Being a vegetarian...at Suwon!

This is something I wanted to write for sometime, and, as is the norm while living in Korea, I was too short of time!


I intend to keep this post as a growing one as my experiences increase. Since I have never been much of an out-of-home eater even while in India, eating out does not come easy to me here.


It surely takes effort being a vegetarian outside India, much more so, in a society which is not quite cosmopolitan. As more and more foreigners keep coming in, surely culinary choices are going to increase.

As far as Korean food references go, they would usually be a generic thing, referring the dish rather than the restaurant.

First off, the Indian options ^^

1. Taj - The Indian Restaurant at Yeongtong, Suwon 

2.  New Delhi - Indian restaurant, Yeongtong, Suwon

3.  Shangrila Restaurant - Indian/Nepal restaurant, across Ajou University, Suwon
      Address:
                      샹그릴라 레스토랑 경기도 수원시 영통구 아주로 46 (원천동, 302-1호)
                      #46, Ajou-Ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

     Phone. 031-216-9771
     (Personally, they serve the best aloo parathas in town!)

4. Durga Restaurant - Indian restaurant, Yeongtong, Suwon

5. Chakra Restaurant -  Near the Main gate of Samsung SDS, Suwon 
    Address:
                    경기 수원시 영통구 매탄3동 436-45 /
                    436-45 Maetan3Dong Yeongtong-Gu Suwon City, Gyeonggi-do
    Phone: 031-215-0758 
   (They are the rare Indian restaurant in Korea having South Indian options)


6.  Dongtan Suembu - Indian/Nepal food restaurant



7.  Suembu, Suwon Station - Indian/Nepal food restaurant, near Suwon Station
          (Phone: 031-258-3305  경기도 수원시 팔달구 매산로2가 97-5 2층/
           2nd Floor, 97-5, Maesan Road 2ga, Paldal-gu, Suwon City)      



8. Tranche - Korean Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant, Suwon

9. Tranche Vegan Buffet Restaurant, Yongin(뜰안채채식뷔페)

10. First Nepal Restaurant, Jukjeon, Yongin

11. Pizzas- one can get vegetarian pizza, potato pizza, cheese pizza from the various mini-chains at decent prices. The bigger chains would relatively be costlier.

12. Spaghetti- I have been to the Sorento chain- located at quite a few places in Suwon. Amazing, that the first time I had spaghetti was in Korea! I guess all Italian restaurants would be having atleast one option in vegetarian spaghetti.

13. Bibimbaap- rice topped with vegetables and mixed with chilli pepper paste(vegetarian version!). This is probably the only Korean dish I have eaten most. There are a few others but then I cannot recall the names. Will keep in mind to note down the names of other Korean food stuff I try or have tried.

14. Porridge - Porridge chains like Bon-Juk have nutritious vegetarian options



BE WARNED: Ordering vegetarian may mean ending up with a food which has vegetables included along with meat. So we need to be extra careful mentioning egg, fish, meat, seafood...I have had unpleasant experiences on this account!