Lacto
Pizza
Italian
Western
Beer/Wine

Upmarket award-winning Italian restaurant, not affiliated with Hare Krishna. Offers a menu of pasta, pizza, salads, and western dishes. Has vegan cheese and vegan sauces. No egg used. Directions: take Skytrain to Phrompong station at the Emporium and Sukhumvit 24, walk 200 meters to Soi 22, enter a courtyard on right 30 meters in. Subway: Exit Sukhumvit station, take exit 2, bear left to Sukhumvit Rd, go left and walk to the pedestrian bridge about 100 meters, cross to other side of Sukhumvit, and proceed to Soi 22 per above. Est. 1997. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-10:00pm.


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54 Reviews

First Review by veg_in_bkk

yacksn

Points +416

Vegan
24 Nov 2023

Okay vegan food

When we arrived in the evening, the restaurant was pretty much fully booked due to a birthday party. The waiter seated us at a table outside, which was not great to be honest, as the overall flair of the area is a bit shady and not the most inviting. Luckily a little bit after the food arrived, a table inside freed up. Although we had to ask if it's possible to move inside and had to carry our own plates. I think they were quite overwhelmed because there was this huge birthday party.

The food came out reasonably quickly though, and the taste was quite good / okay.

There are a few different restaurants that offer in my opinion more tasty vegan pizza in Bangkok.
The antipasti plate was okay, but overall just very fatty and the food made us extremely tired and full in an unpleasant way as a lot of oil is used in everything.

I found the place to be unreasonably expensive as well. It's nice they make their own cheese. Personally I wouldn't come back, it was an okay one-time experience.

Pros: vegan cheese, English is spoken

Cons: unreasonably pricy, not too friendly/helpful staff

Momi

Points +214

Vegan
24 Sep 2023

Italiano a su manera

Es un restaurante italiano con una clara influencia india.
Pedimos pizza y brochetas:
Las brochetas estaban buenas, con tomates frescos; pero le faltaba aceite de oliva.
Las pizzas son muy finas, no es realmente una masa de pizza.
Cenamos en la terraza y se estaba muy bien, nos ofrecieron repelente de mosquitos.

Pros: Terraza acogedora.

Cons: Pizzas con masa demasiado fina., Servicio algo lento.

ThomasHolroyd

Points +231

Vegan
01 Sep 2023

GRAB delivery, pizza and fries

Delicious. Fast food. Can’t go wrong.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-01

Pros: Taste, Delivery available though GRAB

Cons: Price

RalphWoods

Points +1046

Vegan
23 Jul 2023

Lots of variety but not all freshly made

I have the impression that the pizza base/sauce came ready made, the vegan cheese consisted of small cube sprinkled on, then the other veg was just added by hand. Overall the pizza was decent but in no way award-winning or freshly made. When you have so many items on the menu it must be hard to be craft each one with care and authenticity. Overall not bad but hard to rate it highly.

Rob-o-bot

Points +304

Vegan
10 Mar 2023

Some of the food is just fine

Ordered from here many times due to a lack of options at the time and for the prices it’s fine.

Pros: Decent enough food

Cons: Expensive

IAmVeganForTheAnimals

Points +156

Vegan
23 Jan 2023

Vegan Pizza and more

We’ve had vegan pizza and a vegan noodle dish and enjoy it.

ggranot

Points +35

Vegetarian
21 Jul 2022

Hospitable and tasty

A good vegetarin refuge from oyster sauce and other must have's in thai cooking

Pros: A very nice place and tasty food , Good value

Cons: Not very cheap

RajanKerai

Points +14

Vegetarian
25 May 2022

Good safe vegan and veg food

Nice food good service

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-25

Pros: Tasty, Vegetarian and Vegan

Cons: Slightly expensive but worth it

Fionah92

Points +279

Vegan
21 Apr 2022

So many options

So many appetisers, pizzas and pasta and almost everything can be made vegan. Have vegan cheese and cream alternatives.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Vegan cheese , Fast service

ukvegan

Points +137

Mostly Veg
10 Apr 2022

Great menu with so many choices

Visited this place on 2 occasions, purely due to their extensive menu. First visit we sat inside, it can get kinda cold with the air con going so note that. Second we sat outside which was much better.

Staff were friendly although there is a language barrier with us not speaking any Thai and them not understanding much English. Which was ok, all we did was point at what we wanted and the waitress understood perfectly.

Now from the menu I tried the Bruschetta (both pesto and tomato). Both really good, the pesto one tasted so homemade but the tomato one was absolutely delicious. Had french fries and potatoes with onions. And for mains I had the salami pizza and vegan bolognese. These weren’t the best, pizza tasted very similar to a uk takeaway pizza and the lasagne didn’t taste of lasagne but rather some sort of pasta dish. I also had the strawberry Italian soda. On my first visit it was great, second it was far too sweet.

Overall I enjoyed my experience at Govinda. The food was nice and the range of things a vegan can pick from was huge. I’d recommend vegans visiting whilst in bangkok.

Pros: Extensive vegan menu, Decent pricing, Friendly staff

Cons: Food wasn’t amazing

Sevin

Points +1057

Vegan
06 Apr 2022

Italian Vegan Pizza & More

My first few times dining here was 20 years ago and hadn't been back in 18 years. It was great back then and even better now. Lovely setting, nice staff and great vegan food. SERVES ALCOHOL too! Beer, wine and cocktails. Great for solo diners, couples and even large groups.

Pros: Plenty of delicious vegan options , Lovely setting , Nice staff

Cons: Pricey

mortem1

Points +1261

Vegan
09 Apr 2021

Vegan cheese available for dishes!

