Yang Good is a halal korean bbq restaurant in Gangnam And Cheongdam, Seoul.
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 dishes: Halal lamb BBQ
Must 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.
Address: 45 Seolleung-ro 153-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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.
The Bangi branch of Byeokje Galbi serves premium charcoal-grilled hanwoo short ribs from in-house butchery, the same quality as the flagship since 1986.
Signature: Charcoal galbi, Hanwoo ribeye
Order: Galbi (short ribs) over charcoal: top 1% graded hanwoo, butchered in-house, charcoal-grilled at the table in the Bangi branch's large dining room.
Tip: Lunch is less crowded than dinner; the quality of the beef is identical.
BLU Seoul in Jung-gu runs an organic, vegan and gluten-free menu, rated 5 stars on HappyCow across 85 reviews: one of Seoul's most comprehensive plant-based.
Signature: Organic vegan dishes, Gluten-free plates
Order: Organic vegan set: seasonal ingredients from local farms, prepared without meat, dairy or gluten in a clean, light kitchen near Chungmu-ro.
Tip: BLU is one of the few options in Seoul that caters to both vegan and coeliac requirements simultaneously.
