Posted by Yara Coelho on Dec 9, 2013 in Thai Foods, vegan / vegetarian |

Vegan and vegetarian food in Bangkok – Lumpini park and Hang Dong area

The Lumpini Park area has an extensive street food market, fresh and varied every single day. It’s very cheap to eat here since only a few tourists come over here, but hey… is this a vegans paradise?

Unfortunately, most of the street food has either meat of some sort of fish sauce. The vegetarian options are limited (well, not that limited!) to fruit stalls and waffles. This is no different form the rest of Thailand or Bangkok, since Thais are not vegetarians by nature.

If you’ve read my last post on how to avoid Khao San Rd and experience a different Bangkok, away from the tourist ghetto and dunk nights, then you might be leaning towards staying at Lumpini Park, which is extremely well connected by metro/subway and offers so much more!

This is a nice area, so you’ll find what you want near by or within a couple of metro stops. So what vegan and vegetarian food will I find in Bangkok – Lumpini area??

VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN FOOD IN BANGKOK

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LUMPINI:

Street food near Lumpini park

Sweets

Cockroaches, crickets and other little bugs

All sorts of vegetarian sweets

There’s never shortage of fresh tropical fruits

For the ones who love more refined and exquisite cuisine, you’re on the right place! Lumpini Park has some of the most modern and sophisticated malls with incredible restaurants serving food from all over Asia.

Remember, this is the financial distict, so most people here are young professionals, who love healthy fresh foods. There are a many vegan and organic options here, as well as western food, like bread, cakes, sandwiches, etc.

Here’s the famous restaurant Arya, a 100% vegan organic one with great prices.

The Hang Dong area is an extremely interesting neighborhood, filled with sky scrapers and a trully amazing food variety, from street food to expensive stores selling western dishes.

The Hang Dong avenue is a must.

HANG DONG:

Near the Metro station and just outside Lumpini Park

Pastries for all tastes

Garlic bread

Cakes with fresh fruits

Pistachio cakes and pastries

Real ice cream made or fresh fruit

You won’t starve if you stay in this area, because you have great options around, within a walk or a few metro stops. There’s a great variety of vegan and vegetarian food in Bangkok and you should go out and explore it!

I LOVED this area! Near Hang Dong there’s a huge market as well where you can buy all sorts of cheap things. I would definitely advice you to stay at Lumpini Park or Hang Dong area. Some of my friends how followed my tip and stayed here told me they were happy to have chosen Lumpini Park.

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