This was truly fascinating to watch.... I didnt really know korea had a vegan/vegetarian scene, and super cool to see their take on the cuisine :) ... So grateful that you shared with us!
East Meets Kitchen Hi, do you know any thing that can replace gojuang, because I want to make vegan tofu, mushroom, kelp stew. I can’t have alcohol; do you know any alternatives? Thanks!
YES! YES! YES! Best vegan guide to Seoul EVER! Like you, when I travel, I wanna eat vegan versions of LOCAL food! Most vegan guides only show burger or acai bowl or burrito places... uh, but I can get that everywhere, so why bother travelling in the first place. So thank you!
Oh my! Vegan dining is definitely an experience in Korea too. Love it! I don’t think I’ll ever make it over there but watching this made me feel like I was there right by your side (guessing what flavor is what!) belated thank you!
This guide was tremendously helpful. I plan to go to Korea in a few months and expected it to be challenging to find vegan options, let alone restaurants. :) Now my concern is how I'm going to eat everything if I dine alone!
Everything looks so amazing!!! I've never been so hungry in my entire life hahahaha. Korean food is my current obsession.This video was super informative -- thank you for sharing :) :)
Oh man! When I was in Seoul, I kept trying to find Han Gwa Chae, and never could! I actually found Oh Se Gae Hyang while trying to find Han Gwa Chae! Now at least I know what the outside of Han Gwa Chae looks like whenever I go back!
Korea is one of the places I want to go to most but was reluctant because I didn’t think it would be very vegan friendly but this is amazing to see! Korea here I come
I'm half Korean and raised Buddhist so we never ate meat in our home. Visiting Seoul as a kid there was always such lovely vegetarian and vegan options and temple food. I'm so happy I found this video, it brought such nostalgic memories back. I hope some of these places are still open when I go to visit family again!
WOW all that food looks SO AMAZING. I would love to visit and tour that area someday. I have always loved the Asian countries and would love to be able to see all of them.
The best thing about Sanchon is their traditional Korean performances which start at 8 pm daily. Please check as you reserve. Make a reservation at 7 and watch the performance after dinner and take photos with the dancers. It’s such a treat at no extra cost, probably the reason for their priciness.
thank you for sharing the names of vegan restaurants, This is very helpful for those of us who eat vegan food.Thank you very much don't forget to take care of your health and keep your spirit 💪🏻💪🏻 😉😉🤗🤗
thanks for this! i’m going to korea next summer w/ a friend who’s vegan & i was a little worried since i’m not but i wanted to make sure they were able to eat as much or as close to the amount of delicious foods as anyone else
Really loved your video, recently returned from visiting family in Jeju - do, Korea. Every meal on every day was meat free and totally delicious. I wish I could have the same food in my home country of Scotland. Heading back in April 2023 to see family and my Grandson who will be almost one year old. Met some friends In Seoul before my midnight KLM flight back home to Inverness, Scotland. If I was not Scottish, I would be Korean ❤
That was a brilliant walkthrough. I could not help but to notice though, the second restaurant that you showed that is run by the Buddhist guy. It was really sad to see that he keeps birds in cages😭 I just found that to me really ironic how he runs vegan restaurant yet he keeps birds in cages. For me as a vegan I found that really hard to see😥 Also once again it was great watch thank you
I have been there sooo many times! Its a really good and nice restaurant and its there for years! *edit* now i see its more than one place 🤣 but still been to a few. My fav is oh se ge hyang and maru jayeonsik (their tteokbokki is yum!!!)
Hey :) thank you for sharing vegan restaurant options i definitely have to visit some of these restaurants when I’m there Btw i enjoy that video a lot 👌🏻
Hi, I have one important question, are all the restaurants you visited allowed only 1 pax dine in. This because most Korean restaurants only available dine in for 2 people onwards.
Can we ask to take the food to go if we don't finish it all? Awesome video! Heading to Korea at the end of October so searching for all the vegan restaurants 🤗
한국에서 비건을 존중하지만 절대 특별대우 하지 않습니다..일반식당에서 왜 비건 메뉴가 없냐고 투덜돼지 마십시요...우리는 비건을 존중은 하지만 절대 특별대우나 강요받지 않습니다. 당신이 진정한 비건이라면 한국을 방문하지 않는걸 권장합니다... 한국은 자유와 식용의 허용이 다채로운 나라이니까요...
