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Kwangjang Market

📍 South Korea, Seoul, Gwangjang Market

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Quick Facts

Location: South Korea, Seoul
Category: Shopping
Duration: About 1.5 hours
Opening Hours: About 9:00–22:00 (varies by shop · reference)
Ticket Price: Adult: Free · Free (pay per meal)
Address: South Korea, Seoul, Gwangjang Market
Coordinates: 37.5700, 126.9840

Introduction

Gwangjang Market is a lively, authentic century-old traditional market in Seoul, full of authentic Korean food, perfect for Seoul's street flavors, a vivid sight. Gwangjang Market, in central Seoul, is one of Seoul's oldest and most famous traditional markets (over a century old), perfect for street life and food culture. This old market is lively, authentic and full of life, famed for its food street (snack stalls), Seoul's top food market. Inside the busy passages are steaming, fragrant, crowded food stalls: golden crispy mung-bean pancakes (bindaetteok, the market's signature), fresh beef tartare, gimbap (the small 'mayak' gimbap), tteokbokki, sundae, various pancakes, noodles, snacks, braised and pickled foods, dazzling and tempting. Sitting on a small stool by a stall among the crowd, tasting these hot, fresh traditional foods while feeling the lively, vivid street life is a delightful Seoul food tour. The market also sells fabric, hanbok and goods. (Choose clean stalls, mind food hygiene.) A visit to Seoul, browsing lively Gwangjang Market and tasting authentic food, is a vivid sight.

✨ Highlights

Century-Old Market

A market over a century old, a paradise of Seoul's street food.

Mung-Bean Pancake

Golden crispy bindaetteok, freshly fried, the market's signature.

Local Snacks

Beef tartare, mayak gimbap, tteokbokki and more, tempting.

Street Life

Sit among the crowd, lively, vivid and full of life.

🛈 Practical Info

→Hygiene：Choose clean food stalls; mind food hygiene.

→Eat Fresh：Most are made and eaten at the stall; keep order, no littering.

→Timing：Lively from day to evening; some stalls open into the night.

→Cash：Some old stalls prefer cash; bring small change.

→Anti-Theft：Crowded; watch your belongings.

→Opening Hours：About 9:00–22:00 (varies by shop · reference)

→Transportation：Subway (Jongno 5-ga Station)

Ticket Information

Ticket Information
Adult	Free

Free (pay per meal)

💡 Tips

• Browse lively, authentic Gwangjang Market, tasting its century-old street foods.

• The signature is freshly fried mung-bean pancakes, plus beef tartare and mayak gimbap.

• Sit on a stool among the crowd, lively, vivid and full of life.

• Choose clean food stalls, mind hygiene; eat fresh and keep order; some old stalls prefer cash.

FAQ

What are the opening hours of Kwangjang Market?

About 9:00–22:00 (varies by shop · reference)

How much is the admission for Kwangjang Market?

Adult: Free; Free (pay per meal)

Any practical tips for visiting Kwangjang Market?

Browse lively, authentic Gwangjang Market, tasting its century-old street foods. The signature is freshly fried mung-bean pancakes, plus beef tartare and mayak gimbap.