HanGawi's all-vegan menu is based on mountain roots, greens, and grains that have comprised the staple diet of ancient Koreans. Enjoy vegetarian dumplings, tofu clay pot in ginger sauce, vermicelli delight, multi-grain rice, bean curd with kimchi and vegetables. Traditional teas, folk and zen music, decor filled with antiques and artifacts, a relaxed atmosphere of peace and refuge. Open Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:30pm, Fri 5:00pm-10:00pm, Sat 1:00pm-10:00pm, Sun 1:00pm-9:30pm.
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12 E 32nd St (at Midtown East), New York City, New York, USA, 10016
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203 Reviews
First Review by Stevie
chels2ocean
Points +1377
Top tier - Edit
Food was excellent! We got the vermicelli, the Korean pancakes, a spicy tofu soup, and a creamy tofu dish and loved it all. The black sesame cake for dessert was also very good!!
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jadaruss
Points +1915
Top 5 restaurants - Edit
This is one of the best meals I’ve ever had! I’ll be dreaming about the food for years to come.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-06-20
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SJ738
Points +318
Amazing, Authentic Korean - Edit
One of the best vegan restaurants in NYC! Authentic Korean Experience with wooden tables and ambiance.
Read moreAll dishes were amazing, highly recommend bibimbap (stone bowl rice), spicy rice cakes, and Korean pancakes.
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vegandinosaur
Points +557
Nice ambiance and flavors - Edit
Beautiful restaurant in the heart of Koreatown. Most of the seating is traditional (on mats with a footwell). You will be asked to remove your shoes, so come prepared. (They offer slippers to use in the bathrooms.)
Read moreThe food is great. A wide array of flavors with adjustable spice levels. We got the acorn noodle salad (excellent avo fritter topping), veg dumplings, kimchi dolsot bibimbap, and kimbap. Taking off a star because the dumplings were a bit too plain, and most of the food had virtually no spice unless it was marked as spicy. But still good!
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hilaurious1
Points +519
Delight - Edit
The floor seating is actually the floor (with cushions), and the establishment is shoe free - both things I enjoyed. We tried the pancake platter, and the spicy tofu. Both were great. I especially enjoyed the sauce on both.
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Anita1965
Points +66
Lekker! - Edit
Het eten was heerlijk. Vooral de pancake platter was heerlijk. En alleen voor de toetjes zou ik weer gaan, goddelijk! De entourage was druk maar gezellig
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elisask
Points +61
Not good Korean food - Edit
We are a Korean family and the food was not good. Too sweet, not spiced enough, odd flavours. The kimchi was fine but it was normal not special food sold at ridiculous prices for tourists who don’t know better.
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I’ve never been to the temple in Korea but I’ve been to this spot every year during Christmas, because it’s a very comfortable environment, they have a lot of decorations is from the temple, I truly like this place, I don’t have to afraid of cross contamination here, I understand their price is pretty high but I also aware that the temple in Asia is not a place that everyone can access in, so I’m very appreciated for this temple willing to accept people dine in, and I truly like their taking off shoes rules because none of the restaurants in United States follow that traditional anymore, Everytime I came this place I feel like I came home because my mom’s house rules is also taking off your shoes first ! No dirty shoes walking around the whole house !
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I’m not sure about your gender but when I was a child, in Asia a female is not allowed to enter the temple if we are having our period because we female with period is considered as dirty, I’ve been following that rules that I will never go to the temple if I’m having my periods to show the respect to the Buddha. I hope you understand this is not just a regular vegan restaurant, This is a temple, and many many people respect and love this place
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All of your reviews are 2 stars, I don’t think HanGawi is the problem here 😄
Read moreAmeisherry
Majority of people who works here are actually not Korean, majority of them are actually from Nepal and they are super nice and friendly
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Seatown_vegan
Points +8907
Nice experience - Edit
I made reservations for this restaurant and unfortunately booked a table instead of floor seating. We were seated and began perusing the menu. There are a lot of things to choose from. We ordered the cauliflower, Korean pancake platter, kochi skewers, crispy mushrooms, and the bulgogi stone bowl.
Read moreIn my opinion, a couple of the dishes lacked flavor. The cauliflower and the crispy mushrooms to be exacted. Everything else I enjoyed. Really enjoyed the stone bowl and pancake platter. Customer service was top notch and I would not hesitate to visit here again.
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ilaria_porru
Points +21
Awesome!! - Edit
I didn’t expect it to be so great - both ambiance and food were top notch. Will be back!
Read morePros: Food, Ambiance , Service
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CrunchySpice
Points +142
Wonderful - Edit
I've been going to Hangawi occasionally for many years. Decades, even. It's always been excellent but when I was there recently for restaurant week, I think the food may have been even better than I expected.
Read moreIt's a top special occasion restaurant.