"Best Vegan Restaurants in Seoul" - oh man. Hey, next, please do "Best Gay Bars in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia," "Gluten Free Bakeries in Paris," "Non-Alcoholic Beer Gardens in Germany," and "Vegan BBQ in Austin, TX." You can put the videos in a playlist titled, "If you're looking for this, you're missing the point of travel."
Hi, Authentic Korean vegan food looks delicious. I am actually planing to busy sometime end of this year to Seoul. Please could you recommend some places where I can find best vegan meals. Will appreciate your response and recommendations. Thanks
I'd probably have a breakdown in the restaurant because there are so many things to eat, so many bowls and I'd have no idea how to eat anything! Like am i supposed to eat the soup with the rice?? or mix the sauce with the soup?? eat the kimchi with the soup or the rice??? omg I am Indian so I am kinda used to having a lot of dishes at once, but this is a whole new level!
I tried to find the first restaurant and never did and ended up going to the second one (Seoul only has so many vegan restaurants doing traditional (or any) Korean food) and Insadong is not the easiest place to navigate either. I happened to get the same thing you got. I think the courses are rather standardized. But I do recommend the (2nd) temple cooking place. It is not as much of a comfort food experience as compared to other Korean cuisine, but it is very clean and cannot be missed if you are vegan and are in Seoul. I’ve asked been to the one at 14:00. I’d recommend it if you want to save a little money and a big appetite, but I probably won’t go back. It sort of reminded me of a church dinner, but it’s a real bargain if you come ready to eat. The pancake was really good though. I also went to Plant (21:30). There is (was) also a good smaller cafe-style western style vegan restaurant near there (in Itaewon) halfway up on a hill (it is/was on Happy cow).
I plan to visit South Korea after a year or so and one thing on my mind .. what would I eat as I am vegetarian and we know how Koreans love meat. This video surprised me didn't know vegetarian restaurants were even a thing there. Thank you so much for the video.
One question: so all these restaurant don't add meat/seafood/chicken/fish? Right?🤔 Please answer if you see this I have been wondering about vegetarian/vegan restaurants in korea for a long time, i love Seoul Korea, i love their cuisines😍love everything about seoul, so many things to see and malls😍i used to watch recipes because i don't eat meat/fish/seafoods and eggs. I don't mind mushrooms but still never had them. That's why i wanted to visit vegetarian or vegan restaurant. I used to watch mukbangs and try to make veg version of korea dishes😂🤤
All foods should be vegan and then have add on meat options instead of like meat based byproduct foods cause it’s much more easier to add on than it is to take out
Understandably it is harder to navigate being vegan. Hope to see more of your travel adventures! you always visit the coolest places! I listen to some kpop and I really wish I could fly to Korea to see them cause some of my faves don’t visit the US although I’m blessed half of my faves do
Thanks for the video! Very insightful. I know that in your introduction you mentioned "Many kimchis will contain shrimp or shellfish", but would you happen to know which restaurants contained those products?
Hey, I am sorry for this silly doubt but few people told me that if we say vegan food, it may contain animal products in other form like broth, Bone meal, sauces, fish sauce, oyster sauce or egg powder in South Korea. Is that true? Because I am Travelling Korea next month and I am pure vegetarian. I don't even eat egg or any animal products in any form. I am bit worried
the first restaurant had lots of the dishes that said vegetarian... were they vegan too or only vegetarian? I am allergic to Dairy products as well as meat so i can only eat vegan foods
Holy cow, that food looks delectable, and the ambience in those restos was congenial and conducive to gentle digestion, even at the noodle cafe under the kimchee museum! Yum! Really, really enjoyed this; TFP : )
It all looks so good - I was drooling through the whole video! Wow - How lucky are you to have spent so much time in Korea! I've also read about that Michelin-star temple cuisine restaurant. You are very lucky indeed :) Question: How on earth did you eat those temple meals? They looked like they were big enough to feed a family! Thank you so much for sharing all this magical beauty with us - I am really loving it!
nice trip about vegeterian/vegan restaurant in Korea. I hope I can get there soon. Do all the restaurants you go to, the food contains a family of onions? Because I don't eat onions :(
Omg I like your your videos. I just hit the like button. Although I'm Korean I didn't know we have a lot of vegan restaurents in Korea. That is pretty cool 👍
@@EastMeetsKitchen exactly, thanks for your effort and willingness to show us these restaurants and my congratulations to all people who works to offer so many vegan food options. Excellent!
