Noodles with Tofu at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok
Chinese bao buns, banana blossom at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok
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Large place run by volunteers housing stalls selling prepared Thai food as well a big shop selling various food and products like soap. Reachable by MRT train at Kamphengpet station and take the exit opposite Aor Tor Kor road. Mostly vegan except for dairy milks in drinks. Staff know very little English. Open Tue-Sun 6:00am-2:00pm. Closed Mon. Usually sells out around 1pm. Reported to close earlier than advertised.

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84 Reviews

First Review by JohnnySensible

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HALENOMAD

Points +2089

Vegan
28 Nov 2021

What an absolute vegan gem!!

How is this place not on here already??

If you're going to Chatuchak market then you need to go here to eat!!
Situated outside the market near to the big indoor flea market building. I've put a Google maps screen shot in my pics to assist in locating.
It closes at 2pm but most of the vendors start to finish up at around midday so you need to get in there early! Closed Mondays..
Must be at least 10 counters all serving vegan food and believe me you'll want to try it all!
No frills street food that packs a taste punch and it's so cheap! You need to buy vouchers as you enter and then at the end you can cash in any spare left.
This is where the locals eat daily so you know it's going to be good and spicy!
Loved everything I had and I'll definitely be back for more!
There is also a small store that stocks organic / eco products.
Super friendly people there, definitely recommend!

Pros: 100% Vegan

Cons: No desserts

Location at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Basic canteen layout, no frills! at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Fresh, tasty and cheap.. love it!, at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Vegan Som Tam at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Chinese bao buns, banana blossom at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok +3

Avatar BarakCohen

BarakCohen

Points +1168

Vegetarian
05 Sep 2020

One of the best

This vegan!!! Food court is part of a chain of a Buddhist temple that promote Etting vegan food .
All the people are volunteers
The food is traditional tasty and healthy

Pros: To much to choose from , Very cheap , Don't miss the shop

Cons: To much to choose from 🤪, Start closing at 12 pm 😏

Yami at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Start closing around 12pm at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Great vegan chicken rice at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Vegan Thai food 50 bhat less then 2$ at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Try the mashroms for 60 bhat on the right my fevorit at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok +7

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Sarilein

22 Mar 2022

So true it’s the best

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YenTay

Points +115

Vegetarian
29 Jan 2020

Vegetarian Paradise

Lots of vegetarian stalls. You will be spoilt for choices. Stallholders do not speak English well but it is not too much of the concerns as we just point to the food we want and ask them if the food contains onions and garlic using Google translate.

You will have to change the coupons at the counter which is refundable.

Visit to the shop next to the canteen is a must. The prices of the vegetarian stuffs are much cheaper than the stalls in JJ mall.

There is also a vegetable shop next to the canteen. The vegetables are organic.

Do visit this place if you are In Chatuchak!

Pros: Lots of vegetarian stalls , Free water, Cheap fare

Cons: Hard to find

Banana and sweet potato sticky rice and I believe is some herbal soup with mushroom at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Steamed buns and fried puffs at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Fried fritters and local Thai dish stall at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Grilled mock meats and mushrooms stall at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Wanton noodle stall at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok +4

Avatar SaffRini

SaffRini

Points +45

Vegan
25 Nov 2019

Lots of vegan opts n free water

Good selection of items and staff helpful.
I had really good fresh spring rolls with delicious green chilli dip (20Bht) and tofu with mangetout warm salad (25Bht) - this was ok. Green smoothie very tasty (25Bht)
Buy tokens before you enter. Free filtered water in centre of serving counters.
Food is sold first come first serves so some counters closed by 1pm.

Pros: Cheap, Lots of options

Cons: Staff helpful and smiley but not much English

One of the counters at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Canteen at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Tofu/Mangetout salad and fresh spring roll at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

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LauraWoodhead

Points +241

Vegan
20 Oct 2019

Amazing!

This is a food court with a great variety of food for really cheap prices. I haven’t had anything bad there. It can be a little tricky to find as it is around the back of the Bangsue Junction shopping mall.

Pros: So many options, Cheap prices

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Vurz

Points +367

Herbivore
04 Oct 2019

Rec: Eat everything!

Great experience. A vegan canteen! Cheap and you can get (almost) everything you like. Great local spot. Communication is a bit tricky though as prices are not written.

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CristinaLandazabal

Points +226

Vegan
17 Aug 2019

Cheap & Cheerful!

