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The best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Korea

Vegetable-forward Korean cooking centers on mountain-vegetable set meals (sanchae-jeongsik) and temple cuisine, built on seasonal greens, roots, and fermented bases rather than meat. The best vegetarian & vegan korean food in Korea tends to come from the places that have lasted: each of these 19 restaurants is an officially recognized 백년가게, a business the Korean Ministry of SMEs certifies for 30 or more years of continuous operation. Korea's restaurant scene turns over fast, so a place still running after decades has earned the word "best." Pick one near you and open it in your own map app for photos, hours, and directions.

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Gyeongbuk

6 heritage spots

Kkachigumeongjip (까치구멍집)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Andong-si, Gyeongbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Andong-si, Gyeongbuk

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Gyeongbokgungsikdang (경복궁식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk

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Geumosangohyangchonsikdang (금오산고향촌식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk

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Builsanchaesikdang (부일산채식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk

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Juwangsangcheongsolsikdang (주왕상청솔식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk

Heotjesabap mat50nyeon (헛제사밥 (맛50년))

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Andong-si, Gyeongbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Andong-si, Gyeongbuk

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Gyeongnam

3 heritage spots

Gobausikdang (고바우식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam

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Seullousorang (슬로우소랑)

Post Office Pick '24·'25·'26Sanchae-jeongsikFrom ₩3,500

A popular spot with a beautiful ocean view, famous for bagels and visited by many couples and families. Recommended by local Korea Post staff in the 2026 Post Office Dining Guide (우체국 추천 맛집가이드).

📍 Geoje-si, Gyeongnam

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Daejanggeumyakseongwan sancheong (대장금약선관 산청)

Post Office Pick '26Sanchae-jeongsikFrom ₩18,000

A special meal in an elegant setting, in a dignified traditional hanok facing the Gyeongho River. Recommended by local Korea Post staff in the 2026 Post Office Dining Guide (우체국 추천 맛집가이드).

📍 Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Chungnam

3 heritage spots

Gwibinsikdang (귀빈식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gongju-si, Chungnam, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gongju-si, Chungnam

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Sanullimsikdang (산울림식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gongju-si, Chungnam, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gongju-si, Chungnam

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Chilgapsangol (칠갑산골)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Cheongyang-gun, Chungnam, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Cheongyang-gun, Chungnam

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Gangwon

2 heritage spots

Oksanjangdolgwaiyagi (옥산장돌과이야기)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon

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Bakhyeonjane deodeokbap (박현자네 더덕밥)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Chungbuk

1 heritage spot

Baeyeongsuksanyachobapsang (배영숙산야초밥상)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Boeun-gun, Chungbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Boeun-gun, Chungbuk

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Ulsan

1 heritage spot

Gonjigonji (곤지곤지)

Post Office Pick '25·'26Sanchae-jeongsikFrom ₩11,000

The healthy taste of fragrant deodeok root and tender duck, with gondre thistle hot pot rice as a specialty. Recommended by local Korea Post staff in the 2026 Post Office Dining Guide (우체국 추천 맛집가이드).

📍 Dong-gu, Ulsan

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Gyeonggi

1 heritage spot

Baekjejang (백제장)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Jeonbuk

1 heritage spot

Samposikdang (삼포식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Namwon-si, Jeonbuk, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Namwon-si, Jeonbuk

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Best Vegetarian & Vegan Korean Food in Jeonnam

1 heritage spot

Jirisansikdang (지리산식당)

Heritage · 30+ yrsSanchae-jeongsik

A mountain-vegetable set meal (Sanchae-jeongsik) restaurant in Gurye-gun, Jeonnam, certified by Korea's Ministry of SMEs as a 30+ year heritage business (백년가게).

📍 Gurye-gun, Jeonnam

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Source: 소상공인시장진흥공단 백년가게 (Ministry of SMEs), data.go.kr open data (KOGL Type 1).