Nashville, TN
For Vietnamese in Nashville, the local food press points to Kien Giang Restaurant | Vietnamese, VN Pho & Deli, and East Side Banh Mi. Picks from The Infatuation and Nashville Scene, updated July 2026.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and Nashville Scene. Updated July 2026.
Kien Giang Restaurant | Vietnamese · West Nashville
A strip-mall staple on Charlotte Pike and one of the city's oldest Vietnamese kitchens, running since the mid-1990s. The banh mi is loaded with richly sauced sliced pork and crackly bread, and most of the menu, including Vietnamese pancakes and lemongrass chicken, stays cheap.
VN Pho & Deli · West Nashville
A family-run pho specialist and bakery on Charlotte Pike, with a broth reviewers consistently praise. Everything from the bread to the egg custard buns is baked in-house, and the pho takes well to a table-side dose of fish sauce or chili paste.
East Side Banh Mi · East Nashville
An East Nashville banh mi shop from the East Side Pho team, baking its own bread fresh multiple times a day. Fillings run from black-pepper-caramel pork shoulder to griddle-seared smoked bologna, plus a veggie version with roasted eggplant and crispy tofu.
Love Peace & Pho · Nashville
A newer Vietnamese kitchen built around lighter South Vietnamese-style pho, brighter than the Northern broths common around town. Its banh mi fried-egg sandwich, loaded with soft runny eggs and greens, was singled out by the Scene as a standout twist.
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