Vegetarian Restaurants in District 1, Saigon

Are you a vegetarian? My grandmother was a vegetarian. She was also an amazing vegan cook. Her food is always the best to me. That being said, there is no place like home but there are a few places almost like it that I will show you below. If you are not a vegetarian, no worries. Why not changing your flavors once in a while?

You may order vegan food using the word “chay” or “đồ ăn chay” (Literally: vegetarian food). But how do we pronounce that though? A way to say the word “chay” is to combine the first syllable of the word “chayote” and the vowel of the word “say”. And, “đồ ăn”, which means food, is “do” and the first syllable of “ankle”. Hope this could help you pronounce the full word correctly!

By the way, here are two tips when you speak Vietnamese, use just a little amount of air and do not compress the words when pronouncing.

Healthy Farm

You choose your favorite ingredients, Healthy Farm’s chefs make delicious noodle dishes out of them. Ingenious concept, isn’t it? That is what I thought when I first got here. There is a great variety of options for customers to pick including noodles, vegan meats, and vegetables. Moreover, the restaurant offers vegan burgers, ice creams, and many more good drinks. A breakfast or lunch here to me is an absolutely great idea.

Opening hours: 10:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Address: #42 Tran Hung Dao St., Pham Ngu Lao ward, district 1, Saigon.
Phone:+84 8 3838 6668
Website: facebook.com/healthyfarmvegan/

Loving Hut Hoa Đăng Restaurant

Loving Hut is a vegan restaurant chain with more than 100 outlets in Asia, Europe, South America, North America, and Australia. Among the places I recommend here, this one is where a proper man in a suit and tie may get his proper full course dinner.

Opening hours: 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM and 04:00 PM – 09:00 PM
Address: #38 Huynh Khuong Ninh St., district 1, Saigon.
Phone:+84 8 3820 9702
Website: lovinghuthoadang.com/

Phương Mai Vegan Restaurant

Don’t be fooled by the restaurant’s small size look! It offers a lovely atmosphere and an amazing menu. I once stumbled across this small shack and now I have to come back every (almost) week because of the delicious dishes. Moreover, this place has a small meditation room and a reading room with a few charity bookshelves. You can read, take any titles that you like or consider making donations to enrich it.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Address: #7 Phan Chu Trinh St., District 1.
Phone: +84 8 38 223 166 – +84 8 88 339 257
Website: facebook.com/pmvegetarian/

Liên Hương Vegan Restaurant

Lien Huong is a decent vegetarian restaurant in a quiet and comfortable setting that you should not miss when you are here in Saigon although it is quite an adventure to get here as the restaurant is located in an alley. However, it is really not that hard if you simply follow our map.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Address: #149/31A Le Thi Rieng St., Ben Thanh ward, District 1.
Phone: +84 8 3925 0547
Website: facebook.com/pmvegetarian/

Tib Vegan Restaurant

Established in 1993, Tib Restaurant was among the pioneers in Vietnam to revive rustic Hue dishes such as Jellyfish noodle (Vietnamese: Bún giấm nuốc), Steamed rice pancake with shrimp in banana leaves (Vietnamese: Bánh nậm tôm), Romaine lettuce roll (Vietnamese: Cuốn diếp) into luxurious settings. One interesting point that helps Tib stands out from its competitors is that the restaurant mainly focuses on food made from fresh vegetables and fruits instead of offering fake flavors or vegan meats.

Besides the main courses, Tib also serves breakfast with coffee and snacks. Don’t forget to check it out!

Opening hours: (Mon to Sat) 11:00 AM – 02:00 PM and 05:00 PM – 10:00 PM
(Sunday) 11:15 AM – 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Address: #89-91 Phan Ke Binh St., Ben Thanh ward, District 1.
Phone: +84 8 3911 5455
Website: tibrestaurant.com/