Gangnam · Samseong / Vegan Korean
Starfield COEX Mall
플랜튜드
A fully vegan restaurant on the basement level of Starfield COEX Mall, opened by the Korean food company Pulmuone. The menu is about a dozen dishes that lean Korean, including a bibimbap with crumbled tofu, a tomato-based sundubu stew and tofu katsu over rice. Tablets at the table show each dish with its nutritional information.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Crumbled-tofu bibimbap with tomato sundubu stew
The crumbled-tofu bibimbap set, which comes with the tomato sundubu stew, is the dish to start with. Add the dumplings if you are sharing.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
This is the most practical vegetarian option in Gangnam, because the whole menu is plant-based and nothing needs to be explained or modified. Queues build at weekend lunchtimes, so go on a weekday or in mid-afternoon.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
We visited COEX Mall in Gangnam and headed to Plantude for lunch. The place was super busy, so we had to wait around 15 minutes to get a table. It’s a completely vegan restaurant, and honestly, the food we had here was probably the BEST food I ate in Seoul. Yes, it’s a little on
We coincidentally found Plantitude while visiting the famous Starfield Libraries and we decided to try it as we found their dishes very appetizing. I have to say that I am really happy we did 😀 We ordered the menu available for two people that included a poke bowl with rice tof
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 fi
Reviews from Google. Shown in part; read the full reviews on Google.
NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
The crumbled-tofu bibimbap set, which comes with the tomato sundubu stew, is the dish to start with. Add the dumplings if you are sharing.
Expect about ₩18,000 per person. Crumbled-tofu bibimbap with tomato sundubu ₩18,000; soup curry ₩17,300; wild-greens oil pasta ₩16,900; dumplings ₩7,000.
Mon–Sun 11:00–21:00. Open daily.
Plantude Starfield COEX Mall is at 513 Yeongdong-daero, Starfield COEX Mall B1, Gangnam-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 강남구 영동대로 513 스타필드 코엑스몰 지하 1층. The nearest station is Samseong Station (Line 2), exits 5 and 6 connect directly into COEX Mall.
Plantude Starfield COEX Mall suits First time in Korea, Solo dining, Not spicy.
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