Serves meat, vegan options available. Situated on the main road facing the moat, this eatery offers only steamed buns. There are 2 different cases: one meat, one vegetarian buns (with a "jay" symbol). Buns are labeled with Thai and English cards. You point out which buns you want and then the staff steams them for you in an individual steamer. 3 tables for seating. Bring your own drink. Also an outlet on 4th floor of Maya Shopping Mall. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-8:00pm.
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Arak Soi 5 and Inthawarorot Rd (at 1 block north of Warorot Grand Palace), Chiang Mai, Thailand
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27 Reviews
First Review by msvegan
MandyKaur
Points +461
Tasty buns - Edit
I came here as it was next to a muay thai gym I'm training at. And saw someone mention vegan and buns. I would have never of known as there's no signs saying vegan on any of the buns. But they have loads of options. The owner could speak English and knew what I was asking for. Really yummy. I got the black sesame, banana and pandan buns.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-01-22
Pros: Taste , Cost
Cons: None
Guest
Doviii
Points +404
Cute buns - Edit
Many vegans buns to choose from and a lovely lady that served me.
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PatrickvanderLinde
Points +2034
Tasty buns! - Edit
We were happy to find this place open. All savoury buns are not vegan-friendly but a lot of the sweet ones are. We showed the Jay symbol and the lady pointed towards some options. We loved our buns, just the right amount of sweetness. We will definitely try to come back!
Read morePros: Most sweet buns are vegan fit!
Guest
Candice127
Points +346
Beautiful texture - Edit
I was really impressed with the bun. The owner heated it up for me and the texture was beautiful. It was different from a Bao bun, which I thought it would be similar to. Overall, I would go back to try the other flavors.
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Leifty
Points +37
Apparently only sweet buns - Edit
Went in today (Nov 2022) and for vegan options they only had sweet/desert buns, no salty/savory. From what I could understand, they weren't just out but no longer make non-sweet vegan buns (there were savory shrimp, pork, etc. ones), but I could be wrong. I didn't try the sweet buns so can't comment on the taste but they look good.
Read morePros: Sweet buns look tasty
Cons: No savory options
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Momo_moon
Points +1164
Bao! - Edit
Delicious bao (steam buns) with a few veg options. The store carries many varieties of steam buns, frozen but not as fresh as it could be but still tasty!
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каринджон
Points +337
Tasty traditional Buns - Edit
Went there for a breakfast snack. The Lady was very Sweet and friendly. We actually came back in the evening because we liked the buns that much. Recommend the almond Buns😄
Read morePros: Vegan options , Affordable , Some english
Guest
anna1988
Points +1038
Yum Bun! - Edit
Had 3 different vegan ones. All are really tasty. Some are 10 and some are 20 baht. Take them steamed ;)
Read morePros: Delicious
Cons: Not all vegan
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MagnusMelin
Points +77
At the corner - Edit
Friendly lady–u use keyword vegan and she points to what is and what is vegetari
Read morePros: Lots of vegan buns options, 15-20$ each
Guest
evoontoast
Points +1661
UPDATE: unclear about which are actually vegan, also not @ Maya Mall? - Edit
2019: Still a bit confused at which buns are vegan - as some are labelled เจ (vegan in Thai), but then I think some buns that haven’t been labelled still are? I guess ask. Definitely go for the filled buns rather than the mantou - which are super boring in comparison! Best flavour is charcoal almond for sure, yuuum.
Read more2017: Was keen for some sweet pandan filled buns but alas they only had 4 kinds of "jay" buns which were savoury and TBH were all quite similar in taste and texture (albeit yum), but I would've been satisfied with 2.
All were some variation of a fried shiitake mixture plus either a tiny bit of: taro, veggies, baby bamboo, or more mushroom. I thought the bao bread was nice and soft, perhaps a tad too thin. Good snack if you're on the go.
NOTE - I also looked for this place high and low at Maya Mall, I couldn't find it? (Definitely not on level 4 at least)
Pros: cheap, tasty, friendly staff
Cons: Unclear which buns are vegan, not a great atmosphere/seating area
Guest
StephanieMeyer
Points +1501
Yummy buns - Edit
So good! They'll tell you which are vegan. All 10-20B. Charcoal almond black sesame was my favorite.
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Lubu
Points +172
Simple and nice. - Edit
Simple place with a huge selection of vegan and non vegan baos. Staff was friendly but barely speak english so some thai knowledge would definitely be recommended. Reasonable prices - good quality.
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navneev
Points +38
I like big buns and i cannot lie!! - Edit
Om nom nom, i love these buns! Lots to choose from, both sweet and savory.
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Ellalauwa
Points +757
Nice soft buns - Edit
I had one savory bun which I did not like but that is mostly because of the spices used. The coconut custard bun and the black sesame bun are great. The dough is really soft.
