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All vegetarian and mostly Japanese food with a variety of vegetable sushi along with different mock meats. Ask for the photo menu. Average dish around 60-100 baht. No alcohol. Previously at Sukhumvit 55, Wattana and Fifty-Fifth Plaza. Reported fully vegan January 2024. Reported closed December 2024.
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Thanon Song Wat, Samphanthawong (at back of Lim Hi Lee Kitchen), Bangkok, Thailand
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57 Reviews
First Review by maynard7
kaled97
Points +816
So delicious - Edit
Just happened to walk here while wandering - so glad we did! Bento boxes were so good. A tad pricey compared to street markets but not over the top. Would recommend!
Read morePros: All vegan options
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Caroulade
Points +48
Rare Place for delicious food - Edit
We ordered two different bento boxes. It came with a miso soup each. The fake meat was delicious and crispy and the soup well seasoned. I can really recommend this place especially the bentos. Wish we would’ve explored this place some days earlier.
Read moreVery nice service, quiet location and good prices
Pros: Only vegan, Pictures
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mangostickyrice
Points +174
Vegan bento is surprisingly authentic - Edit
Was very quiet after lunchtime, lots of Japanese cuisine made with mock meat on the menu. Good service, reasonably priced although some larger dishes were expensive. I assume they are meant for sharing.
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Selina_nsw
Points +3669
Hidden gem - Edit
The menu has a big selection of food including rice and noodle dishes with vegetables and faux meat, also a variety of sushi. We ordered the carrot sushi and it was delish. I also had the 'rice with grilled chicken' which was a bit dry but also tasty. A bit more sauce would have made it better! The dish also came with a miso soup, which was not even mentioned on the menu. It was a positive surprise. I loved the soup. Definitely my favorite.
Read moreThe prices are not as cheap as in some other restaurants but it's still really affordable.
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-07
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TalesHenriqueSimoes
Points +290
Delicious Japanese vegan food! - Edit
Food is fantastic. everything we had was so good.
Read moreDon't skip the opportunity to go if you visit Chinatown.
Friendly owner who speak good English.
Cons: No credit cards accepted, Not the cheapest but not expensive
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TomBleyer
Points +41
Authentic Japanese Food - Edit
Whatever they do with the Mushrooms it's amazing.
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Ad3l0n
Points +27
Cute and fun - Edit
Its in a really cute location! It is actually the first time i had mock seafood like this and it is very different from all the other mock meats i tried. And i really liked the fried "shrimp"!! But the food did not really fill us up and it was pretty expensive compared to Bangkok prices
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-09-21
Pros: Cute place!! , Lots of options, Very different and creative
Cons: A bit expensive, Not particularly filling, small portions
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NinjaKatjaHorr
Points +365
Vegan Japanese Food - Edit
Small restaurant with a large selection of vegan Japanese dishes. Though it is marked here as vegetarian they clearly state on the English menu that it is all vegan. The owner spoke English as well. We had a selection of sushi dishes with a great variety of mock fish. Not the cheapest, but very nice and interesting food.
Read morePros: All vegan, Large selection, English menu and friendly English speaking owner
Cons: Not the cheapest
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twobananaleaves
Points +34
All vegan Japanese food - Edit
If you plan to go to the China Town night market, you need to stop by here! It’s within walkable distance. All vegan. We got two bentos and an avacado roll. Both delicious, fresh, and well balanced. Prices are fair too. I wish I knew about this place sooner because it’s so delicious. Would highly recommend!
Read morePros: All vegan, Delicious food, Cheap
Cons: A bit difficult to find (but doable)
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thetravelingvegan
Points +1170
What a pleasant surprise - Edit
One of those hard to find hole in the wall places, with lots of fans but no air-conditioning, and a lot of love from the kitchen. Incredible sushi creations all vegan. Mock meat creations all vegan, soups, and something for everybody. Incredibly priced very reasonable. Crispy duck is amazing. Food comes out quick. I would return. I will miss Bangkok because of this place
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mortem1
Points +1276
Delicious and beautiful vegan food here! - Edit
In this place we founded big variety of vegan dishes: sushi, nigiri, vegan miso soup, mock meat dishes, fried tempura vegetables, fusion green curry. Al that we tried was so delicious and with good presentation. Owner was so good and helpful too. They also used many vegan seafood imitations, it was amazing. I’m strongly recommend this place.
Read moreBy the way, we also check Mayo which they used for dishes - it was ‘Jay’ vegan Mayo.
