Street food in Asia
16 street dishes in Asia that travelers often order plant based.
16 dishes
List of street dishes
डोसा
Dosa · Chennai
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace ghee.
Ask about: Ghee
Breakfast, Snack
चना मसाला
Chana masala · Delhi
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace ghee.
Ask about: Ghee
Snack, Evening
ผัดไทย
Pad Thai · Bangkok
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace fish sauce, egg, shrimp.
Ask about: Fish sauce, Egg, Shrimp
Snack, Evening
ส้มตำ
Green papaya salad · Chiang Mai
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace fish sauce, shrimp.
Ask about: Fish sauce, Shrimp
Snack, Evening
gỏi cuốn
Fresh spring rolls · Ho Chi Minh City
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace shrimp, fish sauce.
Ask about: Shrimp, Fish sauce
Snack
Bánh mì chay
Plant bánh mì · Hanoi
Often plant based when labeled chay, but mayo and pâté can still be animal.
Ask about: Mayonnaise, Pâté or meat fillings
Breakfast, Snack
gado-gado
Gado gado · Jakarta
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, shrimp paste.
Ask about: Egg, Shrimp paste
Snack, Evening
tempe goreng
Fried tempeh · Yogyakarta
Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.
Ask about: animal products
Snack
梅干しおにぎり
Umeboshi rice ball · Tokyo
Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.
Ask about: animal products
Breakfast, Snack
야채김밥
Vegetable gimbap · Seoul
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, fish.
Ask about: Egg, Fish
Snack
falafel
Falafel · Istanbul
Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.
Ask about: animal products
Snack, Evening
Ispanaklı gözleme
Spinach gözleme · Ankara
Spinach fillings can be plant based. Many stalls add cheese by default.
Ask about: Cheese, Butter on the griddle
Breakfast, Snack
حمص
Hummus · Beirut
Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.
Ask about: animal products
Snack
menemen
Menemen · Izmir
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, butter.
Ask about: Egg, Butter
Breakfast
素炒饭
Vegetable fried rice · Shanghai
Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, oyster sauce.
Ask about: Egg, Oyster sauce
Snack, Evening
ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง
Mango sticky rice · Phuket
Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.
Ask about: animal products
Snack