My husband found this place and suggested that we should go check it out on Sunday for our Sunday pizza dinner.

When I was not sure how to enter, a gentleman came out and warmly greeted us.

Staff were very nice, friendly and answered all our questions well.

Once inside, you notice all the beautiful bottles displayed.

The place felt like a bar rather than a restaurant.

The place was really hip, decorated with black x white pictures of artists, who, the staff told us, are vegetarians/vegans.

We got there around 7:00 p.m., our usual dinner time, which was probably early for most of their customers (lol).

Apparently we were the first to arrive there that night.

It was nice I was able to take a lot of pictures without bothering other people.

They serve various foods including Thai dishes, but we had pizza as my husband set his mind on pizza that night.

Overall, it was a good vegan pizza.

The vegan pepperoni and cheese were very good.

I will go to Vegano Bangkok if I want to eat pizza, but I would come here to meet friends for drinks and snacks and listen to hip hop music.

When we were there a few weeks ago, the staff told us that they had only been open for three weeks.

I hope they do well.

It is really a fantastic place where you can enjoy music AND various vegan dishes!

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Mercy Republic – Website

It was the first time for us to have Thanksgiving outside the U.S., and we spent the day very differently.

No turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, or pumpkin pie.

But nonetheless, we had a wonderful meal with great friends.

If you really want the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, you can find it at several hotels in Bangkok.

But since none of us really loved turkey, we decided to have a very nontraditional meal for that day.

We picked Din Tai Fung.

They offer many vegetarian (most of them if not all seemed vegan), and the pictures and reviews were great, so I was excited to try.

You can watch how their dumplings are made through the glass window.

Din Tai Fung originated in Taiwan, but they have restaurants outside of Taiwan, including the U.S.

In Bangkok there are three locations, and our friend suggested that we should go to the Central Embassy one because of their view.

She was right.

The view was amazing!

They are known for their juicy pork dumplings.

Instead of pork, we had mushrooms ones, “Steamed Assorted Mushroom Xiao Long Bao Infused with Truffle Oil”, and they were delicious.

We also had these “Steamed Vegetarian Dumplings”, and they were equally tasty too.

In addition to the dumplings we had a few more dishes.

This was “Oriental Salad in Special Vinegar Dressing”, and I absolutely loved it.

Stir-fried Spinach with Garlic.

“Deep-fried Homemade Tofu with Water Chestnuts and Mushrooms”

These were scrumptious!

It was crispy outside and soft inside.

I loved the texture of the water chestnuts in the soft tofu.

It wasn’t listed as “vegetarian (or vegan)”, but if anything I would guess there was some egg in the batter.

It came with tasty sweet chili sauce.

We also had three kinds of steamed buns: vegetables, mushrooms, and sweet red beans.

They were all good, but by that time I was already full, so I didn’t need them.

This was our first time, so we didn’t know how much to order.

Next time I will order exactly the same except that I will get 5 dumplings each instead of 8, no steamed buns, but I will get a bowl of Dan Dan Noodle (on the menu it indicates they can make it vegetarian).

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Din Tan Fung – Menu

I cannot wait to go back.

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After our lunch we went upstairs for a cup of tea.

If you are in this mall, you should definitely check out this area.

It’s a large bookstore with several cafes all over the floor.

Beautiful and comfortable space.

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The same night we met with my husband’s ex-colleague who was visiting Bangkok from the U.S. and we went to the Speakeasy Rooftop Bar for a drink.

It was a really cool place, and the view was amazing.

We don’t drink alcohol much, so we hardly go to a bar.

So it was a nice opportunity for us to experience this rooftop bar scene.

Our plan was to check out a popular cafe that is introduced everywhere on social media as “a must visit”, but on our way there, we got distracted.

When the gate decorated with the beautiful flowers was so inviting, and we decided to quickly check out this place.

Straight ahead we saw a cute cafe called Sala Bran Cafe – “fermented food & beverage”.

I always liked fermented food, and my husband recently began to express interest in fermented food, so we were excited to check it out.

When we found out we could try some fermented drinks, we changed our plan and spend our afternoon here instead of the original destination.

The dining room is bright with large windows.

There is a nursery next door, and you feel surrounded by greens even though you are indoors.

My husband had their house-brewed Kombucha.

He liked it.

I had ginger Amazake.

We also had Kinako cookies.

The following day we went back because we wanted to try their lunch.

We had Tempeh lunch set.

I loved that it comes with all the small dishes, many of which included some fermented items.

My favorite was tempeh.

The texture and taste were both excellent.

This is not a vegan meal (it’s NOT described as “vegan”), but I believe it’s mostly (probably close to 95% (that’s my guess) plant-based).

Their menu explains what each dish is on the tray, in English and Japanese for sure, (and maybe in Thai as well?).

We also shared a small piece of cheesecake (not vegan) and a cup of tea.

The cheesecake was delicious.

There is a little shop near the entrance, where you can purchase some baked goods, kombucha, and some other fermented items, like this one.

I am thinking of going back to buy their Shio koji.

The puppy was so friendly!

If you ever go to the cafe, make sure to check out the nursery next door on the same campus, called The Jungle on Ekamai.

It’s a wonderful oasis in the middle of the city.

It’s beautiful, whimsical, and the selection and display of items shows the owner’s good taste.

On the same campus you will also find a salon, where you can take a rice bran enzyme bath!

The cafe staff (owner?), Ms. Kumi, invited us to see the bath, and it was pretty impressive.

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Sala Bran Cafe – Website

It was another place that was on our list for a long time.

Broccoli Revolution is located an 8-minute walk from Thong Lo BTS station.

Once you enter, you notice the high ceiling and how bright it is inside.

The place is flooded with natural light.

There are a lot of plants, which also adds organic natural feel to the space.

It’s located on a busy street, but once inside you forget the hustle and bustle of the city.

The menu is pretty big.

My husband had Zen Burger made of jackfruit, and a side of fried potatoes.

He loved it.

(I had a bite, and it was delicious.)

It didn’t look big, but it (minus a big piece taken by me) made him full.

I decided to try something new to me.

It was “Khao Gaeng Som: Thai sour curry served with organic brown rice”.

It had complicated flavor and was very tasty.

I’m glad I tried it.

It tasted something fermented.

I didn’t know exactly what, but I liked it.

The soup had a kick to it, but I wouldn’t say it was overly spicy.

They serve a nice mix of Western and Asian dishes.

I want to try the Broccoli Quinoa Charcoal Burger next time.

They also had some sweets displayed on the counter.

Unfortunately, we were too full to try any.

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Broccoli Revolution – Website

We will definitely go back, hopefully soon!