The Most Vegan-Friendly Countries in Asia

As two people who have spent most of our twenties traveling in Asia, we know a thing or two about the region. During our travels, we’ve had the pleasure of visiting some of the most vegan-friendly destinations in the world and some places where it was a lot harder to find vegan food. But Asia has been different, and that’s mostly thanks to the local cuisines.

You see what makes Asia so unique compared to Europe, North America, and Latin America is that many of the traditional cuisines are so vegan-friendly on their own, which is a big reason why we’ve fallen in love with this region.

We love to find all vegan restaurants that serve burgers and pizza with vegan cheese just as much as the next person, but our favorite way of traveling is discovering local cuisines and having our minds blown by the traditional food of the countries we visit.

Food is how we connect to places and how we perceive new cultures. Our goal is to experience the world through food, no matter where we travel. To us, the best food experience is sitting shoulder to shoulder in a loud and sweaty restaurant in India eating masala dosas with our hands next to locals enjoying a quick breakfast before work.

But, not everyone realizes how vegan-friendly Asia can be. Southeast Asia comes up when the subject is discussed, but South Asia is often overlooked by vegan travelers which is a shame since it offers some of the best food in the region.

Read on to discover the most vegan-friendly countries in Asia.