The 15 Best Market Tours in Korea

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Seoul Street Food Market Tour

1.Seoul Street Food Market Tour

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

Seoul street food tour with all food and drinks included. Small groups, market history, Korean drinking games, and local favorites in 2 hours.

“Yoon was an outstanding tour guide and made our food tour in Seoul absolutely unforgettable. He took us through the market with total confidence, explaining the culture, the ingredients, and the stories behind every dish we tried. We tasted a wide variety of local foods, many of which we would have never ordered on our own, and every single one was incredible. The experience felt authentic, well-paced, and perfectly curated. Going with friends made it even better, and Yoon made sure everyone felt included and comfortable the entire time. This was not just a food tour, it was a real immersion into Korean street food and local life. If you’re…”

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Local Home Korean Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Seoul

2.Local Home Korean Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Seoul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,024 reviews · from $91

Shop Mangwon Market for Korean ingredients, cook four dishes at a local home, then enjoy a hanjeongsik feast with makgeolli in Seoul.

“I highly recommend this cooking class. The teacher is very engaging, fun, and her English is excellent. The food we prepared was delicious! She's very knowledgeable and happy to share information about Korean culture beyond cooking. Mahalo!”

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Seoul: Night Market Food Tour with Local Guide

3.Night Market Food Tour with Local Guide

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

2-hour Seoul night market food tour in Gwangjang Market with up to 10 tastings, drinks, and Korean drinking games.

“Juno was an excellent guide on our food tour. We got to taste a wide variety of different foods and drinks. Juno also taught us about the cultural significance of each of our dishes and even taught us a few drinking games! His excitement was infectious!”

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Seoul: Palace, Temple and Market Guided Foodie Tour at Night

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

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

Night Seoul guided tour with lantern-lit Changgyeonggung Palace, Jogyesa Temple, and Gwangjang Market street-food tastings with Makgeolli.

“Nice overview of a couple Seoul neighborhoods. The guide was engaging and responsive.”

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

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

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

Seoul food and market tour with 8+ tastings, palace stops, N Seoul Tower views, and tea in Insadong. Small group.

“The food was all amazing and Jae was a wonderful guide! Come hungry, leave happy. The fried mungbean cake was a personal favorite. The tour was also very accommodating to the vegetarian in our group with plenty of options.”

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Seoul: Korean Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

6.Korean Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 348 reviews · from $98

Shop a local Seoul market, taste street food, then cook bibimbap, dakgalbi, haemul-pajeon and doenjang-jjigae at a local home.

“Our hostess “Sarah” was amazing, engaging, energetic, informative, excellent English and organised. Everyone in our group felt included and relaxed so the interactions were fun and often funny. Would highly recommend this experience for even the most inexperienced cooks”

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Seoul Night Palace & Market Food Tour with Vehicle

7.Seoul Night Palace & Market Food Tour with Vehicle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 275 reviews · from $79

Night lights, palace stories, and a serious Korean street-food feast at Gwangjang Market, plus Jogyesa Temple by lantern glow.

“What an amazing evening, thanks to Lena! This was an epic tour from the walking history to the amazing street food. Lena our guide was extremely knowledgeable and an absolute treasure! Thanks so much for this truly unforgettable experience!!”

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Cook 3 Authentic Korean Dishes with Local Market Tour

8.Cook 3 Authentic Korean Dishes with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 231 reviews · from $79

Cook three classic Korean dishes in a small class in Seoul, starting with a Mangwon Market tour with Jomin and ending with leftovers and a cookbook.

“The cooking class with Jomin was so much more! We walked through Mangwon market and Jomin showed and explained ingredients that we would be using in our cooking as well as answered our naive questions. Jomin was patient and guided us in preparing our dishes for lunch.”

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Korean Palace and Market Tour in Seoul Including Insadong and Gyeongbokgung Palace

9.Korean Palace and Market Tour in Seoul Including Insadong and Gyeongbokgung Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 174 reviews · from $89

Full-day Seoul tour mixing UNESCO palaces, Jogyesa Temple, and two major markets, plus lunch and hotel pickup for about $89.

“The tour was great, a good experience to discover the highlights of Seoul before solo traveling. Our guide Yeoni was great, she explained everything and answered all the questions. She was fun and entertaining! I absolutely recommend this for solo travelers like me!”

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Seoul: Nighttime Tour of Palace, Market, Naksan Park & More

10.Nighttime Tour of Palace, Market, Naksan Park & More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 143 reviews · 5 hours · from $43

Seoul night tour with Changyeonggung Palace lights, Gwangjang Market street snacks, Cheonggyecheon stroll, and Naksan Park views.

“The tour was everything we hoped for and more - Moon Young, our guide went above and beyond, and made the tour a fantastic experience. Really recommend this tour to anyone visiting Seoul.”

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Fortress Night Hike & Snack at a Local Market

11.Fortress Night Hike & Snack at a Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · from $47

Eat market snacks, then hike Inwangsan’s 600-year-old fortress wall for a Seoul skyline sunset and optional lantern-lit dinner.

“excellent tour. magnificent hiking with great views of the city. Koa is very friendly. Snack in the local market and the dinner in the end were both very enjoying and tasty. highly recommended. very good Vegetarian options.”

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Korean Cooking Class with Grocery Shopping at Seoul Local Market

12.Korean Cooking Class with Grocery Shopping at Seoul Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · from $91

Shop Mangwon Market, then cook bulgogi, gyeran-jjim and kimbap with a local host in a small Seoul class near Mangwon Station.

“The food we made was delicious and Phoebe was an amazing teacher and host. We loved chatting to her about Korean food/culture and exploring the market too. The studio is located in a convenient spot near Mangwon station and it was vRead more”

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Korean Kimchi Making Day Experience with a Local Market Tour

13.Korean Kimchi Making Day Experience with a Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · from $89

Tour Mangwon Market with Jomin, then make four kinds of kimchi in a small class. You eat together and take home your leftovers.

“This class was bustling with fun, from the ambience of meeting new people to the enjoyment of indulging in a delicious korean snack. Brought my 15 year old daughter and it was still great! Teacher was clear and funny, with minimal misunderstandings.”

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Seoul Night Tour (Gwangjang Market, Royal Palace and Naksan Park)

14.Seoul Night Tour (Gwangjang Market, Royal Palace and Naksan Park)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · from $45

Seoul at night, made easy: Changgyeonggung Palace, Gwangjang Market street food, Naksan Park views, and Cheonggyecheon Stream lights on a 5.5-hour tour.

“Excellent tour and unique from other tours as it takes you to some truly beautiful night scenes. Moon Young was wonderful and took care of our needs. She even helped me to book a taxi using Kakao T app to go back to my hotel rather than spending time figuring my way through the subway.”

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Seoul Night “Private Tour”(Korean BBQ, N-Tower, Seoul Fortress, Local Market)

15.Seoul Night “Private Tour”(Korean BBQ, N-Tower, Seoul Fortress, Local Market)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · from $148

Private Seoul night tour with hotel pickup, N Seoul Tower, Seoul Fortress views, Gwangjang Market, and a Korean BBQ dinner.

“Our guide, Mr Kim, was such a pleasant person. He shared a lot of history and stories about Seoul. A city with so much history and beauty. Our favourite was the Wall Park (Naksan) where we saw a beautiful nightscape of Seoul. The dinner was amazing as well, we were all so full! Highly recommend this intimate, insightful and enjoyable tour!”

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