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.


396 Reviews

First Review by Rosaespanola

KELLY_VeganLover

Points +62

Vegan
25 Dec 2023

超好吃KIMBAP飯卷😍

沒有想過純粹的飯卷kimbap也能做到如此出色, 飯只佔薄薄的一層,裏面的餡料超級好吃!
最推薦是fried tofu kimbap🤤🤤
五天的旅程裏面吃了兩次!

Pros: 超好吃的飯卷,非常足料,健康又能天天吃的感覺

Cons: 座位會比較冷(但他們會提供暖氣)

GabrielaCastro

Points +42

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Comida tradicional coreana a muy buen precio

Estuve 1 semana en Seúl y comí dos veces acá. La comida es muy rica, y a muy buen precio para lo que ofrecen.
Es una excelente opción para probar los platos tradicionales coreanos.
El staff es muy amable y hablan muy bien inglés.
Aceptan pagos en efectivo y tarjeta.

Pros: Price, Staff, Food

VivianaDiVita

Points +36

Vegan
16 Dec 2023

Ottimo

Prezzi bassi, servizio velocissimo, pasto buono

ChopinTristesse

Points +111

Vegetarian
15 Dec 2023

Easy to communicate and great service

Owner able to communicate in English. No take away for soupy stuff. Let her know if u can't take allium.

Very delicious udon only 6000won. But very small seating area

Very patient owner

bb.$hark

Points +2333

Vegan
08 Dec 2023

Quick and super friendly workers

The best things here and the gimbap and dumplings

TanMeijun

Points +39

Vegetarian
29 Nov 2023

Tasty Vegan Food, definitely worth visiting

The place is abit difficult to find as it was covered by a transparent cover to keep warm from outside cool weather.

I have ordered Soy Ham Gimbap, Fried Dumpling, Tteok-bokki Vegan Oden.
Food are very tasty, nice and local. Pricing is quite worth with the portion given.
If time permits, I would love to visit again for another meal.

Staff are very friendly, polite and speak English, no issue in communicating.

Definitely a must-go place for Vegan food on my next trip to seoul. 😃
Highly recommended to all Vegan friends.

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-29

Sammyantha

Points +22

Vegetarian
26 Nov 2023

Hidden gem

Tucked away but well worth a bit of a hunt. Delicious food! Chefs were very friendly and spoke good English - helpful in explaining what dishes were and how much food was needed.

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-26

Pros: Cosy - a couple of tables in a plastic tent, Extensive menu, Traditional Korean food with no seafood!

RainIchigo

Points +407

Vegan
15 Nov 2023

Very cozy, good price and taste is amazing!

It was a bit hard to find, but eventually found it backed away in a corner, haha. The ladies were very nice and spoke a little english. For a small shop the menu was quote extensive and had all the traditional foods. Be mindful that the shop does not really have a seating area inside, it's inside a see through tent. Can be a little cold but they have a heater.

Pros: Cozy, Good price, Tasty food

Cons: No inside seating

solberry

Points +128

Vegetarian
06 Nov 2023

Best food I've had in Korea!!

This was the best meal I've had in Korea so far! I've been dreaming about returning to eat more of their food. I ordered bibim noodles, fried tofu kimbap, and dumplings. Everything was perfectly cooked, fresh, and so delicious that I immediately wished I could eat the meal all over again at the end. The noodles were my favorite as they offered a good amount of spice and a distinctly Korean freshness with the cold veggies and notes of citrus. The staff are lovely, warm, and kind as well. The menu offers a good variety so one can sample different types of Korean food.

Main thing to note is that since they're busy and everything is cooked fresh to order, the food does take a while to come out. However, it is absolutely worth it.

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-06

Pros: Delicous food, Good variety of options

natalienate

Points +36

Vegan
02 Nov 2023

Amazing

Loved the tteokbokki udang hot dish

Cryde

Points +78

Vegan
26 Oct 2023

Cheap and charming

The kimpab are very good and the tteobokki too
If you you stay in the area you can go back and test another thing !

Pros: Kimpab, Tteokbokki, Cheap and very nice place

Rachelxvegan

Points +378

Vegan
21 Oct 2023

Affordable and great food

My partner and I ordered the kimbap and it tastes amazing! Was our first time trying it and wasn't let down. Great price too!

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-21

giorgiakappa

Points +507

Vegan
15 Oct 2023

Best kimbap

Being vegan in Korea is extremely difficult, luckily there are incredible places like this to welcome vegans that want to experience korean traditional street food.
Everything was delicious but I absolutely loved how the shop was ethically vegan

janetnz

Points +673

Vegan
12 Oct 2023

Great

Great food and good prices. We had two types of gimbap, fried dumplings, and tteokibokki odeng hot bar.
Not quite sure what the hot bar was because the tteokibokki odeng hot bar was a single dish.
It was all great.

