Start at Hoehyeon Station in Seoul and walk through Namdaemun Market and Gwangjang Market, tasting 12 or more Korean dishes on this lunchtime food tour. With a local food guide, you visit 7 to 8 stops and try dishes such as knife-cut noodle soup, spicy cold noodles, handmade dumplings, mung bean pancakes, tteokbokki and gimbap. You also walk along Seoullo 7017 and Cheonggyecheon, and finish with schisandra tea and traditional sweets at a hanok tea house. The group is limited to 8 people, and the guide speaks English.

Start at Hoehyeon Station and taste 12 or more dishes
across Namdaemun and Gwangjang Markets

With a local food guide, you walk through two of Seoul's best-known traditional markets and taste 12 or more dishes, including knife-cut noodle soup, spicy cold noodles, handmade dumplings, mung bean pancakes, tteokbokki and gimbap, on this lunchtime food tour.

You eat your way through 7 to 8 stops, and the tour takes about 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the group's pace. The group is limited to 8 people.

Try noodle soup and dumplings at Namdaemun Market

The tour starts at Namdaemun Market, Korea's largest market, which has a history of 600 years dating back to the Joseon era. Try hand-cut noodle soup and compare it with the cool, spicy taste of bibim naengmyeon, a cold noodle dish that originated in the north.

You also try bibimbap, handmade dumplings from a master with more than 40 years of experience, and crispy japchae-filled dumplings.

Walk Seoullo 7017 and try pancakes at Gwangjang Market

After a stroll along the Seoullo 7017 sky garden, taking in the old and new faces of the city, you head to Gwangjang Market, which has a 120-year history. Taste mung bean pancakes made with a grandmother's recipe passed down for half a century, paired with makgeolli.

You also try soft, spicy tteokbokki and gimbap.

Walk along Cheonggyecheon and finish at a hanok tea house

After walking along Cheonggyecheon, enjoy schisandra tea and a set of traditional sweets (hangwa) at a traditional hanok tea house. The sweets feature juicy figs, chewy dried pear and roasted ginkgo nuts.

The tour ends near Heunginjimun Gate (Dongdaemun).

※ The tour runs regardless of the weather.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.

• Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.

• Meet your guide outside Exit 5 of Hoehyeon Station at your booked time. The tour ends near Heunginjimun Gate (Dongdaemun).

• The voucher is valid only on the date and time you selected.

Meeting point:
Hoehyeon Station Exit 5
Hoehyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul

Meeting point guide:
Leave through Exit 5 of Hoehyeon Station and walk toward the road in front of you. Your guide will be waiting next to a large gray sign that reads "5 GATE" in white letters. Google Maps may not be accurate here, so we recommend using the Naver Map app.

Cancellation & refund

Cancel up to 24 hours before the activity for a full refund.

Participation

• Pregnant women, vegans, vegetarians and people with food allergies cannot participate.

• Because of the risk of trace allergens and cross-contamination, the tour is not suitable for severe allergies, halal diets or celiac disease.

• This tour reflects local food, and due to the limits of street food vendors, it cannot accommodate every dietary restriction.

What to bring

Comfortable shoes, an umbrella, a raincoat or waterproof clothing, and clothing suitable for the weather.

On-site information

• This is a relaxed walking tour, so comfortable shoes are recommended.

• The tour runs rain or shine. Bring a raincoat or umbrella if rain is likely.

• There is a lot of food to try, so come hungry.

• The tour takes about 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the group's pace.