This was truly fascinating to watch.... I didnt really know korea had a vegan/vegetarian scene, and super cool to see their take on the cuisine :) ... So grateful that you shared with us!
East Meets Kitchen Hi, do you know any thing that can replace gojuang, because I want to make vegan tofu, mushroom, kelp stew. I can’t have alcohol; do you know any alternatives? Thanks!
Unbelievable! Never seen a menu this broad for vegans in 대한민국, great video!
You never been to india have you ?
@@socialbutterfly1344 what does india have to do with 대하민국 (korea) and its menu?
I had no idea there were so many vegan places in Seoul! And I had no idea peanut sprouts were a thing either and I really want to try them now!
YES! YES! YES! Best vegan guide to Seoul EVER! Like you, when I travel, I wanna eat vegan versions of LOCAL food! Most vegan guides only show burger or acai bowl or burrito places... uh, but I can get that everywhere, so why bother travelling in the first place. So thank you!
Thank you for making this video. As a Vegan that wants to visit South Korea this was very helpful and informative. Well done :)
@@EastMeetsKitchen Yes I definitely will, thank you :)
I had no idea they had vegan restaurants in korea omg
Oh my! Vegan dining is definitely an experience in Korea too. Love it! I don’t think I’ll ever make it over there but watching this made me feel like I was there right by your side (guessing what flavor is what!) belated thank you!
This guide was tremendously helpful. I plan to go to Korea in a few months and expected it to be challenging to find vegan options, let alone restaurants. :) Now my concern is how I'm going to eat everything if I dine alone!
If you go to korea, check out "vegan korea" on the facebook. It is a vegan community and if you ask anything there, they will give you information.
Great video, was just there at many of the same places, so nice. Thanks for the shout!
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Nice video! Never thought Korea will have veg/vegan options plus you have a very warm style of presenting.
So excited to find your channel!! Exactly my interest! Vegan meets Asian, yay!!
Everything looks so amazing!!! I've never been so hungry in my entire life hahahaha. Korean food is my current obsession.This video was super informative -- thank you for sharing :) :)
Oh man! When I was in Seoul, I kept trying to find Han Gwa Chae, and never could! I actually found Oh Se Gae Hyang while trying to find Han Gwa Chae! Now at least I know what the outside of Han Gwa Chae looks like whenever I go back!
Korea is one of the places I want to go to most but was reluctant because I didn’t think it would be very vegan friendly but this is amazing to see! Korea here I come
This makes me very excited to visit Korea Seoul
I'm half Korean and raised Buddhist so we never ate meat in our home. Visiting Seoul as a kid there was always such lovely vegetarian and vegan options and temple food. I'm so happy I found this video, it brought such nostalgic memories back. I hope some of these places are still open when I go to visit family again!
All of these look amazing! That second restaurant is so beautiful.
WOW all that food looks SO AMAZING. I would love to visit and tour that area someday. I have always loved the Asian countries and would love to be able to see all of them.
One day I'm planning on going to Korea with family. Thank you for the lovely time eating out! ❤
The best thing about Sanchon is their traditional Korean performances which start at 8 pm daily. Please check as you reserve. Make a reservation at 7 and watch the performance after dinner and take photos with the dancers. It’s such a treat at no extra cost, probably the reason for their priciness.
9:33 eat like this everyday with variety of veggie dishes and grains must be so healthy!
thank you for sharing the names of vegan restaurants, This is very helpful for those of us who eat vegan food.Thank you very much don't forget to take care of your health and keep your spirit 💪🏻💪🏻 😉😉🤗🤗
Thank you so much I'm flying to seoul soon and living vegan ^~^
Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤
These restaurants and dishes make me so proud of my Korean heritage.
thanks for this! i’m going to korea next summer w/ a friend who’s vegan & i was a little worried since i’m not but i wanted to make sure they were able to eat as much or as close to the amount of delicious foods as anyone else
Really loved your video, recently returned from visiting family in Jeju - do, Korea. Every meal on every day was meat free and totally delicious. I wish I could have the same food in
my home country of Scotland. Heading back in April 2023 to see family and my Grandson who will be almost one year old. Met some friends In Seoul before my midnight KLM flight
back home to Inverness, Scotland. If I was not Scottish, I would be Korean ❤
That was a brilliant walkthrough.
I could not help but to notice though, the second restaurant that you showed that is run by the Buddhist guy. It was really sad to see that he keeps birds in cages😭
I just found that to me really ironic how he runs vegan restaurant yet he keeps birds in cages. For me as a vegan I found that really hard to see😥
Also once again it was great watch thank you
So very cool of you to take us along. It all looked amazing.
