Where Seoul shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Seoul shops, snacks and lunches.
Gwangjang Market, established in 1905, is the oldest continuous daily market in Korea and the city's most essential food destination for visitors.
Go for: Bindaetteok, Mayak gimbap, Raw beef yukhoe, Silkworm larvae (beondegi), Textiles
Namdaemun is the largest traditional market in Korea, adjacent to Sungnyemun Gate, with hotteok stalls, kalguksu counters and 24-hour food lanes.
Go for: Hotteok, Kalguksu, Ginseng, Wholesale fashion, Korean street snacks
Tongin Market: buy a dosirak tray and brass yeopjeon coins, fill the tray from banchan stalls across the market, then eat in the communal hall at the back.
Go for: Coin lunchbox experience, Banchan, Tteok, Korean traditional snacks
Noryangjin is Seoul's wholesale fish market and its most dramatic food experience: buy live seafood at the auction, take it upstairs to be cooked on the spot.
Go for: Live seafood, Pre-dawn fish auction, Hairtail, Snow crab, Abalone, Sashimi
Mangwon is the neighbourhood market for Mapo-gu, a covered traditional market that serves the residential community between Hongdae and Yeouido.
Go for: Fresh produce, Korean banchan, Korean street snacks, Neighbourhood shopping