The right vegan staycation in Bangkok

Being primarily based within the area, we’re fortunate to get pleasure from frequent weekends and staycations in Bangkok. As vegan foodies, these visits at all times revolve round the place we’re going to eat and the place finest to remain to entry our favorite vegan eateries. For us, staying in and across the Sukhumvit space gives quick access to numerous vegan and vegan-friendly eating places, and if we want to journey additional afield, a brief stroll to the BTS makes this straightforward. Nevertheless, with so many inns to select from within the neighborhood, we’re actually spoilt for selection. On our most up-to-date vegan staycation in Bangkok, we determined to take a look at two new inns to see what they needed to supply. After all, each had vegan and plant-based choices, so along with having fun with our rooms, the service, and stress-free by the pool, we have been on the town to eat vegan meals – a number of it.

Keep at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15

By selecting to remain at Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok, you not solely get to get pleasure from a contemporary resort within the centre of Bangkok, however when you time your staycation accurately, you may expertise their expansive and totally scrumptious vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet. We should admit, this was the principle purpose for our latest journey – once we examine its launch in early 2025, we knew we needed to go to sooner fairly than later.

The resort itself is only a brief stroll from BTS Asok and BTS Nana, making it an ideal choice for enterprise travellers or these eager to discover the various eating places, bars, and purchasing alternatives within the Sukhumvit space. The resort options fashionable, well-appointed rooms, a rooftop pool that gives respite from the bustling streets under, and The Eatery, the place the vegan brunch buffet is obtainable to visitors and non-guests alike.

The primary vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet in Bangkok

On the second and fourth Saturday of every month, the vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15, needs to be seen to be believed.

Thai curries, salads, and soups? Pizzas, pastas, and lasagne? Indian curries, burritos, and sushi? Dumplings, shepherd’s pie, and risotto? Cruelty Free Rooster (CFC) produced from lion’s mane mushrooms? A regionally made vegan cheese station? A dwell som tam station? Count on all of this and extra.

And that’s with out mentioning dessert. Stacks of signature brownies, a lavish chocolate tart, and salted caramel cheesecake. Thai desserts with rainbow-coloured jellies and, after all, mango sticky rice. Fruits, a chocolate fountain, biscuits, and vegan ice cream with waffle cones and all of the toppings.

In our years of vegan journey, we’ve seen lots, we’ve eaten lots, however nothing ready us for this. The heady pleasure of selection, of figuring out that folks care sufficient to arrange meals like this (with such creativeness and imaginative and prescient) was actually indulgent, celebratory, and galvanizing. For sure, we’ve already scheduled our return to get pleasure from what Chef Par, Chef Pae, and their groups have created.

Veganerie, the primary 100% vegan bakery in Bangkok

With their first retailer opening in 2016, the household staff behind Veganerie are true trailblazers in Bangkok’s vegan meals scene. Practically ten years later, and with a number of areas to select from, no journey to Bangkok is full for us with out at the least one go to to Veganerie.

We headed to their Sukhumvit Soi 11 outlet, only a five-minute stroll from 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, and ordered the ‘Fruity Delight Waffles’ which have been certainly fruity and pleasant. Along with their waffles, desserts, and bakery choices, the intensive menu options breakfast and brunch, burgers and wraps, salads, pastas, curries, and soups. Relaxation assured, you should have loads to select from at this Bangkok vegan establishment.

Keep at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok

We additionally stayed at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, which is situated instantly on Sukhumvit Street within the coronary heart of the town, adjoining to the bustling Asoke intersection.

From our arrival within the elegant and spacious foyer on the seventh ground to our luxuriously appointed ‘Westin Govt Membership King’ room, we have been impressed with what this five-star luxurious resort needed to supply. Only a brief stroll from lots of our favorite vegan eateries and each the BTS and MRT stations, we beloved the placement. We additionally beloved the pool on the eighth ground, the place we might relaxation and calm down between all of the consuming we had deliberate. It was nice that we didn’t have to depart The Westin Grande Sukhumvit to seek out plant-based meals, as every of their eating places both had vegetarian choices that could possibly be tailored or clearly labelled plant-based and vegan dishes out there.

Vegan meals The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok

While staying at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, we loved vegan welcome facilities in our room, which began our keep in such a constructive means. We had knowledgeable the resort that we have been vegan earlier than arrival, and this info had clearly been handed on to the staff liable for welcome facilities primarily based on Marriott Bonvoy standing. Lunch at Kisso, the resort’s Japanese restaurant, was a deal with.

Eating in considered one of their personal rooms, we loved a vegetarian bento field from the set lunch menu, which was tailored to be vegan – and it was excellent. The tempura was calmly fried and tremendous crispy, the avocado salad with a creamy sesame dressing was wholesome and nutritious, and the tofu steak with mushrooms was filled with umami. The textures and flavours in our bento field mixed to ship a superb plant-based eating expertise.

Seasonal Tastes, the resort’s all-day eating restaurant, featured a devoted plant-based part on the à la carte menu, providing a choice of vegan dishes together with a plant-based burger and Thai classics resembling inexperienced curry, pad krapow, and pad Thai.

We sampled all three and have been totally impressed. The pad krapow, made with Let’s Plant Meat, was wealthy and flavoursome, whereas the pad Thai had loads of tofu for that additional protein hit.

Vegan sushi, tacos and burgers at Golden State Vegan

Only a 15-minute stroll from our ‘house’ at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit is considered one of our favorite vegan eateries in Bangkok. Serving a choice of vegan sushi, tacos, burgers, and small bites accompanied by cocktails, craft beers, and dwell music at weekends, Golden State Vegan is properly value a go to. The sushi is excellent, as are the burgers, however our favorite dish needs to be the tacos – particularly, the ‘Crispy Oyster Mushroom’ tacos, which we merely couldn’t go away Bangkok with out having fun with yet another time.

Mercy Republic, the brand new child on the block

With Bangkok’s vegan eating scene increasing quickly, we at all times goal to go to at the least one new vegan eatery every time we’re on the town. On our newest journey, we headed to Mercy Republic, which opened in direction of the tip of 2024 and is conveniently situated within the Sukhumvit space. This critically cool restaurant serves ‘vegan Thai fusion avenue meals’ towards a backdrop of iconic vegan musicians on the partitions and a soundtrack of funky hip-hop and R&B. We beloved the vibes, the extremely welcoming employees, and, after all, the excellent meals. We loved a creamy curry, selfmade tofu, and ‘Mercy Croquettes’ made with mushrooms and potato. Our meal was washed down with a few Heineken 0.0’s, making for the right evening out. There’s a complete lot of ardour behind Mercy Republic, and it’s a welcome addition to the Bangkok vegan scene.

Regardless of continuous consuming throughout our vegan staycation in Bangkok, we’ve barely scratched the floor of this thrilling and ever-expanding vegan meals scene. Each 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15, and The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok, not solely supplied their very own vegan choices however have been additionally completely situated to go to lots of our favorite vegan eating places. Lastly, did we point out the vegan brunch buffet at 4 Factors? Head there as quickly as you may – you received’t be dissatisfied!

Paul Eyers

Paul Eyers is co-founder of Vegan Meals Quest who write about luxurious inns and resorts in Southeast Asia with a give attention to sustainable journey, eco journey and vegan journey. At present primarily based in Malaysia, Paul additionally writes about sporting occasions and a few of the most interesting golf programs all through the area.