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Vegan
Fusion
Korean
All menu items are vegan at this Asian fusion restaurant. Main dishes include bibimbap, pasta, and tofu karaage. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-9:00pm. Last order at 8pm.
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513 Yeongdong-daero (at COEX Mall), Seoul, South Korea
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Last update on 28 Aug 2026 by plant_
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Added by SteveH on 27 May 2022
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194 Reviews
First Review by SteveH
SamruddhiShah
Points +130
Unique menu - Edit
I had a hard time finding this place. I found the menu very unique and interesting.
Read moreAlso, the portion size is quite large. I had a happy meal over there.
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Chris.P
Points +374
Excellent egg plant curry and veg gyozas - Edit
Great food at a great price and nice environment / friendly staff. Patient with non Korean speaker.
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HerbivoreChimchim
Points +351
Nice vegan restaurant! - Edit
It made me so happy to see so many different people at this vegan restaurant at coex mall! Seems like a popular restaurant. The food was really good and the staff was nice!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-11-11
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xinru_t
Points +10668
Within COEX Mall - Edit
Vegan restaurant within COEX Mall (B1, located between Youngpoong Bookstore and Megabox Theatre). Western, Korean, and fusion menu. Contains alliums. Quite healthy and tasty! 5 min walk from Bongeunsa Subway Station Exit 7. Also a 10 min walk from Bongeunsa Temple (which is near Exit 1 of the same station).
Read more- Healthy UP Eggplant Bowl
- Paper Tofu Lasagna
- Tofu Tiramisu
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Sarilein
Points +26813
Maybe 3,5 - Edit
Maybe 3,5 Stars? Fully vegan with Bowls, Pasta and some changing seasonal dishes.
Read moreWhen I was here they just advertised their new menu. I wasn’t sure what to order because the healthy up eggplant Bowl with additionally bulgogi sounded great.
I ended up ordering the Rice Bowl 🍚 with Tofu Cutlet with vegetables.
I wanted to have something crunchy and the tofu Schnitzel was very crunchy and delicious indeed. negative part are the veggies (all of them…). All of them cold and the mushrooms could have been cooked longer. Didn’t enjoy the taste of pepper as well and it seemed like full size raw garlic. Everything was cold and undercooked!
Their seasonal bowl and also their Mushrooms as side dishes sound good to try! I might go back
Updated from previous review on 2022-10-14
Pros: Tofu cutlet
Cons: Undercooked veggies, Raw whole pieces of garlic?!, Vinegar pepper/ jalapeños
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maiaceto
Points +109
Pretty good! - Edit
I had their fried aubergine curry, and although the curry itself was not spicy at all it was overall quite good! Includes brussels sprouts, peppers, and cauliflower as well. The rice has several grains, which was nice!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-10-24
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krissysch
Points +2524
Not good, not bad - Edit
The food was okay, but I wouldn't go back again. Since there aren't many options in this area, we were happy to eat there and the staff was very friendly. They provided an english menu and we got a seat immediatly (No waiting line). We had the tofu katsu and the soy bulgogi. Both meat alternatives tasted good, but I was a bit disappointed about the rest, since all the veggies were cold and not freshly prepared. The food arrived 5 minutes after we ordered, so it felt like they only heated the meat alternatives and put everything together. In general, the food was also very sweet what we didn't like that much.
Read morePros: Only vegan option, Friendly service
Cons: Not very fresh, Very sweet
Sarilein
Felt the same - mushrooms undercooked and cold
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MartaPf
Points +1244
Good katsu - Edit
I had read great things about the food, not so great about the atmosphere, but I find it to be the other way around, sorta.
Read moreThe food is good, I ordered the tofu katsu precisely because I’d read so much about it, and it’s flavorful and filling, but nothing I couldn’t make at home.
I went early, prepared to have to wait in line, but even though the place was busy, they served me immediately (I went on a Monday for lunch and I was on my own, maybe weekends are entirely different).
Overall, it was pretty good to have an option that was filling and quite healthy, and being the only vegan restaurant at COEX it’s nice to see it’s busy with locals.
