Govinda's Italian Restaurant (Bangkok)
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Address: 65/66 Sukhumvit Soi 22, (next to Honey Home Hostel 1) Bangkok
Phone Number: 066-26634970
Website: https://www.thai.com/GOVINDA.php
Opening Hours: 11.30AM - 3.00 PM 6:00PM - 11:30PM Daily
Cuisine: Italian
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Unlike the name might lead you to think, this restaurant is actually Italian cuisine not Indian. It is however, frequented mostly by the Indian community. At first the menu might seem a little uninspiring but if you ask them they actually veganise many of their dishes which, for some strange reason, is not advertised in the menu.
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For a start all the pizzas which are offered with cheese can actually be made with vegan cheese. Although the pizzas are otherwise average, the vegan cheese on top make it a real novelty since we know of no other restaurant in Thailand that offers pizzas with vegan cheese. We believe there are other veganised dishes as well but we have never inquired past the pizza! They also offer a vegan carrot cake as well as a raspberry sorbet but these are average compared to the other vegan desserts you can get in the close proximity. They do also do a lot of soy meat dishes.
This restaurant is well worth a visit for the vegan cheesy pizzas alone but we aware it's an upscale place so prices are fairly high and there is a ten percent service charge. It is only open at lunchtimes and in the evenings and it gets very busy quickly so go as early as you can if you don't like crowds or you don't want to wait. It's a cute place with outside seating. You'll get complimentary bread and oils with your food.