The proper vegan staycation in Bangkok

Being primarily based within the area, we’re fortunate to take pleasure in 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 supplies easy accessibility 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 accommodations 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 accommodations to see what they needed to provide. In fact, each had vegan and plant-based choices, so along with having fun with our rooms, the service, and stress-free by the pool, we had been on the town to eat vegan meals – a lot of it.

Keep at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15

By selecting to remain at 4 Factors by Sheraton Bangkok, you not solely get to take pleasure in a contemporary lodge within the centre of Bangkok, however if you happen to time your staycation appropriately, you’ll be able to expertise their expansive and completely scrumptious vegan and vegetarian brunch buffet. We should admit, this was the principle purpose for our latest journey – after we examine its launch in early 2025, we knew we needed to go to sooner reasonably than later.

The lodge 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 lodge options fashionable, well-appointed rooms, a rooftop pool that provides 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, must 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 Hen (CFC) created from lion’s mane mushrooms? A regionally made vegan cheese station? A stay som tam station? Anticipate 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 so much, we’ve eaten so much, however nothing ready us for this. The heady pleasure of selection, of figuring out that individuals care sufficient to organize 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 take pleasure in 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 workforce 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 had 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 lots 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 positioned straight on Sukhumvit Street within the coronary heart of 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 Executive Club King’ room, we had been impressed with what this five-star luxurious lodge needed to provide. Only a brief stroll from a lot of our favorite vegan eateries and each the BTS and MRT stations, we cherished the placement. We additionally cherished the pool on the eighth ground, the place we might relaxation and loosen up between all of the consuming we had deliberate. It was nice that we didn’t have to go away The Westin Grande Sukhumvit to search 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 accessible.

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 method. We had knowledgeable the lodge that we had been vegan earlier than arrival, and this data had clearly been handed on to the workforce answerable for welcome facilities primarily based on Marriott Bonvoy standing. Lunch at Kisso, the lodge’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 full of umami. The textures and flavours in our bento field mixed to ship a superb plant-based eating expertise.

Seasonal Tastes, the lodge’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 akin to inexperienced curry, pad krapow, and pad Thai.

We sampled all three and had 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 further protein hit.

Vegan sushi, tacos and burgers at Golden State Vegan

Only a 15-minute stroll from our ‘home’ 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 stay music at weekends, Golden State Vegan is properly value a go to. The sushi is excellent, as are the burgers, however our favorite dish must 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 purpose 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 the direction of the tip of 2024 and is conveniently positioned within the Sukhumvit space. This significantly cool restaurant serves ‘vegan Thai fusion street food’ towards a backdrop of iconic vegan musicians on the partitions and a soundtrack of funky hip-hop and R&B. We cherished the vibes, the extremely welcoming workers, 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 night time 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 provided their very own vegan choices however had been additionally completely positioned to go to a lot of our favorite vegan eating places. Lastly, did we point out the vegan brunch buffet at 4 Factors? Head there as quickly as you’ll be able to – you received’t be disillusioned!