Good cheap food, not all vegan but mostly vegan. Plenty of variety, including drinks and desserts. It's a food court so you have to buy coupons which are refundable if you don't use all. No aircon but there are fans and there's a fairly good breeze. Pop in to ChiangMai Coffee shop next door for great coffee with freshly made non dairy milks. Close to Chatuchak market and Kamphaeng Phet BTS station.

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Albat

Points +66

Vegan
17 May 2019

No culinary wonder, but nice selection of foods

Food was nice. It's the opposite of fine dining, but therefore super cheap.

No English description, and you have to ask for the prices. So a bit of Thai will definitely be helpful.

Definitely hard to find, we had to climb through a fence. But look for vegetarian society on Google and its quite accurate.

Avatar Lubu

Lubu

Points +184

Vegan
17 May 2019

Good and cheap local food!

First of all you have to buy Token to get your food but than you can get a huge selection of different thai food. A bit of thai language is very helpfull but not a must. Simple and good food! And a nice store next to it.

Pros: Tasty and cheap

Cons: You have to buy Token first

Baos, Som Tam, Pad Thai, Khao Soy and chicken mock at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

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veg3mitey

Points +211

Vegan
02 Aug 2018

A lot of vegan food!

Lots of choices at the many stalls at this food court. My Pad
Thai with lots of fresh toppings was de-lish. The place may be a bit out of the way for some but it's worth the journey.

Pros: vegan, many choices

Pad Thai with tofu, veggies and rice at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Avatar Bobozmom

Bobozmom

Points +226

Vegetarian
27 Jan 2018

great food awesome priced

A little hard to find at first but worth the search. Delicious Thai vegan vegetarian food. Prices are amazingly affordable. So fresh

Pros: delicious, affordable

Cons: a little hard to find

All this and two drinks cost $4.31 usd. Amazingly delicious and fresh. at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

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Escarabajo

Points +70

Vegan
22 Jan 2018

eat till you die

The adress is wrong it took us 2 taxis to find it.
Right adress:
586 26, 586/26 Kamphaeng Phet 1 Alley, Khwaeng Chatuchak, Khet Chatuchak, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10900
It's cheap an 100% worth to visit it!!

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GifðasLaðanos

17 Aug 2018

So, is this really closed, or did they just move the place to this new address? There are recent youtube videos (June?) of this place.

Avatar Darbi

Darbi

Points +69

Vegan
25 Sep 2017

yummmmmm

This place is AMAZING! The food is diverse and delicious. It has open windows and a cafeteria vibe. Not a place for a date but perfect for big groups and lunch hangs. I highly recommend.

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Rosa veg

Points +2060

Vegan
28 Apr 2017

An experience to try

If you go to Chatuchak market don't miss this place . Lots of stalls all vegan where you can buy your food and eat in or take away . Thai delicious food really inexpensive

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Pigsaresmart

Points +110

Vegan
06 Apr 2017

Well hidden from potential customers

Well hidden behind the BTS-Station there is Chamlong's Asoke. No sign post, no other help for potential customers (in English, maybe I missed something). After buying a coupon you then can change it into food on several stalls, often without any hint on what you are actually buying. Free filtered water was appreciated. There is a health food store attached to it with interesting items for any traveling vegan. Food at Chamlong's was okay but not worth the long search for the place.

Updated from previous review on 2017-04-06

Pros: Inexpensive, Filtered water

Cons: No sign, Food presentation

Avatar LaiNamKhim

LaiNamKhim

Points +370

Vegetarian
26 Jan 2017

Very cheap simple local fare

Some people reported that it is closed. That is because the surrounding has been razed down and looks very different now. The night clubs are gone. In its place, there was a Art Box night market (which I believe is there only temporarily). Makes me wonder if the restaurant will be there much longer.

As people have reported, there is a big variety of food at very cheap prices. Unfortunately, everything is in Thai. So I could only point at what's already laid out or tried my luck. What I really like was the noodle soup (25B only!). I went back for a second bowl.

Do check out the provision shop next to it. For the first time, I found vegetarian Thai canned food. There is vegetarian green curry, tom yam "chicken", mustard stew "duck" etc. There is also various vegetarian curry pastes.

Updated from previous review on 2017-01-26

Pros: Cheap, Big variety, Tasty

Cons: Can be difficult to locate, Everything in Thai, Food pre-cooked, can be cold

Noodle soup. You can chose various type of noodles. I have it with glass noodles here. (made from mung beans) at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Noodle soup. 25 baht only. The soup is very tasty at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

Vegetarian canned Thai food sold in the attached provision shop at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

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KimmyLuangsaengtham

Points +195

Vegetarian
04 Jan 2017

SOUL FOOD _/\_

Amazingly cheap and very organic. Thai dishes with brown rice and noodles are lovely. All the fresh vegetables serve there are all organic influenced by the way of Buddha and King Bhumipol Adulyadej (Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy). "Our loss is our gain" is the motto.

