Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Raw
Thai
Fast food
Salad bar
Take-out
Asian

Eatery Sept 2019. Offers an extensive menu of curries, noodle and rice dishes, soups, salads and more. Relocated from 1/6 Suthep Rd. Despite the name reported to serve egg March 2023. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-9:30pm.


Venue map for CMU Vegan - Kinphak Cafe
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54 Reviews

First Review by LinnBonito

drap

Points +40

Vegan
15 Dec 2022

Suggested

Good and cheap, right outside the city center

Pros: Full menu of vegan and vegetarian options , Comfy

InMotionUnity

Points +102

Vegan
15 Dec 2022

Tasty!

Small cafe with a large selection of vegan options. Everything is very tasty cooked. Fast and friendly service. I recommend it!

Pros: Lots of vegan option, Cheap

Stania

Points +78

Vegan
11 Dec 2022

Yummy

I went there 3 times. The food is delicious and cheap.

Pipita😎

Points +67

Vegan
07 Dec 2022

A must!

This place is amazing. Incredible dishes. It's a must if you are in Chiang Mai.

Zazzels

Points +52

Vegan
23 Nov 2022

Perfect

The food is great and this has become my favourite vegan restaurant in Chiang Mai. The price for the food could be more expensive when you think of what other restaurants charge.

Pros: Lots of options , Super cheap , Delicious food

Cons: I wish they would charge more

PatrikBird

Points +1559

Vegan
17 Nov 2022

A true 💎 don’t miss it!

The menu is huge and the food is stunning!
I keep coming back here as everything is perfect.
pad khra pow and khao soi seem to be their signature.

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-23

Pros: all vegan, good food, nice staff

nomeatnomad

Points +4795

Vegan
16 Nov 2022

Perfect everyday restaurant

I really lucked-out having this place just a short walk from where I was staying. The menu is huge, as are the portions, and it’s all very fairly priced.

Each item on the menu costs around 50 baht, and each one is a meal. Get two items and you have a very large meal.

It’s all Thai food, and is a really high quality.

If you’re staying nearby, this is the kind of place that you could come to everyday given how cheap it is, and how much variety there is on the menu.

HeatherTull

Points +39

Vegetarian
14 Nov 2022

Great place for variety

Meat substitutes are excellent

Pros: Great fake meat options , Huge menu , Great value

Cons: Often lots of things not available

meejisu

Points +2290

Vegan
22 Oct 2022

Very well

They have so many menu!
Food was yummy staff was friendly
And you can get vegan iced drink next to it!

SophieClouet

Points +108

Vegetarian
30 Aug 2022

Very good

Good address!
You can find it in maps under the name of "Kinphak cafe"

Pros: A lot a choice, Not expensive, Kind staff

Mike Munsie

Points +3466

Vegan
20 Aug 2022

Name change - Gin Pak Cafe

found the cafe however now has a different spelling in the name … I had massaman curry and my wife had a soup dish … I think the cafe caters for the Thai palate as I found the food average but my Thai wife tasted both dishes and liked them

Pros: clean cafe, quick food preparation and large menu

NíaNia

Points +796

Vegan
12 Jul 2022

Ok

He comido un curry massaman y estaba rico. También unas setas que estaban muy ricas pero no le hice foto. Carta extensa y servicio muy rápido.

Pros: Carta extensa, Servicio rápido , Barato

over_the_rice

Points +244

Vegan
09 Jul 2022

Just okay

Taste was just okay. I wouldn't go back.
Nothing special

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-09

Sarilein

Points +25515

Vegan
04 Mar 2022

Nothing special

Didn’t like the food here
Had high hopes - good that it’s all veggie but the taste is bland
Ordered the stir fried yellow curry first, but couldn’t eat it - was so bad taste It was not eatable
Thankfully they offered me a second dish but the papaya salad wasn’t good either

Pros: Friendly

Cons: Yellow curry , Bland

alienvegan

Points +5035

Vegan
01 Mar 2022

Tasty but could be better

The Burmese tea leaf salad was delicious! I put medium spicy and to be honest expected it to be spicier. The tofu and holy basil was good too, but could have some more flavor and spice.

micheleparadosso

Points +985

Mostly Veg
27 Dec 2021

Full vege but...

It is nice place which is open till long (10:00pm) but I must admit I have been ate more tasty meals in Chiang Mai

Pros: Full vege / vegan, Cheap

tomhart

Points +58

Vegan
15 Nov 2021

Great Cheap Thai food

Really good food, and cheap so nice to have Thai food and be confident it's vegan 😋

Pros: It's vegan , Its cheap , Good options

dingo

Points +962

Vegetarian
26 Jul 2021

A familiar Vegan/Veg restaurant in Santitham

This restaurant has just opened, so a few things were not ready at the time. I believe the menu with expand more in future. They offer a wide variety of Thai food.

They have decorated the place nicely. It feels like a place you could sit and relax for a while more so than some other Thai style Veg restaurants.

The menu looks very familiar to a certain Veg restaurant on the Northern side of the old city moat. The prices are very affordable. The menu is so extensive repeat visits will be necessary.

