Brunching Vietnamese Style: Cyclo, Long Island City, NY

We love our Vietnamese food and are happy to have found a new one in Long Island City just off of the LIE before you enter the Midtown Tunnel.  Long Island City has become much more gentrified since JB and I considered moving there in 2005. I guess in 10 years that will happen.

We saw so many intriguing places on the way to Cyclo that we can't wait to go back and explore. But nothing would keep us from our Hanoi Heaven today.

The small stark dining room was packed around 1:00 on a Sunday. Didn't you know that Banh Mih is the brunch of champions?

JB snagged a Vietnamese coffee to start. Followed by a hoisin duck roll complete with carrot, daikon and fresh basil salad. Sweet and tangy, this was an ideal first course.

I knew a big dinner was in store for us so I had a fried tofu appetizer with a red pepper slaw. Again, perfecto. The red pepper complemented the tofu so well.

The Banh mi?  Their version has ham and pork and pate. The one at Boi Sandwich is more his speed.  Still any Banh mi is better than no Banh mi.

Until our next Berger,
KLB

Cyclo
5-51 47th Ave
Long Island City, NY
718.786.8309
cyclolic.com

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