Plantude

I had here the most delicious vegan food of my stay in Seoul! It was very hard find as it doesn’t come up in the mall info screen. Thanks to another user I read that it’s next door to Godiva, not far from the famous library.

- Valentina Neri Serneri -

Looks like the only vegan spot in the whole mall. Super clean and they have an English menu, which is great. The food was good, but not amazing. I didn’t really like the sweet bread paired with savory/spicy dishes — it made my tofu shakshuka hard to enjoy. Kombucha was too sweet like a soda.

- Zhanel M. -

This place is in B1 of COEX Starfield mall. It has lots of western dishes and it was exciting to try them as they aren't available everywhere. It is pricy however, as it is in a mall; it is tasty and worth visiting!

- Tan Ki In -

Vegan restaurant hidden inside the shopping mall! It took us a little while to find it, but it was worth it. The food was genuinely delicious and reasonably priced. I had the Japanese ramen, and it tasted just as good as the original I had in Tokyo. There were lots of other great options on the menu. Diverse and something for everyone. They also have vegan ice cream and tiramisu made with tofu. Also a plus: Nice place to sit and very friendly staff!

- Laura -

[Aug 2025]: I’ve now been to this eatery 3x over 18 months and I’ve loved it every time. The menu has changed a bit since my first visit, but every noodle dish has been delicious and well-spiced! Finally got the gyozas too. [Jan 2024]: I’m visiting Seoul for the first time and living in the Gangnam-gu area so Plantude was nearby. Please note that it’s in a gigantic mall (COEX) that was difficult for me to navigate (as an English speaker), but I asked for help from the mall information desk attendants to find the restaurant (it’s next to Godiva). I ordered the truffle sea trumpet cream tteokbokki and I was hoping for the gyoza dumplings, but they were out of stock when I dined for lunch in the late afternoon. I didn’t love the tteokbokki because of the lack of spice, but loved the ramen on my second visit. Service was fast (you order on a tablet) and courteous. There’s no to-go containers, just FYI. If you’re largely a vegetarian/vegan and have dietary restrictions, this is a great place that offers traditional Korean dishes with a plant-based twist. Note that the COEX Mall has plenty of dining options, from Indian to Middle Eastern to Italian to chicken and burger joints so you can definitely walk around and explore to find a place that will please everyone in your group.

- Sonam Aidasani -

I think this place has a Korean mall good quality which is let necessarily a bad thing. The quality is decent but the flavors won’t blow you away. I had the eggplant curry and I was expecting a south East Asian curry sauce but it was the typical Korean / Japanese curry you can find anywhere and the rice was just boring Korean rice. So the dish was t anything special. We also had the bracken oil pasta which was more interesting and had some tasty herbs. I think some vegan Parmesan would really take this dish to the next level. My dad liked his mushroom soup too but the bread was that crappy sweet Korean bread. The service was very nice but Honestly, I wouldn’t come back here. It’s fine if you want a safe vegan mall food meal but it won’t knock your socks off.

- Britz Man -

The food was incredibly delicious and full of flavour! There was about a 30 minute wait for a table during the lunch rush however the food made it so worth it, and they are very efficient with their ordering process. The service is great and the ambience of the restaurant itself is awesome.

- Athena N S -

Noodles were good, would recommend not biting into a chilli if you can't handle spice. Comes with mandu which were great. Bit hard to find, it's located on b1 floor where the bottom level of the library is on, there are two escalators in the library area, stay on the bottom floor and head to the left hand side and head north, keep walking forward and you will see the restaurant on the left.

- William C -