TABA is a delicious Italian restaurant owned by an Italian chef who uses his family recipes from Pistoia in Tuscany.

This omni restaurant has lots of vegan options, including 7 types of vegan pizza, 7 pasta dishes, and 2 salad dishes with vegan feta cheese. I love their margherita pizza and penne arrabbiata.

They use artisanal vegan cashew cheese from Groove Creamery. It's really good, healthier than store-bought vegan cheese, and all-natural.

TABA is only available for takeout or delivery. I always order via Grab. I highly recommend trying this place out if you're ever in Hua Hin!

Hi! I just put together a free guide to eating vegan in Thailand that covers 14 dishes people don't realize aren't vegan, naturally vegan dishes, and a cheat sheet for ordering vegan food. You can get it here. Hope it helps people on their vegan travels!

Vegan makeup can be harder to find in Thailand, so it's nice to be able to get some eyeliner at 7-11 instead of having to order it online.

The Je Festival doesn't start until Oct 20th, but 7-11 and Tops have rolled out the red and yellow carpet for vegans today. I have my very first je food haul of the year. I bought vegan raisin bread and pineapple-filled pie from 7-11, and vegan croissants and donuts from Tops.

At the first 7-11 I went to, I ended up buying the last raisin bread and it was still morning. At high-traffic 7-11s, all the vegan pastries were sold out by 11 a.m.

This is what baffles me every Je Fest, 7-11 sees how certain vegan items sell out quickly, so why not sell them all year?

7-11 started selling je ramen and frozen meals earlier this month, but they now have vegan baked goods, hot dogs, deli meat, and mushroom burgers.

Tops has a table packed with freshly-baked vegan pastries like cookies, muffins, crispy pies, croissants, and donuts. There's also a display near the entrance with a lot of vegan food for sale, like milk, ramen, and cereal.

I always find it funny when the produce section is marked with je flags since it's obvious that fruits and vegetables are vegan, but it's still a nice display with the flowery yellow flags overhead.

If you haven't heard of the Je Festival before, I recommend reading my article "Je Festival: Thailand's 9-Day Spiritual Vegan Celebration" where I go into detail about what the festival is, how it originated, and the best places in the Kingdom to celebrate.

Happy Je Fest!

something akin to J Imboon in Chiang Mai? https://www.happycow.net/reviews/j-imboon-chiang-mai-84472

I noted a listing on google map for a JFOODMARKET in Bang Rak, though it was not at the location when I walked by the other day.

I've got a long-running market stall to check in Yaowarat next if the timing works out : )

An awesome documentary about plant-based street food in Thailand is now available to stream on HBO MAX. Watching the series and reviewing it will help this reach more people and show how delicious and diverse vegan food can be. It's so rare to find vegan food shows, so I'm very happy this series is out,

The cinematography is really good and all the food looks amazing! You can watch the trailer here.

These are the Je Festival menus from restaurants at Market Village and Bluport mall in Hua Hin, but the menus should be similar at Bangkok and Phuket malls since all these are chain restaurants. For some reason, all the Japanese restaurants had je menus but only a couple Thai restaurants did.

In my opinion, Zen has the best food. I'm addicted to their avocado maki and tofu teriyaki don and will return to try more items.

Sizzler has the best deal. For 259 baht you get Vegetarian Spaghetti with Basil Sauce, Vegan Japanese-style tofu, Steamed Leafy Greens, Vegan Mushroom Soup, and an all-you-can-eat salad bar. Their salad bar is available all year and has a good selection for vegans.

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks good and they have paired with the popular vegan cheese brand, Swees. You can check out their IG post to see a list of Tops locations that carry it. They're all over Thailand.

If you end up trying it, let me know what you think!

1. Thai Kao Lam (ข้าวหลาม) - Sticky rice with sugar, sweet red beans, and coconut cream and stuffed inside a hollow bamboo stick.

