Gwangjang Market

One of Seoul’s oldest street-food markets.

Why go

Gwangjang Market is one of Seoul’s oldest traditional markets, famous for its buzzing street-food alley.

Grab a stool for bindaetteok (mung-bean pancakes), mayak gimbap and other classics.

Opened in 1905, Gwangjang is one of Korea's first permanent markets. Alongside the food alley it's known for a big second-hand and vintage-fabric section upstairs, and its bindaetteok and mayak-gimbap stalls have turned it into a global food-tour favourite.

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Good to know

• Come hungry and share several dishes across stalls.
• Lunchtime and early evening are liveliest.
• Many food stalls prefer cash.
• The food alley is liveliest from midday into the evening; carry some cash, and walk it off afterwards along the Cheonggyecheon stream a block away.

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