Seoul Gwangjang Market Night Food Tour

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Eat like a local on our Seoul Gwangjang Market Night Food Tour. Meet your guide at Gwangjang Market, which has been feeding the city for over a century, and start with knife-cut noodles and mandu dumplings at the stall featured on Netflix's Street Food: Asia. Next, snack on tteokbokki, spicy rice cakes, and gimbap, Korea's favorite rice and seaweed roll, as you weave through alleys where steam rises from noodle pots, and locals crowd shoulder to shoulder at tiny counters. Sit down for crispy bindaetteok mung bean pancakes with makgeolli, a rice wine, and learn how to pour and toast the Korean way. For the adventurous round, try yukhoe beef tartare and sannakji raw octopus with beer and soju, then finish with a warm hotteok pancake filled with brown sugar syrup. Famous noodles, sizzling griddles, local drinks, and the stories behind every dish, all in one unforgettable night. Reserve your spot on this Seoul night food tour today!

What's Included

Expert English-speaking tour guide
Around 10 local food & drink tastings
Extra food and drinks

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Your guide will be waiting for you at Jongno 5-ga Station, Exit 7 in front of Jongno 5-ga Police Substation

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours (approximately)
  • Jongno-gu (Pass by)

    Meet your guide and start your tour of Gwangjang Market

    Admission ticket free
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    Gwangjang Market

    Start with kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and mandu (dumplings) at the stall made famous by Netflix, then snack on tteokbokki, spicy rice cakes in a sweet chili sauce, and try gimbap, Korea's favorite rice and seaweed roll. Sit down for bindaetteok, a set of three crispy mung bean pancakes paired with makgeolli rice wine, then, for the adventurous, sample yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) and sannakji (raw octopus) with beer and soju before finishing on a sweet note with a warm, filled hotteok pancake.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • Gwangjang Market (Pass by)

    The tour ends at the market

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Unfortunately, this tour can't accommodate vegan or gluten-free diets. We'll do our best to offer vegetarian alternatives, but we can't guarantee them at every stop
  • Food tastings may vary slightly depending on availability
  • Alcohol is only served to guests of legal drinking age (19 in Korea)
  • Come hungry and wear comfortable shoes
Supplied by Tourist Korea

Tags

Private and Luxury
Walking Tours
Street Food Tours
Food & Drink
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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