Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Thai
Fast food
Take-out

Jay (veg) restaurant opened weekdays for lunch and dinner. Offers mock meats, soups, noodle and rice dishes, fresh spring rolls, and some snack items to take away. Dishes are labeled. There are photos of every item so you could just point to what you'd like. Open Mon-Sun 8:30am-4:00pm.


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11 Reviews

First Review by vegannomnoms

anautrecht

Points +2191

Vegan
06 Feb 2024

Good buffet and a la carte

Buffet and pictures on the wall type place with delicious food and an incredible amount of choice. We were not able to spot any type of egg or Dairy, so not sure sure what makes it non -vegan

Edit: we went back so many times for the buffet and it is so good every time!

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-06

gabandtonic

Points +3011

Vegan
20 Nov 2023

So good and so cheap

Most entree dishes are 60 baht, and small bites are 20-40 baht. Super welcoming staff. Great spot to eat a bunch after hiking doi suthep if you exit near CMU

Patatine

Points +2649

Vegan
18 May 2023

Good and cheap

I got some pumpkins and some rice with other veggies for 50 Baht. Everything was tasty. The place is entirely vegetarian and has vegan things!

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-18

TheDiplomat

Points +970

Vegan
16 Feb 2023

The food was very good, but the staff was excellent!

Great little, cheap, Jae/vegan shop with some delicious options. Nothing fancy, but everything you need and want in a local Thai restaurant. Right next to the university. Great food. Nice venue with several tables for small groups. The highlight, however, was the server who was very welcoming, accommodating and provided info about each dish. Would definitely go back again! 💯

falanglanna

Points +142

Vegan
04 Jan 2023

Typical Thai food

Buffet with good variety. Sometimes I eat there, but almost every week for takeaway for my freezer.

Pros: Some dishes every day, some changing, I love the sausages and fresh rolls, Popular also among local peoples

Cons: Very moderate usual prices, Flavor of some food destroyed by "pak chaom", Sometimes needs patience due FoodPanda, Line deliv

PirateBird

Points +282

Herbivore
19 Jul 2019

Real Thai food... Done vegan!

Delicious food, fast and friendly service and very clean. A great place to eat real Thai jay (vegan) food.

Pros: Great selection of Thai dishes made vegan, Nice comfortable seating , Owners are very friendly

ZacharyG

Points +50

Vegan
22 Jun 2019

One of The Best Thai-Vegetarian places in Town

I absolutely love this place, even if you arrive late and want to eat the buffet-style food in my experience it all tastes good even at room-temperature. You can also order a soup or item off the wall to be made fresh, the only warning being don't get two fried meat-replacement dishes at once, as they can be a little on the drier side, albeit super tasty and good. I just prefer some vegetables/wetness in my meals.

While I love lots of Pepper-flavor, if you aren't used to it or don't like it you may not like this place very much, as they often use a lot of pepper, and most of their dishes will get your sinuses going a little, although most wouldn't cause a spicy "burn" type of feeling.

Other than that, really try one of their soups, I'd say this place has the best soups I've had in my life, they even have non-rice noodles that are also vegan you can have. For those they use a ramen-type of wet noodle.

As another reviewer mentioned, the owners don't speak much English at all, nor do the other workers there, but things are clearly label'd, pointing, and smiles and nods serve just fine.

I have never encountered egg-tofu here, and each time I've gotten the "buffet" dishes they've always said they were all vegan, but you can always ask to be extra-sure.

Pros: Best Soups & Fake Meat In Chiang Mai, Good Value/Portions, Absolutely Everything is Delicious

Cons: Uses a lot of Pepper (Positive for some, incl. me), Closed all Weekend, Mostly fake-meat/tofu on buffet (rarely has stews)

Aivars

Points +108

Vegan
11 Feb 2019

So many choices

Large and inexpensive vegan menu.

denn

Points +561

Vegan
30 Oct 2018

Excellent food

All good, I'd be happy to eat here again

AryunG

Points +27

Vegetarian
23 Jan 2018

very good

Good shop and good food

vegannomnoms

Points +341

Vegan
16 Jan 2018

Simple, yummy affordable!

Nice simple Thai jay place. Each dish here is only 30-40 baht. I got a vegan egg noodle soup with tofu, vegan pork and ginger over rice and a mock meat snack and it came to 85 baht total. About 75% of the dishes are vegan and clearly labeled. Owner doesn’t speak much English but knows “vegan” and “vegetarian”. Food tasted fresh and you get a free little bowl of soup with your meal.

Pros: affordable , lots of choice




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