at Alt.a in Seoul
Mapo Tofu at Alt.a in Seoul
Fried Veef with hot & sour soy sauce at Alt.a in Seoul
Vegan
Chinese
Asian
Korean

Restaurant offering contemporary Asian cuisine. Menu is primarily a wide variety of Korean-Chinese offerings and a few fusion dishes. A wide range of vegan drinks and vegan wine available. Certified by the Korea Vegan Society (koreavegan.org). Kitchen closes at about 8:30pm. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-3:00pm, Mon-Sat 5:00pm-10:00pm, Sun 5:00pm-9:00pm.

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148 Reviews

First Review by SteveH

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Korni

Points +42

Vegan
09 Jan 2024

very friendly and very tasty

Das Personal war außerordentlich freundlich und gut drauf, dazu kam noch das wirklich leckere und liebevoll zubereitetes Essen.

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Sonja116

Points +71

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Awesome food, awesome service

Went there a few minutes before their opening time and they signaled us to come in which was nice because of the cold. Sfaff speaks english and is extremly helpful. Food was delicious.

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josephsuar

Points +1746

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Fantastic

Nothing is wrong with this restaurant! The staff is incredibly friendly! The food is delicious and not crazy expensive. Super cute little space with just enough tables and a few bar seats which are great too! Will be going back

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing

12/23 Menu at Alt.a in Seoul

Spicy Mushroom Noodle Soup! Amazing ! at Alt.a in Seoul

Original Fried Dumplings! delicious at Alt.a in Seoul

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Moekare

Points +143

Vegan
15 Dec 2023

Korean food vegan style

Has local food in vegan style. Like it as a single to eat at a bar table. Tried two dishes can both recommend.

Pros: Size of services, Good price

Cons: Plastic chopsticks

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xpinarellax

Points +108

Vegan
22 Nov 2023

Great Food

One of the best in Seoul, the atmosphere is nice to and the staff very friendly, a must go!

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ColinQuirk

Points +24

Vegan
22 Nov 2023

Delicious food

This place is great, definitely come here

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nqu

Points +76

Vegan
22 Oct 2023

Amazing food & service

The food was so good we ate here twice (would have come back many more times if possible)!

The menu has a ton of different options, you can’t go wrong with any of them. Prices are really good as well. I’m sad I didn’t get more photos of the food here.

Sometimes I crave some dishes I had from here and it kills me that I have to travel across the globe to eat here again 😭

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-22

Pros: Food, Prices, Service

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mars11

Points +25

Vegetarian
15 Oct 2023

Amazing Asian Vegan

Lovely setting, all vegan menu. Sweet and sour dish was amazing

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shannen.veryperfect

Points +2617

Raw
07 Oct 2023

👍

Cute restaurant with a satisfying level of spice on a few meals (labeled).

Mapo Tofu at Alt.a in Seoul

Tuna Salad at Alt.a in Seoul

Stir-fried aubergine on rice & tuna on bread appetizer at Alt.a in Seoul

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Maxvolta

Points +21

Vegetarian
06 Oct 2023

Surprisingly inexpensive for great experience

Nice location, well decorated, that catches the sun well and is not too far from Itaewon station and lots of bars, without being in the middle of them.

Staff really pleasant, food arrived quickly and was surprisingly good for around ₩23,500 (US$17.40) per person. We were two people sharing one starter and one main, plus steamed buns and drinks, and that was more than enough as portions were reasonably sized.

Flavours really well balanced, with a lot to enjoy. Steamed buns were fresh, dumplings excellent too. Would definitely come again.

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tmcrosses

Points +48

Vegan
01 Oct 2023

You should definitely go

Japchae was so nice, dumplings and soup really good as well. Favourite meal in Korea so far. 👍

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-01

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Japchae and fried dumplings at Alt.a in Seoul

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Nalchen

Points +227

Vegan
15 Sep 2023

Nice restaurant

So many options, also spicy and non spicy food. Starter and Desserts are available. Stuff is really friendly. And food is really good!

They sadly can't remove the onions from the soup if you ask. But still a very good restaurant. Can only recommend it. I tried the dessert it is not that sweet for people who don't like too much sweetness.

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-16

Pros: Only plant based food, A lot of options, Desserts are available

Dessert! at Alt.a in Seoul

Spicy mushroom soup. Spiciness is pretty okay not too spicy. at Alt.a in Seoul

Came back to this restaurant after a year and had white soup with mushrooms and noodles. The food again was delicious. If you don't like onions you should order it without them. at Alt.a in Seoul

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bramire2

Points +25

Vegan
10 Sep 2023

Good vegan fare!

