Vegan in Vietnam - A detailed vegan guide helping ethical eaters enjoy every mouthful in this awesome country!
- Oct 31, 2025
- 1 min read
There’s not much that can prepare you for how exciting Vietnam is to travel, with new sights, experiences, encounters and aromas around every single corner. For vegan travellers you’ll find an unbelievable variety of delicious vegan dishes, an enviable culture of veganism and even locals who go vegan two days a month. Altogether this makes for a beautiful travel experience!
The food isn’t as good as the reputation… it’s better!
From aromatic noodles, world famous soups, hearty rice dishes and finger-licking street food – vegan nom in Vietnam is colourful, fresh and really damn tasty. On top of this markets are filled with a rainbow of tropical fruits, you’ll find dedicated vegan shops with a baffling variety of meat-free products and everything is dirt cheap.
Unfortunately it ain’t all blue skies and whilst there are fantastic vegan options on the other end of the spectrum things aren’t so great. The Vietnamese eat a LOT of meat, they eat a ridiculous variety of it in almost every meal and it has a nasty habit of ending up in your food if you’re not prepared.
Before we moved to Vietnam we heard horror stories of the country’s meaty reputation and had to think hard whether it was the right country to move to. Boy are we glad we did but you really do need to be careful as a vegan traveller and do your research. This guide has all the info you’ll need to make the most of the country, find all the vegan dishes on offer and avoid everything else!
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