Today we decided to check out Asiatique, a night market.
So, I searched for a restaurant near Asiatique so that we can have lunch before heading to the market.
I found Veg Japan on Google Maps.
The reviews and the menu looked both good, so we decided to give it a try.
It’s about a 20-minute walk from the Saphan Taksin BTS station.
The sidewalk is adequately wide, and it’s an easy walk.
We enjoyed looking at local shops and restaurants along the way.
Veg Japan is hard to miss because of the Japanese lanterns in front.
We got there around 12:00 noon, and it looked like they had just opened.
Inside the restaurant you’ll find a lot of nostalgic old Japanese posters.
They are a vegetarian/vegan restaurant, but apparently, they pay close attention to details of everybody’s dietary needs!
They clearly mark each item on their menu with “Vegetarian”, “Vegan”, “Shojin (no onions, garlic, etc.)”, “Indian Vegetarian (no eggs or alcohol, but may include dairy), and “Islamic halal (no alcohol)”.
Pretty impressive.
We both started with cold green tea.
Hydration is always important in Bangkok.
There were so many things I wanted to try, but I decided to go for vegan sushi platter.
I absolutely loved it!
Everything was delicious.
I was skeptical of the vegan salmon and tuna, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Their texture was spot-on.
I wouldn’t have known it was not real fish if not told!
Oh, the Konnyaku with miso sauce was amazing, too.
My husband had Imo-Katsu Teishoku (set).
The sweet potato Katsu was perfectly fried and wonderfully crispy.
The set came with rice, miso soup, three kinds of pickles (generous amount!), braised broccoli, and burdock-carrot Kimpira.
He absolutely loved everything.
We will definitely go back.
Hopefully soon.
It’s a bit away from where we live, but it’s worth the trip.
They have a noodle soup and an eggplant dish I’m interested in, so I want to try them next time, although it will be hard not to have the same sushi platter again (because it was so good!).
And believe it or not, today’s lunch only cost $20!
ーーーーーーーーーー
After leaving the restaurant we did go to Asiatique as planned.
We heard that it opens at 11 a.m., so we got there around 2:00 p.m.
When we got there, it was so quiet!
Most of the shops and restaurants did not appear to open before 3 p.m.
We actually enjoyed spending time here today because it was quiet (we generally don’t like crowds).
But I would recommend coming here after dark to fully experience what they have to offer.
We took their shuttle boat back to Saphan Taksin station.
The service starts at 4:00 p.m.
