Vegan
Korean
Temple food restaurant at 서울 종로구 자하문로5길 19. 아기자기한 마당이 있는 한옥 형태의 사찰음식 전문점입니다. 자연효소로 숙성하여 음식에 맛을 내며, 코스로 즐기는 한정식과 단품메뉴, 예약이 가능한 고급 한정식 메뉴 외에 커피와 효소차, 와인 등의 마실거리를 함께 제공하고 있습니다. 영업시간은 월~토 11:00~21:00(마지막 주문 20:00), 일 12:00~20:00(마지막 주문 19:00)입니다. 15:30~17:00는 휴식시간입니다(음료 주문 가능). Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-3:30pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sun 12:00pm-4:00pm. Last orders 1 hour prior to closing.
75 Reviews
First Review by TristramWilliams
NWatlington
Points +715
Temple Food - Edit
Great place to visit if you want to have temple food. Nice atmosphere and service!
Read moreYSTai
Contain onion garlic leek etc?
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Harvey2024
Points +140
Vegan restaurant with set menu options - Edit
Everything on the menu is vegan.
Read moreHad a set menu with a number of dishes & tea.
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Nanami7seas
Points +147
Great vegan Korean food - Edit
We ordered a course lunch and it was great! My favorite was the dessert. The staff seemed very busy but she explained about the food, and that was nice.
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singaporelor
Points +362
Nourishing Meal - Edit
The place is easy to locate, and it is near the train station. Best to order the set meal for a full experience. To top off the meal, it was completed with a small dessert and tea. The flavour of the food is milder than most korean cuisine. Come in with an open mind to experience and enjoy.
Read morePros: Near the train station, Delicious food, Good and quick service
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Nati256
Points +67
Variety of Vegan Korean Dishes - Edit
We ordered the set menu for dinner for 23.000 ₩ pp. It was great to try all the different dishes though some of them were lacking a bit of flavour. Recommend to make a reservation (easy, via email) since there was a sign that they ran out of food and would only serve guests with reservations
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ilsehesa
Points +213
Delicious Vegan Food - Edit
This place was amazing, the experience was really good to us. The food is temple style, so expect no garlic, onion nor really salty food. The owner was so nice to let us eat without reservation and during lunch time. She even gave us a courtesy dessert (most delicious traditional Korean dessert with tea) because of the wait. The flavors and course was like a symphony. They offer rice in lotus leaf. A must visit restaurant.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-30
Pros: Traditional Temple style food, Delicate flavor, Beautiful restaurant
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Bianka
Points +440
Great experience - Edit
We went here for lunch and it was great. The lady who served us speaks English and she is very helpful. We ordered the set lunch and enjoyed our food. Would definitely recommend.
Read morePros: All vegan, Traditional temple food, Lots of seating
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KELLY_VeganLover
Points +62
Best Vegan I have ever had in Seoul trip - Edit
首爾最推薦的純素韓式精緻料理——MAJI ⛩️
Read more裝潢非常傳統美麗,有種置身於韓國寺廟中,莊嚴而美麗的感覺✨ 每一道菜感覺也很用心、味道層次豐富卻又不會太重口味—— 當中以圖一的泡菜冷麵和圖二的MAJI薄餅最為出眾🥰
- Maji薄餅的口感煙靭而表層薄薄的香脆🤤 微咸、帶有酸酸甜甜的獨有味道,果然是自家製獨家MAJI薄餅😍 榮登今次旅程暫時心目中第一位❤️
- 泡菜冷麵以啤梨汁 泡菜為重心,非常獨特出眾加上爽甜的冷麵,清新爽口而開胃
Pros: 裝修風格很禪風,座位舒適, 老闆娘非常友善、禮貌、主動聊天, 食物味道非常好吃,又不會太過重口味
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Kindk
Points +46
One of my favourite dining experiences during my trip to South Korea - Edit
It was so fun sampling all the dishes and banchan. Lots of contrasting flavours and new tastes and textures.
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MisaoSuzuki
Points +225
Delicious and satisfying - Edit
The banchan was tasty. Their mains were less so and less interesting than I expected. Their pancake was delicious and crispy even when cold at the end. They were very kind to let me in even though I didn't have a reservation.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-06-08
Pros: Entirely vegan, Korean food! Which isn't so easy to find
Cons: So many choices to choose from, Can't tell what the dishes will be like
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joesavage
Points +159
Vegan gujeolpan! - Edit
Called in advance to order the vegan gujeolpan, which was really good! Really pleased as haven’t been able to find this elsewhere. Also ordered some kimchijeon which was nice. Really enjoyed tucking into both while sipping on some iced omija tea😄
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SereneTan
Points +126
Good food and service - Edit
The food was delicious especially the mushroom and the owner was really friendly.
Read morePros: Vegan 💯, Affordable , Very tasty
Cons: Needs booking
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+++VeGaNiSaToR+++
Points +1004
disappointed - Edit
nothing special. rather simple food, little worked and quite bland
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frankensteinsmonster
Points +1789
Not aMajing - Edit
Expensive but only average food. Multi course meal is really just lots of small plates - and some are quite bland as other reviews have said. The location and building are nice though.
