Gwangjang Market Food Alley

광장시장 먹자골목

The alley inside Gwangjang Market that trades five hours later than the market does, and stays open on the Sunday the general stalls take off.

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Trays of jeon — Korean pancakes and pan-fried vegetables and fish — displayed at a stall in Gwangjang Market's food alley

Place information

Korean name: 광장시장 먹자골목
Nearest station: Jongno 5-ga Station (종로5가역, Line 1) (Exit 8)
Opening hours: 09:00–23:00

Nearby

Gwangjang Market

Go with several small dishes in mind and compare posted prices before ordering; individual stalls keep their own hours and closing days.

Jongmyo Shrine

Plan around the admission system: weekday access may be limited to timed guided groups, while self-guided entry is offered on designated days.

Heunginjimun Gate

The eastern gate of the walled city, designated a Treasure in 1963. A crescent-shaped barbican wraps its outer face — the only one of the four main gates built with one.

A narrow stone-paved alley in Ikseon-dong lined with hanok eaves and cafe signboards, with visitors taking photographs

Ikseon-dong Hanok Village

The alleys are public streets, so there is no gate, no ticket and no closing time — but almost everything worth walking in for is a business with its own hours, and most of them do not open early. It is also smaller than Bukchon on purpose: these are 30-pyeong houses, not aristocratic compounds.

Stories about this place

Gwangjang, Noryangjin, Lotte World, Cheongwadae: What to Check First
Gwangjang Market, the Noryangjin Fisheries Market auction, Lotte World and Cheongwadae are well-known names in Seoul; this sets out what to check before you put each in a plan. Gwangjang's food alley trades five hours later than the market and opens on Sundays, the Noryangjin auction does not run on Sundays and its start time is given two ways, the 3,000-won gap between two Lotte World tickets is a museum, and visiting Cheongwadae requires checking dated announcements about the resumption of tours.

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