SamruddhiShah
I am sitting at Bogeunsa temple.
Read moreI am by myself as well.
I am trying to find this place.
Can you please tell me where it is located?
MartaPf
Look for Coex mall in Gangnam, floor B1 and walk around following the blue path :)
Read moreSamruddhiShah
Thanks for replying.
Read moreActually, there are lot of entrances to Coex mall.
I believe you are referring to the main entrance.
MartaPf
No worries!
Read moreI don’t know what entrance would be best tbh, I was a bit lost inside for a while, and the interactive maps there are not very helpful, i just walked in circles until i saw it haha
SamruddhiShah
Haha.
Read moreOkay.
I would walk in circles too until I find it.
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meglydia
Points +258
very tasty!! - Edit
I’ve had 3 meals here now and each one was amazing! in my first few days in korea I was struggling around my hotel area to find vegan options, and then on a whim while visiting coex mall I came across this gem!! it is a 40 minute train for me so i can’t visit as often as i’d like, but having said that it’s definitely worth the trip:) so yummy!!
Read morePros: fully vegan
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lina_elizabeth
Points +369
Great tofu katsu, not so great atmosphere - Edit
Since I read the reviews beforehand, I was prepared for waiting in the queue to enter the restaurant.
Read moreMy main complaint is that everything feels rather rushed when you actually get a table - it feels like they want you to eat your food as soon as possible, so they can serve the next person in line. That would be fine if it were an actual fast food place, but the prices are not THAT cheap.
That being said, I thought the tofu katsu was delicious.
But keep in mind that all of the vegetables in the bowl (like mushrooms and broccoli) are cold, so only the tofu is actually freshly prepared.
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rawushkna
Points +156
Really good one - Edit
I was really happy to eat in here knowing that Coex is full of meat lovers restaurant.
Read morePros: Everything was good
Cons: Nothing
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OleChristian
Points +44
Good lasagna - Edit
Their lasagna is very good. I definitely recommend this place
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-08-14
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vegandrean
Points +116
Amazing food - Edit
Friend recommended I try bulgogi in Korea, so I was thrilled to find a place with vegan bulgogi! The bulgogi was tasty, and the different ingredients in the dish (rice, peppers, etc) all went together well.
Read moreTomato soup was reminiscent of pizza — delicious!
Fried lotus root and tofu was also very tasty and quite a generous portion.
Staff speak English and have an English menu available. They get busy and have a wait during regular mealtimes, so be prepared! Waitstaff took our order when we were next in line, so our food would be started as we were being seated. Very thoughtful!
Highly recommended.
Pros: Vegan Korean food
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Bethpez93
Points +398
Thankful for a vegan restaurant in coex - Edit
I'm thankful this place exists where options aren't that great in coex! I had a craving for something tomato-y so I ordered the tofu lasagne (and was also intrigued by the tofu element). In hindsight it wasn't enough to fill me but it was nice and settled my craving. The salad was a bit lacking. Just a regular balsamic salad. I'm intrigued to go here again and try the other dishes. I will definitely go back! Staff were reasonably friendly and gave me a menu in English.
Read morePros: Intriguing menu, Easy to eat a lone with counter style tables, Fully vegan options
Cons: A bit of a rushed process
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Nsch
Points +697
Perfect for a tasty lunch between shopping sessions - Edit
Perfect location in the COEX mall for a lunch break between the draining shopping sessions. Be careful, it might be pretty crowded and you have to wait. But the waiters took our order while waiting and we got our food not that long after seating. Even in the busy ours it didn’t felt hectic at all. Food was very nice and they have a big variety of vegan options.
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lea_v
Points +491
Perfect Lunch - Edit
I ordered the Bibimbap which is served with a Soft Tofu Stew. The stew was very very tasty, and in combination with the fresh Bibimbap it was the perfect lunch menu. Even if the typical Bibimbap sauce was missing, it was still yumme and I will definitely come back to try other dishes!
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Rhea.L.M.
