Taste 8 street foods at Gwangjang Market in Seoul and learn Korean drinking etiquette on this 2-hour small-group tour. Walk the market lanes with your guide and try dishes such as griddle pancakes, noodle dishes, steamed specialties, fermented side dishes, warm broth-based dishes, and sweet snacks. At a traditional tavern popular with market workers, you practice real Korean drinking customs such as receiving and pouring drinks and common toasts, and enjoy traditional Korean alcohol with snacks. Groups are limited to 6 participants, and the live tour guide speaks English.

Taste 8 Street Foods at Gwangjang Market
and Learn Korean Drinking Etiquette

This 2-hour small-group tour starts when you meet your guide in front of the Gwangjang Market entrance at Exit 8 of Jongno 5-ga Station (Subway Line 1). Learn how the market is organized and how locals order, then move from stall to stall tasting 8 street foods. Afterward, practice Korean drinking etiquette at a tavern and enjoy traditional Korean alcohol with snacks. Groups are limited to 6 participants, and the live tour guide speaks English.

Taste 8 Foods
as You Move Between Stalls

The tour begins with a short introduction to how a traditional Korean market works. Learn how the lanes are divided by specialty, how vendors and regular customers interact, and how locals actually order.

Move from stall to stall and try dishes such as griddle pancakes, rice-based street snacks, noodle dishes at a shared table, steamed and boiled specialties, fermented side dishes, warm broth-based dishes, and sweet snacks. The menu is chosen on the day depending on the season, what each stall has prepared, and your group's dietary restrictions. If you have dietary restrictions, let us know in advance and the route can be adjusted.

Practice Korean Drinking Etiquette
at a Traditional Tavern

Sit down at a tavern where market workers relax after a long day and practice the real rules yourself. Learn how to receive a drink with both hands and when one hand is fine, how to hold your glass and turn away when drinking in front of elders, why you never pour your own drink and how to read an empty glass, the rule against topping up a glass that is still partly full, seating order, how to decline a drink politely, and common toast phrases and their meanings.

Traditional Alcohol with Snacks

Taste traditional Korean alcohol with snacks and learn the etiquette in the kind of setting where Koreans actually drink. Guests who do not drink are welcome, and traditional non-alcoholic drinks are provided.

※ Guests under 19 cannot participate.
※ The tour involves walking and standing at outdoor stalls in a busy market, so it is not suitable for guests with limited mobility.

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

• Meet your guide at the designated meeting point to start the tour.

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

Meeting point:
Jongno 5-ga Station Exit 8
Jongno-gu, Seoul (Subway Line 1, Jongno 5-ga Station)

Meeting point guide:
Take Exit 8 of Jongno 5-ga Station on Seoul Subway Line 1. Your guide will be right in front of the Gwangjang Market entrance.

Cancellation and refunds

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

Restrictions

• Guests under 19 cannot participate. You must be 19 or older to take part in the alcohol portion.

• Minors not accompanied by an adult cannot participate.

• Not suitable for guests with limited mobility. The tour involves a lot of walking and standing at outdoor stalls in a busy market.

What to bring

• Comfortable shoes

• Clothing suitable for the weather

• ID (a copy is accepted)

On-site information

• The foods you taste are chosen fresh on the day depending on the season, what each stall has prepared, and your group's dietary restrictions.

• Please let us know about any dietary restrictions in advance. The route can be adjusted.

• Guests who do not drink are welcome, and traditional non-alcoholic drinks are provided.