8 Best Vegan Restaurants in Chiang Mai by Area

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Quick Answer: Vegan Restaurants in Chiang Mai at a Glance

For all-day dining, Goodsouls Kitchen on Singharat Road opens at 7am and stays open until 10pm. For a quiet lunch on temple grounds, Pun Pun at Wat Suan Dok serves from 8am to 4pm. Hours and closed days below were checked against published listings in November 2026. Venues change schedules, so look at Google Maps or Facebook before a long trip. Cafe-first travelers can browse our coffee-and-cake stops instead.

8 Best Vegan Restaurants in Chiang Mai, Grouped by Area

Entries start inside the Old City moat, move to Free Bird on Sirimankalajarn Soi 9, then cover Suthep, Rampoeng and Wat Suan Dok. Pink House Garden on Wua Lai Road comes last. Each title shows the label, so you can tell fully vegan kitchens from vegetarian ones at a glance.

1. Goodsouls Kitchen, Old City (100% vegan)

Goodsouls Kitchen at 52/2 Singharat Road runs a fully vegan menu from 7am to 10pm every day. That makes it the longest-opening pick on this list and the easiest for breakfast or a late dinner. Order the mushroom steak with chips and vegan mayonnaise, or pancakes in the morning. Coconut yoghurt bowls, pumpkin soup and falafel also draw regulars.

Seating is roomy enough for laptop work, and the coffee and cake list is wide. Bring mosquito repellent. One listing mentions an Old City branch, so match the Singharat Road address on your map. Skip it if you want a strictly Thai menu, because the kitchen leans Western and fusion.

2. Amrita Garden, Phra Sing (100% vegan)

Amrita Garden at 2/1 Soi 5, Samlan Road is a vegan Japanese-fusion restaurant with a macrobiotic lunch that changes daily. It opens at 11:30am and closes at 9pm, with Tuesday as the closed day. Homemade vegan cheese often sells out around lunchtime, so arrive early if that is your reason for going.

Courgette lasagne is the comfort-food order, and kombucha sits in the fridge. Workshops cover vegan cheese, brownies and macrobiotic food art. Pass on it if you want a fast, cheap bite. This is a garden meal that rewards a slow hour.

3. Free Bird Cafe, Sirimankalajarn Soi 9 (100% vegan)

Free Bird Cafe serves an entirely vegan menu from 9am to 9pm, closed Mondays. Smoothie bowls, khao soi and a Burmese tea leaf salad are the dishes to look for. Street artist Alex Face painted the exterior, which makes the cafe easy to spot.

All proceeds support the neighboring Thai Freedom House, an education centre for refugees from Burma and other minority peoples of Thailand. Plan around Monday closures, since this is a daytime-to-early-evening stop. Anyone who wants a late dinner after 9pm should head to Goodsouls instead.

4. Pure Vegan Heaven, Rampoeng Road (100% vegan)

Pure Vegan Heaven at 175 Moo 5, Rampoeng Road, Suthep is fully vegan and open 9am to 9pm, closed Wednesdays. It sits in an open-air art space near Wat Ram Poeng. The Mexican bowl is the signature order, and a cocoa and peanut butter acai bowl is the sweet option.

Menus range across Thai, Middle Eastern and Mexican dishes, with many gluten-free choices. Pack repellent for the open-air seating. Skip it on Wednesdays, or if you would rather stay inside the Old City moat.

5. Bee Vegan, Suthep Road (100% vegan)

Bee Vegan at 19 Suthep Road, near Jampha Savemart and Chiang Mai University, is a small vegan Thai restaurant. Hours run from 11am to about 9pm, and Sunday is the closed day. Giant salads and vegan Thai dishes are the budget-friendly orders.

Owners Bouquet and Bebo make their own tempeh in-house. It suits a casual lunch after a morning around the university area. Travelers wanting breakfast or a Sunday meal need another plan.

6. Rosy Cheeks, Soi Ban Ling Ha 3 (vegan options)

Rosy Cheeks is a small Asian-fusion restaurant on Soi Ban Ling Ha 3, Suthep. It serves lunch from 11:30am to 3pm and dinner from 5pm to 9pm. Vegan options include a Burmese tea leaf salad, an avocado pizza and the Phoritto, which packs Vietnamese pho noodles into a burrito.

