A no-frills counter on Illawarra Road that turns out what many Sydneysiders will tell you is the best banh mi in the city. The pork roll is the thing to order — crisp baguette, pâté, cold cuts and roast pork, pickled carrot and daikon, coriander and chilli, assembled in seconds and costing only a few dollars. The queues at lunch move fast and are part of the experience.
It is takeaway, cash-friendly and gloriously cheap, a reminder that Marrickville's reputation rests as much on its Vietnamese food as on its breweries. Eat it on the street or take it to a nearby park.