Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Thai
Juice bar
Take-out

Extensive Thai vegetarian food menu plus fresh juices. Vegan options. Upscale atmosphere with air conditioning. Directions: from BTS Ekkamai, take exit 2 directly in to Bkk Mediplex building and go down to lower ground floor. Reported closed April 2020.


42 Reviews

First Review by duffiness

jre8995

Points +425

Vegetarian
02 Feb 2013

Very welcome discovery

Lovely atmosphere, extensive menu (perhaps too much choice!) and charming staff
A little expensive but very enjoyable - will be going back for more soon

BramDeSaedeleer

Points +93

Vegetarian
03 Aug 2012

Personal favourite

I discovered this restaurant about three years ago as it just opened and I just moved to the area. The food is delicious and of restaurant quality. Just what you would expect when you walk in, because it looks a bit classy and more upscale. Looking at the extensive menu you immediately notice the low prices. I expected something more expensive so I was pleasantly surprised. The food itself is in one word delicious. Never had a complaint, been going there regularly for three years now. Also a nice drinks menu with juices. Staff is very friendly and helpful.
The location is very convenient as you can walk from the skytrain straight into the building.

Pros: Delicious, Friendly staff, Reasonably priced

Kazi

Points +42

Vegan
28 Jun 2012

Unmarked but quite good

As other people say this is a very unmarked restaurant because it's on the downstairs of Mediplex building.
Foods are quite good and dished up beautifully.
Some food taste rare and impressive.
Mediplex is next to BTS Ekamai station and actually very convenient to access.
I want many people to know this restaurant. It's like a hidden jewelry box!

Pros: Delicious , Rare and creative, Quiet

Agenda

Points +270

Vegetarian
10 May 2012

Expensive but nice

I went to Khun Churn with a friend and we opt for the lunch option. They give you options to choose from and it's only 150 per lunch. Tolerable, but portions are really-really-I mean it - REALLY tiny. Like in a doll house.
The food is delicious but very spicy. They cannot change it in case of lunch set, so my friend wasn't able to eat most of her servings.

Other options in menu is expensive, about 120-200 baht per dish.

Pros: Ekamai BTS direct entry, Setting is beautiful, Tasty

Cons: Spicy, Prices are high

jort38

Points +42

Vegetarian
24 Dec 2011

Expensive and roomy

We had dinner in this restaurant. We were the only ones.
Ambiance is indeed very good, but to be the only guests and leaving some 40 seats empty feels strange.
Food itself is quite upmarket. Display is very good, size of the portion rather small. Taste also very nice and sometimes even surprising.
Total experience not at all bad, however the price does not make up for the experience.

Pros: room, surprising combinations, healhy

Cons: lack of customers, price

eatinggreen

Points +608

Vegan
11 Jul 2011

Fancy and pleasant but not the best in Bangkok

Certainly a pleasant experience. The interior is well designed - so well that you totally forget it's inside a shopping mall.

The menu is the most extensive we've seen so far in Bangkok, to the point where ordering becomes quite an ordeal ;) Do be careful if you're vegan though, they do use egg here and there so best to keep an eye out - the korean style pancakes that accompanied our platter of boiled vegetables with red curry sauce (which were great by the way) had so much egg in them they tasted like omelette.

Staff was prompt and polite but not friendly - no positive, community vibes to speak of.

As for the food... well.. conceptually it was great - lots of interesting combinations and vegetarian versions of things that we've not tried since quitting fish. But from a foodie perspective...mmm... room for improvement. The tastes were good but could be more sophisticated, complex and complete, especially considering the price, which for Bangkok is definitely expensive (most expensive we've come across so far). We also felt we could do with more veges, although perhaps that was an ordering blunder on our part.

Another thing - not sure how accurate and complete the ingredient descriptions on the menu are. We ordered one dish that said it had tofu in it but I swear what arrived was closer to mock meat. The curry we ordered was said to contain pineapple, but we were a little surprised to also discover grapes in there and not much else.. felt like a curry fruit salad, which in our minds was just a bit wrong.

All in all, not a bad experience but it is a bit overpriced all things considered and the food is better at May Kaidees, which is priced at a fraction of this place although granted the ambience is not as posh.

