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The 15 most popular markets in Seoul. The ones worth your time, what each day actually involves, who runs it and what you pay.
Taste Seoul street food on a 2-hour night market tour with all food and drinks included, Korean drinking games, and a small group guide.
Most Popular“Excellent coverage of traditional foods and some traditions associated with them. Juno appears to enjoy sharing what he know Highly recommend Juno”
Shop Mangwon Market, cook four Korean dishes at a local home, then feast on a hanjeongsik spread with makgeolli in Seoul.
“We loved this class with our amazing teacher! She was so kind, funny, and shared her personal stories that helped share her culture with us. The dishes were absolutely delicious and not too complicated to make. We are excited to try out these recipes when we get back home. The walk through the market, learning…”
Seoul’s Gwangjang Market night food tour with a local English guide. Sample up to 10 dishes, enjoy drinks, and play drinking games.
“The tour with Kevin was amazing! He made this visit to the market a memorable and fun night and one of the highlights of my visit to Seoul.”
A 3-hour Seoul food walk with 8+ tastings, lunch, palaces, markets, and a small group capped at 12—ending in Insa-dong.
“Really recommend this! A great way to get to know the city and Korean culture a bit more through all of their unique dishes. Had an incredible guide as well who went above and beyond to make us all feel welcome.”
Shop a local Seoul market, cook Bibimbap and Dakgalbi, then eat a Hanjeongsik feast with rice wine, photos, and recipes.
“Sara was fantastic! Fun, informative and helpful! Recommend this class to anyone interested in Korean food!”
A 3-hour Seoul center food tour through Gwangjang Market, Ikseon-dong, and Insadong with 8+ tastings and a Secret Dish.
Seoul night food and culture tour: Changgyeonggung Palace after dark, Gwangjang Market tastings with Makgeolli, and Jogyesa Temple lanterns.
“This was excellent. just enough of a palace tour, at night, no crowds, just lovely. Then we had a walk around the food market, vegan/vegetarian was no issue. The food was delicious. We had another stop at a temple, again, not too long. Janice was excellent!”
Shop Mangwon Market with Jomin, then cook 3 classic Korean dishes in a small group in Seoul, with a cookbook and leftovers.
“Incredible! It was our second class - we took kimchi class first and then decided to go for another one :) we loved it very much as well, the bibimbap was soooo good - I'm thinking about it very often...”
Seoul palaces and markets—Jogyesa, Insadong, Namdaemun—with hotel pickup, lunch, and a small-group 8.5-hour plan for $89.
“Added another awesome experience with our awesome, knowledgeable tour guide, Spring Kim. Me and my wife had a blast! Would recommend this great tours to friends and families.”
A 5-hour Seoul night tour with palace lighting, Gwangjang Market food shopping, Cheonggyecheon stroll, and Naksan Park views, with guide and transfers.
“Lucy was great at joyfully sharing historical and nowadays insights, the tour allowed to see multiple places in a quiet setting (palace was empty since it was end of the day and cold, so nice!), very efficient with a warm bus to move between locations. Also nice balance between guided tours and free time! :)”
A Seoul night hike on the ancient Inwangsan fortress wall, plus market snacks and optional lantern-lit dinner with vegan options.
“excellent tour. magnificent hiking with great views of the city. Koa is very friendly. Snack in the local market and the dinner in the end were both very enjoying and tasty. highly recommended. very good Vegetarian options.”
Shop Mangwon Market like a local, then cook bulgogi, steamed egg, and kimbap with Phoebe in a cozy Seoul studio.
“The food we made was delicious and Phoebe was an amazing teacher and host. We loved chatting to her about Korean food/culture and exploring the market too.”
A guided Seoul highlights day with Jogyesa Temple, the Gyeongbok Palace guard ceremony, markets, and Namsan Tower by round-trip cable car.
Shop Mangwon Market, then make four kimchi styles with a Korean chef in a small class. Eat together and take leftovers home.
“Amazing experience! Loved it so much that we went to their another cooking class (about the Korean meals). The tour across the market was awesome, we tried a lot of tasty (I would say the tastiest) street food. Kimchi was great, the best I've tried, so now I cook them at home :) Thank you…”
A 5.5-hour Seoul night loop covering Changgyeonggung Palace, Gwangjang Market street eats, Naksan Park views, and Cheonggyecheon Stream.
“The night tour was a great experience with Lucy being a wonderful and informative guide! The Hanyang wall was my absolute favorite part of the tour! I’ve wanted to walk along the wall for a while now and doing it at night with the wall lit uRead more”
The palaces, the markets, the border up north and the long nights down south.
