Cross-section of a 2T Cafe bánh mì, roast pork and pickled carrot in a crusty roll

Vietnamese eatery · 130 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

BÁNH

Rolls built to order on Gertrude Street: crusty bread, homemade egg butter, pâté, pickles and coriander.

★★★★★ 4.9 · 199 Google reviews

The shop

A tiny Vietnamese kitchen on Gertrude Street

2T Cafe sits behind a deep-green shopfront at 130 Gertrude St, under a black hand-lettered sign. It is a small, quick, honest operation: the bread is crusty, the egg butter and pâté are made in house, and the pickled carrot and coriander go on to order, never before.

The bánh mì is the reason people cross Fitzroy for it, named in nearly every review, and the regulars treat the place like a daily habit: in, out, fed, for around ten dollars. The board runs deeper than the rolls, with bún noodle bowls, steam rice plates, garden salads and rice paper rolls packed fresh in the cabinet.

4.9rating on Google
199reviews and counting
16bánh mì on the board
The 2T Cafe cabinet stacked with rice paper rolls, herbs, pickles and cold drinks
The cabinet: gỏi cuốn packed through the day

The one people talk about

THE VEGAN DUCK BÁNH MÌ

$11.50

THE best vegan banh mi I've had. The vegan duck texture and marinade are perfect.

James Mitchell · Google review

Vegan Lemongrass Chicken $11.50 Vegan BBQ Rib $11.50 Fried Tofu, Pineapple Sauce $10.50 Eggplant Tempura $10.50

The bún bowls and garden salads run the same vegan line, so nobody at the table is left with a side salad.

Around the shop

Small shop, serious output

Crispy pork bánh mì from 2T Cafe, loaded with coriander and pickles

THE CRISPY PORK

Crackling on, coriander and pickled carrot through the middle. The traditional crispy pork roll is the board's benchmark.

Order direct

NO APP IN THE MIDDLE

Online, these rolls live inside a delivery app that takes a cut of every order. Ring the shop or walk in, and the whole price goes to the small kitchen making them.

Order ahead
4.9
★★★★★

199 Google reviews

THE best vegan banh mi I've had. The vegan duck texture and marinade are perfect

James Mitchell

Best banh mi in town! Decent price but tastes good! Great place for a quick bite

Benny Song

I come here literally everyday, the food is amazing and my favourites are the fried rice and banh mi

J S

Skip the queue

ORDER AHEAD

Lunch on Gertrude St moves fast. Send your order before you leave, or ring the shop, and it is packed and waiting when you walk in.

Ordering direct puts the whole order with the kitchen, straight over the counter, with no app in the middle.

Call the shop: (03) 7016 8822

SEND YOUR ORDER

Opens in your own mail app with everything filled in; the kitchen confirms by reply. In a hurry? The phone is faster.

Visit

FIND THE GREEN SHOPFRONT

  • Address130 Gertrude St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
  • Phone(03) 7016 8822
  • HoursCall the shop for today's hours
  • Rating4.9 stars from 199 Google reviews
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The 2T Cafe shopfront to look for on Gertrude St
Under the black sign, next to the Leonard St. corner