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Vboy4ever
Points +33
In my top 3 Vegan meals - Edit
This true Korean cuisine at its best. A beautiful atmosphere, wonderful staff, and unparalleled food. #Veganuary
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BeanThereDownedThat
Points +194
Emersive and delicious - Edit
The food, the service, the restaurant where you take your shoes off, the inset tables, really unique
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SoyCoffeeFTW
Points +743
I could move to NYC just for this! - Edit
Hands down the best vegan Korean food I’ve ever had. The bibimbap tastes so fresh and flavorful, the Korean pancakes are out of this world, and the matcha lattes are perfectly balanced (they are nothing like the super sweet watered down matchas I’m used to).
Read moreOh, and don’t miss out on dessert. I love the matcha cheesecake ❤️
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-29
Pros: Good ambiance, Authentic tasting food and teas
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miju
Points +114
Just… WOW! - Edit
HanGawi was our first restaurant visit during our trip to New York. Wow. We knew right away that this would be hard to beat. The food was exceptionally delicious, especially the Korean pancakes were a hit! The atmosphere was cozy and in such a busy city as New York you could really relax here. Highly recommended!
Read morePros: Food, Atmosphere
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MatthewOliver
Points +78
Best, best, BEST!!!! - Edit
I dream about the sweet and sour mushrooms all the time, every day!! The fact that you have to take your shoes off when you enter means it’s special!! Food is insane, magical and brilliant!! One of my favourites restaurants as a vegan in my whole experience of being a vegan!! Love you HanGawi ❤️🤩😚
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ChillWizard
Points +129
Fun! - Edit
Really fun experience, great service and ambiance. The food is really good, but not quite to the level I was hoping for at the price.
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EugeneLovesTofu
Points +1336
Meh - Edit
I don’t understand the hype about this place. Sure the rooms pretty and feels like you’re in Korea with lovely deco but the food is average at best, service slow, like really really slow - waited an hour for mains/entrees and when it did arrive was underwhelming and not very interesting. The tofu had raw chilli paste on it and was very unpleasant. The mushrooms were nice but not worth the time or money.
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hwing
Points +1961
Amazing Korean food and even better atmosphere - Edit
This is my all-time favorite vegan restaurant in NYC! Been here countless times over the years. The atmosphere is amazing and unique with floor sitting (albeit not accessibility friendly) and servers are attentive and friendly.
Read moreSome of my fave dishes include: sesame leaf tofu patties (appetizer), Korean pancake platter (appetizer), avocado stone bowl, Hangawi stone bowl
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RitvikaSharma
Points +233
Best Korean Restaurant - Edit
All dishes were delicious. I would go back for spicy rice cakes, kimchi soup pot, kimbap and pancakes. Kimchi soup was the best one I have ever had. Servers are great.
Read morePros: Good service, Amazing food, Traditional seating
Cons: Very busy place
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connordavidson
Points +42
Sublime - Edit
The food and atmosphere are both incredible.
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briannamaphis
Points +4600
1937383 stars - Edit
this was my first time eating at a michelin restaurant and oh boy did it not disappoint. starting off with our drinks, they were SO TASTY (but $18 oof). we ordered 3 appetizers to share. the cauliflower bites were AMAZINGGG and i loved the spicy creamy sauce they came with. the mushroom fritters were to die for. my bf hates mushrooms and this was his fav thing he got ??? the korean pancakes were fine in our opinion. i love when restaurants take on cultural norms and this one had us take off our shoes and sit on mats. yay!
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LocoVegano93
Points +26
Best vegan korean food - Edit
From the interior to the food to the drinks. Incredible authentic. Best all vegan korean food I ever had.
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JohnFord
Points +60
Deeply charming and worth the trip. - Edit
The atmosphere and attitude of the place is something not often found in vegan restaurants. They make you feel as if they are honored to have you, and that every bite was prepared with strict attention to detail. We had the seasonal tasting menu and would recommend to anyone. Be prepared to take off your shoes before entering and to sit in a faux floor sat style (booths are built into the ground as most Americans probably would feel put out to actually sit on the floor in the traditional manner).
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-10
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allirae
Points +1399
Wonderful experience! - Edit
We really enjoyed dinner here. We tried quite a few things and definitely thought some weren’t worth trying but others were awesome! The experience/atmosphere in general is one of the best parts!
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RavishingRavenous
Points +3299
Traditional Vegan Korean Restaurant - Edit
Very nice atmosphere, tables low to the ground like traditional korean restaurants. Food really solid. Would recommend it if you are craving Korean vegan food (which can be hard to find). There is also Franchia, sister restaurant nearby.
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travel1A
Points +31
Menu & Venue a Charm - Edit
My 2 non-vegan, non-vegetarian friends enjoyed the meal and menu as much as I did! There was even a vegan menu specifically excluding onions and I was thrilled. Service was exceptional, the lichee mojitos delicious, even our table that didn’t require shoe removal was nice. What a treat!
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StephanieLanger
Points +1055
Excellent every time - Edit
I love coming here for the whole experience. The food is amazing, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff. This time we had the winter pre-fixe meal. Everything was delicious and we left feeling full.
Read morePros: Good quality food , Nice atmosphere , All vegan
Cons: Expensive
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