Fried Tofu Gimbap & Soy Ham Gimbap at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul
Ttebbokki at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul
Beautiful Bibim Naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) but it was a little too sweet for me. at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul
Vegan
Asian
Korean

마루 자연식김밥 is a traditional Korean restaurant in Insadong serving bunsik, kimbap, udon, dumbling, stir fry spicy rice paste (TTeok), fish cake soup, and more. Occasionally closes at 5:00 pm (twice a month 1st and 3rd Wednesday.) NOTE: Has signs associated with Loving Hut. Open Tue-Sun 10:30am-7:30pm. Closed Mon. Last order 7:00 pm.

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407 Reviews

First Review by Rosaespanola

Avatar absm1982

absm1982

Points +13

Vegetarian
15 Nov 2019

I love this place!

The food is so yummy!
The crew is very very kind.

Avatar catherine_rout

catherine_rout

Points +232

Vegan
10 Nov 2019

Amazing spicy soy chicken

Lovely little place serving all vegan food, everything we tried was amazing (especially the soy chicken) and so cheap. The people working there are so friendly too!

Pros: All vegan, Very affordable

Vegan ham gimbap and soy spicy chicken at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Soy spicy chicken and fried dumplings at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Tofu gimbap at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar urbanclusterfuck

urbanclusterfuck

Points +15

Vegetarian
09 Nov 2019

i LOVE this place!

i love this place, i go there like twice a week. they already know me and always welcome me with a warm
heart. it’s kind of cozy to sit there and the food is sooo good!

Pros: everything is vegan & super yummy, it’s ridiculously cheap , the people who work there are super nice

Cons: no cons seriously 😁

Avatar EliseHbk

EliseHbk

Points +30

Vegan
08 Nov 2019

C'est vegan donc c'est bon

Resto caché près de Insadong. Les Soy Fried Chicken sont absolument délicieux (4 000₩ le plat). Petite équipe sympathique et accueillante.

Pros: Absolument tout est vegan.

Avatar parovart

parovart

Points +24

Vegan
04 Nov 2019

Amazing vegan place

Cute little vegan place, workers are absolutely delightful and the food is amazing, but the best thing is that everything on the menu is super cheap, definitely visit if you are in the area.

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丁偉倫

Points +30

Vegan
04 Nov 2019

真的很好吃，台灣人真心推薦

真的很好吃，辣炒年糕跟紫菜飯捲一定要點，老闆娘很親切，
很可惜沒有吃到炸水餃，希望下次可以吃到！

Avatar Mikaela.

Mikaela.

Points +35

Vegetarian
27 Oct 2019

Vegan fast food

Cheap. Healthy. Korean. Fast. Friendly

Avatar Matchabunny

Matchabunny

Points +368

Vegan
26 Oct 2019

Awesome

It is so good to eat carefree here. Very delicious. Tokbokki is chewy and spicy sweet. Dumplings are crispy. Gimbap is yummy. Ramen is so good. Slurp the soup when it is cold weather. Boss nice gave me kimchi on side too. I wish they also will have vegan bingsu, hotteok sweet n Japjae, Bindatteok, fried corn dog with vegan cheese n potatoes and many many more!

Pros: Very good

Cons: Odeng is bland. Hope more vegan items.

Everything is perfect combo at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

A must item. Chewy n soft. Great sauce. Dip Odeng with it too. at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Noodle is spicy n tasted like Shin instant noodles. at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

The Odeng is a bit bland but Gimbap is very flavorful at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Fried tofu gimbap at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar OskarKappland

OskarKappland

Points +856

Vegan
26 Oct 2019

Has improved immensely!

When I lived here last year, this place was just serving passable food. Now, as I came back to visit a year later, the place has turned into real vegan Korean fast food heaven! This is your best bet at getting vegan-safe Korean street food in Seoul.

Avatar ViktorijaŽalytė

ViktorijaŽalytė

Points +44

Vegan
20 Oct 2019

Traditional korean food veganized

Amazing food. Finally got to taste teobboki. Tried ramyeon, which was amazing, though spicy. Definitely worth trying.

