58,000/loaf
Since its debut, Mrs. Huynh’s bread has created a stir on social media, attracting a large number of customers. It is known that this is Mrs. Huynh’s own bakery, who used to co-own the famous Huynh Hoa bread. The bread here has a variety of fillings with different flavors, and the common feature is that they are topped with generous toppings and stuffed with ingredients.
A delicious loaf of bread filled with toppings
According to many customers, the products of the restaurant do not differ much from Huynh Hoa bread. In fact, the prices are quite similar. During the first month of its opening, the bakery offered a “buy one get one free” promotion, attracting a large number of customers.
Soon after Mrs. Huynh’s bread appeared, many people started offering delivery services from Saigon to Hanoi by plane. The bakery also frequently promotes its products with “buy one get one free” offers, so by the time it reaches customers in the capital, the price is about a third cheaper than other brands.
Nhu Lan Bread: VND 60,000/loaf
In addition to its famous mooncakes, the Nhu Lan brand is also renowned for its sandwiches. The menu offers a diverse range of options, including meat sandwiches, cha lua (Vietnamese pork sausage) sandwiches, siu mai (meatballs) and salted egg sandwiches, Turkish sandwiches, and meat sandwiches, all at a flat rate of VND 30,000 per serving.
For meat sandwiches, the restaurant offers two types of bread: crispy hard bread and soft fresh bread. The bakery is located right at the restaurant, and the bread is served fresh out of the oven, ensuring that customers always get to enjoy freshly baked bread. This has been a key factor in maintaining the restaurant’s popularity for over 50 years.
Special flavors inside the loaf of bread
For the special loaf of bread priced at VND 60,000, customers can enjoy a variety of cold cuts, pate, and the restaurant’s homemade mayonnaise sauce. It also includes cucumber, scallions, and pickled vegetables such as carrots and turnips, which are then drained.
The bread here is never overstuffed to prevent customers from feeling overwhelmed. Instead, all the ingredients are balanced, with a mix of savory and sweet flavors to cater to the majority of Saigonese tastes.
Huynh Hoa Bread: VND 68,000/loaf
This is an extremely well-known bread brand in Ho Chi Minh City for its delicious and expensive bread. You can either buy it at the store or have it delivered to your home, with the price calculated based on the distance. The store has increased its price to VND 68,000 per loaf, and if delivered to Hanoi, it can cost up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dong.
A loaf of bread filled with generous toppings
According to many long-time customers, since its opening, this bread brand has been priced two to three times higher than regular bread in the market. According to the owner, all the fillings are made in-house following their own unique recipes, which is why they have maintained their popularity over the years.
The fillings are generous and include heavy amounts of pate, shredded pork, cha (Vietnamese pork sausage), jambon, pork belly, sausage, and vegetables. There are a total of 13 different fillings in one loaf of bread. One loaf can be shared between two people. Many regular customers believe that the pate is what makes the bakery stand out—it is fatty, delicious, and has a shiny, pinkish-red surface.
Nguyen Sinh Bread: VND 95,000/loaf
Nguyen Sinh Restaurant has been famous for its cold cut sandwiches targeting the middle class and civil servants since 1942 in Hanoi. The Nguyen Sinh bakery in Saigon opened in 1982. It has been considered a “luxurious” bakery for many years due to its unique service.
Luxurious bread with an expensive price tag
Instead of putting pate, smoked meat, and sausage into the bread as usual, the restaurant serves customers a plate of cold cuts with seven different types of meat: pate de foie, sausage, head cheese, boneless pork leg, and smoked meat. It is accompanied by pickled vegetables such as turnips, cucumbers, and carrots, as well as imported butter. All the cold cuts are made following the secret family recipe passed down from the original owner.
The most impressive item at Nguyen Sinh is the foie gras pate, which has a distinctive flavor that cannot be found anywhere else. With their unique preparation, seasoning, and spicing techniques, the chef has created a pate that is not only delicious but also has an alluring aroma.
To enjoy the bread with the restaurant’s signature accompaniments, customers must pay VND 95,000. For simpler fillings, the price ranges from VND 35,000 to VND 50,000 per loaf.