B12mangel

Points +1309

Vegan
09 Oct 2023

Good food, nice prices

We had the gimbap which was delicious (i missed a dip or sauce or something) and the Tteokbeokki odeng and the size of this dish was small, but for its prize i was okay with that.

Pros: Food was good, Nice prices- not expensive

Cons: Service was okay, Small portions

shannen.veryperfect

Points +2617

Raw
07 Oct 2023

❤️

Small restaurant in a Kiosk-Style which is operated by two lovely ladies. When we went there, you were only able to sit outside.

We tried the Gimbap and got additional brooth to it. The food was very well prepared and I would recommend going there anytime ❤️

slushman

Points +151

Vegan
05 Oct 2023

Great food and great prices!

The shop was located right next to the main shopping section of Insadong, and was easy to find. The staff spoke English well and the menu was also in English. I ordered two dishes and a tea and it was 14,500, which is very reasonable! The food was delicious, and it was great to eat Korean food I usually can’t eat! There was a bit of a wait time, but they were busy and pleasant.

Pros: Authentic vegan Korean food, Affordable , Delicious

Cons: Wait time is a bit long

FloraJabes

Points +470

Vegan
01 Oct 2023

Petite échoppe sur Insadong très très bonne!

Bien situé, ce snack dispose de quelques tables. J'ai goûté aux fried dumpling, au vegan ongdae et au fried tofu kimbap, tout était très bon ! Les prix sont raisonnables et la propriétaire parle un peu l'anglais.

Pros: Plats Coréens vegans , Tout est fait sur place devant nos yeux, Plats goûteux

sandrinecerqueira

Points +237

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

Recommend

You can have a taste of the typical Korean food vegan style with all the flavours and especially not missing out on anything.

Pros: Price, Taste, Options

Vegan Victoria

Points +669

Vegan
21 Sep 2023

Tasty Korean Vegan Lunch

This is a small place with about a dozen items on the menu. A regular customer helped me choose the tofu roll and the udong, a noodle soup. Both were tasty and fresh

Pros: Tasty healthy vegan food , Friendly service, Good value

Artgothika

Points +19

Vegetarian
16 Sep 2023

Gimbap copieux et délicieux

J'ai découvert le gimbap dans ce restaurant et j'ai adoré ! C'était vraiment très bon !

bramire2

Points +25

Vegan
12 Sep 2023

Great food, gruff service

I came here a couple times during my week-ish stay in Seoul, and the location is great in the middle of Insadong near Gyeongbokgung Palace and, maybe more importantly, right next to the Museum Kimchichan. So grateful to have vegan options so close! The dumplings are amazing, kimbap also really good, rice cake soup super nourishing, kimchi delicious, and tteokbokki very yummy. The only negative is that the owner is pretty gruff and apparently overworked, so she can be short and rushed with you (she was even kind of mean to one customer who was being confusing about what they wanted). Maybe more so with foreigners. The owner and cook (I think her daughter?) were audibly huffing a lot on Sunday when I came by (the day before their day off on Mondays, so they were probably extra tired), which created an atmosphere of anxiety. But the owner can also be super nice and helpful! A bit all over the place when it comes to customer service, but as long as you have thick skin you’ll be alright. And be complimentary! It helps.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-12

Pros: Amazing food, Great location

Cons: Customer service, Not a ton of food options

Helloimerinxo

Points +198

Vegan
12 Sep 2023

Yummy!

I loved being able to try Korean dishes here, all the food was very good, not too spicy. And the workers were sweet.

na5m2

Points +1250

Vegan
11 Sep 2023

Good value for money

Kimbap was good and cheap, the women working here also spoke good English!

Evee12

Points +44

Vegan
11 Sep 2023

Great food and good price

Food was fresh and tasty. Really reasonably priced.

Angelicforsure

Points +80

Vegetarian
08 Sep 2023

Good food

The food was good but not a lot of sitting space. I had to sit in the sun. Also very minimal service but it was cheap.

Pros: Food, Low price

Cons: the space

Fluffykittens

Points +95

Vegan
30 Aug 2023

Delicious food!

It's difficult to find vegan Korean food, but this place has so many options for vegan Korean food! It's amazing!! Everything is delicious. The customer service aspect could be improved, but they speak English, which is helpful for foreigners. There is also very limited seating, so you might have to share a table with a friendly stranger or wait for a party to leave to sit down. Definitely order before getting a seat. Also be mindful of the times before going! I went here frequently and often saw people upset when they got there right after the lunch break started and were unable to order. So definitely check the times!




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