Seoul Gwangjang Market: 8 Street Foods & Korean Drinking Etiquette Small-Group Tour - Max 6 People

Taste 8 Street Foods at Gwangjang Market
and Learn Korean Drinking Etiquette

This 2-hour small-group tour starts when you meet your guide in front of the Gwangjang Market entrance at Exit 8 of Jongno 5-ga Station (Subway Line 1). Learn how the market is organized and how locals order, then move from stall to stall tasting 8 street foods. Afterward, practice Korean drinking etiquette at a tavern and enjoy traditional Korean alcohol with snacks. Groups are limited to 6 participants, and the live tour guide speaks English.

Taste 8 Foods
as You Move Between Stalls

The tour begins with a short introduction to how a traditional Korean market works. Learn how the lanes are divided by specialty, how vendors and regular customers interact, and how locals actually order.

Move from stall to stall and try dishes such as griddle pancakes, rice-based street snacks, noodle dishes at a shared table, steamed and boiled specialties, fermented side dishes, warm broth-based dishes, and sweet snacks. The menu is chosen on the day depending on the season, what each stall has prepared, and your group's dietary restrictions. If you have dietary restrictions, let us know in advance and the route can be adjusted.

Practice Korean Drinking Etiquette
at a Traditional Tavern

Sit down at a tavern where market workers relax after a long day and practice the real rules yourself. Learn how to receive a drink with both hands and when one hand is fine, how to hold your glass and turn away when drinking in front of elders, why you never pour your own drink and how to read an empty glass, the rule against topping up a glass that is still partly full, seating order, how to decline a drink politely, and common toast phrases and their meanings.

Traditional Alcohol with Snacks

Taste traditional Korean alcohol with snacks and learn the etiquette in the kind of setting where Koreans actually drink. Guests who do not drink are welcome, and traditional non-alcoholic drinks are provided.

※ Guests under 19 cannot participate.
※ The tour involves walking and standing at outdoor stalls in a busy market, so it is not suitable for guests with limited mobility.