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VEGGING OUT IN BANGKOK
Vegetarianism is a growing trend among urban Thais, but meat-free restaurants are still generally few and far
between.
Banglamphu has the greatest concentration of vegetarian-friendly restaurants, thanks to the preponderance of
nonmeat-eating
fa
·
ràng
(foreigners). In this part of town, there's longstanding
Arawy Vegetarian Food
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(152 Th Din So; mains 20-40B; 7am-8.30pm; ; Tha Phan Fah) and
9am-10pm; ; Tha Phra Athit (Banglamphu)) , the latter with a vegetarian cookery school, and res-
taurants such as Shoshana (
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)
and Hemlock (see review above) have lots of meat-free options.
IX; mains 150-300B; 10am-9pm Thu-Tue; ; Phra Ram 9 exit 3 & taxi) ,
Baan Suan Pai
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(Banana Family Park, Th Phahonyothin; mains 15-30B;
7am-3pm;
;
11am-10pm Wed-Mon; ; Surasak exit 3) , Chennai Kitchen (
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) and Saras (
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)
are all vegetarian-specific restaurants. As well, Issaya Siamese Club (
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),
Koko
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(262/2 Soi 3, Siam Sq; mains 70-220B; 11am-9pm; ; Siam exit 2) , Opposite
Mess Hall (
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)
and stall C8 at the MBK Food Island (
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) all offer a generous selection of meat-
free menu items.
During the Vegetarian Festival in October, the whole city goes mad for tofu. Stalls and restaurants indicate
their nonmeat menu with yellow banners; Chinatown has the highest concentration of stalls.
Thonburi
Mangkud Cafe
THAI
$$
(Club Arts;
www.clubartsgallery.com
;
Soi Wat Rakhang; mains 100-350B; 11am-10pm Tue-Thu, to 11pm Fri-Sun;
; cross-river ferry from Tha Chang)
Mangkud is probably the most sophisticated place to eat
on this side of Mae Nam Chao Phraya. The river views are unparalleled, and the herb-
heavy Thai dishes are tasty; try the 'watermelon with dried fish', a traditional sweet-sa-
voury snack. Look for the sign that says Club Arts.
Chinatown & Phahurat
When you mention Chinatown, most Bangkokians immediately dream of street food. The
area is also famous as ground zero for the yearly Vegetarian Festival.
