Gwangjang Market Food Alley — Restaurant in Seoul

Bad experience with the kalguksu featured by Netflix. Dishonest vendor. Thats the one a lot of people mentioned here... its near the centre with triangular seatings setup. Very crowded and popular and queue expected. Very heart warming experience by the local Koreans though... really appreciate them helping our my daughter who was eating alone. She doesn't speak Korean and after ordering she was not given side dish until one korean customer asked a short middle aged man to give her. She also met another kind mother and daughter who spoke with her and insisted they pay for her as a gesture of welcome to Korea, for her noodles that cost 7000 won. After they left, my daughter was alone and was She finished her meal, the middle aged short man asked for payment again. He was the one who took payment earlier. Really lack ethics. Not understanding korean and how to explain herself and in order not to make a fuss she just paid again. But I would like to sincerely thank all the nice locals that came to her...

I absolutely loved visiting Gwangjang Markets! It was busy and touristy but I felt that this really added to the atmosphere and excitement. Some people might say that prices here are more expensive than else where in Seoul however I found them to be reasonable.

The market sells lots of street food and souvenirs. There is one long, main and wide corridor type strip down the centre with a number of narrower lanes branching off the sides, also selling food, souvenirs and trinkets. All stall holders we interacted with were super friendly, warm and helpful. They all appeared happy to be interacting with customers and feeding the crowds. Each food store specialises in a different type of food. Everything we ate was delicious! I liked that you were able to buy food from lots of different stores and then come together and share so you could taste a bit of everything.

I would highly recommend...

This market has become extremely popular after being featured in Netflix. So expect to see big crowds of tourists trying to catch the best photo shot or posting in social media. It is a nice introduction to Korean traditional food without breaking the bank. The flavours are authentic and the vendors are very nice. You can select from may stalls as they all sell pretty much the same - the ones featured in Netflix are the ones with the biggest crowds and by personal experience they are not necessarily better in flavour, just more popular. This market opens until 10pm (11pm some stalls) so if you come past 8pm you will definitely have less people and enjoy the...