Vegetarian festival is back again

With the annual 10-day vegetarian festival returning this year from Sunday to Oct 23, hotels and fine-dining restaurants are preparing to serve specially-crafted meatless dishes for full-time and part-time herbivores alike.

But going vegetarian doesn’t have to be expensive — as often complained by consumers — given specific innovative ingredients can cost more than real meat, not to mention rising prices of vegetables during this period.

In light of the approaching vegetarian festival, here are dining communities in Bangkok where people can enjoy simple meat-free treats at affordable prices.

Yaowarat Old Market

Yaowarat 6 (Soi Itsaranuphap)

Bangkok’s Chinatown or Yaowarat Old Market is of course one of the highlights when it comes to finding vegetarian delicacies. The neighbourhood will become even more vibrant during the vegetarian festival, adorned with yellow…