If you want to eat traditional Korean street food, Gwangjang Market in Seoul has got to be on your itinerary. This bustling market has a wide variety of stalls selling popular street food from mungbean pancakes and dumplings to tteokbokki and bibimbap. All of the stalls feature counter style seating where you can watch all the action take place. It’s frenetic, fun and most importantly a delicious experience…
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First, watch our YouTube video of Gwangjang Market street food…
1. Bindae-tteok
2. Gimbap
3. Bibimbap
4. Yukhoe at Buchon Yukhoe in Raw Beef Alley
Gwangjang Market
88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno 1(il).2(i).3(sam).4(sa), Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open daily 9:00am to 11:00pm
Closest metro station: Jongno 5-ga or Euljiro 4-ga
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