Pros: Low-Priced, High-Quality, Tasty, Simplicity, Healthy

Avatar rups22

rups22

Points +454

Vegan
23 Oct 2016

Cheap and Delicious

Excellent selection of buffet food available. I was full after 25baht!! (0.80 pence). You cannot get better value for money, I arrived 1pm which is a bit late and a lot of food was gone.
Don't try and find it without the coordinates posted on a review below. Very easy if you put them into any maps app on a smart phone.

Updated from previous review on 2016-10-23

Avatar LucyRae

LucyRae

Points +142

Vegan
20 Jun 2016

worth the distance

a vegans dream! it's a little hard to know it's a vegetarian place unless you can read Thai as there are no signs insinuating it, however a few of the workers speak a little English so you can ask. you buy coupons next to the shop and then order from one of the stalls. there is so much choice from salty to sweet and an abundance of mock meat and vegetables. dishes are about 25-35b for a big portion. take your plates to the washing area after. a bit difficult to find but ask people in the area as it's very popular with the locals. smiley happy people work here.

Pros: loads of choice, cheap, tasty

Cons: Hard to find, no english

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nomeatnomad

Points +4795

Vegan
23 Aug 2015

Thai food, Thai prices

Man what a find, this is a vegan's dream.

I was here with a couple of Thai friends, and between us we got several dishes totalling just 170 baht, leaving all three of us stuffed. The food was just very local, no thrills Thai food.

If you're a vegan as I am, you can probably appreciate the frustrations of seeing a delightful, local Thai lunch buffet, but walking straight passed because you can't be sure what contains meat and what doesn't. It's that same type of thing, with the same prices (I didn't see any dish that cost more than 25 baht), but everything here is vegetarian (and I think vegan, although I can't be sure).

English is very limited, and although I was here with Thai friends, when they were sat down or at another vendor, I found that any Thai working here who did speak English was happy to translate. This included the manager of the place, who was a fairly young girl who was clearly passionate about this place, asking me how I'd heard about it, wanting to make it a success.

All I'll say is that if you're vegetarian / vegan, and want local food at local prices without the worry it contains meat or fish sauce or anything else, then this place is your dream. I can assure you I'll be going back here again.

I especially recommend it on weekends as its near, almost in the Chattuchak Weekend Market.

Pros: Great food, Great value, Located at the weekend market

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65 baht for all of this (including the two steamed buns in the bag at the top) at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

A vegetarian chicken (tofu) dish with yellow rice and soup, 25 baht at Chamlong's / The Vegetarian Society Chatuchak in Bangkok

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Dr Rajan

Points +15

Vegetarian
16 Mar 2015

Best vegan restaurant in Bangkok!

Big food court of about 15 stalls, as far as I know it's 100% vegan and they grow all the produce themselves without the use of chemicals. Super good food not covered in oil! Very cheap mostly 20-25 a plate! It's open from 6am till 2pm (closed Monday) but I would recommend coming a few hours before closing to get good range of food as they start selling out and cleaning up very early. Also has a amazing healthy low priced mini supermarket here were you can buy some nice juice for 12 baht in the freezer section. I eat here many times a week and am loving it, a busy yet friendly atmosphere filled with mostly thai people. The second to last stall sells the most amazing mushrooms I have ever tasted! Best meat substitute in terms of taste I have ever had (kinda look like beef bits, but taste way better)
Enjoy!

Pros: Very cheap! , Very tasty! , Healthy good quality food!

Cons:

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jc_silver

Points +246

Vegetarian
11 Jan 2015

Awesome Vegetarian Buffet


How to find this gem: Obviously there are a number of ways which you could walk, but all start at Kampaeng Phet MRT exit number 1. I went this way: Up the escalator, then about 100m in the opposite direction of the escalator, then turn right. It doesn't seem that you're correct there, but you are. It all looks like a big construction site. When you turned right, follow the small street for around another 100m, the street turns slightly right. When you reached a white, long two story building you're finally there. It shouldn't take you longer than 5 minutes from the MRT exit 1. It's also helpful to copy the correct GPS position into a GPS App.

