Introduction
Gwangjang Market is Seoul’s largest traditional market with more than 100 years of history and the first traditional trading market in Korea.
Currently, it is famous as a tourist attraction not only for Koreans but also for foreigners for its variety of food and entertainment.
Location: 88, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul(서울특별시 종로구 창경궁로 88)
Business hours: Monday-Sun 9:00-18:00
7 Street food at Gwangjang market
1. Gwangjang Market Raw Beef Tartare
There are many yukhoe restaurants in the narrow yukhoe alley. Koreans eat raw beef as an appetizer rather than rice, and then go to eat mung bean pancake. Beef tartare is one of the main dishes in Gwangjang Market.
2. Gohyang kalguksu
Location: Dongbu A70, Gwangjang Market, 88, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Business hours: 9:00am to 23:00pm
It is a restaurant in Gwangjang Market that was introduced to the chef on the Netflix street. If you look around Gwangjang Market, you can find it quickly because there are pictures hanging.
Hometown Kalguksu is made by kneading Kalguksu noodles by the owner himself and cutting noodles with a knife without borrowing the power of the machine. It is a light taste that is not greasy based on anchovy broth.
3. Bunsik (tteokbokki, sundae)(분식)
You can definitely meet street food in the Korean market. It’s a Korean soul food, so you can meet it anywhere, and the taste is all diverse.
Gwangjang Market usually sells tteokbokki made of rice, and various foreigners enjoy the food.
Sundae and fish cake are recommended for those who can’t eat spicy food.
4. Bindaetteok (rice cake)(빈대떡)
It can be said that it is polite to drink makgeolli with bindaetteok around the tteokbokki restaurant. Even on weekdays, Korean seniors enjoy various pancakes in a weekend-like atmosphere. It is one of the light foods that foreigners can fully enjoy.
5. sweet rice twisted donut(찹쌀꽈배기)
Many people are always waiting in line at Gwangjang Market’s famous sweet rice twisted donut. If you wait for about 10 minutes, you can buy various kinds, and the chewy and sweet thing is the charm. It is one of the most popular street foods among Koreans.
6. Fish buns(붕어빵)
In winter, many people visit carp bread restaurants. As such, it is one of the memorable foods that cannot be left out in Korean winter street food. There is red bean inside, so the sweet and savory taste is the charm.
7. Hotteok
Hotteok fried with the smell of oil looks very delicious. It sells a variety of hotteok, including hotteok with sweet red beans, hotteok with seeds and honey, and hotteok with cheese and honey. There is no place to sit, but everyone stands on the street and enjoys hotteok
Nearby attractions
Jongmyo Shrine
https://english.cha.go.kr/cha/idx/SubIndex.do?mn=EN
Location: 157, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Business hours: Saturday 09:00-17:30
A Confucian shrine in the imperial family of the Korean Empire, the Joseon royal family dedicated to the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty and the newly established kings and queens. It was one of the representative buildings symbolizing the royal family and the country at that time. It was designated as a historic site on January 18, 1963 and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. It is very close to Jongno 3-ga Station, so if you go out of Exit 11 and walk a little, you can see Jongmyo Shrine in front.