15 Market Tours in Seoul Worth Booking

1.Seoul Street Food Market Tour

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

Meet near Jongno 5-ga for a roughly two-hour Seoul market tour led by guides such as Juno, Yoon, Tan, Rocky, or Jacob. Sample Korean street foods and drinks, learn local customs and drinking games, and get personal restaurant tips. Vegetarian and allergy requests can be arranged in advance.

“Love it! Roky stories were very entertaining . He’s like a long last friend that I met up again . Food was the best - love Korean food . Great selection . The best part was it started to snow when we were having hot soup - perfect !”

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

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

Meet your host at Mangwon Station, tour the neighborhood market, taste Korean street food, then cook four dishes in a local home. Sarah or Junghee guides the class in clear English, shares practical kitchen tips, and serves your meal with more than 10 side dishes, dessert, and makgeolli.

“Our host Sarah was funny, friendly, & fantastically informative. Enjoyed the company, food we cooked in class, & market tour.”

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3.Night Market Food Tour with Local Guide

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at Jongno 5-ga Station for two hours of Korean food, drinks, market stories, and local games. Expect classics such as tteokbokki, dumplings, mung bean pancakes, and kimbap, plus more adventurous bites. Guides may include Juno, Jacob, Yoon, Tan, Kevin, or Roky.

“We had such a brilliant time on our Seoul food tour with Juno! He instantly made everyone feel comfortable and the group bonded so quickly thanks to his warm, easygoing energy. The food itself was incredible, but what really made the experience special was Juno’s depth of knowledge — from the history of the market to the ins and outs of Korean food and drink culture. He also shared fascinating stories from his time as a K-pop idol trainee and his army service, which added such a unique personal touch to the tour. You’d be very lucky to get Juno as your guide — we couldn’t recommend him more!”

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

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

Walk through Seoul’s traditional markets and Jongno with a local guide such as Alex, Jae, Youla, or Ji Yoon. You’ll sample 8 or more Korean foods, including mung bean pancakes, mandu, tteokbokki, kimbap, sweets, tea, and a secret dish, then finish at a traditional teahouse in Insadong.

“A wonderful morning learning and tasting traditional Korean foods with Jae. We enjoyed rice balls with spicy tomato sauce, Kim chee and beef dumplings, fresh baby octopus, raw beef with sesame oil, egg and daikon, fried mung bean cakes, cream stuffed delicious croissant like cakes, ( I can’t remember the names of all these yummy things. )traditional Korean tea, .,.. everything was wonderful and Jae was a great guide . A great introduction to Korean cuisine at their oldest market and in Indasong area.”

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

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

Meet Sarah, Sara, or Junghee at Mangwon Station for a small-group walk through a local market, street-food tastings, and a hands-on Korean cooking class in a private home. Prepare four dishes, enjoy a Hanjeongsik meal with side dishes and rice wine, and take home the recipes.

“The market tour was very interesting. We navigated through the stalls while listening to explanations of the different ingredients we encountered. Then we went to Sarah's to start cooking, I really liked the decoration of her apartment: colorful and Korean. We had a great atmosphere in our group, and Sarah was a great host. The food was great and we learned a lot. Merci 감사합니다”

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6.Seoul Night Palace & Market Food Tour with Vehicle

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

Start at Hyehwa Station, walk to Changgyeonggung Palace, then ride between stops while sampling Korean pancakes, makgeolli, raw beef, live octopus, and market snacks. Guides such as Mia, Ron, Janice, and Bruce bring history and food customs to life. The evening ends at Jogyesa Temple.

“It was an amazing experience, Rob Lee was amazing, so informative, we had a great time, I felt like I knew him from a long time ago. I will definitely recommend him, Thank you Rod I had a great time”

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7.Cook 3 Authentic Korean Dishes with Local Market Tour

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

Meet Jomin at Mangwon Station, explore the local market, then cook three Korean dishes at your own station in her clean studio. Menus may include bibimbap, bulgogi, tofu stew, japchae, or kimchi stew. Lunch, dinner, vegetarian, and vegan options are available.

