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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 39
Sign: Capricorn

City: Bangkok
State: Beijing
Country: CN
Signup Date: 9/28/2006

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Friday, June 15, 2007 

Current mood:Famished
Category: Food and Restaurants

The best list of vegetarian restaurants in Bangkok seems to be at http://www.happycow.net/asia/thailand/bangkok/ (Thanks Joel)


My favorite restaurant in Bangkok is Beruit, on Silom in the J-City mall right near the Silom BTS exit across the street from Central. It is in an open mall that also has Subway (good veggie footlongs) and KFC (meat eaters only).

Beside Beruit is a new Tex-Mex food stall that makes enjoyable, non-oily burritos, tacos and nachos.

The place I'm most likely to take a date is Crepes and Co on Sukhumvit soi 12, which has an extensive menu of vegetarian (and meaty) Mediterranian food.

I would recommend avoiding the neighboring Cabbages and Condoms. Great social mission, lousy veggie food.

Speaking of Crepes, the monomaniacally crepe themed Bug and Bee on Silom down the street from Beruit has an extensive and rotating selection of vegetarian food, and is a fun place to chill out. For some reason, it is a place I would only go if I was in the area and felt like hanging out, even though the food is pretty good. Strangely, every single dish seems to have crepes or crepe components (ie noodles made from crepes) in it.

The food courts in the malls are excellent options. The best is at MBK, which has a vegetarian section with mock meat, as well as an Indian and Lebanese stall. You can also get mango and durian with sticky rice. There is a second, more upscale food court at MBK that reputedly has a branch of the Tamirand Cafe. The food court in the 1st floor food hall at Chitlom central has many options, including barley salads, vegetarian Thai food and Mexican. The sixth floor food court in the same mall is swanky: you could bring a date there for dinner. It has international food of all types. The international food court on the 6th floor on Emporium is similar. There is a hidden Thai food court nearby where you can get pasta with tomato sauce. Otherwise, veggie pickings are slim (but cheap and tasty).

The main Tamarind cafe, a pure vegetarian restaurant on 27 Sukhumvit Soi 20, has a nice atmosphere, incorporating a lush rooftop garden and cool photo gallery. It is a comforatable place to read a book and chill out. But I don't go too often because it is a little bit too expensive and not quite tasty enough.

Govinda on Soi 22 offers Italian vegetarian food. You have to go down a small sub-street about 200 meters down from Sukhumvit. It is more reasonably priced and the food is more tasty than Tamarind. There is a Scandanavian hostel and bar beside it that is a cool place to play shuffleboard and relax.

Lemongrass on Soi 24 can make excellent vegetarian Thai salads, although they are not on the menu. It has really good Thai food and is a great place to take visiting relatives.

Komala's Indian fast food restaurant on 15 Sukhumvit soi 20 is excellent and cheap, but the ambiance is like a McDonalds.

For street food, a sidewalk place on Sukhumvit right beside Thong Lo has a picture menu and some great veggie options. Try the "Dok Kra Jeaw."

Around Thong Lo, Woodstock has a great bar atmosphere, a good pool table, and some nice veggie options, including a black bean chili. Soi 13, Sukhumvit Soi Thonglor.

If you want to spash out, Harvey (129 Sukhumvit 55, Thonglor Soi 9) has a relatively affordable 500 baht fixed lunch, which usually has a vegetarian friendly option.

Places that friends have recommended and I have been meaning to try are a Thai vegetarian food court at or near the Chattachuk market (more information welcome!) and Anotai at 976/17 Soi Rama 9 Hospital, Hwaykwang (at Bangkapi).


Untested recommendations from friends:


whole earth Sukhumvit soi 24-26


Ob-oon, Chinese-style vegetarian on Rama 4 in the Samyan area

 

PLEASE TELL ME YOUR EXPERIENCES AND PICKS

Ronald

 
Hey, you forgot. McDonalds is all over Bangkok! It's not vegetarian, but its delicious!
 
Posted by Ronald on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 10:32 AM
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Chris

 
Dude,
Even Burger King has a veggie burger now. Get with the program.
 
Posted by Chris on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 6:58 PM
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rena
rena noble

 
anotai is in my opinion the best veg restaurant in bangkok.

baan suan pai near ari is also really good/cheap and was not mentioned in your list. it is similar to an open air bazaar and has lots of vendors and variation. there is a women that sets up in the food court at amarin plaza on tuesdays and fridays and brings some of the more delicious things that baan suan pai has to offer if you aren't able to find it.

another good veg/non veg place is curries and more on soi ruam rudee. delicious green and red curries, a close second for a favorite.

also, there is one stall at siam paragon that i liked for veg food that had 'cow thom daeng' or red rice soup that was perfect on a cooler day. they also had this really delicious wilted vegetable of sorts that was slightly salty and astringent that i really enjoyed.

good luck!
 
Posted by rena on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 1:22 AM
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Stephen Thomas

 
There's a vegetarian Japanese restaurant on Soi Thong Lo. The name escapes me now, but take the BTS to Thong Lo (Sukhumvit Soi 55) and head North. The road bends to the right and shortly after you'll find a mall called Plaza 55. The restaurant is upstairs and prepares Japanese food using soy and textured vegetable meats (as the style in Chinese monasteries).

And while not in Bangkok, Patong in Phuket has a vegan food stall open from breakfast through lunch right next to the hospital. Just enter the soi to the hospital (off Sai Nam Yen Road) and walk all the way to the end. The food stall is in the corner opposite the clinic. You can also get fresh salabau and packages instant soup.

My friend has always said Mei Kadie's opposite Khao Sarn Road is her favourite vegan restaurant. It was closed for renovation when I went there.
 
Posted by Stephen Thomas on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 2:40 PM
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Stephen Thomas

 
Oh yes, how could I forget Dosa King vegetarain Indian food on Sukhumvit Soi 19, right next to the Asok BTS Station. If you time it to eat there while the sky darkens and sit near the windows, you'll see mahouts walking elephants toward Sukhumvit.

I ate there many times and they give you a reward card with free desserts after so many meals.
 
Posted by Stephen Thomas on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 2:47 PM
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