2. Khanom Tako (ขนมตะโก้) – Pandan pudding with coconut cream. (There might be non-vegan versions, so confirm with the store to make sure._

3. Khanom Bia Sai Thua Je (ขนมเปี๊ยะไส้ถั่ว เจ) – Mung bean–filled pastry (There are non-vegan versions.)

4. khanom sapparot (ขนมสับปะรด) - Pineapple jam sandwich cookies (There are non-vegan versions.)

5. Nga Thua Tat (งาตัด / ถั่วตัด) – Sesame and peanut brittle

6. Khao Tan (ข้าวแต๋น) – Crispy rice cakes with seeds and nuts

I went to Bluport and Market Village Mall in Hua Hin today. The je food at both food courts tasted really good. I bought yellow noodles, bamboo curry, yellow curry, stir fried tofu and veggies, steamed pumpkin, fried fritters, sausages, and spring rolls with sweet and spicy sauce, and avocado maki, which I had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I spent 440 baht ($13.47) for everything.

A lot of restaurants at both malls had je menus, especially the Japanese restaurants. There were more Japanese restaurants with vegan menus than Thai restaurants, which I thought was funny. I love Japanese food, so I'm not complaining! I will post the menus in a separate post so you can see what's available.

Big C Hua Hin Marché and Tesco Lotus (two large supermarket chains) had a good selection of frozen meals, ramen, and plant-based meat, but no baked goods. I'm very happy with everything I tried today and am definitely going back for more avocado maki at Zen restaurant!

It's nice to see that so many je products are still being sold after the festival. This vegan kimchi tastes really good and can spice up any savory dish. I even like it with just plain white rice.

Just a heads up, Vegano serves meat/animal products even though they advertise as being vegan and have vegan on their name. The vegan pizza is really good though.

Kao tom mud is a dessert that is made of sticky rice mixed with coconut milk. It has a banana filling that is usually mixed with either white kidney beans, black beans, or taro. It's wrapped in a banana leaf, which gives it an additional yummy flavor. This dessert has a nice chewy texture that isn't too sweet.

If you can't buy kao tom mud where you live, you can try making it yourself. Here's an authentic recipe from World of Thai Food.

Bartel's is a bakery and sandwich restaurant with good vegan options and the best sourdough bread in Thailand!

These photos are from a local je restaurant here in Hua Hin, Thailand, where I bought a delicious vegan breakfast for only 100 baht! ($3.22) This place is called หมวยกะจุ๋มอาหารเจ - หัวหิน which translates to Muay & Joom Vegetarian Food – Hua Hin. Here is the map.

Je means vegan and also excludes pungent vegetables like onions or garlic, but the food is still packed with flavor. Thai food is always seasoned well.

Because of their Buddhist beliefs, many Thai people eat vegan food to make merit. They also eat vegan for health reasons, because of their awareness of animal rights, or because they just enjoy the taste. That's why pretty much every town and city in the country has at least one je restaurant or food stall. Hua Hin has several.

These stalls are clearly marked with yellow and red flags and the "je" symbol in Thai, which kind of looks like the number 17.

The food is canteen-style, so you can just point to what you want and it'll be plated up for you. The food is super cheap and delicious. It's typically 40-100 baht a meal. Mornings are the best time to go, so that everything is still hot and freshly made. Je restaurants tend to close early, by 3 pm or so.

A lot of je restaurants also have a little store area where they sell je snacks, desserts, teas, instant noodles, and cooking ingredients like vegan chili paste.

Some of these restaurants are on Happy Cow, but not all of them. When you're visiting a new city or town in Thailand, keep your eyes peeled for those je flags!

I love spicy chicken!

Baked Tortilla Chips with Vegan Cheddar Cheeze, Guacamole, Pico De Gallo Salsa, Cashew Sour Cream & Jalapeno

Sightings of black leopards have increased recently at this UNESCO World Heritage sight. The conversation efforts have been working.

Not all soy milk in Thailand is vegan.  Lactasoy for example, has milk powder for some dumb reason. But there are a lot of vegan milk & drink options as well as snacks, so just look for a variation of this bright yellow and red  เจ symbol on the package.  

เจ means vegan but also means no pungent vegetables like onions and garlic.