Here are the GPS coordinates:
13°47'57.5"N 100°32'49.3"E
Chamlong's Asoke Vegetarian Restaurant

Once you're there you'll be delighted with a 50m long vegetarian buffet serving all kinds of Asian veg dishes you can imagine, from soups, dumplings, spring rolls over curries, mock meats and noodles to Thai deserts and free drinking water. The prices are more than reasonable. I payed 60THB for two dishes and one dessert. The dishes range between 20 and 30 THB and are all freshly made and very delicious. The atmosphere is also very nice, calm and local and everybody is happy to be there.

In addition to this fantastic food court, there is a health store selling all kinds of health regarding products like tea, nuts, oil, spices, beauty stuff, colon cleansing and much more. I enjoyed this store more than the actual JJ market for which you also might have come here.

The whole thing is open every day from six am to two pm and is even worth going on weekdays. The big fruit and vegetable market Or-Tor-Kor is also opened every day and is easily reached at exit number three of the same MRT station.

Pros: Cheap, Delicious, Local

Cons: Far Away

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HannaBanana

Points +902

Vegan
22 Oct 2014

Best Place In BKK!

I was so happy to find this place! Not only the people working there, also the customers are very friendly.

Pros: Very friendly, easy to find, Cheap, Best food ever!

Cons: Absolutely Nothing!

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Kanink

Points +13

Mostly Veg
17 Oct 2012

I'M WORKING IN CHAMLONG'S RESTAURANT :)

I WORKING HERE FOR LONG TIME AS ORGANIC VEGETABLE :) HERE REALLY NICE HAVE MANY KIND OF VEGETARIAN FOOD ^^ I CAN GIVE YOU SUGGESTION IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE PLACE :) official page https://www.facebook.com/ChamlongsAsokeVegetarianRestaurant Updated from previous review on Saturday October 13, 2012

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eatinggreen

Points +608

Vegan
12 Jul 2011

Most authentic feed in Bangkok

Without claiming to have been to them all, we're willing to bet this place is probably the most authentic when it comes to Thai veg*n food. A bit of a way out from the city centre, but we'll be doing it again before we leave for sure.

We got there about half an hour before closing time (2pm), so my guess is that it's probably even better earlier in the day. We didn't have a great selection but everything we did have was fabulous and healthy. The taste profiles finally had that 'only in Thailand' feel that we had been missing so far. Relieved to be finally finding the good stuff! I will say though, it was VERY hot. At closing time they pull down then shutters so there's no breeze at all. My partner thought he was going to fall off his plastic chair for a moment there! If like us you get a bit lost finding it, just ask a local - they all seem to know it if you mention Santi Asoke so pretty hard to not to get there.

Oh yes - be sure to visit the nearby market as well. Full of every exotic fruit you can imagine and lots of stalls offering a great selection of traditional Thai desserts and treats that we'd been having locating in central Bangkok. The coconut sticky rice baked in banana leaf over a BBQ type grill was awesome.

Bottom line - we'll be back very soon ;)

Pros: tasty authentic dishes, organic, cheap as chips!

Cons: hot (and stuffy at closing time), a bit of a trek, not much english

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msvegan

Points +377

Vegan
04 Jan 2011

Delicious cheap VEGAN food

Staffed by all vol. members of the temple this place is the best. The vibe is really positive. English is spoken here as a wonderful man who works in the store lived in California for over 20 years and teaches free english to the other members.

From what I can see and have been told the food is VEGAN not vegetarian...my only doubt would be on a couple of the salad dressings for the mixed green salads...where the dressing choice is optional.

My fav place in BKK. Delicious traditional food is a very simple basic cafateria setting. No pretense just great food.

Its best to arrive early as the food does get sparse after the lunch rush. Amazing buffet with the most options ive seen in BKK and at the best prices. Just point at what you want and then pay with coupons that you buy ahead of time.

Wonderful store section with natural soaps organic products etc. There are other veg food stalls in the complex and the one directly behind this rest. makes amazing stuffed chinese buns...again english spoken.

Locating it the first time can be a bit hard. But, its worth the effort.

Pros: delicious, great value, wonderful staff

Cons: stool seating

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PauPau

Points +41

Vegan
03 Apr 2010

veggie vibes

the above reviews says it all. anyone with the slighest interest in knowing more about vegetarianism (veganism) in thailand and asia should visit this place. The Santi Asoke people have a serving and self reliable attitude, many of their published books are about building your own house (like a straw house, very cool !!) and growing your own organic veggies , mushrooms, etc.

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