Points +1792
Worth it - Edit
Had my first visit. I ordered the tofu katse rice bowl, and it was good. The tofu steak was delicious, with perfect sauce, and the mushrooms, broccoli and pickled onions and radish complimented it well. Maybe a little more flavor to the rice would change it to A plus. I shared the lasagne with a friend as a second entrée. Flavorful- tho small if you are very hungry. I would say every visit warrants adding on the tiramisu- it's a must. I will come back for the tofu steak and to try other dishes. We wanted chopsticks and they gave them to us. At 5:30 on a weekday there was no line, and choices of seating. I like that they have an open kitchen and the chefs were paying attention to how their food was received. The servers were friendly. I would also buy some yogurt to go next time. It's great to see this kind of option in such a high traffic, mainstream area.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-07-21
Pros: Nummy options, Cute, tranquil decor, Good dessert
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tesssss
Points +6379
food is great but atmosphere and service a bit lacking - Edit
the food here was way better than i expected. everything that we ordered was really good and for me i think the price and the portion matches well. the fried mushroom and tofu dish was really really good and i would definitely eat it again. everything was seasoned well and crispy and cooked well. i would love to try some different things next time.
Read morethe only downfall is that there was quite a long line to wait in and as they were pretty busy, forgot our drinks until we reminded them a while after we were seated and received our appetizer.
i was also really wishing for some chopsticks as some of the food was a bit annoying to eat with a fork.
overall i would definitely come back.
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CoastalCat
Points +164
Long line but worth the wait… - Edit
The lines at Plantude kept coming…we thought if we came back around 2:00 pm for lunch that the line would be gone. Well, we were wrong. We waited about 30 min to get in but the team was helpful by taking our order when we were next in line. Once seated, they just confirmed our order and then we were served shortly after that. The food was delicious. All five of us ordered something different so, in addition to my chopped spicy salad (I can’t recall the official name, sorry) I tried a mushroom dish and a tofu cutlet dish. Everything was delicious with nice presentation and an efficient and helpful team. My salad was so flavorful and crunchy! Just what I needed after battling the subway and COEX crowds.😄
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-07-09
Pros: Vegan restaurant!, Nice presentation, Delicious food
Cons: Long lines: don’t expect to be seated immediately
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Mangogirl
Points +2971
Good food but nothing extraordinary - Edit
I enjoyed finding a vegan restaurant in the Coex complex and quite liked their modern design and high vegan standards. The food itself was good ( a mix of western and Asian cuisine) and restaurant pretty full when we entered it. However, it’s nothing out of the ordinary but good for a stop while shopping.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-07-05
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garanciels
Points +843
Loved the tiramisu - Edit
This restaurant in the middle of the Coex mall offers many vegan fusion dishes. I really liked the tofu katsu and the sauce but the rice bowl in itself lacked a bit of seasoning. Overall the food they serve is good, filling and healthy but maybe could improve a little bit by adding more flavors. Otherwise, I really like the tofu tiramisu (not traditional of course but not too sweet and with a strong coffee biscuits). Also not to expensive for vegan food in Gangnam.
Read morePros: Vegan restaurant , Tiramisu
Cons: Crowded at lunchtime (but the turnover is quick)
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bongbong733
Points +14530
Vegan food for the mainstream - Edit
There is finally a fully vegan restaurant inside COEX mall, and it is run by the large Korean corporation Pulmuone.
Read moreThey offer a diverse menu featuring fusion dishes with Korean influence, e.g. pasta, rice bowls, veganized Bulgogi, tofu cutlet and Tteokbokki. Dessert options are currently only a tiramisu and the company's yogurts based on oat milk, which is very sweet.
Prices are average for the area and portions are balanced and filling.
I haven't had more than one dish yet, but I really liked the crispy tofu cutlet, and am planning to go back and try more dishes.
Btw, the restaurant is prepared for international customers, since they have a full English menu with descriptions and hand it to anyone who doesn't look like a local.
Otherwise, you can place your order via an ipad in the most modern way.
The restaurant has many seats available, yet it can occur that you have to wait in line for a table! It gets very crowded on weekends and for dinnertime on weekdays. Service seems to be still in training or a bit overwhelmed by customers.
