Dieu Thien Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegan restaurant in Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

I have been trying vegetarian restaurants ("chay") in Ho Chi Minh for a month now, but this one is without a doubt the best of them all. It offers an all-you-can-eat-style buffet of some of the most tasty and unique vegetarian/vegan dishes, from outrageously good meat substitutes to the most flavourful veggies, with plenty of condiments to choose from. If you feel overwhelmed start with the tomatoe tofu. Or literally with anything that peaks your interests. The food alone would already be enough for this restaurant to be my personal #1, but it also has a wonderful Buddhist theme, super friendly/funny stuff and it costs 50k only - FOR EVERYTHING!! I'm going to invite everyone I know in this town to eat here.

Perhaps I came at an unpopular time (just before 6 pm), but there was only one other customer when I came in (one or two were getting/got take-out) and one couple came in while I ate. This should be much more busy & popular. Especially since this is a 50K/$1.95 buffet. High-mid to large selection size. They cover the food trays (almost no other places do). Each tray was full (I'm not sure how well they refill the trays). The ones that should be warm, were warm or getting warmed up. The tables were clean. The food all tasted fresh. One half was more veggie-heavy and the other was more protein-heavy. I assume this is all vegetarian, I don't know how they make some of the stuff. The stuffed tofu squares are a regular cơm tấm item I get (usually it's stuffed with a meatball). It's one of my favorites, and they had a whole tray of it (vegetarian-style). When the couple came in, the girl specifically checked that tray (maybe it was coincidence, or maybe she knew it's supposed to be that one). There were a couple items that were a little salty (for me, they were good). I did not try everything.

The food here is honestly delicious, especially for the price, and you can tell the owner puts a lot of effort into the restaurant. I genuinely think places like this are hard to find now tbh. I understand why some people were confused about the takeaway pricing, but I also think it’s important to look at it from the owner’s side fairly. Buffet pricing is usually based on people eating in-house, where there’s naturally a limit to how much someone consumes in one sitting. Takeaway is different because people can pack food much more densely and selectively, especially the more expensive dishes, so the cost to the restaurant changes a lot. With rising ingredient costs, rent, packaging, and labor, I honestly don’t think the owner is trying to overcharge anyone. It feels more like they’re trying to keep the restaurant sustainable while still offering affordable food overall. Maybe clearer communication about takeaway pricing would help avoid misunderstandings, but I personally think the pricing difference is understandable. But overall, I love this place. Good work chi Diem and chi Ha

Excellent! If you want to try vegetarian Vietnamese! Good quality food and local price!

What an excellent find. All you can eat vegan buffet. A huge selection of amazing Vietnamese dishes. A good selection of drinks too. Best thing of all is that it's only 50.000 Dong! A few metres behind Mega Mart in An Phu. Basically a stone's throw away from Thao Dien. All vegan. All cheap. All you can eat. All delicious. All amazing. Open from 6am to 8pm everyday.