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Serves meat, vegan options available. Korean restaurant offering vegan noodle dishes, dumplings and savory pancakes. Specify vegan when ordering. Open Mon-Sat 10:00am-10:00pm. Closed Sun.
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27-19 Myeongmul-gil, Sinchon-dong Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Wheelchair accessible
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- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 05 Dec 2019 by 윤기산
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24 Reviews
First Review by 윤기산
Natatoire
Points +60
Lovely little find, food was great - Edit
This restaurant was filled with mostly students and a few foreigners. The older couple that ran the restaurant were so cute! They didn't really speak any English but they tried and we tried and they were so helpful and explained what to do with the hotpot. The ajussi asked if we wanted beef, and said I was vegan he understood and brought us a vegetable filled hot pot and showed us what to do and how long to wait. The food was amazing, the owners were extremely nice and cute. We felt very accommodated. Would recommend and we'd love to go back asap. It was really cheap around 23,000KRW with a beer as well. Would give 5 stars but the app doesn't allow 5 stars for places that aren't 100% vegan =(
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-09-27
Pros: Everything , The cute owners!
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cloudisms
Points +13
My favorite meal in Korea! - Edit
I can’t stop thinking about this! The owner understood me when I asked for the vegan kalguksu and tried his best to make sure I understood the instructions about cooking and about the “service” which just means free rice at the end to soak up the broth. It was delicious, and do not skip the rice service after! Best part of the meal.
Read morePros: Tasty, Filling
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Lallu
Points +65
Very good food and fun experience! - Edit
We mentioned that we are vegan and they gave us options to order. We ate kalguksu (knife cut noodle soup), tofu mandu (dumplings), and Dotori-mug (acorn jelly) salad. Once we ate all, they gave us rice to make a porridge from the leftover soup. The staff were super nice and fun!
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avleen2312
Points +117
Delicious food and very accommodating host! - Edit
I mentioned vegan while ordering and the host us a very delicious pot of soup noodles. We cooked it for about 8 mins. The best part was when only soup was left, the host came with some seaweed rice and cooked it more for another 5 mins. It was so good!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-12-14
Pros: Service, Quality, Traditional
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Nalchen
Points +200
Second time I had a meal there - Edit
After a year I went there for a second time. The soup is really good but it is a little bit spicy. Beside the knife-cut wheat flour noodles there are a lot of mushrooms, a few potatoes and some green leaves in it.
Read moreYou will get the soup in a pot and you will need to cook it for about 10 minutes. Don't finish the soup because in the end you will get rice to mix it with it. You need to stir it constantly for about 2 minutes or more. We couldn't understand the instruction properly.
And when you order the dumplings you need to ask for the vegan mandus, these ones are filled with mushrooms and vegetable.
The staff is an old couple and they are really friendly and try their best to communicate with you.
Updated from previous review on 2023-09-05
Pros: Very good soup, Calming atmosphere , The staff
Cons: Only one vegan option
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Arobed
Points +638
Delicious - Edit
I love this chestnut noodle kalguksu. The owner understands the word „vegan“ and the dish comes with a lot of mushrooms. Its filling and you can add more noodles, ricecake or ramen for an additional price. The dumplings are only vegan if ordered as a side dish. Vegan dumplings cannot be ordered into the kalguksu, which doesn‘t make a lot of sense.
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RhysJones
Points +753
Really cool experience and lush noodles - Edit
We showed our translation of "we're vegetarian, don't eat fish or meat etc..." on Papago when we arrived and the lady running the restaurant understood and said, "ah, vegan" which made us confident that we wouldn't be served meat.
Read moreWe were brought a pan of broth with noodles and loads of mushrooms that was put on the hot plate in front of us, and we were instructed to wait 8 minutes, stirring it intermittently. We also asked for the vegetable dumplings.
After 8 minutes, we could finally dig into the noodles, though we were instructed not to drink the broth as it would be used later to make rice porridge. We broadly adhered, though it was tricky because the broth was really tasty. The noodles were deliciously chewy and the mushrooms were some of the best I've ever had. The dumplings were obviously good too.
Once we had fished out the noodles and mushrooms from the broth, the staff added some rice, chopped veg and dried seaweed, and we were told to stir it 200 times. It took a little longer than that to reach a silky texture, but I'm glad we persevered because the flavour of the resulting porridge was amazing.
Pros: Fun experience with the hot plate, Porridge was great
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JuneOk
Points +340
Amazing!! - Edit
My friends and I come here quite often and the food is consistently good and the owner is super kind and friendly!
Read moremochimochivegan
Seeing ur reviews on happy cow is better than bereal 🥹🫶
Read moreNalchen
What is the name of the mushroom the use? I wanna recreate the recipe. ☺️
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Sarilein
Points +21812
Was ok - 3.5 - Edit
3.5 stars probably
Read moreFirst time I was too early and got send away - they don’t serve one person hot pot before 1pm
Hot pot was big, but not intense flavor and not many ingredients. Mushroom and noodles
Was ok
Super Friendly owner
Vegan option, cheap (9k), but could have more taste and veg
Wifi and water provided
Pros: Cheap, Friendly
Cons: Not much variety of veg, Taste is ok-ish
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HazelSoh
Points +43
Okay experience👍 - Edit
Visited 5Oct22. I don't speak Korean, so I showed the male elderly owner (?) photos from Happycow and said Vegan? Kalguksu? OK? He understood and I got the same dish as others. I tried to order the jeon too but he said something with "Andwae" (and hands, put cross sign) so I just dropped it, maybe it was unavailable?
Read moreKRW 10,000: The soup itself wasn't like very spicy, more peppery, flavour wise nothing very surprising, its the usual Korean spicy flavouring. I didnt request for the rice dish as I was already full. Not sure if it's part of it.
