Korean Market Tour: Culinary and Cultural Insights

Explore Korea’s vibrant markets, savor unique flavors, and uncover hidden stories with our expert guide. Dive into culture and history today.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kwangjang Market - A Traditional Marketplace
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • In-person: English
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an exceptional culinary journey at one of Korea’s bustling traditional markets!
This tour offers more than just a food experience; it’s an immersive exploration into the heart of modern Korea. Guided by a knowledgeable local expert, participants will wander through lively market stalls and savor a variety of delectable dishes that will…

Location
407
Jongno 5 ga station exit 8
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karahan_yazgan
Apr 12, 2025
Tasty treats at a historic souk - Its diverse flavors were delightful to sample in diverse small shops in an authentic setting. The courtesy, helpfulness, and solutions our guide found for their dining elegance are appreciable. Thank you very much.
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Lucasbx5507vy
Apr 2, 2025
Excellent - We did the gastronomic tour and it was very enriching! The gastronomic tour, which was carried out with excellence and a lot of relaxation, turned into a tour with a lot of history of the country and personal stories! Highly recommended!!
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Janet
Apr 1, 2025
Street Food Guide Excellence - Taeseong was a fantastic guide around the market. He was able to explain how each street food was made and the ingredients. Tarseong was very easy to talk to and he also explained and shared living in Seoul. The food was amazing and a large variety was shared. Would highly recommend.
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Rick-and-leah
Mar 18, 2025
Come hungry and enjoy your time with Taeseong! - Taeseong was so friendly and helpful. We were the only group on the food tour today and we really enjoyed spending time in the market with Taeseong. We learned lots of interesting things about Korea and tasted some delicious foods at places we probably wouldn’t know to try. Taeseong was also very patient with our 8 and 5 year old kids. All in all, a great afternoon and would definitely recommend!!
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Allison
Mar 17, 2025
Best food tour in Seoul! - Taeseong was a fantastic and informative guide. He took me to all of the best places in the market and showed me a few extra things that I asked about. Most of all I appreciate that he didn’t cancel the tour even though I was the only one to sign up for this date. 100% a classy guy!
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Natalieb981
Mar 15, 2025
Must do food market tour in Seoul - Highly recommend this tour!!! Taeseong was very knowledgeable, genuine and easy to talk to. He made the tour so worth it with his food selections and information about Seoul and its culture. Would 100% do it again.
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Golfradikal
Mar 15, 2025
Great intro to Korean street food - On our first visit to South Korea this was an excellent introduction to Korean street food. Taeseong was a knowledgable and very personable guide not only to Korean food but more broadly to Korean life and culture. The two hour tour explored the Gwangjang market stalls but we were glad that we could sit down in a couple of the restaurants (my wife & I are in our 70s). We sampled at least a dozen types of food and even went away with our final dessert in a bag as we were too full to eat it! We were especialy grateful that Taeseong ran the tour for just 4 people (we were joined by a couple from Chicago), With less than a day's notice another foodie tour we'd booked on was cancelled because of "not meeting the minimum participant requirement". Taeseong's tour for just 4 of us was delightful!
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41brunaf
Mar 9, 2025
Food tour at Seoul - Great tour, we had a nice experience with Taeseong. We could learn and taste so much about korean food and culture. Definitly recommended at Seoul.
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V2345fnhelenw
Feb 20, 2025
A wonderful and fascinating tour! - This was an excellent tour, with a genuinely interesting guide who took the time to answer all my questions about Korean culture, history and education as well. The tastes were amazing!
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559estelleh
Feb 13, 2025
The Ultimate food tour experience in Seoul! - An unforgettable food tour with an engaging tour guide, I learned a lot of things about Korean food and history! The guide gave us many recommendations for things to try out in Seoul (food, coffee brands, karaoke, photo booth), I loved the food selection and there was always a non-spicy version if you are worried about about that! I could taste both savoury food and sweets/desserts so I really appreciated the dumplings and the hotteok (sweet dessert) I highly recommend it! Overall, lots of hidden gems, and a full stomach—a must for any food lover!
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From $70
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).