Halal Food in South Korea

seoul · itaewon

Certified

EID is graded A: the official Seoul tourism board (VisitSeoul) states it is "recognized as a Halal restaurant by the Korea Muslim Federation (KMF)", run by a Korean-Muslim family in the Itaewon Seoul Central Mosque cluster. No pork or alcohol; serves halal bulgogi, bibimbap and samgyetang.

seoul · itaewon

Certified

Mr. Kebab is graded A: two official Seoul tourism-board pages list it under the "Halal Certified (KMF)" tier — halal meat, Muslim operation, no alcohol, pork-free — and it is open 24 hours in the Itaewon Seoul Central Mosque cluster. One community blog calls it "self-certified", but the authoritative KTO/Seoul classification is KMF-certified.

seoul · hongdae

Tourism-classified

Busanjib's Hongdae branch is a halal Korean BBQ graded B: the official VisitSeoul tourism board lists it as halal-meat KBBQ (Hanwoo beef & lamb) with Muslim cooks, no alcohol, no pork and a prayer room. A halal directory names a Korea Muslim Federation (KMF) certificate, but that is not confirmed by KMF's own registry — so we grade it B (tourism-board-listed), not A. Confirm the certificate before you travel.

seoul · myeongdong

Tourism-classified

Saffron is graded B: the official VisitSeoul tourism board features this Arabic/Middle Eastern restaurant (hummus, doner kebab, mutton curry) with an on-site Muslim prayer room under its Muslim-friendly tier — but it is absent from the Halal-Certified table, so no KMF certification is evidenced. Alcohol service is not stated — do not assume it is alcohol-free without confirming.

busan · nampo

Tourism-classified

New Little India is graded B: the Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea) officially lists this Nampo-dong North Indian restaurant as "Muslim Friendly" with "Halal menu" and "Pork-free" indicators. It is not third-party halal-certified. Sources conflict on alcohol — KTO's boilerplate says "alcohol may be sold" while a community guide says alcohol-free cooking — so treat alcohol as unconfirmed.

seoul · itaewon

Tourism-classified

Petra is graded B: a long-running Jordanian restaurant run by a Muslim owner since 2004, fully halal (halal meat imported from Australia) and serving no alcohol. The official VisitSeoul tourism page plus the Zabihah community directory support it; graded B rather than A because no named third-party certifier is evidenced.

seoul · itaewon

Muslim-owned

Pizza Burgers Plus is graded C: a Muslim-owned (Iranian) Western fast-food spot listed on VisitSeoul (tagged #Halal), making American-style pizzas and burgers with halal-certified ingredients. It uses halal ingredients but holds no restaurant-level KMF certificate and no specific KTO Muslim-friendly tier, so it is graded C (Muslim-owned / self-declared); alcohol policy is not stated.

seoul · samcheong

Muslim-owned

Halal Kitchen is graded C: the official VisitSeoul tourism board lists this hanok Korean restaurant as "Self-Certified" halal, run by a Korean-Muslim chef and well known in Seoul's Muslim community. It is NOT KMF/third-party certified, so it is capped at C — trustworthy self-declared halal, not a formal certificate.

busan · haeundae

Muslim-owned

⚠️ serves alcohol

Eobu is graded C: the Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea) officially lists this Haeundae grilled-shellfish restaurant as "Muslim Friendly" with some halal dishes, no pork/lard and a prayer room — but the same official page and a community guide confirm alcohol is served on premises (not used in cooking), which caps trust at C. Not KMF-certified.

seoul · gangnam

Community-reported

⚠️ serves alcohol

Yang Good is graded D: a popular Gangnam Korean BBQ serving imported Australian lamb and beef (said to be halal-certified), but community sources confirm it is NOT KMF-certified and serves alcohol on premises for non-Muslim diners — alcohol caps trust. Halal-Navi lists it "Unverified". Presented honestly as Muslim-friendly, serves alcohol, community-sourced only.

seoul · insadong

Fallback · not halal

Osegyehyang is graded E (pork-free fallback): a fully vegan Korean / Korean-Chinese restaurant in Insadong, featured on VisitSeoul's Muslim-traveller guide as a community favourite voted by Muslim residents. Being vegan it is inherently pork-free, but it holds no halal certification and no KTO Muslim-friendly tier — treat it as a vegetarian fallback, not verified halal.