Whether it be for detox or a clearer conscience, these meat-free places will help you keep to a no-meat diet.
Going vegetarian boasts a plethora of benefits from lowered blood pressure to reduced risk of cancer. Not only does it facilitate the process of eating clean for those who want to take better care of their bodies, it helps others keep a clear conscience about what they are consuming too. Whether you're opting to go completely green with your diet for reasons of detox or something more personal, here are our 5 favourite places that serve absolutely no meat and only green, garden-fresh goodness.
Kechara Oasis Viva Home
Serving what it calls 'new age vegetarian cuisine', Kechara Oasis is the restaurant in VivaMall inspired by the teachings of HE Tsel Tulku Rinpoche, a reincarnate lama of Tibetan Buddhism. He strongly encouraged vegetarianism and Kechara Oasis strives to help that vision come true by providing delicious vegetarian cuisine that is not only delicious, but easily available to everyone. Equipped with a beautiful banquet hall that is perfect for special occasions like weddings or corporate events, look forward to banquet dishes like kong po hedgehog mushroom and mixed vegetable curry, on top of ala carte vegetarian dim sum.
Lot 2.08, 2nd Floor West Wing, Viva Home, 85 Jalan Loke Yew, 55200, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 - 9284 1818 Website: www.kecharaoasis.com
Botanicals
Established specially for the gourmand on the prowl for meat-free dining options, Botanical presents a new take on meat-free dining that cleverly utilises fruits like pomelo, jackfruit and pineapple. From its Japanese udon soups to Sarawakian curry laksa, every dish is so well-prepared you probably won't even miss the absence of meat in them. Located within the trendy enclaves of Bangsar, this innovative new restaurant aims to introduce an insatiable and breath taking vegetarian experience to the palate.
1F-28 & 1F-K2, First Floor, Bangsar Village 2, No.1 Jalan Telawi 1, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 - 2287 6566 Website: www.facebook.com/thebiggroup
Radhey's Heavenly Delights
Radhey's serves up some of the best purely vegetarian Indian cuisine in a casual fine dining atmosphere. It specialises in both North and South Indian dishes, as well as some Western and European classics like pizzas and pastas. One would be pleased to learn that all its chefs hail from India and are trained in cooking vegetarian food. As such, its banana leaf rice is a hot favourite during lunch, in big part due to its very flavourful and thick daals and curries, but if rice isn't what you're feeling like having at the moment, it has other things equally as popular on its menu like naans, chapattis and Indian-style fried noodles.
No 1, Lorong Padang Belia, Brickfields, 50470, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 - 2272 5227 Website: www.facebook.com/radheys.kl
Chef Low's Organic Kitchen
Chef Low's menu is not only vegetarian, but all-organic too, making it a top destination among non-meat eaters in less than a year after its opening. The restaurant is packed all through the week (especially on weekends), its common sighting of a line outside a testament of the restaurant's vegetarian offerings. Using not even eggs, garlic, onions and MSG in its cooking, it's a true wonder how it still cooks up tantalising dishes that range from Thai, Japanese, Chinese, and Western that are prepared upon order.
Unit C-G-43, Blok Camilia, 10 Boulevard, Lebuhraya Sprint, PJU 6A, 47400, Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03 - 7725 7154 Website: www.facebook.com/chef.low.organic
The Origin
The Origin serves a fully vegetarian menu that highlights solely organic, locally sourced ingredients. GE and MSG-free, its Asian fusion dishes have been the talk of Ampang since it first opened in 2011. A mish-mash of Asian fusion delicacies, its Chinese rice dumplings, Vietnamese vegetable springroll and stir-fried pumpkin with Thai passionfruit sauce are must-tries. Also mentionable is that they carry a carefully selected range of organic and health products within the restaurant as well for the convenience of the diners who are looking for organic produce to prepare at home.
No 8, Jalan 1/67B, Off Jalan Mengkudu, Ampang, 55000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 - 4253 5388 Website: www.originvegcafe.com
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