Let me begin this by saying this was the best meal I ate the entire time I was in Hoi An. To get your fix of this iconic Vietnamese pancake, you’ll want to head to Ba Le Well Restaurant. You’ll find this spot tucked away down a dingy looking alleyway, but trust me—the food is anything but dingy. There’s only one thing you can order here, and that’s the famous bahn xeo.
Once you’ve arrived, your table is immediately filled with all of the trimmings to make this iconic dish. There’s the crispy pancakes, the rice paper, the fresh herbs, lettuce leaves, dipping sauce, pickles and pork (two kinds: a meat ball style one and a grilled version) cooked on skewers over an open flame…I’m drooling just thinking about it!
To enjoy the dish, simply take your crispy pancake (pre filled with prawns, sprouts and shredded pork) and place it onto a sheet of crispy rice paper, then fill with your lettuce, herbs, pickles, and pork, then you roll it up like a taco, dunk it into your dipping sauce and enjoy the best meal you’ll eat in your life.
Oh, and the food here is bottomless! So once you’re done, your table will again be miraculously filled up with more deliciousness.