Free Bird Cafe CNX Donation Center and Thrift Store

Vegan restaurant · Chiang Mai ·

Free Bird Cafe CNX Donation Center and Thrift Store

Vegan restaurant · Chiang Mai ·

Vegan eatery with Burmese dishes, thrift store, and zero-waste goods

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14 ถนนศิริมังมังคลาจารย์ Mueang Chiang Mai District, 50200, Thailand Get directions

฿200–400

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"A social-enterprise café that supports the Thai Freedom House learning centre, providing on-site education to over 60 beneficiaries (mostly Burmese refugees) and wider off-site programs. The kitchen serves vegan versions of classic Burmese dishes such as yellow Shan noodles and tea leaf salad, alongside Western-style breakfasts, drinks and desserts including raw brownies and a creamy matcha, cacao and peppermint essential oil beverage." - Lola Mendez and Kursheed Dinshaw

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Free Bird Cafe CNX Donation Center and Thrift Store

Nicole A

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Free Bird is my favorite third space in Chiang Mai! Lisa the owner fosters such an amazing community-focused environment, I’ve made so many friends here at the women’s’ Wednesday lunches, in the charity shop and hanging out. The vegan food is amazing and the space is so chill and nice. It just attracts great people. I recommend it to anyone visiting Chiang Mai, I’m here all the time. The recent thrifted fashion show event was especially amazing!!!

Emily G.

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Love this place! Easily one of my new favorites in Chiang Mai! Delicious food, good service, and good atmosphere. Great seating areas (both indoor & outdoor), and loved all the natural and holistic products inside and the thrifting area! Bought some cute little decorations and stickers and it feels good knowing you’re supporting a good cause! Will be coming back! 🫶🏼

Vincent M.

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Amazing spot, down a nice quiet street. The food is delicious and varied, perfect for non meat eaters. They have a mini thrift store inside which has some really cool items and is very cheap, and best of all the money for which goes to charity. They also have a selection of English and German books for 20baht each. We came three times on our trip, staff are friendly and polite. Thanks so much!

Jeff

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We had a disappointing dinner there recently. We ordered the lentil soup, chickpea curry, a potato appetizer, a roti, and rice. The potato dish was not bad, and was the best value as the portion size was reasonable. Unfortunatly, the rest of the food was not good. We did not enjoy the flavors at all. We rated the food low because the portion size was very small, and the cost was much higher than what we pay for larger portions of better food elsewhere in Chiang Mai.

Anissa C.

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One of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to! The food was incredible and catered to my and my wife’s dietary needs. The restaurant and food told a story so not only was the food delicious, but it was also a great leaning experience. The staff was so kind and took good care of us. We were so full after eating!! Great sized portions and so many yummy choices. We will definitely be back when we return to Chiang Mai!

Kushal A.

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We visited in October 2025 as a couple. The place has good vegetarian, gluten-free, and non-spicy food options. The price is decent for the quality and quantity offered. The service can be improved as we have to order and pay at counter, but the ambience is charming. Its located on a main street, and so there is easy access to taxi and parking. There are also games to play in indoor sitting area and shop to buy near the cash counter. It is a romantic family-friendly and cat-friendly place to eat authentic Thai food.

Julie

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I just love this place, the vibe and the concept of merging it with a second hand shop! They have board games and the drinks are yummy. However, I would not come for the food that I found to lack flavor (although it’s vegan). For example I would not recommend the Mac n cheese.

Amit G.

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Vegan restaurant with Burmies dishes. Most of them with no sugar, get ready to new flavors then most Thai dishes. We took these tofu sandwiches which were very nice, mango salad which included mostly mango and dressing, and Papaya and potatoes fritters which were very nice. Nice places to sit, inside and outside. You can find free cold water inside. They also collect second hand staff if you have any to bring with you, and sell thing, everything for the good cause helping Burmies refugees.

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Free Bird Cafe CNX Donation Center and Thrift Store

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