Pros: Delicious and so beautiful vegan food, Big variety of vegan dishes , Flavourful
Cons: Expensive for regular dining
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!iorgi!
Points +32
Good Chinese-style Japanese food - Edit
Use of mayonnaise (confirmed vegan) and ham in sushi is typical of Chinese-style Japanese food. Lots of vegetarian seafood using konnyaku (konjac) to imitate texture and aroma.
Read morePros: All dishes we ordered were delicious., Well prepared and good presentation. , Fresh oil used for tempura giving light colour.
Cons: Slightly expensive., Not authentic Japanese but good nonetheless., 2 dishes with dairy cheese: macaroni, potatoes
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darila
Points +544
Price and taste are not equal - Edit
I tried wu-lung noodles in stewpot, my friend ordered avocado sushi, both were okay. My expectation was a bit high, when you look at the menu you expect more taste. Everything is vegetarian and vegan which is great. They use mock meat and mushrooms, that's fine too. But somehow I didn't find it extremely delicious or hasn't spesifik taste. The price was expensive when you consider of taste.
Read morePros: Everything is vegetarian and vegan.
Cons: Expensive.
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Greenious
Points +22
Cosy and nice place! - Edit
Great food great service! I've nothing to say but they have very warm and nice staff! Their signature dishes are mostly Japanese cuisine. Super delicious. Please do patronise their store.
Read morePros: Good and friendly staff, Excellent presentation, Good quality dishes
Cons: Small space
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evoontoast
Points +1630
same same but different - Edit
I'd like to think of myself as a sushi connoisseur (check out evoonrice on insta for some sushi adventures) and to be honest I was a little disappointed by Chijuya's range considering it touts itself as a "Japanese" veg restaurant. We had the taro, seaweed, and sesame uramaki - which were all okay and different to the standard cucumber and avo, but they all had the exact same filling to one another!!! I would've liked to see some variety with the fillings. I'm also not a huge fan of fake meats (ham & crab stick) which were included in all, but that might be a personal preference.
Read moreThat being said, we did also have the fried tofu veggie plate which was delicious with rice!!! Mushrooms were fab
Pros: interesting veg versions of sushi, pretty tasty
Cons: more expensive than most , pretty bleak atmosphere/interior, mock meats which I personally do not like
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solarkismet
Points +239
good but maybe too realistic - Edit
All vegetarian but really looks like meat - the fake seafood isn't really my thing. The Chinatown location is the current one as of Dec 2015. A bit more expensive, though Japanese usually is. Good overall. Look at blue dot map to find exactly. Happy Cow map is too far West.
Read moreCons: too realistic seafood
solarkismet
The Happy Cow map has been updated.
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jaz151
Points +249
Not bad - Edit
Expensive, 150 baht is a typical price. Got the sushi which was tasty but expensive and a small serving. Lots of mock meats so the menu is probably more interesting if you're into that. If you're coming from the direction of Hua Lamphong it will be on your left - look out for lots of lanterns.
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kool_kitchen
Points +862
Very good - Edit
Offering an extensive menu, this tucked away place had some very good dishes. The Chinese leaf was delicious. It is relatively quite expensive though.
Read morePros: Good food
Cons: Not cheap
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NebNitram
Points +93
Pretty Good - Edit
Was pretty easy to find if u just look for the lanterns etc...
Read moreHad the enoki mushrooms and mixed tempura... Very nice.
A little pricey for Thailand and for the decor and vibe of restaurant but had a good meal!
Keen on being a bit more adventurous next time!!
Pros: Chinatown has hardly any decent places to eat.
Cons: A little pricey for what it is
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reissausta ja ruokaa
Points +1897
mayonese topped, plain tasting, but a curiosity - Edit
It came as a surprise that my ebi temaki (mock shrimp and cabbage wrapped in nori) and mock shrimps contained mayonese. I don´t know if it was vegan or not (the waiter did not speak much any english) and anyway there was too much of it on the shrimps.
Read moreI got only one temaki and it costed 50 baht. Four mock shrimps costed 150 bahts. So it expensive compared to eg May Kaidee´s. The portions were so small.
The restaurant is easy to find: walk along Thanon Songwat and it will be on Soi between the river and Thanon Songwat. There is lots of yellow chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling on the soi.
I would rather have cheaper sushi in some ordinary Japanese sushi restaurant in Bangkok. But I think I will visit this again, give it one more chance. And try not to have anything with mayo.
I visited this same restaurant 8 years ago when it was in the Sukhumvit area. Now the text " Located on the 2nd floor of Fifty-Fifth Plaza" should be removed from the description.