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tarayoon
Points +1749
Lacked seasoning - Edit
The food was okay. I was expecting mind-blowing food due to the other reviews, but everything was just okay and a bit disappointing.
Read moreI wouldn't recommend this place when there are tons of tastier (and less expensive) vegan options to choose from.
All food was lacking seasoning, but my guess is that's just how temple food is so I can't fault it much.
My favorite bit was the maji pancake and lotus steamed rice.
We didn't have a reservation, and only had to wait about 10 minutes to get seated. Staff was friendly. Interior was beautiful. Great location.
Pros: Good location
Cons: Lacking flavor/seasoning
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whitesiroi
Points +1831
Good - Edit
Shiitake are amazing, staff is nice, other food was ok
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p_ppyk
Points +425
Just ‘okay’ - Edit
Can’t lie, I was a little disappointed here given all the 5 star reviews. It wasn’t bad, it was just okay, nothing spectacular especially in comparison to other vegan restaurants we have visited throughout Korea. Dishes were very simple and lacked flavour. Best dish was the cold noodles.
Read moreIf you do visit ensure you have a reservation.
Pros: Hanok setting, Friendly service , Tea at the end
Cons: Lacked flavour
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BNC
Points +96
Extremely delicious - Edit
We really Loved all the food
Read moreWe all had the Lunch Menu and enjoyed all the dishes, especially the shiitake and the pear noodles.
Would completely reccomend.
Pros: English menu, English speaking staff, Easy to find and good location
Cons: Reservation needed in the evening
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camiexxx
Points +23
Temple Food! - Edit
Really nice traditional vegan temple food! On some days you have to make a reservation, we were lucky because some guests didn‘t come so the nice lady there gave us their seats. It was lots of food!
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TaraLe
Points +243
Great food and amazing staff! - Edit
The lady serving us (probably the owner) was SUPER nice and her English was perfect!
Read moreThe food was sooo good. Since you order a set she will bring out more and more and more food and definitely get full.
Everything tasted very nice. I can highly recommend!
Pros: Natural taste, Great staff, English menu & skills
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JoePark
Points +35
Amazing food near the palace - Edit
Great place a short work from Gyeongbokgung
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Friendly staff, Yummy food
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xinru_t
Points +8982
Temple Food Set Meals - Edit
5 to 10 min walk from Gyeongbokgung Subway Station Exit 2, within walking distance from Gyeongbokgung Palace. Fully vegan and allium-free menu that mainly focuses on temple food. Apart from an a la carte menu, there is a nicely presented lunch/dinner set featuring smaller quantities of various dishes. There are also more elaborate set meals that require reservation and pre-order. Friendly staff!
Read more- Dumpling Soup
- Lunch/Dinner Premium Set Menu
Pumpkin Porridge
Salad with Citron Sauce
Today's Maji Pancake
Stir-fried Burdock and Glass Noodles
Sweet and Sour Shiitake
Lotus Leaf Steamed Rice
Today's Soup
Basic Side Dishes
Cold Noodles with Pear Sauce
Tea
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Stan-h
Points +78
They Waited for Us - Edit
While in Seoul, I invited some friends to come out for some vegan cuisine. However we were running late and when we called them, they stayed open to serve us. It was a great meal and we had a lot of fun.
Read moreFood was well prepared and presented.
Pros: Lots of options , Staff was friendly , They waited for us!
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krissysch
Points +1782
Lovely place - Edit
Great Restaurant with great service, we felt very welcomed and the food was delicious. We ordered the set menu for 2 and it was great. The owner took the time to explain every side dish and we loved all the food. It was a great experience and definitely worth a visit. One of the best meals we had in Seoul.
Read morePros: Great taste, Lovely Service and atmosphere
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jw1234
Points +186
Pure and clean trastiness - Edit
A lovely restaurant with old wooden decor, sitting at tables with regular chairs, in a peaceful side street of a pleasant suburb.
Read moreThe food is great: relatively simple flavors, based on traditional recipes.
Pros: Lots of protein, Great complex carbs in the brown rice, Clean simple flavours
Cons: No chocolate milkshake available
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MartaPf
Points +986
Tasty temple food - Edit
Very cute and easy to find restaurant. The place is run by a woman by herself, and someone else in the kitchen, but she goes back and forth, so even if it’s not fully packed they get busy and things may take a while, we waited about 20 min to get a table.
Read moreThe food is good and really tasty, most set menus requiere prior reservation, but a few do not. I tried the lotus wrapped rice menu cause I wanted to try the pancake as well. There’s also a page on the menu for main dishes and extra side dishes. My only complain would be that most of the dishes don’t have any protein, except if you order a side of tofu, but it’s not included on the set, but you can get full with the set luch.
Overall, very tasty food and not too expensive (almost 27€ for 3 people; one lunch set, two main dishes).
Updated from previous review on 2022-09-18
Pros: Great ambiance, Staff speaks English
Cons: Almost no protein
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S.c.i
Points +538
Traditional korean food - Edit
They serve great food. Prices are decent for what you get.
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