Vegan Guide to Seoul

Published April 2026

Here is our Vegan Guide to Seoul which will help you to find some of the best vegan food in the South Korean capital. We recently spent five days exploring this incredible city and will return for sure as we loved everything about it. The vegan scene is thriving with multiple 100% vegan restaurants and eateries meaning that every meal we enjoyed during our vegan travel adventure was at a vegan restaurant, with no need to visit vegetarian or omni restaurants at all. We stayed at two hotels that were both vegan friendly in their own ways and would stay at them both again. We visited during lunar new year which sadly meant that a number of places we wished to dine were closed for the holiday period which means a return needs to happen sooner rather than later!

Vegan Restaurants in Seoul

byTOFU

byTOFU
13 Jahamun Ro 5 Gil
Jongno Gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 9am-4pm every day (closed Tuesday & Wednesday)

Less than five minutes from one of the Namsan Park exits this was the perfect option having walked both up and down the forest trails to North Seoul Tower. This place is all about tofu (as you might have guessed) and Forest Gump. I won’t explain the connection here, you’ll have to visit and find out for yourself. We ordered an eggless egg sandwich and their ‘Sunrise Bowl’ and eagerly awaited their arrival at our table. Our sandwich was an explosion of textures and flavours, the creamy eggless egg mayo in toasted bread with crunchy onion flakes brought the textures, whilst the avocado mayo, sliced tomato and strawberry jam brought the extra flavour. We weren’t sure about strawberry jam in an a tofu egg mayo sandwich but it was actually very good. Our vibrant bowl was packed with baked tofu, broccoli and quinoa tossed which was tossed in a lime vinaigrette before being topped with soy mayo, it was protein packed, flavour packed and delicious. What a cool little spot, we loved everything about by Tofu.

o.verte

o.verte
34 Toegye-ro 10-gil
Jung-gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 8am-8pm every day (closed Sunday)

This was top of our list when researching vegan Seoul and it certainly didn’t disappoint. We enjoyed a ‘Raspberry Lamington Donut’ which was the valentine special and the Lunar New Year special was with persimmon and candied walnut and a cream cheese filling. A warming pumpkin spiced latte and an organic barley latte were the perfect caffeine free accompaniments. Of course we had to get some to go so we selected a tasty trio to takeaway including the other holiday special which was matcha based and delicious. We loved the donuts here and we loved chatting to Aeree, the super friendly owner who is so passionate about her vegan donuts it was clear to see.

alt.a

alt.a
21 Apgujeong Ro 46 Gil
Gangnam Gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11am-9pm every day

Miss Aeree from o.verte recommend this place as did a number of other vegan travel guides and social media posts we had come across whilst researching our trip to Seoul. Sadly, this Michelin Guide rated vegan restaurant was closed for Lunar New Year during the duration of our stay so it remains right near the top of our list for when we return as their food looks and sounds amazing!

Vegan Insa

Vegan Insa
12-4 Samil-daero 32ga-gil
Jongno District
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11.30am-3pm & 5pm-8pm every day

Our first stop during our Seoul vegan adventure was this cool vegan restaurant tucked away in Jongno-gu which is located in the north of the city. We shared Korean spiced vegan chicken which was sooo good (the best we tried during our trip) and a Japchae set meal which comprised sweet potato noodles, veggies, kimchi, pickled lotus root, rice and a soy bean paste soup. In fact, both dishes were very good and worked well together before being washed down with chilled non alcoholic TsingTao which was an excellent accompaniment to our first vegan lunch in Seoul.

Blu Seoul

Blu Seoul
21 Chungmu-ro 4-gil
Jung-gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11am-9pm every day

This plant based kitchen and bar drew us in with the promise of vegan lasagna and we weren’t disappointed. Cool evening vibes with a funky playlist made for the perfect spot for our Saturday night out. The lasagna was excellent as was the ‘Greek Lemon Fafafel’ with tomatoes, jalapeno and soy yogurt with a side of homemade bread. Creative use of a small space where the service was friendly and welcoming, whilst the food was packed with flavour and delicious. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a night off from the local and Korean cuisine.

Nono Shop & Cafe

Nono Shop & Cafe
Toegye-ro
Jung-gu
Seoul (Near Hoehyeon Station)

Opening Hours: 8am-9pm Monday to Friday, 10.30am-9pm Saturday and 10.30am to 7pm Sunday

This vegan cafe also has a grocery store with refill stations making it the perfect ‘one stop shop’ for your vegan lunch and vegan shopping. Having an all vegan grocery store is something that we would love in our home town, and if we lived in Seoul this zero waste concept cafe would be somewhere we would visit regularly and support as much as possible. Dishes on the cafe menu include savoury wraps and delightful desserts alongside an excellent choice of drinks. They also make their own nut butters which are available on different days of the week for you to take home with you. Make sure to keep an eye on their Instagram as they often have events and talks, last year they even hosted author and vegan educator Earthling Ed when he was in town!

