The Best Vegetarian in South Korea
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The best vegetarian in South Korea, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Légume comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Seoul and Busan.
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ARP and Base is nice hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. Légume
Vegetarian Korean
A fully vegan tasting menu in Gangnam that draws on Korean vegetarian traditions without making that feel like a restriction. The chef's approach is precise and personal, coaxing real depth from plant-based ingredients in ways that don't read as compromise. It holds a Michelin star, and the room skews toward curious omnivores as much as committed vegans. Elegant without being austere.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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A vegan restaurant in Busan's Yeongdo-gu where the name is short for "around plants," which tells you everything about the philosophy and nothing about how surprisingly complete the food turns out to be. The kitchen pairs plant-based dishes with house-made rice wine, and the coconut-oil cheese reads convincingly like cheddar. Bracken pasta made with dried ferns and mushrooms is a signature worth ordering. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 ARP (this place) 74.256
- #2 Base is nice 74.256
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Rank 2. Base is nice
Vegetarian Korean
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 ARP 74.256
- #2 Base is nice (this place) 74.256
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Rank 4. The Green Table
Vegetarian French
A window seat here looks directly onto Changgyeonggung Palace, which sets an unfair standard for the food to meet. This is a French-technique vegetarian restaurant on the fifth floor of an art space, where the chef builds grain-forward dishes around barley, black rice, and oats, folding in traditional pickled vegetables where a French cook might reach for butter. The room is calm, the service reads the pace of the table, and the palace stays put.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant