Khao Soi - coconut based broth. Delicious. at Chew Xin Jai in Pai
Typical rice with three dishes for 45 THB at Chew Xin Jai in Pai
Khao Soi & Rice with 3 toppings #Veganuary at Chew Xin Jai in Pai
Vegan
Thai
Buffet

Point and choose from the food spread in front of you. A menu is also available 11:00am-7:00pm. Also take away. Grab a free map at the bus station, the restaurant is labeled as pure vegetarian food. Buffet ends when the food runs out, but then it's possible to order from the menu. Previously operated as J-In Pai Restaurant on Th Raddamrang. Secondary number: +66-80-8604178 Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-7:00pm.

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165 Reviews

First Review by kool_kitchen

Avatar dcmf

dcmf

Points +209

Vegan
11 Nov 2017

Get on those meaty mushrooms!

Came here on my last day in Pai and wish I had tried it out earlier! Has a nice, varied, affordable range of dishes.

I ordered their fried mushrooms alongside some Pad Thai and it was genuinely one of the best meals I had in Thailand. The environment is spacious, warm and clean - would highly recommend it.

Pros: Wide variety of flavourful Thai food, Spacious, warm environment (free water!), Good value

Cons: None

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katiechiamia

Points +66

Vegan
04 Nov 2017

cheap and tasty food!

We ate here a couple of times, I had the buffet with spring rolls which were sooo tasty. The buffet food isn't warm as it's cooked at the start of the day but that didn't really matter. My girlfriend has the fried 'chicken' as well and really enjoyed it:) owners are lovely too

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AdiyaCohen

Points +38

Vegan
03 Nov 2017

great place!

Great food and nice owners!

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johnny&natalie

Points +30

Vegan
14 Oct 2017

so flavorful!

We just ate at this place and freaking loved it! We ordered the friend mushrooms (a must-try!), the green beans w chili and tofu, and the pumpkin curry. The dishes were all so flavorful with fresh veggies cooked so they still had their crunch. We can't wait to come back and try more of their food!! Easily one of our top restaurants in Thailand :)

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YotamS

Points +27

Vegan
04 Sep 2017

Amazing authentic food！

Great local food, the owners are super nice！our favorite place in pai.
Note the hours are incorrect, when we were there they closed at 7.

Avatar AlexChung

AlexChung

Points +44

Vegan
19 Aug 2017

Cheap!!

Two of us ate for 85 Baht here (two curries with rice and two huge spring rolls) The buffet food is not super warm because it sits out all day but it's very tasty!

Avatar Shaskia

Shaskia

Points +41

Vegan
17 Jul 2017

Cheap and delicious

From 8am to 5pm you have a selection of tasty curries and different vegan options to choose from. Water and ice is free.
Free wifi and some plugs to charge too.

Pros: Good value, Really tasty , Calm environment

Cons: No paper in the toilet

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Durianrider

Points +424

Vegan
29 Jun 2017

so good!

They did oil free high carb food for us.

On the same street as Pai Vegetarian.

we ate 7 serves here! at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

oil free fried rice at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

looking outside at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

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LithuanianVeganGirl

Points +369

Vegan
20 Apr 2017

Only tried the buffet food though.

So haven't had a chance to try the menu dishes yet, only the pre-made food from the buffet, which was nice and very very cheap - a full plate of rice & 3 different 'foods' added plus a big spring roll & big fried mushroom came to only about 60 bahts.

Avatar MermanManly

MermanManly

Points +1683

Vegetarian
26 Mar 2017

Very good. Two great places in the same street.

I came here because Duang's amazing 'Pai Vegetarian' over the road is closed on Sundays. While the owners here aren't Thai, they make very good Asian vegan food. I had the glass noodle salad and pumpkin curry, and big were delicious. Anyway you've got two great choices on the same street. Duang's is the best of the two. Try both!

Pros: Vegan, Tasty , Not expensive

Cons: Service was slow despite my being there early and

Pumpkin curry at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

Glass noodle salad at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

Avatar roloesmo

roloesmo

Points +87

Vegan
06 Mar 2017

like vegan fast food ;)

So much good food, and all vegan! I had the Khao Soi, which was so good! The fake meat was very real, but made out of mushrooms or something like that... They also have a buffet with lots of vegan fast food stuff...

Pros: cheap

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NatashaRishworth

Points +81

Vegetarian
18 Feb 2017

BEST food I've had in Thailand! Eat here!

Honestly the tastiest food I've had in Thailand. The pumpkin curry was amazing. Two of us ordered four dishes and rice each for just under 300THB. Every dish was absolutely delicious and we had an absolute feast. I would 100% recommend this place!

Pros: Lots of delicious vegan options, Large portions, Very well priced

Cons: Nothing bad to say! Absolute 10/10

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Humanbeing

Points +40

Herbivore
28 Dec 2016

friendly

friendly people, nice vibe in the restaurant and good food. not qo expansive and you get enough food for the price

Avatar JoeMoseley

JoeMoseley

Points +24

Vegan
21 Dec 2016

Best in Pai

After visiting most of the Vegan restaurants in Pai, this is definitely the best and cheapest. Don't expect a detailed description of what each dish is, but be safe in the knowledge that they are all good!
Lots of fake meats on offer if that your dig. Eggplant curry is my fav.

Avatar Ruderies16

Ruderies16

Points +349

Vegan
17 Dec 2016

really yummy place!!!

Things must've changed since those other reviews said it was largely mock meat - there is some, but there are plenty of other choices too. I definitely don't like oily food but didn't find it too greasy at all here. Delicious pumpkin curry and very nice rice. A great find and very good value. Would definitely recommend.

Pros: yummy food, quiet , great value

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Chessmaster2000

Points +108

Vegan
15 Dec 2016

Cheap & Delicious!

I LOVE these kinds of places! Getting to try four different incredibly delicious vegan entrees for 55 baht is the best!

Yum! at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

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Wildvegannomad

Points +406

Vegan
11 Sep 2016

Cheap but standard veg chinese food.

Pretty standard Chinese Veg sorta place ive encountered else where in SE Asia. So much mock meat stuff. but the price is amazing if your looking at saving some money compared to other veg food in the area.

Pros: all vegan, cheap

Cons: average tasting

Avatar maymusic

maymusic

Points +275

Vegan
08 Jul 2016

Tasty food, can't beat the price!

We got the buffet (3 items per plate and rice). The food was flavorful, but all of it (except for the rice) was cold. I think that they do not have burners of a method of keeping the food warm after making it. Nonetheless, I enjoyed eating it. We didn't order from the menu, which includes food freshly cooked and likely served hot.

I ordered a carrot juice (asked for no sugar, as carrot juice is naturally sweet) and they brought out what tasted exactly like carrot pulp and water. It had no taste of carrot and my husband and I took one sip of it and could not finish the rest. We are NOT picky eaters, so that is saying a lot.

In any case, I would still recommend this place- good food, amazing prices! I might return to try out items from the menu!

Pros: great price for buffet, flavorful food, menu items and buffet items

Cons: buffet was cold

yummy buffet food at Chew Xin Jai in Pai

Avatar samesamebutvegan

samesamebutvegan

Points +1554

Vegan
15 Apr 2016

Cheap, awesome tasty food

We went there twice: one time for the buffet and one time ala carte. Both times the food was really great. Big portions for a extremely cheap price. We all loved especially the pumpkin curry. Everything seems pretty high carb and low fat. Really stylish place too for being so cheap, not a usual cheap thai eatery. Only downside is the staff, pretty unfriendly and not helpful at all.

Pros: unfriendly staff

Cons: cheap, all vegan, yummy

Avatar Anastas

Anastas

Points +28

Vegan
07 Apr 2016

great buffet

Great place with cheap buffet and additional menu with a lot of options. Different kind of fake meats that you can order are also available. I personally prefer the noodle soup and eat it every time. If you want to eat from the buffet better go at lunch time, usually in the afternoon there are not to many options available.

Pros: great delicious food, cheap prices

Cons: closing at 5pm

Avatar jojoinbrighton

jojoinbrighton

Points +1283

Vegan
04 Mar 2015

Cheap and Delicious

Unfortunately due to allergies I couldn't order from the super cheap buffet (around 70p for a plate of food) but there were plenty of things on the menu I could eat. I highly recommend the Rad Pork and the Pad See Ew but I'd skip the Vegan Chicken with Rice as it was a little dry. This place is actually open until 7pm but the buffet stops at 5.

Pros: Mock Meats, Deep Fry, Cheap

Cons: Drinks aren't served cold

Avatar benzol

benzol

Points +91

Vegan
02 Mar 2015

good cheap vegan food...

The soup for 30 baht is really delicious and quite big. The soup is really tasty and made with a lot of spices, noodles and mock meat.
Also other dishes are really tasty.

Pros: cheap, vegan , tasty

Avatar Martegs

Martegs

Points +25

Vegetarian
19 Feb 2015

Perfect Lunchplace

The food here is so good, and so cheap!! Get there before 5pm and have the buffet, it is really good and ridiculously cheap. Really nice staff as well!

Avatar walkingvegan

walkingvegan

Points +206

Vegan
30 May 2014

Cheap, vegan and delicious

I like this place very much! I've been there 3 times with a group of friends and everything we tried was pretty good and not too spicy (quite rare in Thailand :p).
Staff was friendly and most of them don't speak english. But in a vegan place, all you need is a smile in your face and everything is easy to get :)

Photos and more about it: http://walkingvegan.com/chew-xin-jai-vegan-restaurant-pai-th/

Pros: Cheap, Vegan, Clean

Cons: closes 7pm

Avatar Whocindah

Whocindah

Points +293

Vegan
24 Feb 2013

Aaah Vegan

It is so nice to go a place where everything on the menu is 100% vegan. We arrived after 5pm so had to order from the a la carte menu which was fine with us. We took the staff recommendation and had the Singapore style yellow noodles, spring rolls, and a curry. All were pretty good. The atmosphere in the restaurant was laid back; shoes off at the entrance, staff eating their evening meal together at a table near us. We felt pretty at home. The only awkward moment was when we had to interrupt their meal to pay the bill.

Pros: 100% vegan

Avatar Kyttiara

Kyttiara

Points +1160

Vegan
03 Dec 2012

Amazingly vegan!

First of all the name is "chew xin jai". Located in pai this restaurant offers many vegan options as well as raw food and cheap fresh juices. Really cheap fresh and tasty with amazing vegan chicken!!! The vegan place to be!

Pros: Cheap, Fresh, Tasty

Cons: Not easy to find, Not good English speaking staff

Avatar Tofulicious

Tofulicious

Points +1617

Vegan
22 Feb 2012

Good, inexpensive nosh in Pai

This spacious, charming restaurant is well worth a visit. Meals are around the 30 baht mark (red rice and bain-marie dishes or soup), but if you've a Western appetite you're likely to pay double! The 'duck' noodle soup is especially good.

Pros: inexpensive, yummy, friendly service

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