Being based mostly within the area, we’re fortunate to get pleasure from frequent weekends and staycations in Bangkok. As vegan foodies, these visits all the time revolve round the place we’re going to eat and the place finest to remain to entry our favorite vegan eateries. For us, staying in and across the Sukhumvit space gives easy accessibility to numerous vegan and vegan-friendly eating places, and if we want to journey additional afield, a brief stroll to the BTS makes this straightforward. Nonetheless, with so many accommodations to select from within the neighborhood, we’re really spoilt for alternative. On our most up-to-date vegan staycation in Bangkok, we determined to take a look at two new accommodations to see what they needed to supply. After all, each had vegan and plant-based choices, so along with having fun with our rooms, the service, and enjoyable by the pool, we had been on the town to eat vegan meals – a lot of it.
Keep at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15
By selecting to remain at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, you not solely get to get pleasure from a contemporary lodge within the centre of Bangkok, however in case you time your staycation appropriately, you may expertise their expansive and totally scrumptious vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet. We should admit, this was the primary purpose for our latest journey – once we examine its launch in early 2025, we knew we needed to go to sooner relatively than later.
The lodge itself is only a quick stroll from BTS Asok and BTS Nana, making it an ideal choice for enterprise travellers or these eager to discover the numerous eating places, bars, and purchasing alternatives within the Sukhumvit space. The lodge options trendy, well-appointed rooms, a rooftop pool that gives respite from the bustling streets beneath, and The Eatery, the place the vegan brunch buffet is on the market to friends and non-guests alike.
The primary vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet in Bangkok
On the second and fourth Saturday of every month, the vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15, must be seen to be believed.
Thai curries, salads, and soups? Pizzas, pastas, and lasagne? Indian curries, burritos, and sushi? Dumplings, shepherd’s pie, and risotto? Cruelty Free Hen (CFC) made out of lion’s mane mushrooms? A domestically made vegan cheese station? A stay som tam station? Count on all of this and extra.
And that’s with out mentioning dessert. Stacks of signature brownies, a lavish chocolate tart, and salted caramel cheesecake. Thai desserts with rainbow-coloured jellies and, in fact, mango sticky rice. Fruits, a chocolate fountain, biscuits, and vegan ice cream with waffle cones and all of the toppings.
In our years of vegan journey, we’ve seen rather a lot, we’ve eaten rather a lot, however nothing ready us for this. The heady pleasure of alternative, of figuring out that folks care sufficient to arrange meals like this (with such creativeness and imaginative and prescient) was really indulgent, celebratory, and provoking. For sure, we’ve already scheduled our return to get pleasure from what Chef Par, Chef Pae, and their groups have created.
Veganerie, the primary 100% vegan bakery in Bangkok
With their first retailer opening in 2016, the household staff behind Veganerie are true trailblazers in Bangkok’s vegan meals scene. Almost ten years later, and with a number of areas to select from, no journey to Bangkok is full for us with out at the very least one go to to Veganerie.
We headed to their Sukhumvit Soi 11 outlet, only a five-minute stroll from 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, and ordered the ‘Fruity Delight Waffles’ which had been certainly fruity and pleasant. Along with their waffles, desserts, and bakery choices, the intensive menu options breakfast and brunch, burgers and wraps, salads, pastas, curries, and soups. Relaxation assured, you should have a lot to select from at this Bangkok vegan establishment.
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Keep at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
We additionally stayed at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, which is situated immediately on Sukhumvit Highway within the coronary heart of the town, adjoining to the bustling Asoke intersection.
From our arrival within the elegant and spacious foyer on the seventh ground to our luxuriously appointed ‘Westin Executive Club King’ room, we had been impressed with what this five-star luxurious lodge needed to supply. Only a quick stroll from lots of our favorite vegan eateries and each the BTS and MRT stations, we liked the placement. We additionally liked the pool on the eighth ground, the place we might relaxation and chill out between all of the consuming we had deliberate. It was nice that we didn’t have to depart The Westin Grande Sukhumvit to seek out plant-based meals, as every of their eating places both had vegetarian choices that may very well be tailored or clearly labelled plant-based and vegan dishes out there.
Vegan meals The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
While staying at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, we loved vegan welcome facilities in our room, which began our keep in such a constructive means. We had knowledgeable the lodge that we had been vegan earlier than arrival, and this data had clearly been handed on to the staff answerable for welcome facilities based mostly on Marriott Bonvoy standing. Lunch at Kisso, the lodge’s Japanese restaurant, was a deal with.
Eating in certainly one of their personal rooms, we loved a vegetarian bento field from the set lunch menu, which was tailored to be vegan – and it was excellent. The tempura was evenly fried and tremendous crispy, the avocado salad with a creamy sesame dressing was wholesome and nutritious, and the tofu steak with mushrooms was filled with umami. The textures and flavours in our bento field mixed to ship a wonderful plant-based eating expertise.
Seasonal Tastes, the lodge’s all-day eating restaurant, featured a devoted plant-based part on the à la carte menu, providing a collection of vegan dishes together with a plant-based burger and Thai classics resembling inexperienced curry, pad krapow, and pad Thai.
We sampled all three and had been completely impressed. The pad krapow, made with Let’s Plant Meat, was wealthy and flavoursome, whereas the pad Thai had loads of tofu for that additional protein hit.
Vegan sushi, tacos and burgers at Golden State Vegan
Only a 15-minute stroll from our ‘home’ at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit is certainly one of our favorite vegan eateries in Bangkok. Serving a collection of vegan sushi, tacos, burgers, and small bites accompanied by cocktails, craft beers, and stay music at weekends, Golden State Vegan is nicely value a go to. The sushi is excellent, as are the burgers, however our favorite dish must be the tacos – particularly, the ‘Crispy Oyster Mushroom’ tacos, which we merely couldn’t depart Bangkok with out having fun with yet another time.
Mercy Republic, the brand new child on the block
With Bangkok’s vegan eating scene increasing quickly, we all the time intention to go to at the very least one new vegan eatery every time we’re on the town. On our newest journey, we headed to Mercy Republic, which opened in the direction of the top of 2024 and is conveniently situated within the Sukhumvit space. This critically cool restaurant serves ‘vegan Thai fusion street food’ towards a backdrop of iconic vegan musicians on the partitions and a soundtrack of funky hip-hop and R&B. We liked the vibes, the extremely welcoming employees, and, in fact, the excellent meals. We loved a creamy curry, do-it-yourself tofu, and ‘Mercy Croquettes’ made with mushrooms and potato. Our meal was washed down with a few Heineken 0.0’s, making for the proper night time out. There’s an entire lot of ardour behind Mercy Republic, and it’s a welcome addition to the Bangkok vegan scene.
Regardless of continuous consuming throughout our vegan staycation in Bangkok, we’ve barely scratched the floor of this thrilling and ever-expanding vegan meals scene. Each 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15, and The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok, not solely provided their very own vegan choices however had been additionally completely situated to go to lots of our favorite vegan eating places. Lastly, did we point out the vegan brunch buffet at 4 Factors? Head there as quickly as you may – you gained’t be disenchanted!
Paul Eyers
Paul Eyers is co-founder of Vegan Meals Quest who write about luxurious accommodations and resorts in Southeast Asia with a give attention to sustainable journey, eco journey and vegan journey. At present based mostly in Malaysia, Paul additionally writes about sporting occasions and a number of the best golf programs all through the area.
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