This is with out a question the center place for vegetarian enlightenment in Chiang Mai. It offers not only a restaurant but offers a small store with fresh vegetables organic and other vegetarian foods, and food stuffs like herbs and cereals.
Vegetarian Society of Chiang Mai, as a restaurant is sparse in decor but where you find good food and a peaceful atmosphere. You are expected to wash your own dishes after you finish. You will find that friendliness to be real and welcoming.
The dishes are cheap noodles or rice with 2 curries is 15 baht a plate and drinks are 5 baht. It also offer food free for those that need with rice with one curry is free.
It is open Monday to Friday 6am till 2 pm
It is located near the airport between the corner of the moat and the Toyota dealer.
Vegetarian Society Restaurant42 Mahidon Rd. T haiya, Chiang Mai
Tel: 053 271 262
Website www.asoke.info
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Even in that guide it was not pointed out at the map and in all these commercial tourist guide magazins it is whether mentioned nor at any map.
I am really embarassed about so much ignorance.
I am here the 3rd time and got know the place from other backpackers at the guesthouse in 2005 already.
After my last visit in 2007, March the restaurant changed some intereurs not by best result. It is quite dark inside because the shop was transfered and is taking all the daylight from its side. The shop sortiment is more multiple now but many products which can be found in outside supermarkets. For the natural medicine is a separate room now wihout self service and that selling lady has no knowledge.
An important matter I have to tell You :
Why are You playing music from one side and showing videos of teaching Buddhist monks on the other ???????????
That is a kind of promotion used as consumption animation in mainstream but does not belong to more consciencely developed vegetarian way of life.
I think when BUDDHA gave his lessions his diciples were listening concentrated and not having meal at the same time............
The way he taught for mental development is CONCENTRATION -
THAT MEANS :
IF YOU ARE EATING YOU HAVE TO DO NO OTHER THINGS whether TALKING nor LISTENING MUSIC or LESSONS.
Think about it ............
H. Wollmann