Pros: Delicious korean food, not very expensive

Avatar cultparty

cultparty

Points +270

Vegetarian
17 Oct 2019

Super convenient and comfy food

This was definitely the place I ate at the most, because it was right near our accommodation, and it was super tasty for a great price! We always left feeling full and satisfied. The gimbap and tteokbokki were definite favourites. We ordered the ramyun, and had to laugh as we saw them literally open a packet ramen and cook that. It was still tasty, but we might have been more impressed had we not seen the packet hahaha.
Would definitely recommend this to people visiting insadong!

Pros: Super tasty, Very affordable, Friendly staff

Cons: Ramen is literally from a packet

Tteokbokki and tofu gimbap at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar CapybaraLoaf

CapybaraLoaf

Points +300

Vegetarian
13 Oct 2019

Nice food, friendly staff

We liked the food here, we tried the gimbap, the chicken and the dumplings. Everything tasted great and the staff was super friendly. We were able to pay with debit card. There aren't that many tables so not sure if we were lucky that we got somewhere to sit, it was not super popular but still had many clients coming and going. I would have gone again if we could, to try the rest of the menu! As many say, the prices are great too.

Updated from previous review on 2019-10-13

Pros: Good flavours and textures, friendly staff who speaks some English, credit/debit card accepted

Cons: Informal and few tables

Avatar vmaarn

vmaarn

Points +80

Vegan
01 Oct 2019

Excellent Authentic Korean Food

Had the gimbap. Really liked it. The host was quite warm too. See the pictures and follow the location in Naver Map (Korea's local navigation app) to find the restaurant. Oh, and it's extremely reasonably priced - I didn't have a cheaper meal in my entire stay in Korea.

Pros: So many Korean food options!, Extremely cheap, Amazing food

Avatar itslizmiu

itslizmiu

Points +346

Vegan
27 Sep 2019

Sad about missing out on Korean Street Food? Don't be!!!

Maru has a simple menu that's 100% vegan, and it's all traditional Korean street-foods like Kimbap, Odeng, Hot-Bar and even Fried Chicken! We tried everything - and it was amazing. I loved the Kimbap (Seaweed Rolls), Fried Bean 'Chicken', the Mandu (dumplings) and the Hot Bar is a must-try. Comes in the best broth. YUM. A great place to try tteokbokki too (Korean Rice Cakes) - a very popular streetfood that is almost always not vegan. The only thing I didn't love was the Bibim Naengmyon (the cold mixing noodles) - it was a bit too sweet for me and you can get it better at other Vegan Korean Restaurants. It's inexpensive, and very affordable and one of the owners speaks a little english but she doesn't work everyday. Menu is listed in english too so you can just point and say 'IGOH - CHUSEYO' (can i please have this) if you don't know Korean. Not much seating but it's a quick meal so there's usually not much of a wait if you do have to wait.



Updated from previous review on 2019-09-27

Pros: Vegan Traditional Street Food!!!!, Very Affordable + Big Portions, Great service :)

Cons: Not too much seating, but not a big deal

Our Spread!!! (Clockwise from red spicy rice cakes) - Tteokbokki, Kimbap, Kong Chicken, Bibim Naengmyeon, Mandu (dumplings). at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Beautiful Bibim Naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) but it was a little too sweet for me. at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Soybean 'Chicken' - sweet, sticky and crispy! Covered in peanuts - YUM. at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar hkenton

hkenton

Points +35

Vegetarian
25 Sep 2019

Fantastic!!

We were so excited to find this little eatery. We got to try all the local dishes in a vegetarian format. No worries about the broths or fish sauce. We tried one of everything!

Pros: Lots of vegetarian options, Inexpensive , Great staff

Cons: Ambiance

Rice cakes and Ramen at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Gimbap and Momo at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar Swetabili

Swetabili

Points +58

Vegan
25 Sep 2019

A stunning nice cafe near Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Charming and very attentive staff. Cooking is instant, real tasty korean food. Amazing price, portion are impressive.

