Bonita - Vegan Cafe (Bangkok)

Bonita - Vegan Cafe and Social Club (Bangkok)

Address: 100 Soi Pramote, Silom Soi 26 (moved from 56/3 Pan Street, Silom,) Bangkok, Thailand 10500

Phone Number: 0818659933

Website: https://www.facebook.com/bonita.c.sc

Opening Hours: 11:30 AM-3:30 PM and 6.00 PM - 9.30 PM Daily, Closed on Tuesdays

Cuisine: Thai, Western

This cute, quaint, kitsch, living room style cafe and restaurant is situated in the Silom area, recently moved from it's previous very nearby location near the Myanmar embassy. It is now just a couple of streets away, near Bangkok Viillage. There are lots of other vegetarian restaurants in this area, I'm realising that if you know where to go, the veggie scene in Bangkok is really competing quite well with it's Northern equivalent.

Bonita is quite easy to miss, so look out for it - when you see the right soi just walk down and you will see it on the left hand side of the road, it's a small place. Decor is very homely, but also very interesting as there is a plethora of souvenirs and information relating to the vegan runners club that the owners belong to. As a fellow runner I loved looking around at all this stuff.

The menu is not huge, but there is some variety with Thai and Western options and I enjoyed the Japanese curry. The portions aren't huge and the dishes are a little on the pricey side, but I felt that the unique atmosphere really made it worth it because it's not like anywhere I've really seen before. I was also impressed with the fact that despite being a western style restaurant where you sit down and order, everything is vegan, including the ice-cream. The staff are friendly and welcoming (in their running shirts) and they didn't hurry us out despite us sitting there past their stated closing time.

The one thing that should get a special mention is the fruit shakes. We ordered mango and pineapple and it was a thick, creamy swirl that tasted so divine my friend even went for a second one. More like a dessert than a drink, bursting with flavour and sweetness.

Definitely try this place out. It has that special quality about it.