Gwangjang Market Stalls ★ 4.7
Gwangjang Market is the best place in Seoul to eat for very little: bindaetteok for 4,000 won, mayak gimbap for 3,000 and soondae blood sausage for 5,000.
Try: Bindaetteok (mung bean pancake), mayak gimbap, soondae
CuisineVegan Korean
Price₩
NeighbourhoodJongno and Insadong
The dishGimbap sets and bibimbap (natural ingredients)
Location
Address: 3-20 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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