@@EastMeetsKitchen haha ^_^
I have been there sooo many times! Its a really good and nice restaurant and its there for years! *edit* now i see its more than one place 🤣 but still been to a few. My fav is oh se ge hyang and maru jayeonsik (their tteokbokki is yum!!!)
Laughing when you said after two weeks you got sick of Korean food! 😂 I love Korean food but variety is fun as well.
Hey :)
thank you for sharing vegan restaurant options i definitely have to visit some of these restaurants when I’m there
Btw i enjoy that video a lot 👌🏻
Wow looks soo delicious!
Stars in my eyes! i'm saving this video!
5:29 at first sight i thougth yuju and eunha were having lunch there
Amazing video! I always struggle to find vegan food in Seoul, thank you! Hope these place made it through the pandemic. Does anyone know?
Aww I should have watch this before I went to Korea this year!! But really nice video!! I’m gonna check the restaurant out next year haha 😁🥳
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tysm for this video!! ~~~
Hi, I have one important question, are all the restaurants you visited allowed only 1 pax dine in. This because most Korean restaurants only available dine in for 2 people onwards.
OOooh, I've been to the first one! It was good
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Can we ask to take the food to go if we don't finish it all? Awesome video! Heading to Korea at the end of October so searching for all the vegan restaurants 🤗
Pay the extra (reserve on weekends) and go to Sanchon for dinner and the spectacular floor show.
great video!
Vegan heavens 😍
I want it all omg
They have real pure veg foods
한국에서 비건을 존중하지만 절대 특별대우 하지 않습니다..일반식당에서 왜 비건 메뉴가 없냐고 투덜돼지 마십시요...우리는 비건을 존중은 하지만 절대 특별대우나 강요받지 않습니다.
당신이 진정한 비건이라면 한국을 방문하지 않는걸 권장합니다... 한국은 자유와 식용의 허용이 다채로운 나라이니까요...
Thank you for making this vidio 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
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"Best Vegan Restaurants in Seoul" - oh man. Hey, next, please do "Best Gay Bars in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia," "Gluten Free Bakeries in Paris," "Non-Alcoholic Beer Gardens in Germany," and "Vegan BBQ in Austin, TX." You can put the videos in a playlist titled, "If you're looking for this, you're missing the point of travel."
Would just like to ask if they have english menus?
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Biji Stew shall be corrected by Sun-Dubu!!!!!! Biji is curshed beans!!!!!!!!
Are foreigners allowed there
I was once politely declined service for being Indian
Now i only eat home cooked food because of the embarrassment.
Which one was your favourite of all? and if you had to pick between sanchon and balwoo gongyang which one would you go back to? :)
The second restaurant should release the birds in the cage.
How can you kill and eat plants? You barbarians!
vegan HAHA.... p u k e ! :)
Hi,
Authentic Korean vegan food looks delicious. I am actually planing to busy sometime end of this year to Seoul. Please could you recommend some places where I can find best vegan meals.
Will appreciate your response and recommendations.
Thanks
@@yontenjamtsho4578 yes you have grass to eat in parks. Vegan buhaha... :)
Thank you so much for this video ! Everything looks so delicious.
As I was watching, especially in the temple restaurant, I realized I kept saying “oh wow!” with every dish that was put down on the table. Amazing!
Come to India there are so many interesting things
So vegan can also survive in Korea 😅
I was actually searching vegan restaurants in Korea 😊
I'd probably have a breakdown in the restaurant because there are so many things to eat, so many bowls and I'd have no idea how to eat anything! Like am i supposed to eat the soup with the rice?? or mix the sauce with the soup?? eat the kimchi with the soup or the rice??? omg I am Indian so I am kinda used to having a lot of dishes at once, but this is a whole new level!
I've been obsessed with learning more about Korean culture and I also happen to be vegan. Thank you for making this video!
I tried to find the first restaurant and never did and ended up going to the second one (Seoul only has so many vegan restaurants doing traditional (or any) Korean food) and Insadong is not the easiest place to navigate either. I happened to get the same thing you got. I think the courses are rather standardized. But I do recommend the (2nd) temple cooking place. It is not as much of a comfort food experience as compared to other Korean cuisine, but it is very clean and cannot be missed if you are vegan and are in Seoul.
