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CLOSED: Sosim Vegetarian Restaurant
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Veg-options
Serves meat, vegan options available. All veg except for fish. Vegetarian-friendly restaurant in basement of building. Menu is in Korean and English, and English is spoken. Sample items include Korean pancake, bi-bim-bap (Korean traditional vegetables and rice) without egg upon request, free refills of rice and side dishes. Also offers a fixed menu meal for around 10,000 won (about US$10.50). Interior is natural wood, and guest sit at regular tables or on the floor. A popular place with monks from nearby chogye-sa (temple), though the restaurant is run by Christians. Directions: After train exit, walk straight pass Tourist Information booth on right, art store on left. Walk across Insa-Dong Street towards convenience store in front. Go right when you get to convenience store. Entrance is between GS25 convenience store and bank, and is marked by large vertical black-and-white sign with the name in two Chinese characters, the English words "Sosim" and "Vegetarian Restaurant." Reported closed to HappyCow.
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Insa-Dong Gil Street (at Anguk station on Line 3 (Orange line), exit Insa-Dong), Seoul, South Korea
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Last update on 11 Jun 2012 by Guest
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8 Reviews
First Review by craigmc
fungila
Points +33
maybe closed - Edit
Impossible to find this restaurant. Probably closed.
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flamekat
Points +398
Nice place for lunch - Edit
We went to Sosim during our November trip to Seoul. It is right next to the convenience store at the entrance to Insa-Dong. We were there for lunch and there were two set vegan lunches, one for 15,000 and one for 12,000. We chose the 12,000 won option since we weren't too hungry, but it was a lot of food.
Read moreThe food is very much temple-style with lots of little dishes full of simple tastes. We had grilled tofu, tempura vegetables, soup, and lots of little vegetable dishes (maybe 10 or so small bowls), some a bit too sweet for my taste.
The service was friendly, but no one really spoke any English. The food came quickly and our grilled tofu and tempura was refilled mid-way through. The atmosphere is nice and cosy with lots of wood. It is surprisingly well-lit for a basement. Overall, a good place for healthy food in Seoul. We would definitely come back.
Pros: Healthy food, Good value, Good location
Cons: Limited menu
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mfoy
Points +193
Solidly good Korean veg food - Edit
We ate here twice while in Seoul in Aug 2010. They have good food; from our perspective, very Korean (maybe Sambap style food for their fixed menus). Looked like maybe some of their fixed menus include fish now. Unfortunately, at least during the humid summer days we were there, it smells a little dank; maybe because it is in the basement; not terrible. Overall we enjoyed it, and the prices are not bad.
Read morePros: Good food
Cons: Basement location
Guest
Sophia B.
Points +30
Awesomely good food - Edit
Except for two grilled fish dishes, everything was vegan. The meals came with a ton of really nicely seasoned and fresh vegetable banchan, a variety of pancakes, and delicious soup. We thought the food was much much better here than Sanchon (and cheaper), though Sanchon is definitely prettier.
Read morePros: excellent food, good value
Cons: basement room
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csbench
Points +70
Cosy place with good service - Edit
My husband and I had a set lunch for two, and found the amount of food to be plentiful. I also thought it was a good value at around 12000 won each, but I guess maybe I don't have many reference points in Seoul. The food was excellent and thoughtfully prepared/presented. It was a good memory of a quick trip to Seoul!
Read morePros: relaxing, good portions
Cons: small menu
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westcornersville
Points +678
Bibimbap Lunch Set a bit small - Edit
I was a bit disappointed (surprising given the otherwise good reviews)--mainly the bibimbap lunch set had rather small portions. The quality of the food was pretty good, regardless. You get better value at Han Gua Chae (since it's a buffet) and Oh Say Gay Hyang, both in Insadong a little further south. This is actually pretty easy to find--the directions provided in the writeup on HappyCow were great.
Read morePros: decent tasting food, easy to find
Cons: small portions, limited menu
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Bill_hog
Points +46
So delicous... - Edit
I had an excellent and huge set dinner there with many new (to a foreigner perhaps) dishes. The set dinner had a 2 person minimum. The restaurant was very nicely decorated, with quaint booths, and the staff was very friendly. The area nearby also has a lot of fun shops.
Read morePros: excellent food, good variety
Cons: 2 person min for set course, not as cheap as bibimbap
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craigmc
Points +41508
good food - Edit
korean dishes are plentiful here.
Read morethe main meal comes in ten dishes, a variety of veg and one tofu.
very tasty, and the place is clean and has a nice atmosphre.
very limited options though.
Pros: nice place, good food
Cons: limited options
Guest
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