Seul Gwangjang Market Street Food Walking and Tasting tour

Mitch was a great tour guide. He was very personable and knowledgeable about the areas he went into. 10/10 would recommend him as a tour guide to family and friends.

Food is not delicious at all. The seller is not friendly 😒

The guide was so nice and kind!!😍 It was a sorching hot day, but he did his best and his explanationed the history really nice. He also kindly answered all my questions!

The streets are amazing. There are lots of small markets. We ate well. Lots of different choices. Great, really.

Be prepared to walk ~ 5k (3.1 miles) and learn less about food and more about the neighborhood. I booked the tour as part of the Seoul Go Pass but felt slightly disappointed. I thought the tour could have been improved tremendously. I was expecting more information and explanations on Korean food and less on the art/cultural aspects of the neighborhood. There was not much when it came to food tasting, so don't expect much. We walked through Isa-dong, a really neat neighborhood, but we didn't get time to understand or see the food. A simple improvement could have been going into an actual tea house and having tea instead of just quickly walking through the area and looking at artwork. It would have been nice to spend half an hour tasting tea at a traditional tea house instead of looking at a menu from one of the tea houses. Our first tasting was "poop bread" at the poop-themed cafe. It was tasty, and the theme was interesting, but overall, it was immature for the audience in our group. I can see how it is funny or "instagram-able", but it wasn't the right vibe or experience we sought during a food tour. The second tasting was rice cake at a vendor. We were given an explanation of why rice cake was important, which was somewhat useful/interesting. The third tasting was fish cakes at some local street vendor. It was explained to us that this was a popular meal during the wintertime. There was no history of where it came from, the different kinds of fish cakes, and why it became part of Korean culture. The last tasting was fried pancakes, pickled onions, and tteokbokki at the "Netflix" famous restaurant. We were given a brief lesson on some etiquette at the dinner table, which was nice. The food overall was just so-so and disappointing. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this tour to a friend.

Alan Han was very personable and knowledgeable. He took his time with us, allowed for many questions. The street food and browsing of the shops was my favorite part. Would recommend!

Very crowded with locals and tourists. Prices have increased for the merchandise. Cheaper food can be found in a small lane near to Euligiro 4ga exit 4 but the store owners speak Korean only. Queues for twisted donuts and raw beef are extremely long.

Great way to experience Seoul by learning about the neighborhoods and trying the local foods. An unexpected rainstorm made things a bit soggy, but it didn’t hamper the experience. Well worth your time.

The tour was fun and our guides were very kind. I got to learn a lot and experience a lot. I definitely recommend it to anyone!

Sally was awesome, she showed us many great places to eat which were hidden down alleyways I wouldn't even think of walking through. Also, the ikseondong hanok village was so cool! Many great cafes to dine in. Sally also bought food for us to try during the tour and at our last destination - Gwangjang market. She was very informative and friendly. Definitely recommend.