All-you-can-eat lunch buffet at Seoul National University open to the public. Directions: Get off at Seoul National University station exit 3, take bus 5513 to 법대입구 (law department stop), walk up the small hill from bus stop, and the cafe is there. 서울대학교에 있는 일반인에게 개방된 비건 뷔페입니다. 오시는 길: 서울대입구역 3번 출구에서 5513번 버스를 타고 법대입구에서 하차 후, 반대편 오르막길을 올라가면 왼쪽에 보이는 아시아연구소(101동) 1층에 있습니다. Reported closed March 2024.
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1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Asian Research Institute, Building 101, Seoul, South Korea
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16 Reviews
First Review by sasham
darknew
Points +58
Closed restaurant - Edit
I believe I saw this restaurant open a few weeks, but I am unsure. What I am sure of, is that the restaurant is currently closed.
Read moreCons: Closed
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juliapm
Points +13
Closed - Edit
It is not open anymore since august’23
Read morePros: Nothing
Cons: Closed
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worldwideperli
Points +224
Buffet style cafeteria - Edit
Vegan & halal food on SNU campus!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Not as cheap as other cafeterias, Short opening hours
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bongbong733
Points +14326
Veggie power on campus - Edit
This cafeteria inside Seoul National University is popular among vegans, vegetarians AND flexitarians. Many students, professors and outside visitors eat here to re-charge their energies by eating "healthy food". Compared to other student cafeterias in campus, this one may be most expensive, but it also offers the most!
Read moreThe menu changes daily, but there is always a choice of
- two types of rice (white and multi-grain),
- one porridge and one soup,
- at least two dishes featuring tofu or mock meat,
- various vegetable side dishes
- a salad buffet
- some kind of fruit
- a sweet drink (Korean tea or juice)
Since it is a buffet, one can freely choose one's preferred dishes and get seconds on those that one liked.
Unfortunately it operates only during lunchtime and on weekdays. 🙃
UPDATE: The cafeteria is operating again as of March 2022.
Btw, the company operating the cafeteria changes every 2 years or so, so the taste varies accordingly.
Updated from previous review on 2021-04-06
Pros: prices, food is ok / varies
Cons: can get crowded, opening hours are limited
CrystalChimeg
Is it working today?
Read moreCrystalChimeg
What is the price ?
Read morebongbong733
it's closed until next year! maybe it will start operating again in the spring semester 2023...
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ALee1990
Points +304
Open again as of March 2022 - Edit
Fantastic vegan buffet at Seoul National University campus at the Asian Research Building 1st floor. Price is 7000 won as of March 2022. All you can eat and absolutely delicious. Today they had rice, spicy vegan bulgogi, tofu bolgenese, a 3 bean salad, Japchae, seaweed soup, regular lettuce salad with two dressings and various toppings. Also two types of tea and orange slices as dessert.
Read morePros: All you can eat, good value, and delicious.
Cons: None!
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Ramasson
Points +86
Amazing place - Edit
Went there very often. The price of 6.5k is a bit more than other cafetarias, but it is the only vegan place and it is a buffet. The options change all the time and the staff is nice. It is very nice to eat traditionally Korean food veganized. All my non vegan friends I brought there approved.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-07-17
Pros: Traditional Korean food items veganized, Many choices, Very nice location
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veganfroggie
Points +54
A good variety of korean vegan food - Edit
Great value for money, good variation of food, always some type of version on soup, porridge, bean-meat, and the salad buffet is the same every time. Then additional different types of korean vegan food.
Read morePros: Cheap, A lot of options, Fresh
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MellaSage
Points +152
Nice vegan buffet - Edit
The idea of a all-you-can-eat buffet is nice but the dishes may be a little too bland sometimes. The offer changes every day, except the DIY salad bar. For example you may get simple or mixed rice with other lentils, soup (Korean type), pumpkin or corn porridge, soy based meat, tofu and then a variety of green veggies or other salads like white kimchi.
Read moreI would have wished for more fruits however for the price and location, so worth a visit! Overall it's a great place.
Pros: Great value for money, DIY Salad bar
Cons: A little bland, It gets loud(naturally, it's a spacious cafeteria)
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Jordan333
Points +84
great deal, decent food - Edit
You can't beat the price. I didn't know where to go once I reached building 101 because there was a line of people ordering coffee. Go through the double clear doors and there is a counter to pay for the vegan buffet. However, there was no clerk to assist me, so I paid by asking a random student.
Read morePros: reasonable price. , buffet
Cons: cofusing on where to go and return tray
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ElodieForcioli
Points +125
Convenient - Edit
Easy access, cheap buffet (only 7 500W unless you're a Seoul National University student in which case you pay 6 000W)
Read moreThe food is good and you can really eat a lot.
Pros: Lot of choice, Self Serve, Cheap
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snack
Points +87
easy access, yummy, price now 7500₩ - Edit
Follow the directions and find the building for Asian studies (101) and look where many people come in and out (because it's not just the buffet but also other canteens) and buy a ticket at the machine. Basic Korean should help you enough to get the ticket without much struggle. Drop it in the clear box at the buffet and dig in!
Read moreIt tastes really good, too! There aren't many veggies though
Pros: inexpensive, variety, taste is good
Cons: not a whole lot of veggies
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EOH
Points +226
a saviour on campus! - Edit
Ate here every weekday for the entirety of July: amazing selection of dishes everyday - each dish from the tea to the salad, to the soup and range of banchan was flavourful and unique.
Read moreEveryday there is a choice between two types of rice - rice with beans or plain white rice, sometimes also including beansprouts - Kimchi, a soup dish, mixed salad, lettuce & Perilla leaves.
Everyday the other dishes change: sometimes there's quite a bit of fried food, usually mushroom coated in a batter; mock meat; tteokbokki; steamed root vegetables; pajeon; usually something involving mushroom or tofu on the daily, and of course seaweed.
Some days there's also fresh fruit and digestive tea served as "punch".
Good enough to steer non-veggie friends away from the (cheaper) non-veggie food served in the same building and keep them.
The ladies who work in the veggie section are all lovely and it runs well.
Price is 7,000₩ but 6,000₩ with an SNU ID.
Pros: lots of choice , Always filling and fresh
Cons: can be quite oily
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johannesd
Points +19
Yummy! - Edit
A lot of food to choose from and really good! Costs 7000₩ for non students and 6000₩ for students. Just fill your plate and enjoy :)
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PhillipPark
Points +436
Best option for vegans! - Edit
7000 won for non-SNU faculty and 6000 won for SNU faculty. I'm so blessed to have this buffet in my school. Definitely worth the money! All of the menus are vegan. Quite crowded these days!
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phaniraj
Points +18
Good Vegetarian Buffet - Edit
I have lunch here every week day. The menu is different on each day except for Mixed bean rice, plain rice and a vegetable soup which are available every day. There are at least 6 other items to choose from including a mildly sweet drink made from rice or fruit or vegetable.
Read moreThough I eat here because I work in the campus I would recommend it for any one looking for a sumptuous meal.
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sasham
Points +4725
Love coming here! - Edit
For 7000 won you can eat as much as you want from 11:30-13:30.
Read moreFood is "clean" and buffet offers soups, protein, rice dishes, vegetables and more. Menu changes weekly.
Student cafe for Seoul National University sponsered by the government to promote more vegetarian/vegan food. Buffet cafe is open to anyone.
Updated from previous review on Tuesday January 12, 2016
Pros: All vegan, Inexpensive, Healthy
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