Gwangjang Market, Korea’s first permanent market opened in 1905, is a food paradise with as much food as its old history. Restaurants that line up throughout the market and offer delicious meals cheaply, and restaurants that attract customers with a savory smell and friendly atmosphere. Here are five must-visit restaurants at the food heaven Gwangjang Market.
Gwangjang Market Restaurant
When you think of a glass of soju at Gwangjang Market, ‘은성 횟집’
When you think of a glass of soju at Gwangjang Market, I recommend Eunseong Raw Fish Restaurant. Eunseong Hoetjip, which has been exposed to the media several times due to its spicy fish stew in Daegu, is a more attractive place when the cold wind blows with hot soup. It is a good place to trust and visit because it is a representative who has been operating in Gwangjang Market for more than 40 years.
▲ Location
88, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
10:00-22:00 every day
▲ Menu
Daegu spicy fish stew (for 2 people) KRW 26,000
Yukhoe Alley’s representative Yukhoe restaurant, ‘자매집 육회’.
As the 40-year-old sister house Yukhoe Restaurant became popular, Yukhoe Restaurant was built one after another around it, and now it is forming a Yukhoe Alley. Sisters’ restaurant, the original beef tartare restaurant, is crowded enough to always have to take a waiting ticket and wait on weekends. It is a popular place for Japanese who are known to enjoy raw meat, and it is a place full of tourists, so I recommend you to visit with ease.
▲ Location
Jongro 200-4 Jewoo Building, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Monday-Saturday 10:00-22:00 (regular closed every Sunday)
▲ Menu
Raw beef 17,000 won / Raw beef 30,000 won
This place, which was also introduced in Jongwon Baek’s top three kings, is the original ’41호 원조 누드 치즈 김밥’
Nude gimbap with a lot of tuna on top of gimbap made with various ingredients is an obvious taste. But the obvious taste is the scariest. It is not a smooth nude gimbap like California Roll, but it is said that once you taste it, you cannot eat other nude gimbap. There is also a set menu of japchae and fish cake, so you can eat a hearty meal.
▲ Location
Room 41, Gwangjang Market, 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Monday-Saturday 05:30-19:30 (regular closed every Sunday)
▲ Menu
Cheese tuna kimbap (basic) KRW 2,500 / Japchae kimbap KRW 3,000 / Set kimbap KRW 4,000
Cost-effective assorted sashimi with 10,000 won, ‘전라도 횟집’.
The assorted sashimi of Jeolla-do sashimi restaurants, where you can taste various kinds of seafood for 10,000 won per plate, is a favorite menu for those who like alcohol. It is a place where all foods such as bindaetteok, yukhoe, and drug kimbap can be brought in, so you can eat and drink at the same time. It is recommended to visit Jeolla-do raw fish restaurants loved by solo drinkers at a low price of 10,000 won for single-person sashimi, so the waiting is always amazing, so it is recommended to visit at a quiet time.
▲ Location
Gwangjang Market, 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily from 12:00 to 24:00
▲ Menu
assorted sashimi 10,000 won per person / 20,000 won per person for 2 people
The representative food that comes to mind on a rainy day, ‘순희네 빈대떡’
When you think of Gwangjang Market’s signature restaurant, most people will think of this place. The main character is Soonhee’s Bindaetteok, whose savory smell of oil stimulates the nose. This place, which foreigners also enjoy, is famous for its delicious bindaetteok even when it is cold. Mung beans are finely ground and thickly fried with savory corn oil, which goes well with makgeolli. If you want a glass of makgeolli with crispy bindaetteok this weekend, let’s go to Gwangjang Market.
▲ Location
5, Jongno 32-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily 09:00-21:00
▲ Menu
Mung bean pancake 5,000 won / meatball 3,000 won per sheet