Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Seoul, including where to go and what to order.
Vegan in Seoul
4 places-
Vegan Insa
Vegan Insa in the Insadong area serves fully plant-based Korean dishes including vegan bibimbap and banchan spreads in a traditional courtyard house setting.
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Legume Seoul
Legume is Asia's first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant in Gangnam, representing the highest culinary ambition in Seoul's plant-based dining scene.
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Nammi Plant Lab
Nammi Plant Lab is a fully vegan Korean kitchen in Itaewon offering tasting menus and a la carte dining built on Korean vegetables and fermented flavours.
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Weirdough
Weirdough in Seongsu is a dedicated vegan sourdough bakery rated 5.0 stars on HappyCow across 28 reviews, known for seaweed loaves and plant-based pastries.
Vegetarian in Seoul
3 places-
Plant Cafe Itaewon
Plant Cafe is Seoul's most established plant-based restaurant, operating in Itaewon since 2013 with a devout local following for its vegan comfort food menu.
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Temple Food Restaurant (Jogyesa)
Jogyesa Buddhist temple food restaurant in Seoul serves plant-based meals, excluding the five pungent roots: garlic, onion, chive, leeks, spring onion.
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Maru Jayeonsik Kimbap
Maru Jayeonsik Kimbap serves natural-ingredient Korean food with a focus on vegetarian-friendly gimbap, bibimbap, and side dishes made without meat.
Dietary: tours, tastings and classes in Seoul
Gluten Free in Seoul
2 places-
Tosokchon Samgyetang
Tosokchon's signature dish -- a whole chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng, garlic, and jujube, slow-simmered in clear broth -- is naturally.
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ByTOFU
ByTOFU is a modern Korean tofu restaurant in Itaewon that builds its menu around handmade fresh tofu, naturally gluten-free through careful kitchen sourcing.
Halal in Seoul
3 places-
EID Halal Korean Food
EID is one of Seoul's most respected halal Korean restaurants, serving certified halal versions of Korean BBQ, bibimbap and bulgogi without pork or alcohol.
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Makan Halal Restaurant
Makan serves Southeast Asian-style halal cooking (Malaysian and Indonesian influences) alongside halal Korean dishes on the Usadan-ro mosque strip of Itaewon.
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Yang Good
Yang Good is a halal-certified Korean BBQ restaurant in Gangnam specialising in lamb, now on Nonhyeon-ro 95-gil near Yeoksam Station in Seoul.
Dietary in Seoul, FAQ
Does Seoul have good vegetarian or vegan food?
TableJourney's Seoul dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free, halal venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.