I'd be interested to try it again to see if the food is better on a different order, but I doubt it. Looking forward to seeing what the Chiang Mai HQ is like.

Pros: posh ambience, overwhelmingly extensive menu, healthy food

Cons: a bit cold (no loving vibes), overpriced, some surprise ingredients

OT

Points +95

Vegan
02 Jun 2011

Nice place, food ordinary

A very nice restaurant with great decor. The staff were very attentive and only approached us when needed. But - the food was bland also the beer was a lttle on the warm side. We did ask for no chilli but we did expect our meals to have some flavour at least. The food was very well presented though more pricey than other vegie restaurants. Now that we have had the experience of eating at this restaurant we probably won't return when we visit Bangkok again soon. Easy to access by skytrain - so a good location.

Pros: Nice decor, Close to skytrain, Attentive staff

Cons: Bland food, Expensive, Warm beer

Groucho

Points +59

Vegan
05 Mar 2011

Anything else but "inexpensive"...

Nothing to complain about the food, but this place is anything else but "inexpensive".

Eacampbell

Points +43

Vegetarian
28 Nov 2010

WOW!

The food here is amazing. Worth a fancy veg dinner out. Had the larb duck and a delicious curry (somo?) with fruit in it (forgetting the name). Amazing.
Small portions for the price, especially how small the rice is! but very delicious.
Don't order the "chaa manao" (lemon iced tea) it's just Nestea mixed with water and ice. Not good.
Professional, friendly staff and a beautiful atmosphere. Hi-so establishment!

Pros: Great food, Professional service, Beautiful dining area

Cons: Expensive, Small portions

johnboy

Points +22

Vegetarian
31 Jul 2010

Excellent!

This was my first meal at Khun Churn, and it was excellent. The menu is expansive and I am looking forward to returning to try some more dishes. The decor was very nice. I agree with other commenters that this place is great for taking people out to dinner.

I was particularly pleased to see Khao Soi on the menu - not common outside of Chiang Mai. It was delicious.

A little on the expensive side by Thai standards, but well worth it.

enRoute

Points +1413

Vegan
01 May 2010

cool place, slightly strange location

It was a bit eerie finding this in a seemingly deserted floor of the mall (along with a new "Whole Foods" that seems, confusingly, to mostly be a glorified 7-11). The restaurant was very comfortable, nice old tunes, wifi, good ambiance. Unfortunately what I got was just a little off somehow, a bit too salty, too rindy, but that may have been what I ordered. Looking forward to going back and trying a few more dishes though, the Issan Set they have looks good.

Pros: shiny, tasty, upmarket

Cons: pricey, weird location, salty

chillin

Points +87

Vegan
26 Dec 2009

Upmarket ambience

It was real easy to find Khun Churn, which is always a bonus when searching out the great vegan eateries here on HappyCow. We enjoyed everything we ate and the menu was extensive - my Thai friend was able to check which dishes were vegan - my Thai is limited, as was the waiter's English. Will definitely head back to Khun Churn soon.

Pros: Upmarket feel, Extensive menu, Delicious food

Cons: Smells a bit sterile - maybe mediplaza, Limited understanding of English

killianH

Points +126

Vegan
23 Dec 2009

best upmarket in Bangkok - in an odd spot though

this is the best up market veg/vegan food in bangkok. their food is always interesting and the lunch menu for 135 baht (from 11.30am-3.00pm) is the best option, you get to try 3/4 different options. Its "expensive" for bangkok but totally worth it. Its just in a really odd spot, the medical mall lower floor.

Pros: great lunch menu, great vegan options

sunnyday

Points +36

Mostly Veg
20 May 2009

good place to entertain your friends.

Hardly find an upscale pure vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok, this is a place for a veggies fancy dinner. The food is good and freshly cook. Understand that most of the ingredients are organic.

Good place to take your non-veg friends to try vegetarian.

The price is higher than other Khun Churn's branches.

duffiness

Points +36

Vegetarian
12 May 2009

Spoilt for choice

New,upmarket and classy but good value for money , we have just come back from our second meal there in a week and it was excellent. Delicious, tasty food, do try garlic fries, this place is heaven sent.

Pros: Location, New, Variety




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