The 10 Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Pattaya (2026)

"Cabbages & Condoms occupies a unique position in Thailand's restaurant scene: it's a serious Thai restaurant whose entire commercial existence funds social development work."

The restaurant chain was founded by Mechai Viravaidya - the Thai philanthropist and former politician known internationally as 'Mr. Condom' for his decades-long work normalizing contraception use and family planning in Thailand (a campaign credited with reducing the country's birth rate from 7 children per family to 1.5 over 40 years). Mechai's ...

Order: Whole roasted young mountain chicken (Northern Thai specialty), Tom yum goong with regional preparation, Larb (spiced minced meat salad - Isan tradition)

"Indian by Nature is the rare Pattaya restaurant where the consensus opinion - 'best Indian in town' - is now backed by the strongest possible institutional endorsement: inclusion in the 2026 MICHEL..."

The restaurant has earned this recognition through 22 years of consistent operation. Founded in 2004 in the Chateau Dale Complex on Thappraya Road in Jomtien (the same complex that houses Bruno's, the city's first independent fine-dining restaurant), Indian by Nature has been led from the kitchen by Executive Chef Av Khanijou since opening. Chef...

Order: Kashmiri Fish (Chef Av's monthly special when in season), Crab Masala (whole crab with aromatic spice paste), Chicken Tikka (tandoor-cooked, served in flame pot)

"Govindam fills a specific gap in Pattaya's restaurant ecosystem: 100% pure vegetarian Indian cuisine with proper Jain food preparation."

For visitors observing strict vegetarian or Jain dietary practices, finding genuinely-no-cross-contamination Indian food in tourist cities is harder than it should be - many 'vegetarian-friendly' restaurants share kitchen equipment with meat preparations or use animal-derived ingredients that escape casual vegetarianism. Govindam is the answer i...

Order: Rajasthani thali (full Rajasthani vegetarian set), Masala dosa, Paneer tikka masala

"Five Star J is the kind of vegan restaurant that exists primarily to serve regulars - it doesn't market aggressively, doesn't appear on most tourist 'top 10' lists, and yet has a devoted following ..."

Located on Pattaya 3rd Road near the junction with South Pattaya Road, the restaurant occupies a modest single-storey shophouse with a clean dining room, photo-illustrated menu boards on the walls, and a small kitchen visible from the dining area. The menu is broad. Thai vegan classics - tom yum (with soy 'shrimp' or all-vegetable), tom kha (wit...

Order: Vegan tom yum (soy 'shrimp' or all-vegetable), Vegan pad krapow with soy 'chicken', Soy 'duck' Chinese-style