Pros: Good location, Low prices, Wide variety of Thai food

Cons: No Tempeh

PirateBird

Points +305

Vegan
02 Feb 2020

Very tasty Thai vegan dishes

I always order from CMU Vegan with Grab and the food arrives fast and packed with care. Every single dish I've tried on the menu is fantastic. The spring rolls are next level and the som tam is so good!

no-doves-fly-here

Points +206

Vegan
08 Jan 2020

A favorite

Of all the vegan restaurants we’ve tried in the 2 weeks we’ve been in Thailand this was a highlight! Really delicious, good prices, easy to find (followed google maps, it’s at the end of an alley parallel with / close to the main road). It was also only a 5-10 minute motorbike ride from the trail head for the Wat Pha Lat hike (Monk’s trail).

Pros: Tons of options, Good prices

Unbreakable.Taylor

Points +43

Mostly Veg
05 Jan 2020

Some of the best food yet!

We loved every bit of the food we ate! We had a spicy noodle soup that was Incredible! Yellow Curry Fried Rice, very tasty, fried mushroom plate which was every bit as delicious as it sounds. We also got 2 drink and each of them was very tasty and super refreshing. Highly recommend stopping her for a bite to eat after you do the Monk’s Trail Hike a few minutes away.

Pros: Tons of options, Great pricing, DELICIOUS

Cons: None! Stop looking, eat here!!!

evoontoast

Points +1809

Vegan
23 Dec 2019

Can adjust for taste & health, CHEAP!

Vast menu with super cheap dishes and a bunch of indicators in which you can adjust oil/no-oil and spice level. The food ranges from your standard Thai fare, to ones with unique variations e.g. I got a Som Tum salad that was filled with fresh cucumber instead of papaya. I also got Pad Kee Mao, both were simple, tasty and nice, and for under 100 baht, well worth it.

This place is tucked away in a little alleyway near Chiang Mai University - and is almost always very quiet. The atmosphere and ambience is simple but generally nice, if you’re around, do support this joint!

AdrianMoore

Points +65

Vegan
22 Dec 2019

Great Food & Prices

Really nice food with Vegan versions of Thai classics. Have the option to have Oil/No Oil too which is great for those trying to eat healthy. Also some amazing fried treats for those ‘cheat’ days - try the carrot/corn fried things (sorry can’t remember actual name)

Pros: Great prices, Oil free options, Friendly staff

Cons: None

hungryveg91

Points +350

Vegan
07 Nov 2019

We will be back!

Tucked away down an alley in Suthep is this little gem. When we arrived no one else was there and there were a bunch of dishes on a table being photographed & sampled to update their menu. We ordered 2 appetizers, a main, and a drink. We didn't order a lot because we were saving room for vegan ice cream down the street later. As we waited we chatted with the nice staff and they asked if we'd like to try the yellow & massaman curries to give our feedback. Both were delicious, especially the massaman, but we didn't want to get too full. When are for came we were impressed that it had lots of flavor and wasn’t oily. Both my partner and I were very impressed. We’ve been in Chiang Mai for a week and this is our favorite place so far (we’ve been eating out twice a day at other great vegan restaurants, so that says a lot). Please support this wonderful restaurant!

Pros: lots of options, affordable prices, friendly staff

MariaGiorlando44

07 Nov 2019

7 of us went to this restaurant that I read many good reviews.

Irina4Espinar

07 Nov 2019

Read many good reviews here so I decided to take my fr here

naomi4bishop4

07 Nov 2019

We had read many good reviews about and the restaurant was very close to our hotel.

Cxhloe

Points +30

Vegan
25 Oct 2019

Fantastic place

We are staying close by and ventured here not knowing what to expect. The menu is huge, the food was very good, fresh and very tasty and prices were also very good. We were very happy and will be coming back😄

Pros: Great menu - lots of choice, Tasty, fresh food , Relaxing atmosphere, away from the main road.

LilacHippy

Points +13448

Vegan
06 Sep 2019

Another Jay MyJam Jay

This used to be Bee Vegan until summer 2019 then it shut down and re-opened as CMU vegan.
It now seems to be another branch of the nearby Jam myjam jay as the dishes are basically the same and cooked the same.
Menu is huge. You can find noodle dishes, rice dishes, curries, western style salads and a selection of somtam Thai style salads. Also a selection of fried type side dishes.
Prices are cheap. Set-up is very basic. Dishes are made to order and taste pretty good but don't particularly expect to be blown away by the taste.
It certainly does the job if you are in this area and need some cheap and decent nosh.

Pros: All vegan, Cheap, Huge chice

Cons: Just nothing that special

LinnBonito

Points +67

Vegetarian
02 Sep 2019

Amazing selection

CMU vegan is a very budget friendly vegan place, with tons of options to choose from! It’s half the price of what Im usually used to when I go to proper vegan places in CM.

I had the papaya salad with crispy mushroom. They were kind and made it not spicy. For once it actually was not spicy at all. Amazing flavors!

Nice staff too!

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Good location, Cheap!!




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