The place was well-kept and everything is vegan. I had the fried original mandu (dumplings)—original meant meat-like—, the veggie fried rice with bean sauce, and a non-alcoholic mojito. The fried rice had little soy ham pieces in it, which surprised me but were yummy. All of it was good! Maybe not blow-you-away good, but yummy and filling and so nice to have a vegan option.

Pros: Helpful staff, Slightly upscale, Food came quickly

Cons: A bit pricey

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TofuJess

Points +230

Vegan
27 Aug 2023

Great Asian food!

I was there today and had a White Soup with Mushrooms (and noodles) as I can't eat spicy at all and it was sooo delicious. Would totally recommend it for anyone!

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rocky2892

Points +148

Vegan
24 Aug 2023

Good but not great

This was the first proper vegan meal I had in Korea after being there for days, so I really appreciated not being limited by the menu. Food was tasty and I’d go back, but not life changing.

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Avatar breadje

breadje

Points +165

Vegan
13 Aug 2023

Not my favourite

I had the stirfried "meat" with sweet and sour sauce and it was alright, but not my favourite. If you're alone, I can't recommend it since it seems more of a sharing dish. The alcoholic mojito was simply not good

Mojito at Alt.a in Seoul

Stirfried meat in sweet and sour sauce at Alt.a in Seoul

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aliceplays

Points +125

Mostly Veg
22 Jul 2023

tasty

I wasn't expecting much. Probably not on the healthy-side but definitely delicious. eggplant dish was spicy yet manageable. Booked a table via catchtable(Korean app). Paying the bill when order is made at the counter is unfamiliar. cons for some people: the spicy eggplant dish is garlicky. aftertaste lingers for a long time

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-22

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Aussietraveller

Points +591

Vegan
17 Jul 2023

Amazingly flavourful

I had the veef japchae and the kimchi fried dumplings which were just amazing! Maybe the best vegan food I’ve had in Seoul. Highly highly recommend even if it is more expensive.

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astudic

Points +60

Vegetarian
11 Jul 2023

Great food

Everything we ordered was great

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Chad_and_Emily

Points +2954

Vegan
12 Jun 2023

Recommended

We had a nice lunch here. Their mains are shareable but we ended up ordering two of the smaller dishes and shared dumplings and buns.

They did inform us we needed to be out by 3pm on arriving at 2pm.

Korean food at Alt.a in Seoul

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joesavage

Points +164

Vegan
02 Jun 2023

Super tasty Korean-Chinese fusion

Really enjoyed my lunch here. It all sounded so good that I ended up ordering wayyy too much, but all was really tasty!

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-02

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Points +1004

Vegan
28 May 2023

Much prefer the other one Alt.a

I had eggplant which tasted just like chili and burned. I had to order an extra bowl of rice to be able to eat them

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nagu

Points +224

Vegan
27 May 2023

Best kimchi dumplings

Had the mapo tofu and the kimchi dumplings. Its a bit expensive but definitely worth it for the taste, place and overall experience. The staff was nice and accommodating.

I was so hungry I didnt take any pictures.

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Heatha

Points +495

Vegan
25 May 2023

Tasty Asian Fusion in Itaewon

Really enjoyed the yuzu tofu salad (will try to recreate it at home) and the fried rice with black bean sauce! The bao didn’t have anything inside so we found them tasteless.

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frankensteinsmonster

Points +1824

Vegan
24 May 2023

Only an alt.b

Itaewon vegan spot with a good range of Korean dishes but a bit disappointed in the taste given the relatively higher prices. The aubergine was delicious but needed more vegan meat. The jjangmeon was a little plain.

Jjangmeon and aubergine at Alt.a in Seoul

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Michelle Bridi

Points +652

Vegan
20 May 2023

Awesome food want to come back

I had food here right after landing. It was amazing the best welcome food someone could hope for. Despite the price of the starter and noodles /rice dishes the portions are very big and everything was sooo tasty! I had a mapu Tofu. Usually I don't like this dish so much but it looked great on the neighbors table so I ordered it and was not disappointed.
I hope I can come again some time!

Pros: Great food

Cons: Nothing

Original dumplings at Alt.a in Seoul

Avatar RhysJones

RhysJones

Points +753

Vegetarian
20 May 2023

Amazing pan-Asian vegan food

This place was amazing! It was pretty busy when we arrived so we sat at the bar and ordered the mapo tofu, aubergines (original, not spicy) and the original dumplings. Everything was great, in particular the aubergines, and I think we'd probably end up ordering exactly the same if we came here again.

We ordered it just with rice rather than with fake meat and this made it really good value for the quality of the meal. There were even a couple of bits of fake meat in with each dish so we didn't feel like we'd missed out trying it.

In summary, this was a really great restaurant with attentive service and a nice terrace that is lovely in warm weather. The food was great and I'd definitely recommend coming here if you're in Seoul.

Pros: Aubergine, Good value for the quality of the meal

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