LÉGUME

LÉGUME
19 Sinheung Ro 26
Yongsan Gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11.30am-8pm Wed to Mon (closed Tue)

Recommended by our friend About Julian we had planned to dine here ever since he told us all about it over lunch at one of our favourite vegan restaurants in Siem Reap. Sadly, due to our recent trip coinciding with both Lunar New Year and their ‘off days’ of Sunday and Monday we were unable to dine at this one Michelin star vegan restaurant. Not that we needed a reason to head back to Seoul, but this alone is most certainly a very good reason and we can’t wait to dine here on our next Seoul vegan travel adventure. Thank you to Legume and Shin Dong-min for these pictures of their delightful look Vegetable Soup and Green Pea dishes from the current tasting menu.

Ashville Bakery

Ashville Bakery
Bukchon ro 5gil 5-5
Jongro Gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 10.30am-6pm every day, open til 7pm on Saturday

Yes, they offer savoury baked goods which sounded very good indeed but we were there for the cake and oh boy was it good. The signature pistachio cake was one of the creamiest and most decadent cakes we’ve ever eaten, whilst the chocolate cake with vegan buttercream came a very close second. We loved the cakes so much we made sure to visit twice, combining our second visit with exploring nearby Bukchon Hanok heritage village. Why can’t all vegan cakes taste this good?

Plantude

Plantude
513 Yeongdong-daero B1 COEX Mall
Gangnam‑gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11am‑8pm every day

Being in Seoul on Korean New Years Day meant that many restaurants were closed which limited our options somewhat. After visiting Bongeunsa Temple we discovered that Plantude in the mall at COEX was open which was handy as literally just over the road. Yet another 100% vegan restaurant for us to try which was a bonus. The sesame tantanmen noodle soup was spicy and delicious, served with gyoza on the side this was our favourite dish. We also enjoyed a nasi lemak and fried mushrooms and tofu which were tasty but a little too oily. It was great to see a vegan restaurant that was packed with local diners on this auspicious day.

Osegye Hyang

Osegye Hyang
14 Insadong 12 Gil
Jongno Gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11.30am-9pm every day

We ordered sweet and spicy soy protein which was like a vegan fried spicy Korean chicken dish, also spicy tofu stew with FPH. They are the Five pungent herbs that are usually not included in traditional Korean temple food; green onion, garlic, wild chives, garlic chives and onion. The tofu stew with rice and sides of kimchi, pickle, jerky and spiced greens was excellent, whilst the vegan chicken had a lovely flavour but was a little too chewy. This is an excellent central location for anyone staying in or exploring Insadong.

Vegan Kitchen

Vegan Kitchen
6 Sinheung Ro 20 Gil
Yongsan Gu
Seoul

Opening Hours: 11.30am-9pm Tue to Sun (closed Mon)

This place certainly didn’t have the atmosphere and vibes that we have experienced at previous vegan restaurants in Seoul, but it has a robot that serves you after ordering from the touch screen on each table. We ordered garlic chicken, meat dumplings, curry rice and tteokbokki to share and waited for the robot to arrive with our food. Well, the robot didn’t deliver to our table which was disappointing, but the waitress who did serve was was friendly and smiling which the robot may have struggled with. Sadly, the food was uninspiring, nothing really wrong with any of it but also nothing that excited us. The curry was way too sweet meaning we didn’t eat it all. The dumplings were good, but just steamed dumplings right? The garlic sauce on the vegan chicken was sticky and sweet, whilst the chicken itself was pretty tasty. Our final dish was the tteokbokki which had a spicy sauce, veggies and the eponymous cylinder shaped and kind of chewy rice cakes. Location is central and convenient, service was efficient and quick, just a shame that the food didn’t quite live up to our expectations.

Vegan Friendly Hotels in Seoul

Conrad Seoul

Conrad Seoul
10 Gukjegeumyung Ro
Yeongdeungpo Gu
Seoul

The team at Conrad Seoul were very accommodating and advised us of which dishes were vegan at each of the restaurants, but also made it clear they were happy to adapt existing menu items and create new dishes during our stay. We enjoyed delicious aglio olio, penne pomodoro, roasted vegetable pizza and asparagus and artichoke salad from ATRIO for dinner one night. There were multiple vegan options available as part of the extensive breakfast buffet at ZEST, with additional dishes available each day upon request. Conrad Seoul was a perfect example of how when you communicate with the team you will be pleasantly impressed by what they can create for you.

Hotel 28

Hotel 28
13 Myeongdong 7 Gil
Jung Gu
Seoul

With vegan bulgogi on the breakfast menu alongside a selection of local dishes influenced by Korean Temple Food we decided to also stay here during our stay in Seoul. As a member of Small Luxury Hotels and available for booking with points via Hilton Honors it proved to be an excellent choice. The vegan bulgogi with mushrooms was excellent and one of the tastiest traditional dishes we ate during our time in Seoul.