Vegan
Thai
Beer/Wine

Thai street food venue from the owners of Mali Vegan. Shitake mushroom & tofu skewers, crispy wantons, crispy Chinese chive cake, Thai bruschetta and more. Open Tue-Fri 12:00-15:00, Tue-Thu 17:30-22:00, Fri 17:30-22:30, Sat 12:00-22:30, Sun 12:00-22:00. Closed Mon.


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15 Reviews

First Review by MessyCook

SamM-S

Points +77

Vegan
02 Nov 2024

Best Thai food I've ever had

The food was amazing and the staff were really kind, letting us sit outside and eat even though we had turned up 15 minutes before closing.

The cod with lemon grass was our favorite dish but also loved the calamari, tofu skewers and garlic chicken

redshift

Points +748

Vegan
22 Oct 2024

Food is above average but not 5*.

I went and had the crispy dumplings and pad thai.

The crispy dumplings were excellent but I didn’t really get on with the pad thai. I found the apples didn’t really work with the dish and ruined it a bit so I ended up eating them first. Also, I found the pad thai too bean-sprouty i.e. it had way too much bean sprout! This ruined and the apples ruined the overall taste of the dish. The noodles themselves were good but there was not enough of them. I feel like they should have more noodles and less bean sprout in this dish and do away with the apple.

Pros: Good crispy dumpling, Friendly staff and good customer service, 100% vegan

Cons: Weird pad thai, No hot drinks (no green tea or jasmine tea)

TimWood

Points +146

Vegan
24 Sep 2024

Wow so tasty!

We visited for lunch and ended up trying four items from the menu. The vegan cod and calamari were amazing. Such friendly staff too 😁 worth a visit for sure.

Pros: Amazing tasty food, Friendly staff

·X·

Points +21596

Vegan
22 Sep 2024

Muan

We had the redefine steak and the vegan mince lunch special. Everything was really good and presented very beautifully. My only feedback is that the redefine steak was a bit dry (probably because it’s sliced so thinly and it is extremely crispy on the outside), but the sauce that came with it was really delicious. I rounded up my 4.5 rating to 5.

AliceRG

Points +442

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Great eaterie in Brixton Village

Conveniently located in the middle of Brixton Village. I had papaya salad which was fresh and spicy and crispy dumplings in tamarind sauce which was very tasty. Very friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere

alistar

Points +2949

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Great food in adorable setting

We only had the chive cakes here but they were awesome. They were more rectangular rather than square unlike the ones served at Mali Vegan Thai in Earls Court. Super crispy and delicious. We were able keep our bikes at the table which was nice. I’d come back for more.

katiechurn

Points +1237

Vegan
03 Sep 2024

Super lovely food

We’d previously visited Mali Thai and loved it so I was very excited to have muan here! The food was delicious although I thought the serving sizes were quite small for the price, but it is London prices.

TBVG2019

Points +663

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

Fantastic Menu

The 'dips' (which were like mini meals in themselves), bruschetta, steak and salads were all excellent and the Thai iced coffee, whilst a little small, was similarly delicious - I was a little bit disappointed with the vegan squid at £11 as I didn't think a huge amount of it personally and have certainly had much better elsewhere - but everything else was fantastic - this place is a really great addition to Brixton's growing vegan restaurant scene.

NormanBarth

Points +20

Vegan
03 Aug 2024

Love it

Great food, will come back again. The fake calamari felt like real meat !

VeganToursCapeTown

Points +422

Vegan
30 Jul 2024

Flavour explosion!

Stunning addition to the vegan offerings in Brixton Market. Muan focuses on Thai street food and really delivers on flavour and value for money. I had the stir fried vegan mince with chili, basil and rice and it was mouthwateringly good!! So good in fact that it convinced me to order something else even though I wasn’t hungry. The quinoa, barley and green apple spicy salad was excellent and confirmed that my first dish wasn’t just a fluke.
I’ve never been to Thailand but I suspect this could be a close as you can get.
Honestly - just go!!

RichardⓋMolyneux

Points +1634

Vegan
28 Jul 2024

Early Days, Hopefully Here to Stay...s

I visited this new Thai venue with HappyCow founder Eric, on his way to Vegan Campout, and fellow London Ambassadors. Whilst I'm not a foodie (unlike my Thai wife!), I enjoyed my crispy Chinese chive cakes. Staff were attentive, though I think they need to take better note of the order; slight confusion over requests for spicy/non-spicy, etc.

MagaliEledhwen

Points +2358

Vegan
27 Jul 2024

Nice food, friendly staff

This is a small Thai restaurant in Brixton market. The staff is really friendly and they are happy to make the food less spicy upon request.

The food was good, but the portion sizes are quite small for the price (even by London standards).

LilacHippy

Points +12780

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Nice but Simple

Really glad to find an all vegan place that has opened up in the area, but it's not the kind of place I would visit often. The shop is very basic, it's a street style concept with small plates. It's small inside, with some outside tables and stalls with plastic tablecloths draped over the tables and food is served on plastic plates. I lived in Thailand for many years and the set up is very Thai style and I liked that all the staff were actually Thai.
However, the dishes were way too small for us and we would have needed to order about ten between the two of us (and young child) to get full. We ordered four and a couple of drinks and all of that came to fifty quid.
I would expect more for that kind of price. Dishes tasted nice, but nothing overly special. As is always the way with Thai food, we ordered spicy but it really was not spicy, even the somtam which is a typically spicy dish anyway.
I wish them every success but it wasn't really our thing, not saying that it wouldn't be yours.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-25

Pros: All vegan., Authentically Thai.

Cons: Prices., Basic set up., No toilet, have to pay 50p to use the shared one.

Ebsveg

Points +2398

Vegan
20 Jul 2024

Fantastic new addition!

So yummy! It's a small shop located inside of Brixton village and has a range of small plate options. The staff are super friendly and the food comes quick. The oat milk tea and coffee were delicious, the steak was great (a bit pricey but made of redefine), loved the curry and roti and tofu skewers. Most things were a bit spicy so if you aren't into that I think you can ask for less spice.

It's the same owners as mali vegan but the food is quite different, and I think I actually prefer it to it! Definitely one to try.

RichardⓋMolyneux

23 Jul 2024

Thanks for the review. HappyCow founder Eric's planning to fly in tomorrow morning, so plan to meetup from 6:30pm at Muan, would be lovely to see you, if you can join us :-)

MessyCook

Points +348

Vegan
16 Jul 2024

Add it to the top of your list

Another hard hitter from the same owner as Mali Vegan, Muan dishes up a range of small plates and street food favourites. The drinks menu is as well thought out as the food, and I don't think there's a single item across either that I wouldn't enjoy.

Pros: Thoughtful menu with something for every palate, Fabulous decor, The smoky watermelon cocktail omgggg

Cons: The smoky watermelon cocktail isn't pitcher sized

Happy_Bart

18 Jul 2024

Looks amazing and I love Mali Vegan, so definitely going there soon! 😁

RichardⓋMolyneux

18 Jul 2024

Thanks for the review and photos Kip, I hope to visit soon; maybe with HC founder Eric, when he's in town next week :-)




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