EID Halal Korean Food is a halal korean restaurant in Itaewon And Hannam, Seoul.
EID on Usadan-ro near Seoul Central Mosque is the city's most respected halal Korean restaurant, run by a Korean Muslim family since the 1990s.
Signature dishes: Halal Korean BBQ, Bibimbap
Must order: Halal bibimbap or Korean BBQ platter: the same dishes as the mainstream Korean restaurant, prepared according to Islamic dietary law by a Korean Muslim family.
Tip: The mosque alley on Usadan-ro has several halal Korean options side by side; EID is the one with the longest-running local reputation.
Address: 15 Usadan-ro 10-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Nammi Plant Lab in Seocho brings vegan Italian to south Seoul: pizza and pasta without animal products, rated 4.5 stars across 86 HappyCow reviews.
Signature: Vegan pizza, Plant-based pasta
Order: Vegan pizza: wood-oven cooked with seasonal vegetable toppings and dairy-free mozzarella alternative, one of the few credible vegan Italian options in Seoul.
Tip: Book ahead on weekends; the room is small and fills quickly.
Makan brings Malaysian halal cooking to the Usadan-ro mosque strip, with nasi lemak, rendang and satay that have built a devout following from Seoul's.
Signature: Nasi lemak, Rendang
Order: Nasi lemak: coconut rice, sambal, fried anchovies and egg, halal-certified and one of the most popular dishes in this stretch of Itaewon.
Tip: Usadan-ro climbing toward the mosque is the centre of Seoul's halal food scene; walk it end to end before choosing.
Yang Good in Gangnam is a halal-certified Korean BBQ restaurant specialising in lamb, one of the few halal dining options south of the Han River.
Signature: Halal lamb BBQ
Order: Halal lamb BBQ: lamb cuts grilled tableside, halal-certified, in a neighbourhood-friendly format rare south of the Han River.
Tip: Gangnam has far fewer halal restaurants than Itaewon; Yang Good is the most convenient option for visitors staying south of the Han.
Korea's first registered restaurant, open since 1904 in Jongno, serving one dish unchanged: 17-hour seolleongtang. Michelin Bib Gourmand recognised.
Signature: Seolleongtang
Order: Seolleongtang: the 1904 recipe unchanged, ox bones for 17 hours, a bowl of opaque white broth with sliced beef and wheat noodles.
Tip: The breakfast crowd is small; a morning bowl before the palace opens is one of the best starts to a day in old Seoul.
Nammi Plant Lab in Seocho brings vegan Italian to south Seoul: pizza and pasta without animal products, rated 4.5 stars across 86 HappyCow reviews.
Signature: Vegan pizza, Plant-based pasta
Order: Vegan pizza: wood-oven cooked with seasonal vegetable toppings and dairy-free mozzarella alternative, one of the few credible vegan Italian options in Seoul.
Tip: Book ahead on weekends; the room is small and fills quickly.
Vegan Kitchen in Jung-gu serves Korean cuisine in the temple food tradition: no meat, fish, dairy, and in the traditional style, often no garlic or spring.
Signature: Korean vegan set, Temple food dishes
Order: Vegan Korean set meal: a full spread of plant-based banchan built on the Korean temple food tradition, deeply flavoured without any animal products.
Tip: Ask whether the kitchen follows the strict temple food convention (no alliums) or uses garlic; it affects the flavour profile significantly.
Alt.a between Itaewon and Hannam serves a vegan Korean-Chinese menu that works off the jjajangmyeon and mapo traditions without animal products, rated 4.5.
Signature: Vegan mapo tofu, Korean-Chinese vegan dishes
Order: Vegan mapo tofu: silken tofu in a gochugaru and doubanjiang sauce that has no meat but loses nothing in the process.
Tip: The set lunch is the best-value entry point; the a la carte is worth the price for the full menu.
