Ho Chi Minh City has a variety of vegan-friendly pho restaurants that offer delicious plant-based options.

In the spirit of Veganuary and the upcoming Tet Holiday, let’s venture out and explore the beauty of Vietnamese vegan and vegetarian food – not from some brick-and-mortar shop on the sidewalk or hidden in an alley, but found across Facebook and Instagram, in Saigon’s thriving local online businesses. If you happen to know the local tradition of an chay (eating vegetarian or vegan food) at the start and the middle of the lunar month, then you wouldn't be surprised about how abundant these choice