South Korea · STREET FOOD & MARKET TOURS
Gwangjang’s bindaetteok griddles, the knife-cut noodles behind them, and whatever the night market is frying two stops away. The 15 below are priced, timed and clear about exactly how hungry to turn up.
Explore Seoul’s royal palace, hanok lanes, mountain views, ginseng culture, and Gwangjang Market on a flexible half-day tour.
“we had a great time...Sofie did a wonderful guided tour with us..she is friendly..jolly and she se to it that everybody is ok..nice to hear too her stories..”
Taste Seoul market favorites, drinks, culture, and Korean drinking games on a small-group Gwangjang Market tour for $73.
“Our tourguide Juno was the very very best. We took several foodtours, but this was by far the best. We tasted a lot of great food an Juno told us about Korean culture. You should definitely book this tour!”
See Seoul’s palace, hanok lanes, mountain views, ginseng museum, and Gwangjang Market in four brisk hours for $32.
“This was an interesting tour. Stella was a wonderful guide with so much information on Korea culture and history. I highly recommend !”
Sample 10 Korean market favorites, meet local vendors, learn food customs, and play drinking games on a lively two-hour Seoul night tour.
“Yoon was a great guide through the markets, taking care of every member and their different requirements. All the food was enjoyable, even the octopus!”
Review of Seoul’s small-group night food tour, with Korean BBQ, soju, rice wine, street food, Ikseon-dong, and practical booking tips.
“This food tour was fantastic. Such great food and a really wonderful, engaging, informative, friendly guide. Discovered a lot of gems and learned a bunch about Korean food and culture. A great way to spend an evening in Seoul. Highly recommend.”
Explore Seoul by night with palace lights, market foods, Buddhist culture, vehicle transfers, and practical tips for this four-hour tour.
“This a relatively inexpensive to see some of the more interesting places on this part of the country .”
Taste 12 Korean dishes across Gwangjang Market, a ramen shop, and Ikseon-dong with a friendly local guide in three tasty hours.
“Went on a food tour in Seoul, had no expectations of what the food would be like. I'm happy to say most of it was surprisingly delicious. I would definitely recommend. Our tour guide was awesome and sent us what the name of all the dishes we ate.”
Review of Seoul’s private 10-tasting food tour, with Namdaemun Market, local dishes, palace views, guide quality, value, and practical tips.
“Interesting foods, but guide did not heed our repeated requests to walk slower. We would have been better off with fewer foods and more consideration of our pace.”
Review of Seoul’s five-hour night tour, with Gwangjang Market food, Changgyeonggung Palace, Naksan Park, and Cheonggyecheon Stream.
“Excellent tour and unique from other tours as it takes you to some truly beautiful night scenes. Moon Young was wonderful and took care of our needs. She even helped me to book a taxi using Kakao T app to go back to my hotel rather than spending time figuring my way through the subway.”
Explore Busan’s Jagalchi, BIFF, and Bupyeong markets with chef Heeyoung, tasting local street food and learning the city’s food culture.
“This was an amazing tour. Our guide, Heeyoung, was knowledgeable and friendly and gave us so much information it made the rest of our trip so much easier. The tour hit all the places and foods we wanted to try and we very much enjoyed our time with her. She is a fantastic guide and we highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Busan”
Explore Seoul’s Mangwon Market with Jay or Sam, tasting Korean street food, Hanwoo beef, drinks, and fried chicken for $50.90.
“When I say we had THE BEST TIME I'm not exaggerating. We did the tour on our last night in Seoul and it was perfect! It was definitely one of the highlights of our whole trip. We learned so much about korean food and culture and got to try so much food too. We were really full; so come with an empty stomach :) Our guide Jay was knowladgeable and friendly, but also funny. We had great conversations. It was like doing a market tour with a friend. We loved it and higly recommend! :)”
Taste 15 vegan and vegetarian Korean dishes with Chef Yie at Seoul’s Gwangjang Market, including market stories and gluten-free options.
“Chef Yie was a fantastic guide. He was personable, kind, and shared many interesting facts about the market and the many foods. He chose foods specific to our vegetarian preferences and all of the food choices were delicious! We ended up having 5 courses and sampled several Korean alcohols. Come hungry and you won’t be disappointed!”
Explore Insa-dong, Ikseon-dong, and Gwangjang Market on a three-hour Seoul food walk with Korean street-food tastings.
“Was a great tour. Peter is a great tour guide. Highly recommended”
Review of Seoul’s 4-hour tour with Gwangjang Market, Namsangol Hanok Village, N Seoul Tower, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide was amazing with patience as we had just returned from a tour of Busan. She was flexible and arranged to meet us at the first stop of our tour at Gwangjang markets. She took us on a great tour and talked succinctly about the history, there is no ‘fluff’ talk which impressed me greatly. Highly recommended! Seini Lethe”
Review of Seoul’s 8-hour tour with palaces, temples, hanok village, N Seoul Tower, Gwangjang Market, lunch, and hotel pickup.
“A lot of interesting places packed into one day with excellent tour guides. Be prepared for a lot of walking and stairs.”
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