Hot and spicy, amazing korean food, love it so much! at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar HeikoZimmermann

HeikoZimmermann

Points +278

Vegan
22 Sep 2019

Friendly and affordable place with great food

We loved the food! Especially the cold mixed buckwheat noodles and the fried mock chicken was amazing. The people working here are super friendly. Menu is in English, prices very affordable.

Cold buckwheat noodles, fried dumplings and seitan chicken. Yummy! at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar NeJo

NeJo

Points +24

Vegan
19 Sep 2019

Favorite vegan place in seoul

I visited this place 4 times during my stay in seoul and I really recommend going there. The staff is really friendly and the food is not expensive and really delicious. I can especially recommend the seasoned chicken there (but everything else I tried was great too).

Pros: Friendly staff, Delicious food , Great value

My favorite dish (vegan chicken) and sweet pumpkin sikhye 😍 at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar CaluCalu

CaluCalu

Points +4719

Vegan
18 Sep 2019

Cheap Korean food

I went there twice. The shop is very small with a few tables outside. Free water. Staff is super nice. Menu is in English and Korean. Prices are cheap. They have Korean food but veganized. First time i got the two Kimbab. Big portions! The 2nd time i got the udon noodles as well. They were good but it is jut not my taste in general.

Pros: Korean food veganized, Cheap

Avatar veda36

veda36

Points +280

Vegan
17 Sep 2019

Amazing Food!

Wow! The other reviewers were right. The food is amazing, and the prices are great! Today, I had the fried tofu kimbap and the udon noodles. I can see this becoming one of my favorite vegan restaurants in the city. I will definitely be back to try everything on the menu.

Pros: Excellent food, Reasonable prices, English menu available

Cons: None

Fried Tofu Kimbap and Udon at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar PhoebeCho

PhoebeCho

Points +33

Vegetarian
16 Sep 2019

Great traditional Korean food

Great traditional korea vegan food. 可去五辛.

Avatar Mangogirl

Mangogirl

Points +2848

Vegan
16 Sep 2019

Best place to get some vegan Korean street food

A small place inside of a mall in the middle of Insadong which offers ingenious vegan variants of typical Korean street food like Tteokbokki, fish cake or mandus. The owners are really friendly and their food more than delicious and pretty inexpensive. So if you are in this area you have to try it!

Tteokbokki, kimbap and dumplings at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Fried tofu Kimbap at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Small but awesome food at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Dumplings at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Udon noodles at Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap in Seoul

Avatar Celinesama

Celinesama

Points +185

Vegan
14 Sep 2019

Super affordable yummy food

I went here twice with my boyfriend and we got the spicy rice cakes, 2 different Gimbap, udon and something fried (can't remember what it was).
Everything was delicious and so f*cking cheap!

Pros: Super cheap, Freshly made, Friendly staff

Avatar PatrickHouston

PatrickHouston

Points +128

Vegan
12 Sep 2019

WINNER

Delightful people serving delightful food.

Avatar Lizjdp

Lizjdp

Points +13

Vegetarian
10 Sep 2019

Amazing

Everything is just so good. Be careful with the ramen, it's spicy! There's an english menu.

Avatar Verowendyb

Verowendyb

Points +58

Vegan
05 Sep 2019

Amazing food

We loved this place so much. We came here twice and tried almost everything. Everything is very affordable and super delicious. We loved the gimbap and udon 👌🏼👌🏼 The atmosphere is cozy, its a small place. People working here are so sweet, they made fresh dumplings when we came there second time and gave us to try for free ♥️ totally recommending this place

Pros: Affordable, Different traditional Korean food, Very nice staff

Cons: Nothing

Avatar veganfoodisbest

veganfoodisbest

Points +36

Vegan
27 Aug 2019

Great food, staff, and location

I love this restaurant. I visited it 6 times during my one week stay in Seoul. I tried almost everything on the menu and loved it. The food is delicious and the prices are fantastic. The staff are very nice too.

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