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Join the evening tour to look past the typical tourist path by connecting you with Seoul's legendary food heroes, including the famous "Netflix Auntie" at Gwangjang Market. We''ll find family-owned eateries who have spent decades perfecting traditional dishes like hand-cut kalguksu and honey-glazed juak. From the high-energy stalls of the capital's market to the atmospheric Hanok lanes of Ikseon-dong, your local food hosts navigate Seoul's complex culinary legacy. Experience 11+ curated tastings that balances contemporary trends with the deep-rooted flavours of authentic Seoulite life.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Head to Exit 7 at Jongno-3-ga subway station. and go up to the street level. You'll see a police office outside between Exit 7 and Exit 8, and your guide will be waiting in front of it.
Itinerary
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1Seoul
Seoul is world-famous for K-Pop and Squid Game, but the capital’s food culture has a far older legacy. It’s a city of extremes, where the same hands that apply high-end cosmetics, are just as likely to be found cracking eomuk fish cakes at a street food stall.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Gwangjang Market
Knowing where to go, what to order, and how the dishes fit into daily Seoulite life takes local insight. Fear not, you've come to the right place. Begin at Gwangjang Market, a 120-year-old institution and the heart of the city's street food. We’re going straight for a bowl of kalguksu hand-cut noodle soup served by the legendary stall of "Netflix Auntie". Watch as she rapidly knives through elastic dough, a masterclass in son-mat, where the variable thickness provides a different texture to each strand.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Gwangjang Market
During our 11+ tastings on the moveable feast, we’d rather not spoil all the surprises, but there are some firm favourites in store. Tuck into golden nokdu bindaetteok crepes, and then fiery, velvet-glazed tteokbokki rice cakes. Next up is the dangerously addictive kimbap seaweed rice rolls - Korea’s punchy answer to Japanese sushi. Carry in hand a cinnamon-laced hotteok pancake oozing with nuts and melted brown sugar, as we leave the market behind for the atmospheric narrow lanes of Ikseon-dong village.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Ikseon-dong
We complete our food expedition with a plate of juak, glutinous rice doughnuts glazed in honey, served with a glass of traditional omija tea, a warm, medicinal balance that perfectly sums up the layered flavors of this distinctive food culture. Whilst it's possible to attempt such a culinary marathon alone, you’d be hard-pressed to find these legendary food heroes without joining our nightly moveable feast. Come hungry.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- See 'What to Expect' section and 'What's Included' for info on dietary restrictions
- We recommend comfortable walking shoes. Bring rain gear/umbrella, if rain looks likely. There's lot of tastings to try, come hungry!
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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