“What an amazing experience! The class began with a walk through the local market, where Jomin gave explanations of the fresh ingredients and local products. Everything was so well organized and easy to follow. Cooking together was fun Read more”

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

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

Spend about 8.5 hours visiting Seoul’s grand palaces, Jogyesa Temple, Insadong, and Namdaemun Market with a guide such as Lizzy, BK, Miel, or Yujeong. Hotel pickup, lunch, admission, and coach transport are included, with moderate walking and a required ginseng-center stop.

“Nice TOUR and overview of some of Seoul highlights. LIZZY was the best. Friendly, knowledgeable, organized and efficient. Lucky to spend the day with her on this tour.”

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

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

Spend five hours exploring Seoul at night with an English or Korean-speaking guide. Visit Changgyeonggung Palace, Gwangjang Market, Naksan Park, and Cheonggyecheon stream, with comfortable transfers between stops. Private bookings include hotel pickup and more flexible departure times.

“The tour was comprehensive and is a real gem in South Korea. The tour guide Moon Young , was full of knowledge and empathy. She was very organized and show us secret spots , also she gave us many info about Korean history 😀. I fully recommend the tour and the guide. Moon Young was fantastic this evening !”

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10.Fortress Night Hike & Snack at a Local Market

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

Meet Koa or Sam at Seodaemun Station for market snacks, a 90-minute hike beside Seoul’s 600-year-old fortress wall, and sunset views from a 240-meter peak. Finish with an optional, inexpensive meal and rice wine at a traditional restaurant. Vegan choices are available.

“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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11.Korean Cooking Class with Grocery Shopping at Seoul Local Market

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

Meet Phoebe, also known as Sunghyun, near Mangwon Station for a three-hour visit to Mangwon Market and hands-on cooking class. Shop for ingredients, prepare bulgogi, gyeran-jjim, and kimbap, then eat together in a cozy studio. The group is limited to eight people.

“We had blast going to the market and then preparing our dishes. So much fun. The staff was wonderful!!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · from $89

Meet Jomin at Mangwon Station for a guided walk through Mangwon Market, where you’ll see and taste Korean ingredients before heading to a cooking studio. Prepare four kinds of kimchi, eat them with pork and tofu, and take your homemade batch and a recipe book home.

“Jun was very nice, friendly and patient. Her English is good and her class was fun and informative. We love the market tour and we met really nice classmates as well. Hope to you Jun again and hope to see Annie and mom in Bangkok 😊”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · from $45

Spend about 5.5 hours exploring Seoul after dark with an English-speaking guide such as Lucy, Moon Young, Kim, or Gina. Visit a Joseon palace, sample food at Gwangjang Market, walk Naksan Park’s city walls, and enjoy Cheonggyecheon’s evening lights. Food costs extra.

“Our guide was Lucy, a kind young gifted and very professional girl. Very committed to itinerary, always checking if no person lost, knowledgeable with a perpetual smile and willing to assist. A 1000% mark out of 100%. BRAVO!”

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

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

Spend four to five hours seeing Seoul after dark with a private guide such as Jimmy, Chance, or Kim. Visit N Seoul Tower, Naksan Park, Bugak Palgakjeong, Gwangjang Market, and Cheonggyecheon Stream, then enjoy pork barbecue or another Korean meal. Private transport makes steep viewpoints easier to reach.

“The tour was amazing. We got to experience Seoul from a different perspective. We loved that Chance allowed us much flexibility with what we wanted to do. We read that another reviewer criticized him for not letting her "shop" and couldn't understand why they thought this was a shopping tour. It's a great night sight-seeing tour and Chance is a wealth of information. Do this tour if you want to see a different side of Seoul and learn about its incredible history.”

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15.Customized Private Seoul tour: Palace, Market etc(Airport Option)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $184

Spend about nine hours with a private English-speaking driving guide such as Jimmy, Benny, Shane, or Alfonso. Choose Seoul sights, nearby Suwon, Nami Island, the DMZ, markets, temples, or palaces. Hotel pickup and transport are included, while airport service, tolls, parking, and many admission fees cost extra.

“Our guide Benny picked us up on time. We were able to go to all the places we were looking at. Benny was kind and accommodating and we were able to eat a good lunch at a Michelin-Guide Samgyetang restaurant in Bukchon which we all enjoyed.”

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