The best vegan & vegetarian restaurants in Chiang Mai (2026)
Per capita, Chiang Mai might be the easiest city in Asia to eat plant-based. A long-standing wellness scene, Buddhist vegetarian tradition and a huge slow-travel community have produced an extraordinary density of vegan cafés, jay kitchens and veggie institutions — many at northern-Thai prices.
This list covers fully vegan, jay (เจ) and vegetarian places only — no 'vegan options' restaurants — ranked by Google rating weighted by review volume. Expect khao soi with mock chicken, raw-food pioneers and some of the best vegan brunches in the country.
Chiang Mai's top plant-based tables
Hummus Garden Chiang Mai
The first and only authentic hummus restaurant in Chiang Mai — a labour of love by Israeli expat Amir, who brought genuine Middle Eastern home-cooking to northern Thailand. Every element is made from scratch: pita baked fresh, hummus ground daily and bagels shaped by hand. A joyful anomaly in Chiang Mai's café scene, beloved by travellers and locals alike.
Chada Vegetarian Restaurant Chiang Mai
A much-loved vegetarian Thai restaurant inside Chiang Mai's old city, open from 7 AM and celebrated for its enormous portions, low prices and genuine care in the kitchen. Chada serves Thai classics — khao soi, green curry, pad Thai, tom yum — all vegetarian or vegan, using fresh organic ingredients. Reviewers return daily: the portions are huge and every dish arrives hot.
Alice's Restaurant
A vegetarian (with vegan options) restaurant serving thai food in Chang Khlan, Chiang Mai; does delivery, has outdoor seating, takes reservations. A well-reviewed local pick.
Goodsouls Kitchen
One of Chiang Mai's most celebrated fully vegan restaurants, combining post-colonial décor with a globe-trotting menu. Goodsouls Kitchen on Singharat Road fuses Thai, European and health-café traditions — khao soi and som tam sit alongside risotto, beetroot burgers and banana pancakes with whipped coconut topping. Plastic-conscious, whole-ingredient cooking that puts the 'good' in every dish.
Vegan Heaven
A cornerstone of Chiang Mai's plant-based scene and one of the most-loved vegan cafés in northern Thailand. Vegan Heaven serves a rotating menu of Thai and international dishes — from smoothie bowls and fresh juices to curries and stir-fries — in a relaxed, traveller-friendly space near Nimmanhaemin. The menu changes daily and the quality is consistently high.
Reform Kafé - Vegan Garden Restaurant
A 100% vegan garden restaurant tucked inside the Green Tiger House boutique hotel in Chiang Mai's Old City, where the lush tropical courtyard feels like a private jungle retreat. Reform Kafé serves an all-day menu of power bowls, burgers, Thai curries, cakes and kombucha — all plant-based — alongside craft beer and natural wines. The mushroom burger and green papaya salad are perennial favourites.
INDIAN Bites Cafe & Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant
A family-run café on Wua Lai Road bringing genuine Indian vegetarian cooking to Chiang Mai's Night Bazaar neighbourhood. Known for freshly made street snacks — dabeli, pani puri, samosas — alongside full Indian mains and a relaxed, plant-filled dining room.
Aum Vegetarian Restaurant
One of Chiang Mai's most enduring vegetarian restaurants — a family-run two-storey home restaurant tucked down a residential lane near the Chiang Mai Gate, beloved for its welcoming atmosphere and honest home-style cooking. Aum serves Thai street-food staples and Western dishes alongside rare-in-Chiang-Mai tempeh, all at prices that locals can't argue with. Upstairs floor mats, downstairs benches; consistently warm.
Begin Vegan vegetarian food and breakfast
A well-loved vegan and vegetarian restaurant just inside the Old City walls on Moon Muang Road, serving an impressively broad menu of Thai plant-based cooking. Over 1,100 reviews and a consistent 4.8 rating make it one of the most reliable daily-eat options in Chiang Mai.
RAD RABBIT VEGAN PIZZERIA
Chiang Mai's cult vegan pizzeria on Moon Muang Road, where house-made cashew cheese and locally sourced produce go into some of the most-talked-about plant-based pizza in Southeast Asia. RAD RABBIT also serves brunch, vegan eggs Benedict, pasta, focaccia sandwiches and gnocchi — all 100% plant-based. A generous 'pay-it-forward' scheme lets diners donate meals to those in need.
Home Burmese and Vegetarian Restaurant
The most distinctive vegetarian restaurant in the Night Bazaar neighbourhood: genuine Burmese cooking alongside Thai vegetarian dishes, with an owner who explains every dish at the table. Complimentary tea, soup and dessert arrive without asking — the hospitality is as much the point as the food.
Payod Shan food(vegan/vegetarian)
A vegetarian (with vegan options) restaurant serving international plant-based food in Si Phum, Chiang Mai; does delivery, has outdoor seating. A well-reviewed local pick.
May Kaidee Chiang Mai
The Chiang Mai branch of May Kaidee adds Northern Thai dishes to the Bangkok original's beloved repertoire — khao soi, sai ua herb sausage and other northern staples that don't appear on the Sukhumvit menu. Cooking classes run alongside the restaurant, making it a destination for travellers who want to take Thai vegan cooking home with them.
Free Bird Cafe CNX Donation Center and Thrift Store
A fully-vegan cafe serving café-style food in Su Thep, Chiang Mai; does delivery, has outdoor seating, takes reservations. A well-reviewed local pick.
Green Tiger House
A vegetarian (with vegan options) restaurant serving café-style food in Sub-District, Chiang Mai. A well-reviewed local pick.