Huggers

Brought a friend here for their first vegan restaurant experience and it was very nice! This was last September.. but I am sure that it is still great! I wish the burger was a little more healthy (maybe whole wheat or brown rice buns would be nice).. but think it is perfect for inviting all types of people and enjoying a meal together! I will go back and update my review! But for now, highly recommend!

The burger I ate tasted good, but it had its downsides. I felt like it was too small for the price I payed and the bottom bun was sticky before I started munching into it.

The portion of fries I received was larger than I anticipated it would be; it would be nice if they were paired with the burger as a single menu item, but past reviews have expressed issues when that was the norm.

I enjoyed my experience at this restaurant and I would love to come back the next time I happen to be Seoul.

The BBQ burger is unbelievable. I also recommend the green smoothie. They always have great dessert items as well.

If you have not been there you should start making plans for it!
All is vegan, they also provide gluten free buns and sometimee gluten free cakes. They have not only a huge variety of burgers but salad, brunch, cakes, smothies etc.
The service is perfect and the local nice. The price is affordable for the qualitu of what you eat.

the brownie cake was so good!! served warm, super chocolatey, perfect consistency, ah..

Huggers is a wonderful place. The owner AJ is kind and always makes you feel at home. He cares about animals, too and does lots for the animals in the community through CARE. One of my favorite things about this place is how it has consistent hours and they are open when they say they are open. Also, the owner does not only care about his weekday customers. He cares about those of us who can mostly only visit on weekends. A perfect example of this is how the brunch set is available all day long on weekends. My only complaint is the portion size for the price. I'd like to have more than 6 small fries with my burger. The brunch set is amazing though and the hot dutch coffee just completes the brunch nicely. I also wish the June burger wth its amazing caramelized onions was still available. But all the burgers are great. I wish they would use lentils instead of rice though. All in all, I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone, vegan or not.

Having visited three times, I've now really enjoyed the barbeque burger, a Huggers burger, and a basil and pesto burger. The barbeque was quite shockingly yummy, but all three were really wonderfully delicious.
Yeah, like some people say, they're not huge, but still quite filling. Every time I finished one I thought it wasn't enough at first, but after a few chips from the side dish shared with friends and sample of a dessert, it was all more than enough.
The barbeque burger probably has the strongest flavour, and the sauce is really good; the other flavours are more subtle and delicate and also really fresh and surprisingly tasty. Three friends went with me the last two times, and all were surprised and delighted at how good their burgers were.
The deserts are amazing. The chocolate cake is rich and moist and has either cacao nibs or small choco chips throughout. The chocolate chip cookie cake slice was warmed up and a complete revelation, and the donut was also way better than I'd dared to hope. All in all, it was a great feed!

This place is good. If you're craving a burger than thats what they offer... It's just really over priced. I was so surprise at how small the portions were for the price. Im talking like 4 fries as a side.
I probably wont go again. Its a shame. I really want to support a veggie restaurant but its just not worth the money.







Updated from previous review on 2016-10-19

I love this place because the food is always good. The staff are super friendly and will make sure you get what you want. They are always improving by adding new items to the menu and doing promotions. There is a friendly cat that hangs out there as well which is awesome. It has a nice modern feel to it. I highly recommend this place. I look forward to the winter menu this year.

I'm not impressed with Huggers, the new vegan burger restaurant that replaced the Coexistance Cafe.
The Coexistance Cafe was so much better. Their burgers were much tastier. They had a wider menu and a greater variety of desserts and dishes to pick from.
But above all I really miss their basil pesto burger, the new one at Huggers does not do it justice. You can barely taste the pesto. The other one had a rich pesto taste and it was a bite of heaven. I miss the old place and would rather go back to the old place. Huggers is not the same!!
Also they added cheese and avocado to the burger. Avocados are yummy but you can barely taste them in this burger. And the cheese is super salty and it takes away from the original yummy pesto taste. All you can taste is the saltiness of the cheese. You can't even taste the basil. Furthermore, the burgers are made out of rice instead of lentils now. They're crumblier and not as delicious. You can also barely taste the eggplant. I'm very saddened by this fact. I went back a second time to make sure to give them a fair chance but I will not be going back again.

Updated from previous review on 2016-11-07

Vey nice staff and very good burgers ! Fries are good too and awesome green smoothie. the only negative point goes to the price which is a bit expensive compared to food in general in Korea.

A gem of a meal. The basil avocado burger was amazing. Such a breath of fresh air to have any amazing vegan meal! Will definitely return.

Was really good. One of the best around the area

After a week in Seoul, this was a gift from vegan-heaven! Tired of Korean food, but good vegan restaurants here are few and far between. Huggers is small, cozy, super staff and the best vegan burger I've ever had. Save room for chocolate cake! Our tummies were so happy tonight! Thank you Huggers!

Though not so easily found, and regardless of the somewhat dubious neighborhood where it's located, this is a small piece of culinary heaven, and for a vegan, it's a real treasure. We ordered the chili tofu burger, the avocado pesto burger, some side fries, tomato juice and an exceptional avocado-banana smoothie, all to our tummies' complete gratitude. I'm still purring with delight when recalling our meal - Can't wait for our next time there!

An intimate little restaurant hiding on a backstreet in Seoul. Huggers: my first restaurant visit as a vegan. I wasn't sure what to expect. I had the pesto, Avacado burger with a banana-Avacado smoothie ( I like Avacado) and a piece chocolate mousse cake.
The burger was fantastic, though it was served with exactly 4 fries. Had to order a side of fries as well. Can't blame them for up-selling. The smoothie was great, and the cake is one of those " I can't believe it's vegan" kinda foods.
The restaurant has a warm, cozy feel to it, and the staff are super-friendly.
Top notch, and I'd recommend the place to any hungry person, strolling in the neighborhood, and even worthy of a special trip into the city.
Yummers

Came to Huggers for the first time this Saturday and OMG!!!!!!!! What a find. The place is super cute and the staff is really friendly. I ordered the Pesto Avacado Burger and my wife went with the Tofu Chilli Burger. They were both amazing. I am soo happy that I found this place. My wife, who is not even a vegetarian, let alone a Vegan like myself immediately said "we are coming here every weekend."

Nice, small and cosy vegan burger restaurant. The pesto avocado burger I ate was really good. A bit small for a big guy like myself but delicious nevertheless!

I ordered a basil pesto burger and banana avacado smoothie. While they both tasted good, the burger was WAY too messy. Definitly lacks a bonding agent, after one bite you'll have to continue eating with fork and knife. Staff was super sweet, quiet location, and very clean. The smoothie was ok, but for the price I probably won't be ordering again.

I went to Huggers last week and will be going back for seconds! I got the BBQ burger and it is honestly the best vegan burger I've ever had in the three years I have been vegan.
And that's saying something because I've had (and made) some pretty fab burgers.
The staff were friendly, the atmosphere was chill and the orange-ade was delicious

Their burgers are just delicious, super tasty!!. I'm not a burger person but they were really good, they serve them with delicious french fries but literally no more than 6 fries so... Anyway, the cakes are good too, so overall the food is delicious as well as the drinks. The environment is calm, with nice music and the staff is very nice. Will definitely comeback.

Loved this little restaurant! I ordered the huggers burger and a limeade. The food was delicious and I especially enjoyed their homemade whole food Patty!

Easily accessible from the metro station Itaewon, this vegan restaurant offers awesome food and is a nice place to hang out. Especially the peanutbutter banana cake was awesome, not too sweet and so delicious!