Good italian restaurant with vegan options (mostly dishes of menu they are can cook in vegan version). Also it is first place for me in Thailand, where you can order dishes with vegan cheese like real - it's so good!😄Simple say waiters about vegan cheese/version your dish.

I recommend vegan version of "Quattro stagioni pizza" and vegan chicken steak. I hope that other dishes in this place also so good.

And yes, now they have pictures in menu :)

Pros: Vegan cheese, Tasty food ang normal size portions, Good staff

Cons: Expensive

NonstopDan

Points +1401

Vegan
03 Feb 2020

Yay vegan pizza!

Such a luxury being able to have “real” vegan pizza in Southeast Asia. This place has a huge menu and good vegan cheese! Prices are quite steep though, since most pizzas cost 300 baht.

IntentionallyBlank

Points +354

Vegan
12 Jan 2020

Many vegan Italian options

Great service, super friendly staff and many vegan options. Enjoyed the vegan pizza (although would’ve been nicer with a whole-wheat base!) and the grilled veggie combo.
Make sure you ask for spicy oil or spicy paste! Very good with the dishes

CristinaLandazabal

Points +106

Vegan
17 Aug 2019

Authentic vegan Italian food

If you're craving Italian food, head over to this little gem. Easy to get to in a central location. Delicious food!

GemmaTurley

Points +74

Vegan
03 Aug 2019

Lovely!

Lots of veg and vegan options! They will do nearly all pizzas with vegan cheese, and have vegan ice creams for dessert!

Pros: Lots of choice for vegans , Vegan desserts , Helpful staff

yungboy

Points +218

Vegan
23 Jul 2019

the vegan cheeze on the pizza wasnt the best:(

tasted like rubber..... was a let down

manau

Points +134

Vegan
20 May 2019

Great food

I love the place, but I didn't go there for a while as I don't live in Bangkok. They have new staff. I clearly ordered a vegan pizza, and confirmed double as she didn't seem to speak much English. I thought the vegan cheese was improved a lot, but it turned out that it wasn't vegan at all. As a vegan this is totally unacceptable of course. I didn't have to pay the bill, and the manager was very upset about the new worker also, so you have to be careful if want vegan food, ask the manager to confirm its vegan. I come to this place for 15 years already, and this is the first time it went wrong.

vegandanimal

Points +98

Vegan
29 Apr 2019

Ok pizza. Nice people. Nice ambience.

The vegan pizza was just ok. Definitely had better in the US. The vegan cheese wasn't really melted, so there were lots of little cubes on the pizza. There was some blackened tofu substance that was quite tasty, but the faux pepperoni didn't do it for me. It's a thin pizza, slightly crispy.

The staff are very nice, and the atmosphere is relaxing with some classy piano/jazz music playing.

belgal

Points +56

Vegan
22 Mar 2019

Tasty vegan food

The menu is a mix of vegetarian and vegan, but mostly everything can be made vegan. The food was tasty and fresh. My carnivore friends didn't seem overly impressed but they ate everything! Not expensive.

Pros: Vegan pizza yay, Big menu, Friendly staff

Cons: Strange location in a back street next to some bar, Decor needs some TLC, Lighting too bright, needs candles perhaps ?

TanyaKeen

Points +288

Vegan
18 Feb 2019

Pizzaaa

Delicious food, had two pizzas. The Vegan cheese is strange but still yum.

Pros: Nice staff , Romantic atmosphere , Yum pizza

Cons: Expensive

JustinCory

Points +730

Vegan
08 Feb 2019

Fantastic little find

We had the carbonara and the Quattro pizza and both were outstanding. Can get many things veganized and all is vegetarian. Lovely staff too

walter007

Points +7336

Vegan
08 Nov 2018

Best Italian Restaurant

IMHO, by far, the food in this restaurant is the best EVER!!!
I give them 6/5... lol

Pros: friendly staff, excellent food, good value

Cons: Didn't aware of the 10% tax, Didn't aware of the extra charges on vegan cheese

Naokoon

Points +194

Vegan
15 Oct 2018

Average

Salads and pasta are expensive but quite good. The pizza was a bit chewy. The vegan lasagna was tiny and quite disappointing.

Cons: Expensive

ToniDaThaiGirl

Points +47

Vegan
14 Sep 2018

Italian vegan food

Have pizza with vegan cheese and vegan sausage
In soi Sukhumvit 22 right across Holiday Inn . Inside a court yard of many restaurant and small room accommodation.
Been an Italian vegetarian restaurant for 20 years.

Pros: Have vegan menu

Rashnidoowa

Points +32

Vegetarian
01 Jun 2018

Best vegetarian italian food

We have been visiting this place for years, this place keeps getting better everytime I visit. A must visit place for pure vegetarians. They serve delicious italian food, its totally worth a visit.

Pros: Food, Warm service, Pure vegetarian italian food

Cons: None

nikkappa4

Points +148

Vegetarian
07 May 2018

I give it 50/50

The location is cute and tucked away. Of 4 dishes we got, 2 were good: the angel hair with pesto and aglio olio with spaghetti were delish. The traditional tomato spaghetti was lacking in flavor, which I think should be an important dish to make special since a lot of people order it. And the salad was small for the price. Service was slow but the staff were nice and polite and that seems to be consistent. It was not busy when we arrived but got busy as the night went on. We waited a very long time for food. I thought this was because perhaps they were making homemade pasta but I do not believe my spaghetti noodles were homemade. It seems like this place gets busy often so I would have thought they would be prepared but they seemed to all be running around. Perhaps more staff would solve the issue. I would check it out for the 2 dishes I mentioned as the pesto was really good. But, make sure you have time and go during off peak dinner hours.

Pros: Friendly staff, Great pesto

Cons: Slow and inconsistent service, Inconsistent portions




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