Sonogong Maratang 손오공 마라탕 Hongdae

Pick your own ingredients and make a different dish each time! It seems ideal for eating with several people, because one can individualize every dish. You pay according to the weight of the ingredients and the cooking method. There's Hot Pot (Malatang 마라탕 : 1800 KRW 100g. Fried (Malaban 마라반 2300 KRW 100g. Fried in Xiangguo-style (Mala xiangguo 마라샹궈 : 3000 KRW 100g. Just pay attention to watch how much you put into your bowl and select a level of spiciness that you can handle! (level 2 was very spicy for me already Also make sure, you tell staff at the counter that you are vegan, so they cook the raw ingredients accordingly. Updated from previous review on 2019-10-04

I like my Maratang dry and on fire. This place delivers that! The selection of ingredients was plentiful and fresh. The pancake was also nice and crispy.

I love sonogong! my go to place to eat in hongdae that always pleases the non vegans if I'm eating with company. they can get a bit busy sometimes, so you may have to wait a bit to be seated if it's a peak time (this only happened to my friends and I on a Saturday evening). so delicious! even amazing for my mushroom-hating self.

I loved their vegan malatang, they have a delicious vegetable broth and a lot of options of vegetables and greens to add in the soup

The taste is fine, however there were worm in the food, both mine and my friends. Also before when my other friend went they said the same thing. Unfortunate, however it is a big no for me. Please be aware. Updated from previous review on 2021-09-04