Read morePros: Lots of choice, mostly sweet though
Guest
MiuNeko
Points +50
Yummi steamed buns - Edit
Very yummi soft buns with different sweet or savoury fillings. The stuff is very friendly. If you want, they'll steam the buns for you in a few minutes. There is one table to sit down, but you can also get the buns in a take away bag. The vegan buns have the circled "jay" sign on the left side. (Take a look at my pictures.)
Read morePros: Tasty, cheap, friendly stuff, "jay" sign = vegan
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Chicca
Points +62
Vegetarian savoury buns!! - Edit
We tried the sweet taro bun that tasted a lot like pandan and three savoury buns - one with mixed mushrooms, one with bamboo shoots and mushrooms and one with mixed veggies and mushrooms. They might sound all the same but in each bun they used spices and herbs that make them all different so, if I remember correctly, the first tasted like spices (especially like cloves and cinnamon), the second like pepper and the third like celery. (Feel free to correct me if I made a mistake, it took me one week to write the review so I'm starting to forget)
Read morePros: 20 baht per bun, Tasty and not boring, Warmed up when you buy them
Cons: Small, Each bun is wrapped in plastic , Close to a busy street
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_zelisa
Points +223
Very nice snack - Edit
I loved the mushroom/bamboo and fried taro ones. Unfortunately they did not have many savoury vegan buns left. The sweet ones aren’t as delicious because they have no filling.
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TheHairyGamer
Points +120
An Ok Snack - Edit
The buns are very filling, however they can be somewhat dry if they don't have a filling.
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PeytonMoore
Points +46
black sesame - Edit
So yummy! Stumbled upon it and was impressed. Great walking sweet :)
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Mike Munsie
Points +3466
delicious vegan steamed buns - Edit
Pun-Pao Steamed Buns is located on the corner of Arak Road and Arak 5 Road (Happy Cow location accurate) ... I had 3 delicious vegan steamed buns and a drink for ฿75 ... the staff are super friendly and helpful and the cafe is clean and cool ... a great snack on my way to a vegan cafe for lunch
Read morePros: nice selection of vegan steamed buns
Cons: serves meat products
Guest
nlukas51
Points +249
Good (and not deep fried) snack - Edit
The man behind the counter was very nice pointing out the veg options for me. I ended up selecting the shiitake bun which had a nice savory flavor, and also a banana and taro bun neither of which were too sweet. The seating is limited as it appears to be more of a carryout place but overall a good spot to get some snacks.
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alicus
Points +221
OMG - Edit
Vegan steamed buns. So good. So cheap. Get the Coconut Cream and Banana Cream and jam them in your gob. Happiness.
Read morePros: VEGAN STEAMED BUNS, NO MONEY, YUM
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SteffiWilson
Points +51
Awesome dessert or snack - Edit
I love this place. Staff is friendly and helpful. When you ask for "jay" they show you around and point at the vegan buns. Price is between 10-20/25 baht per bun. They steam them within 5 mins and you can eat them at the restaurant or take them home. You can also buy them without being steamed and heat them up in a microwave for 30 secs at home. You can buy drinks there as well. It was nice to go there with friends who also eat meat and cheese and stuff.
Read morePros: Cheap, Delicious, Vegan
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ppdan
Points +215
good buns - Edit
Tasty buns in many flavous, both salty and sweet. Quite a few are vegetarian. They are freshly steamed (5 minutes) and you get them in a paper bag to go but can eat them on a chair also. Location is not 100% exact on the happy cow map, look for the happy dumpling signs, you'll find them.
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ThaiAgain
Points +89
Amazingly fluffy buns! - Edit
If you like dim sum buns, the fluffy light as a cloud type, then you should try these! They have vegi flavours, as well as plain buns, which are amazing to mop up curry...you can ask for them un-heated and take them home to steam yourself.
Read morereally cheap 15 baht for most buns.
Pros: great buns, cheap
Cons: no seats to eat in
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jre8995
Points +423
A great into - Edit
having always wanted to eat steamed buns, this was a great intro
Read moreas the listing says, all well labelled, in both thai and english. very helpful staff
loved the flavours of the mixed mushroom especially, wasn't wild about some of the rest but v grateful to have the opportunity
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msvegan
Points +377
Great Steamed Vegan Buns - Edit
Read moreJust opened. Very clean. Vegan Buns are kept in a different case from buns that contain animal flesh. All buns are labelled with English and Thai cards. Just point at the buns you want and they are steamed up for 5 minutes. Eat there or take away. A couple of very basic tables. They don't serve any drinks and unfortunately don't offer any sauce for the buns (soy, garlic chilli oil etc). Immaculately clean with very nice friendly staff and owner.
Very easy to find facing the moat with a large picture banner of a steamed bun on top of the building.
Pros: Delicious, Vegan, best selection of buns in chang mai
Cons: No sauces
Guest
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