There was a time when there weren't many Muslim-friendly facilities in Korea, and news
reports sometimes featured Muslim travelers expressing their difficulties while visiting
Korea.
Yes, there still aren't many facilities or restaurants for Muslims in Korea.
But things have improved a lot compared to the past.
Many foreigners are coming to Korea, and in my city of Incheon, restaurants for Muslims
are increasing.
I have seen Persian restaurants, Lebanese restaurants, Pakistani
restaurants, African restaurants, and Arab restaurants, and I have personally visited several
of them.
Inside the restaurants, there were signs stating that they only serve halal food. I ate kebabs
and their traditional stew dishes there.
Now, not only in Seoul but also in other cities, you can find these halal restaurants, and
there is a thriving delivery service for halal food for Muslim foreigners who are studying or
working in Korea.
From delivery food to ingredients, various halal food products have been
introduced to Korea, and they are developing to provide convenient dietary options for
Muslims.
The following is a map of halal restaurants and Indian restaurants by region for 2025.
*Each restaurant may not exist due to closure, relocation, or holidays.
List of halal restaurants, mosques, and prayer rooms in Seoul and Incheon.
There are halal restaurants in Seoul, Incheon, and the surrounding Gyeonggi-do region, and
as an alternative, there are also Indian restaurants where you can enjoy vegetarian dishes.
The HALAL mark on the map indicates halal restaurants. The M mark indicates markets
where you can buy halal ingredients offline.
The mosque image on the map indicates
places with prayer rooms or mosques.
If there are no halal restaurants or halal markets in the city where you live in Korea, you can
receive halal ingredients within 2 days through online shopping, and many restaurants
marked on the map also offer delivery.
For online search of halal ingredients, you can search on:
Coupang
Naver
Google
After searching, sign up on the respective sites, enter your address, and place your order.
To use these online food services, you need to have a payment card registered online.
However, the process is not difficult, and you can proceed after signing up.
If Korean
translation is difficult, you can use Google, or in the case of Naver, there is a language
change option after signing up and logging in.
Although facilities are lacking compared to other countries, as mentioned in the
introduction above, Korea is becoming increasingly foreigner-friendly, and many more
facilities are expected to be established in the future.
I have written this information so that visitors who are sending their children to study in
Korea, or those coming for travel or jobs, do not experience inconvenience in advance.
The neighborhood with the most food options is around Itaewon in Seoul. However,
transportation is very congested, and the cost of living tends to be somewhat expensive.
Incheon has convenient transportation, and the cost of living is lower than in Seoul. You
can find rooms starting from about $300 for long-term rental contracts, and many
foreigners live there.
Other areas in Gyeonggi-do have a similar or slightly cheaper cost of living than Incheon,
but the distribution of foreigners varies by region, and there may be a lack of facilities or
restaurants for Muslims.
But don't worry. You can purchase ingredients online anywhere. However, there are regions
without mosques or prayer rooms.
The places I would typically recommend are Seoul, Incheon, and Busan. In Busan, there are
halal restaurants, halal grocery stores, and mosques to a limited extent, but not as many as
in Seoul and Incheon.
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