15 street food places in Seoul we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seoul | Street Food across every city.
Street food is Seoul's most direct cuisine, eaten standing at stalls, carts and covered markets. Gwangjang Market is the famous heart of it, known for its bindaetteok stalls, while Sindang Tteokbokki Town, the Namdaemun Market hotteok stalls and the Tongin Market coin lunchbox each have their own ritual. Myeongdong's street food alley and the Jongno 3-ga pojangmacha tents extend the city's appetite into the night.
Gwangjang Market Bindaetteok Stalls ★ 4.7
Jongno and Insadong · 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
The bindaetteok stalls in Gwangjang Market are Seoul's most legitimate street food: mung-bean pancakes fried on cast-iron griddles alongside mayak gimbap.
Myeongdong Street Food Alley ★ 4.2
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
The Myeongdong pedestrian strip turns into one of the densest street food corridors in Asia after 16:00, with stalls selling tteokbokki (spicy rice.
Namdaemun Market Hotteok Stalls ★ 4.4
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · 21 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Namdaemun Market hotteok stalls fry thick dough discs filled with brown sugar, cinnamon and crushed peanuts on flat irons in the market's main food lane.
Sindang Tteokbokki Town ★ 4.4
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · 7 Dasan-ro 33-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town is the origin neighbourhood of the modern spicy tteokbokki -- Ma Bok-rim developed gochujang-seasoned rice cakes here in 1953.
Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox ★ 4.3
Jongno and Insadong · 18 Jahamun-ro 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tongin Market coin lunchbox: buy a tray and brass yeopjeon coins, fill the tray from banchan stalls, then eat in the communal hall at the market back.
Dongdaemun Night Market Food Stalls ★ 4.2
Seongsu and Dongdaemun · 281 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
The night stalls around Dongdaemun Design Plaza serve the garment workers who sew through the night, with soondae, eomuk and gimbap until 05:00 every day.
Hongdae Street Food Strip ★ 4.1
Hongdae and Yeonnam · Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
The Hongdae strip around Hongik University generates dense street food every evening: chimaek, takoyaki, and Korean corn dogs from the university exit.
Sambodang Hotteok ★ 4.4
Jongno and Insadong · 48-1 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Sambodang sells only one item from a maroon-awning stall halfway down Insadong-gil: a fist-sized hotteok stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts.
Itaewon International Market Stalls ★ 4.0
Itaewon and Hannam · Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
The Itaewon strip around the main road and the side streets toward the Hamilton Hotel is home to Seoul's most international street food scene: halal kebab.
Noryangjin Fish Market Pre-Dawn Stalls ★ 4.6
Dongjak-gu · 674 Nodeul-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul
Noryangjin Fish Market operates 24 hours but the pre-dawn hours -- from 01:00 when the auction floor runs -- are when the market is most viscerally alive.
Jongno 3-ga Pojangmacha Tents ★ 4.3
Jongno and Insadong · Jongno 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul
The pojangmacha (street tent) strip behind Jongno 3-ga station operates until 02:00-03:00 on weekend nights and until dawn on certain nights during warm.
Dongdaemun Night Market Stalls ★ 4.2
Seongsu and Dongdaemun · 281 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
The night stalls around Dongdaemun Design Plaza serve the garment-district workers who sew through the night, and they remain open until 05:00.
Gwangjang Market Stalls ★ 4.7
Jongno and Insadong · 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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.
Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox ★ 4.3
Jongno and Insadong · 18 Jahamun-ro 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tongin Market's coin lunchbox is one of Seoul's best budget eating experiences: trade traditional brass coins for banchan at stalls across the covered market.
Myeongdong Tteokbokki Carts ★ 4.1
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Myeongdong pedestrian strip has dense street food carts: tteokbokki, gyeran-ppang (egg bread), and fish cake skewers from 2,000 won in central Seoul.