Service is slower at peak period; the place was packed with Korean locals at dinner time. The Korean couple beside me and other tables were all fighting for the one male elderly's attention, so recommend to go during off peak.
The male elderly person was real nice and friendly however and I would recommend this place if you're nearby.
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Sunkyung
Points +1430
Delicious kalguksu - Edit
Overall I really enjoyed my meal here. I am always down for delicious noodles like the one from here. Owners are super friendly too.
Read moreBut make sure the rice(juk) they bring you is vegan. They brought me the one with egg even though I told them I am vegan and don’t eat egg earlier.
Updated from previous review on 2022-07-25
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vasus
Points +19
Delicious noodles and kind service - Edit
Enjoyed a hearty but not heavy meal, including noodles, rice porridge and pickles. Party of 1 only allowed after 1pm, but the owner was so kind and took care of everything once I mentioned I was vegetarian. She also explained in detail how to make and eat the food.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-09-14
Nalchen
Do you know what kind of mushrooms they use? :)
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garanciels
Points +831
Good food and nice owners - Edit
The stew is really good and I had never tasted such noodles, it was really interesting! The owners are aware of veganism and bring first the stew with noodles and then the rice to mix with the broth. Special mention to the people that works here which were all really sweet ☺️ great comfort food after a rainy day
Read morePros: Really nice waiters
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gentletomato
Points +1055
Excellent for groups or a night out - Edit
Im surprised this place isnt more popular among expats.
Read moreThe dishes are filling and delicious. Price is low. Staff was very friendly. We had dumplings and soup. The restaurant itself is very big. Serves alcohol
Pros: Cheap, Large portions, Friendly staff
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Janamana
Points +49
5 Stars for me! - Edit
I went there on my first day in korea and the owners were so nice and friendly that I felt very comfortable. The food was also really good. I will come back!
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PowerVeggie
Points +898
Good food for windy and cold days! - Edit
I walked in and told them I was vegetarian and they took care of everything. The food options were more vegetarian (they served the rice with egg) than vegan but if you tell them to not serve the egg, they’ll remove it as well. Really good food since it was so cold and windy yesterday, right amount of spicy (my friends found it very spicy hahah). Plus the people there are very kind and sweet!
Read morePros: Hot food. , Mushroom dumplings. , Reasonable prices.
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KadiHarmon
Points +8562
Yum!! - Edit
This place was great! Didn’t really know what I was doing but I just told the man I was vegan and he brought me out this amazing soup that heats up at your table and then I knew I wanted the pancake thing so he brought that out too. Everything was delicious. Very nice place.
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bongbong733
Points +14336
All kinds of acorn dishes - Edit
This restaurant specializes in acorn-based dishes that are rather uncommon elsewhere. Not only can you get good and flavorful Korean food, but noodles, dumplings and even kimchi are made on location.
Read moreHowever, their kimchi contains fish sauce and most dishes are prepared with egg and meat by default, so you have to clarify that you need vegan/vegetarian food when ordering!
The plant-based options include acorn noodle soup (도토리칼국수), acorn mushroom pancake (도토리버섯전), acorn jelly salad (도토리묵무침) and acorn dumplings with vegetable filling (도토리야채만두) - all these dishes are normally shared among several people. If you eat alone, you can order the acorn noodle soup and get a big pot with a single serving all for yourself (price is 9000 KRW, not 7000 KRW).
Portion size is good and, with less than 10.000 KRW per person, prices are very affordable.
Personally, I loved the chewiness of the noodles, which are made partially with acorn flour, and the spicy soup felt so comforting in winter. In fact, I was surprised by the flavor of the broth so that I had to inquire about the ingredients. They confirmed that they do not use animal ingredients for the basic soup anymore (although they did use shrimps in the past).
It is a rather large restaurant that can host up to 90 people, and it has operated for more than a decade. Overall, a vegan-friendly restaurant with food that accommodates vegans as well as non-vegans.
Updated from previous review on 2021-12-21
Pros: good food, affordable price , friendly staff
Cons: if you don't want to listen to church songs, better not sit next to the speaker
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SteveH
Points +18463
Great experience. Great food - Edit
Tell them you are vegan. They are very vegan friendly. They noodle mushroom soup was great! FYI, the bowl of rice on the side is for when you finish all the noodles. Leave approx 2cm of broth in soup pot and then mix in the rice and boil it down for 2-3 minutes continually stirring. Was good way to finish off meal.
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_Samira_
Points +74
Nice and delicious food - Edit
The food was really nice and tasty and the owner immediately know about vegan food and arranged a nice dish :)
Read morePros: Owner knows the term vegan, Huge portions
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AudreyAllen
Points +139
Great! - Edit
Yummy food, and a very friendly owner who immediately knows what vegan means
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KatCara
Points +308
Delicious - Edit
The owner is very friendly and immediately knows the vegan options. As soon as you mention vegan he knows what to recommend you. Everything was absolutely delicious, especially the pancake! A must try.
Read moreThe atmosphere is mediocre, there is no real atmosphere there actually. But worth coming for the food alone.
Pros: Friendly Owner, Delicious food, Great value for money
Cons: Atmosphere
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vegan_nyam
Points +1547
Great - Edit
Vegan option available, delicious.
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윤기산
Points +20
Good for warm meals! - Edit
Good for warm meals!
Read moreIf you want to taste unique noodles, this place would be a great choice for vegan.
You can enjoy noodles made with acorns. They come with fresh chicory and mushrooms.
After enjoying noodles, you will have a bowl of porridge with onions, carrots, chicory, and multi-grain rice.
Pros: Good value, Friendly owner, Spacious interior
Cons: Little bit spicy
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