Pros: taste ok / good, fair prices
Cons: rushed service, cold and crowded atmosphere , didnt like dessert options
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SCarter
Points +87
Saved me as a vegan during visit to Seoul - Edit
I was visiting Seoul on a business trip and was really struggling to eat vegan. I visited this gem in the mall after a recommendation from a local and ended up going there twice. The food was very fast which fit nicely into my schedule. The interior was well-maintained and modern. The menu was small but the food itself was delicious, filling, and in budget for me. It was a saving grace when visiting, not speaking much Korean and really hungry for good vegan food and a proper meal.
Read morePros: All vegan, Delicious and filling
Cons: Menu on the smaller side
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gentletomato
Points +1053
Better than expected - 3.5 - Edit
A lot of corporations are opening up vegan restaurants and sometimes the execution isnt great, but im really pleased with Plantude
Read moreThe food was pretty good. Katsu was really good, especially the sauce. The portion was decent for the price. The lasagna was tasty but not really my favorite texture. Also it was a very small portion, even though its one of the higher priced items
Avocado salad was underwhelming because they use primarily iceberg lettuce and not a lot of it. If they added more leafy greens I think this would be great. The chips add a nice crunch and dressing is light and not overwhelming. For the price it also feels too small so it could also benefit from some tofu or something but I have a feeling this wont be staying on the menu
Tofu tiramisu was good. I was shocked at how un-sweet it was, for me a good thing. It would be nice if they also had a larger size for this.
Interior of the restaurant is simple, clean and inviting. There are a lot of seats, especially for singles. Staff was attentive.
One negative point is the cutlery really sucks. Its very heavy and round and they dont provide chopsticks.
Its definitely nice to have an option like this in the area, and if Im around I would like to come back and try some more dishes
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tcmartin24
Points +16
Plantude at Coex Mall, Seoul, South Korea - Edit
Wife and I were super happy to discover this brand new restaurant at the Coex mall yesterday. Though we've been to Korea many times over the last 20 years, this is the first time we've been here since switching to a whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet nearly 3 years ago and we'd been super curious how we'd be able to eat when we're out and about.
Read moreTechnically, probably none of the food at Plantude is adherent to WFPB as the rice appears to be white rice and there's def. oil being used, but we were still happy to find this place. I got a middle-eastern-inspired dish (the name was something like Mahaburu..... maybe). It was basically like a middle-eastern bbibbimbap (Korean mixed rice dish). It didn't blow me away but it was good. It came with some sort of middle-eastern-centric paste on the side which I added completely into the dish to amp up the flavor. It also came with a small side of kimchi and jalapeños which I also eventually added completely to further jazz/spice it up. Wife got Sundubu (Korean tofu stew) which came with some cross between tofu salad & bbibbimbap. Again, she felt the need to add all the sides to it to jazz it up a bit. So, our only complaint with flavor was that the dishes we got were JUST a little on the bland side - but not bad at all. I'm certain for people of some cultures, the flavor/seasoning would've been perfect.
During the hour or so we were there, other than me, not a single man came in. That should be a bit concerning for this place b/c I don't know if a restaurant in that mall can survive only on women customers - if my one hour is representative of anything (IDK). Though the food on the menu is totally fine (IMO) for both sexes (not a bunch of salads), I'd recommend they add a couple of man-enticing dishes (if there can be such a thing) like burgers & maybe a grilled sandwich with prominent photos to let men know this is for everyone.
Would be great if rice dishes had option of brown rice but overall, we enjoyed this place and will try more of the menu during our two month stay in town. Hope this plays does REALLY well to stay in business indefinitely.
Pros: 100% Vegan, Food is tasty with intriguing menu, Great interior design and friendly staff
Cons: Food needed all of side dishes to spice it up, Might appear geared towards women but not true, Would like to see some sandwiches on menu
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dkthehuman
Points +18
Incredible - Edit
Great vegan restaurant with delicious bibimbap, bulgogi, katsu among other options!
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ksegula
Points +412
Lovely food and staff - Edit
I have been here twice already and really enjoyed it! The staff is super friendly and speaks English. The tofu stew, bibimbap, and tofu cutlet were amazing. I want to try everything else on the menu
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