I’ve asked been to the one at 14:00. I’d recommend it if you want to save a little money and a big appetite, but I probably won’t go back. It sort of reminded me of a church dinner, but it’s a real bargain if you come ready to eat. The pancake was really good though.
I also went to Plant (21:30). There is (was) also a good smaller cafe-style western style vegan restaurant near there (in Itaewon) halfway up on a hill (it is/was on Happy cow).
I plan to visit South Korea after a year or so and one thing on my mind .. what would I eat as I am vegetarian and we know how Koreans love meat. This video surprised me didn't know vegetarian restaurants were even a thing there. Thank you so much for the video.
So many Vegan places and options!! Who would've guessed.
@@EastMeetsKitchen I'm jelly. haha :-P Glad you're having/had a good trip.
One question: so all these restaurant don't add meat/seafood/chicken/fish? Right?🤔 Please answer if you see this
I have been wondering about vegetarian/vegan restaurants in korea for a long time, i love Seoul Korea, i love their cuisines😍love everything about seoul, so many things to see and malls😍i used to watch recipes because i don't eat meat/fish/seafoods and eggs. I don't mind mushrooms but still never had them. That's why i wanted to visit vegetarian or vegan restaurant. I used to watch mukbangs and try to make veg version of korea dishes😂🤤
I’ve always wanted to go to Seoul, so if I ever make it there I will definitely try some of these places!
All foods should be vegan and then have add on meat options instead of like meat based byproduct foods cause it’s much more easier to add on than it is to take out
Understandably it is harder to navigate being vegan. Hope to see more of your travel adventures! you always visit the coolest places! I listen to some kpop and I really wish I could fly to Korea to see them cause some of my faves don’t visit the US although I’m blessed half of my faves do
Thanks for the video! Very insightful.
I know that in your introduction you mentioned "Many kimchis will contain shrimp or shellfish", but would you happen to know which restaurants contained those products?
urghh I so want to go to s. korea and eat vegan food there!
Hey, I am sorry for this silly doubt but few people told me that if we say vegan food, it may contain animal products in other form like broth, Bone meal, sauces, fish sauce, oyster sauce or egg powder in South Korea. Is that true? Because I am Travelling Korea next month and I am pure vegetarian. I don't even eat egg or any animal products in any form. I am bit worried
Chicken, Eggs, Fish are parts of Non Vegetarian food items.
Woah you're makin me hungry! Can't wait for my first trip to Korea 💜
The only problem is I can't sit on the floor 🤣
the first restaurant had lots of the dishes that said vegetarian... were they vegan too or only vegetarian? I am allergic to Dairy products as well as meat so i can only eat vegan foods
yes the first restaurant is 100% strict vegan,, I am korean vegan and went there many times :) .. ps I highly recommend "deul-ggye-su-je-bi(들깨수제비)".
Holy cow, that food looks delectable, and the ambience in those restos was congenial and conducive to gentle digestion, even at the noodle cafe under the kimchee museum! Yum! Really, really enjoyed this; TFP : )
I love this! I hope to visit these vegan places when I visit...
Is it onion and garlic free?
It all looks so good - I was drooling through the whole video! Wow - How lucky are you to have spent so much time in Korea! I've also read about that Michelin-star temple cuisine restaurant. You are very lucky indeed :) Question: How on earth did you eat those temple meals? They looked like they were big enough to feed a family! Thank you so much for sharing all this magical beauty with us - I am really loving it!
Most soups and kimchi have fish sauce for base flavour fyi lol being vegeterian is easy however.
nice trip about vegeterian/vegan restaurant in Korea. I hope I can get there soon. Do all the restaurants you go to, the food contains a family of onions? Because I don't eat onions :(
Omg I like your your videos. I just hit the like button. Although I'm Korean I didn't know we have a lot of vegan restaurents in Korea. That is pretty cool 👍
Is all food is really pure veg
Because I am pure vegetarian so it will help me if you reply
Am indian ...my favourite veg noodles and veg
Is it pure vegetarian means no egg or any meat at all
Its was so nice to see your joy Yummies!😋
Looks yummy.Thanks.
I think you saved my seoul trip thank you !!!
@@EastMeetsKitchen ahhhhhh and now I'm no longer vegan lol my willpower is non existent but ill check these places out anyway!
Very surprising I liked.
@@EastMeetsKitchen exactly, thanks for your effort and willingness to show us these restaurants and my congratulations to all people who works to offer so many vegan food options. Excellent!