Revised and Updated: July 2022
If you’re looking for the best vegetarian restaurants in Hoi An, you’ve landed in the right place! Hoi An is a great place for both vegetarians and vegans alike. Vietnamese cuisine offers many meat-free options, and international menus often have a vegetarian selection. Alongside veggie-friendly choices in Indian, Mexican, Japanese and Italian restaurants, you’ll find plenty of meat-free restaurants in Hoi An. These are so good that vegetarians and omnivores visit in equal measure!
Given the Buddhist culture, most of Vietnam goes vegetarian for a short time every month, so the Vietnamese are a step ahead of much of the world when it comes to crafting mouth-watering meat-free food. Even classic Hoi An dishes such as Cao Lau and Mi Quang have a vegetarian or vegan version, so the cultural delight that is Vietnamese cuisine can truly be enjoyed by all!
Top Vegetarian Restaurants Index
Alongside Hoi An Now’s best vegetarian restaurants below, you’ll find vegan and vegetarian street food in and around the Old Town – look out for the word ‘chay’ (vegetarian: pronounced ‘chy-e’) or ‘quán chay’ (vegetarian restaurant: pronounced ‘kwan chy-e’).
If you’re not sure whether a dish contains meat or not, saying ‘tôi ăn chay’ (I am vegetarian: pronounced ‘doy an chy-e’) will clear things up.
Vegetarian Restaurant Index
- The Fisherman (Vegan)
- Quan Chay An Lac (Vegan)
Best Vegetarian Food in Hoi An
Am Vegetarian & Hideaway
Roughly hewn wooden furniture, lush greenery and ‘Om’ mantras conspire to soothe the soul at Am Vegetarian & Hideaway. This tranquil, off-the-beaten-track setting with swimming pool may be one of the most comfortable ‘cheap eats’ in Hoi An. Mushrooms, tofu, salads, soups and hotpot dishes with ever-so-fresh ingredients are deftly spiced, revealing intriguing combinations of flavor and texture. The Hoi An Now crew highly recommends the Thai Hotpot. At Am Vegetarian & Hideaway mains are just a few dollars, and many consider it Hoi An’s premier vegetarian restaurant (and just about the best value in town).
Quan Chay An Lac
An Lac is a small family-run eatery that’s popular with local people (plus Hoi An Now!), and with good reason. Prepared from scratch and cooked freshly in front of you, the food here is a real taste of Hoi An. The menu includes meat-free versions of local classic dishes for a couple of dollars, and there’s a range of cheap and delicious fresh smoothies.
Quan Chay Dam
Choose from around 10 dishes which change daily. The more dishes you choose, the more you pay – simple! Many dishes resemble meat counterparts mirroring pork belly or chicken legs for example, in time-honored Vietnamese tradition. The setting may be basic but it’s plastic free and a real taste of Vietnam – piquant and moderately spicy, with extra chili on the tables. Favored by Vietnamese locals not just for price but also for authenticity.
The Fisherman
Nestling on a sandy lawn about 50 meters from the beach at An Bang, The Fisherman has plenty to offer. It’s fully vegan with a diverse international menu and some of the best smoothies in Hoi An. The Buddha Bowl, the pancakes, the Mexican Wrap and the Vegan Burger are all highly recommended. Not the cheapest but highly regarded by many.
Minh Hien 2
This inexpensive vegetarian restaurant is close to the Old Town and great value for money. The lightly-curried pumpkin and the wonton soups are favorites, and the very spicy salad of green banana, mushroom, various greens, bean sprouts and chili is a knockout – literally. At Minh Hien 2 the owners’ gentle spirituality permeates the service and is part of a package that’ll make you want to return.
Nourish Eatery
Nourish Eatery is light and spacious, with dining both indoors and out. Relaxed and friendly, choose from the likes of smoothie bowls, all-day breakfasts, burgers, salad bowls and more, or just drop by for coffee and a snack. You can also purchase their fabulous nut butters direct from the premises. The favorite Hoi An vegetarian for many expats.
Ken Vegetarian & Coffee
At Ken Vegetarian & Coffee, the ingredients are exquisitely fresh and often prepared with intriguing twists. The ‘Vegan Pepper Pork’, for example, imitates pork so closely in taste and texture we know one dedicated vegetarian who just can’t face it. But while variety distinguishes this eatery, familiar favorites are also on hand. Ken Vegetarian & Coffee is also fantastic value for money. The generous serve of Cao Lau leads the way (so cheap!) – indeed, most dishes sit way under 100,000 VND. Vietnamese and Italian coffee are also priced under the odds and the comfortable 60s-style table settings are gaily lantern-lit. 50 meters down the lane from the address listed here.
Hoi An: A Meat-Free Paradise
If you’ve been vegetarian or vegan in the West for a number of years, you’ll remember the days of having a choice of risotto, risotto or, erm, risotto every time you went out for dinner. Western menus may now be offering a better choice of vegan and vegetarian fare, but still – Hoi An and Vietnam are far ahead when it comes to meat-free dining.
We’ve listed our favorite 100% vegetarian restaurants above, but you’ll also find some amazing meat-free options in many other restaurants.
Let us know your favorites below!
Where is Quan Chay Am Quang Minh? We’d love to go there.
Hi Jane, I think you might mean Quán Chay Tâm Quang Minh … that’s at 33 Ly Thai To. It is very close to Am Restaurant that’s in this guide. It’s much loved by the locals, especially at key times in the lunar cycle. It’s very cheap but be careful if going for dinner, it closes at 8pm.
We will be updating this section soon and that restaurant will be included.
Note: Am Restaurant is now in a different location. See map.
R.O.M Bistro, 1 Mac Dinh Chi also good restaurant for Vegetarian or Vegan also.
Just recomment for who like a new one with good food.