US travel website When On Earth has listed Ho Chi Minh City among the ideal cities worldwide for vegans and vegetarians.
The city is named one of the ten destinations that “tickle veggie-loving taste buds” as it offers a wide range of no-meat menus.
Visitors can look for the word “quan chay” which means vegetarian restaurant if they specifically want that. But many general restaurants are also willing to make vegetarian dishes if one just orders “chay,” the site advised.
The city’s vegetarian restaurants range from budget ones like Phap Hoa on Nguyen Trai Street, to middle ones like Saigon Vegan on Vo Van Tan. Hum, which has two restaurants on Vo Van Tan and Thi Sach, offers a bit more fancy options.
Metropole Hotel on Ly Chinh Thang Street also serve vegetarian buffets during the Lunar New Year and the seventh lunar month.
All have special meat-free versions of Vietnamese favorite dishes, including noodle soups and spring rolls.
La lista vegetariana de When On Earth también incluye Gante en Bélgica, donde el gobierno local ha exigido que todos los restaurantes incluyan un plato vegetariano en su menú, Chennai en India, conocida como la cuna del vegetarianismo, y Chiang Mai, la ciudad tailandesa de los templos budistas.
Vancouver de Canadá, Berlín de Alemania, Glasgow de Escocia, Nueva York y Portland de EE. UU. y Taipei de Taiwán también son recomendados por sus ofertas veganas.