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Gwangjang Market food alleys
Mung-bean pancakes and noodles
The covered market by Jongno 5-ga, its food alleys lined with stalls frying bindaetteok and slicing gimbap.
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- Sit at the counter
- Cash helps
- Address
- Jongno, Seoul
- Nearest metro
- Jongno 5(o)-ga
250 m · 3 min walk
More distances
About Gwangjang Market food alleys
Gwangjang Market stands between Jongno 5-ga and the Cheonggyecheon stream. At its heart is a crossroads of food stalls where you sit at the counter: bindaetteok (mung-bean pancakes) ground and fried to order, mayak gimbap, knife-cut noodles and raw beef.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Gwangjang Market food alleys before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Gwangjang Market food alleys are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Jongno 5(o)-gaLine 1250 m3 min walk
- Euljiro 4(sa)-gaLine 2Line 5400 m5 min walk
- Jongno 3(sam)-gaLine 1Line 3Line 5650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- The DDP1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Changdeokgung1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Bukchon2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gyeongbokgung2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- N Seoul Tower2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- COEX8.3 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 36 min
- Lotte World Tower11 kmCar or taxi 45 min
Main railway stations
- Seoul Station2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Yongsan Station5.5 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)13 kmCar or taxi 50 min
Location
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