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What to order at Vegan Insa
- Must order
- Fully plant-based Korean banchan and rice.
- Signature dishes
- Vegan bibimbap, Banchan set
- Editor tip
- Ikseon-dong is a 10-minute walk from Insadong and worth the detour for its traditional atmosphere.
CuisineVegan Korean
Price₩₩
NeighborhoodJongno and Insadong
HoursVaries, check current schedule
Phone+82-507-1420-2296
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Signature dishes: Vegan bibimbap, Banchan set
Must order: Fully plant-based Korean banchan and rice.
Tip: Ikseon-dong is a 10-minute walk from Insadong and worth the detour for its traditional atmosphere.
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Location
Address: 33-18 Ikseon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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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.
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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.
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