Guide to Eating Vegan in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai is probably the best city in Thailand to be vegan. Many restaurants will have vegetarian options, which are also often vegan (assuming they don’t contain egg), and it is relatively easy to convince staff to substitute meat with tofu in most traditional Thai dishes.

Nonetheless, there are also many purely vegetarian restaurants and even more with good vegetarian and vegan options. With a wide range of quality, however, it can be hard to know where to go for the best vegan food. That’s why we did the hard work for you and scouted out all the best places for eating vegan in Chiang Mai!

This is the key used in this guide, which appears directly under the name of each establishment mentioned:

Below the trendy Maya shopping centre is a smallish food court with various eateries, mostly offering Thai food. One, hidden in a corner is staffed by the loveliest Thai family you’ll meet, and everything is vegan (เจ), though they do also serve eggs separately. You’ll be asked if you want brown rice and then can choose from the various dishes, and they will kindly explain to you what’s in them and whether they are spicy or not. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).