Its split schedule leaves a gap from 3pm to 5pm, so time your arrival carefully. Ask staff about ingredients for each dish, because the menu is not entirely vegan. Strict vegans who want a fully plant-based kitchen should choose Bee Vegan nearby instead.

7. Pun Pun Vegetarian, Wat Suan Dok (vegetarian)

Pun Pun Vegetarian sits inside temple grounds at Wat Suan Dok and serves from 8am to 4pm, closed Sundays. Menu items include fried rice, stir-fried vegetables, massaman curry, vegetarian khao soi and tofu steak. This is a vegetarian kitchen, not strictly vegan, so ask for egg- and dairy-free dishes.

First-timers can struggle to find it. Turn right after the temple, pass the parking area, and look for the restaurant behind the trees on your left. It works best as a lunch stop. Anyone planning dinner here will find it closed.

8. Pink House Garden, Wua Lai Road Soi 2 (vegetarian)

Pink House Garden is a vegetarian Thai restaurant and bakery on Wua Lai Road Soi 2. It opens at 12pm and closes at 10pm, with Sunday as the closed day. Pumpkin green curry is the dish to order, and cinnamon tea comes free.

All seats are outdoors under canopies, so mosquito repellent helps. Its menu is listed as gluten free, cakes included, but anyone with coeliac disease should confirm preparation directly. Strict vegans should ask about egg and dairy in the bakery items.

How to Pick Vegan Restaurants in Chiang Mai

Start with the label. Five entries are fully vegan, Rosy Cheeks has vegan options, and Pun Pun and Pink House Garden are vegetarian. Next, match the hour of day. Goodsouls runs 7am to 10pm, while Pun Pun stops at 4pm. Then check your closed day, since Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday each knock out a different venue. Gluten-free eaters can start with Pure Vegan Heaven or read our gluten-free options around town. Travelers who need halal and plant-based food can use our halal food guide. Certified venues are tracked by the Halal Standard Institute of Thailand.

One-Day Routes by Area

Pair stops inside one area rather than crossing the city twice. Road distances between areas depend on traffic, so map each pair before you commit.

• Old City day
  • Breakfast at Goodsouls Kitchen from 7am, then Amrita Garden for the macrobiotic lunch from 11:30am. Avoid Tuesday, when Amrita is closed.
• Suthep day
  • Lunch at Bee Vegan from 11am, then dinner at Rosy Cheeks from 5pm. Skip Sunday, when Bee Vegan is closed.
• Wat Suan Dok and Rampoeng day
  • Eat at Pun Pun before 4pm on any day but Sunday. Save Pure Vegan Heaven, open until 9pm, for any day but Wednesday.

Budget and Vegetarian-Only Options

Chiang Mai Vegetarian Society is the cheapest style of meal here. It is a self-service cafeteria open 6am to 2pm, closed Saturdays and Sundays. You load a plate with Thai dishes cooked with organic produce and coconut oil, then wash your own dishes. The society sometimes closes for a Buddhist retreat, so check its Facebook page first. Bee Vegan sits one step up as a cheap sit-down meal. Goodsouls, Amrita Garden and Pink House Garden are mid-range table service. For more meat-free kitchens, see our list of vegetarian-only spots.

How to Order Vegan at Regular Thai Restaurants

Look for the red and yellow เจ sign, pronounced "jay." Jay food excludes meat and is the safest default for vegans. Mangsawirat (มังสวิรัติ) means vegetarian and can still include egg or milk. Fish sauce, oyster sauce and shrimp paste also slip into dishes that look plant-based. Ask "jay mai?" (เจไหม) to check a dish. Add "mai sai kai" for no egg, "mai sai nom" for no milk and "mai sai nam pla" for no fish sauce. Say each request slowly and point to the dish on the menu.

Mistakes to Avoid

Most disappointments come from timing and labels, not from the food itself.

• Assuming vegetarian means vegan
  • Pun Pun and Pink House Garden are vegetarian, so ask about egg and dairy.
• Arriving on a closed day
  • Free Bird closes Monday, Amrita Tuesday, Pure Vegan Heaven Wednesday, and Bee Vegan, Pun Pun and Pink House Sunday.
• Showing up late at daytime spots
  • Pun Pun stops at 4pm and Chiang Mai Vegetarian Society at 2pm.
• Forgetting repellent
  • Goodsouls, Pink House Garden and Pure Vegan Heaven have outdoor or open-air seating where mosquitoes are common.