Vegan Insa ★ 4.3
Vegan Insa in the Insadong area serves fully plant-based Korean dishes including vegan bibimbap and banchan spreads in a traditional courtyard house setting.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Seoul. including where to go and what to order.
Vegan in Seoul
Legume Seoul ★ 4.7
Legume is Asia's first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant in Gangnam, representing the highest culinary ambition in Seoul's plant-based dining scene.
Nammi Plant Lab ★ 4.4
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.
Weirdough ★ 4.5
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
Plant Cafe Itaewon ★ 4.2
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.
Temple Food Restaurant (Jogyesa) ★ 4.4
The Jogyesa Temple restaurant serves Buddhist temple food: fully plant-based, excluding the five pungent roots -- garlic, onion, chive, leeks, spring onion.
Maru Jayeonsik Kimbap ★ 4.0
Maru Jayeonsik Kimbap serves natural-ingredient Korean food with a focus on vegetarian-friendly gimbap, bibimbap, and side dishes made without meat.
Gluten Free in Seoul
Tosokchon Samgyetang ★ 4.5
Tosokchon's signature dish -- a whole chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng, garlic, and jujube, slow-simmered in clear broth -- is naturally.
ByTOFU ★ 4.0
ByTOFU is a modern Korean tofu restaurant that builds its menu around handmade fresh tofu, naturally gluten-free and accounted for in the kitchen's.
Halal in Seoul
EID Halal Korean Food ★ 4.3
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.
Makan Halal Restaurant ★ 4.1
Makan serves Southeast Asian-style halal cooking (Malaysian and Indonesian influences) alongside halal Korean dishes on the Usadan-ro mosque strip of Itaewon.
Yang Good ★ 4.0
Yang Good is a halal-certified restaurant in Gangnam serving Korean-style lamb dishes and grilled meats, one of few halal options south of the Han River.
Kosher
Dietary in Seoul, FAQ
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TableJourney's Seoul dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free, halal venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.