French pastries, Vietnamese sandwiches and coffee coming to former KC liquor store
Paris Bánh Mì, an Orlando-based sandwich and coffee chain, plans to open its first Kansas City outpost this fall.
A sign for the cafe and bakery is already up at 1106 Westport Road, the former home of Mike’s Wine and Spirits, which moved into a new, larger location next door in 2019.
Binh Dang, who is opening the franchise, told The Star Thursday that he plans a September opening, but doesn’t have a set date.
“We will have most everything from the Paris Bánh Mì menu, including pho, bánh mìs and Korean corn dogs,” Dang said. “We don’t have a lot of places like this in Kansas City, and by opening this I am hoping to help change that.”
The chain was founded in Florida in 2019 by Hien Tran and Doan Nguyen; the former grew up in Paris and the latter owned a chain of bakeries in Saigon, according to the restaurant’s website. The menu features a selection of the restaurant’s namesake Vietnamese sandwiches (a sliced baguette typically filled with meat, pickled vegetables, cilantro, cucumber, jalapenos and a pâté or mayonnaise). It also serves French-style pastries, coffees and boba drinks.
Paris Bánh Mì now has more than 20 locations across the U.S., in Florida, Texas, Iowa, Michigan and Oklahoma.
This story was originally published July 27, 2023 at 11:59 AM.