Pros: japanese veggie restaurants are rare
Cons: uses mayonese (I don´t know is it vegan), a bit expensive, a bit tasteless
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nielswied
Points +240
a fine gem in meaty China Town - Edit
It is not easy for a veggie to find something to eat in this China Town Area. So Chijuya was a gem for us in really meaty China Town. It is 100% veggie, so no worry about soups and ingredients that may contain fish, shrimp and so on. Highly recommended.
Read morePros: 100 percent veg, good ingredients, nice people
Cons: very difficult to find, no alcoholic drinks, no nice surroundings
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Chnanis
Points +8124
Simple but Good taste - Edit
To update, the brach which is now closed down is Sukhumvit branch, now they operate at Songwat road, locates near Mongkoltan temple, behind Lim Hi Lee Kitchen.
Read moreThe place is small and very simple, but the food is nice.
Various dishes to choose for example different kinds of Sushi, Temaki, Grilled, Stir fried, Deep fried, and Soup.
They do not use 'fake meat' which made from flour in their dishes, but use tofu, konjac, mushrooms, and vegetables.
I love their Sushi, very well mixture containing vegetables, mushroom, tofu, and of course seaweed. :)
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Peridot_Garnet
Points +53
Nice JP veg food - Edit
I really love this restaurant. There are so many nice japanese vegetarian dishes with good taste.
Read moreAnother good choice for japanese veg food.
Pros: good food
Cons: small, area
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eric
Points +21040
Vegan Sushi and more - Edit
I liked this place, sad to hear that it's gone. I think the location was the issue.
Read moreLocated on the second floor of a quite mall, this restaurant offers sushi and other Japanese, Thai, and Chinese dishes. I tried two types of sushi, but on the first forget to mention to them to leave out the mayo (dairy). Their tempura was pretty good and included mock jumbo shrimp. I also liked the seaweed dish I ordered, see photos above. The majority of dishes seemed to include mock sea foods and other mock meats. Overall pretty good, though I wouldn't likely return unless already nearby.
Updated from previous review on Thursday December 09, 2010
Pros: Veg Sushi
Cons: Too many mock meats
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m@earthville
Points +9811
Pros and cons... - Edit
Chijuya's vast menu is a mix of good, great, and not-so-great, so we can understand the mixed reviews here.
Read moreIt's a pity: Japan has such a rich tradition of creative vegan Zen cuisine (Shojin Ryori), but none of that attention to detail was on display here. It's mostly high-fat, meatless renditions of standard Japanese fare
Our biggest complaint, though, is that Chijuya really isn't vegan-friendly - at least it wasn't on our two visits. First, the menu doesn't always make it clear which items contain dairy or egg, and there are some items that (in our experience) don't normally contain dairy or egg but do here, so that increases the challenge. Further compounding the difficulty is the fact that (at least on our visits) none of the staff spoke English, and even the fact that we said 'phom kin jae' didn't spare us a few surprise animal ingredients.
So, we would rate Chijuya 3.5 cows for lacto-ovo vegetarians who don't mind eating rather fatty meal, but only 2 cautious cows for vegans and health nuts.
Pros: Big menu
Cons: Not vegan-friendly
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Eacampbell
Points +43
Disappointing - Edit
Went to this dimly-lit, empty restaurant one evening last month (Oct 2010) and was looking forward to a good meal because of the reviews previously posted. Had the lemon chicken that tasted like rubber covered in a chemical goo. Had another dish that wasn't as bad, but was bland and needed pepper, salt, and chili to make it have any taste -- not worth the 120 Baht.
Read moreThe hours posted on the door showed that the restaurant closed at 10 pm and at 9:00 the staff started turning the lights out. And with cold and unfriendly service (uncharacteristic of Thais) we were surprised to find a 10% service charge added to our bill. When we complained saying that they started closing while we were in the middle of our meal, the girl just shrugged and waited to take our money.
This restaurant looks as if it's on its last leg and that the staff have given up on trying.
Pros: Location, Long menu
Cons: Bad food, Poor service, Expensive
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enRoute
Points +1413
nice place, some great options - Edit
I headed here after realizing that Tamarind was closed. it's way out on Sukhumvit in a slightly odd little mini-mall. can't say I was disappointed, though the special soup with "everything" didn't blow me away like I was hoping (some weeeird veggie "stuff" in there...). on the other hand, the sushi and sashimi was worth the trip out and makes this a great option for the city.
Read morePros: unique, nice range
Cons: a bit far out, menus are kind of grubby, varying quality
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