The 4 Food Tours in Seoul That Earn Their Price

1.Seoul Street Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,226 reviews · from $73Our pick

Walk through Gwangjang Market and nearby local spots with guides such as Juno, Yoon, Tan, Rocky, or Jacob. Try a generous range of Korean foods and drinks, learn simple drinking games, hear market stories, and leave with restaurant tips for the rest of your Seoul stay.

“Great tour in an authentic food market. Taehaeng was a great host, he made the tour fun and gave us some history behind each dish and the market and vendors. He made us feel welcome, we really enjoyed it.”

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2.Night Market Food Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 943 reviews · 2 hours · from $73

Meet guides such as Juno, Jacob, Yoon, Tan, or Roky at Jongno 5-ga Station for a two-hour walk through Gwangjang Market. Expect up to 10 Korean foods, drinks, vendor introductions, cultural stories, and drinking games. Some tastings may include seafood, meat, and alcohol.

“The tour was excellent, Roky is one of the best tour guides I've ever met. He not just showed us delicious food but also taught us really interesting Korean food and drink etiquette.”

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3.Palace, Temple and Market Guided Foodie Tour at Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 750 reviews · from $60Best value

Join an English-speaking guide such as Mia, Kim, or Jay for four hours through Jongno after dark. Visit Changgyeonggung Palace, Jogyesa Temple, Ikseon-dong, and Gwangjang Market, with jeon, makgeolli, live octopus, beef tartare, and a twisted donut included.

“Mia was such a nice guide 😊 We’ve got a nice group of people, good food and intels. 100% recommend !”

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4.Downtown Seoul Guided Food & Market Tour with 8+ Local Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 580 reviews · from $98

Spend about three hours tasting Korean staples and lesser-known treats with a local guide such as Alex, Jae, or Youla. Walk through a traditional market, pass Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village, then finish with tea in an Insa-dong teahouse near Anguk Station.

“A wonderful morning learning and tasting traditional Korean foods with Jae. We enjoyed rice balls with spicy tomato sauce, Kim chee and beef dumplings, fresh baby octopus, raw beef with sesame oil, egg and daikon, fried mung bean cakes, cream stuffed delicious croissant like cakes, ( I can’t remember the names of all these yummy things. )traditional Korean tea, .,.. everything was wonderful and Jae was a great guide . A great introduction to Korean cuisine at their oldest market and in Indasong area.”

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