SOUTH KOREA
The ones worth your time.
The 10 most popular food tours in South Korea. What each one includes, who runs it, and what it costs.
A small-group Seoul night market tour with all food and drinks included, Korean drinking games, and local stops beyond tourist traps.
“It was a lovely tour with a great guide. So much yummy and interesting food to try. I would definitely recommend it!”
Two hours at Seoul’s Gwangjang Market with a local guide. Try up to 10 dishes, enjoy drinks, and play Korean drinking games.
“Besides the tasty foods, the activity was a lot of fun thanks to our guide, Yoon.”
See Changgyeonggung and Jogyesa at night, then eat your way through Gwangjang Market with Makgeolli, Jeon, and optional live octopus.
“Great tour. Loved the market and Buddhist temple the most”
Small-group Seoul food and market tour with 8+ tastings, lunch, and palace-area sights, ending at an Insa-dong tea house.
“Great guide, very informative, lots of information about the Korean culture, excellent tour, would reccomend”
Small-group Seoul night food walk with Korean BBQ, rice wine and soju tastings, dumplings, hanok treats, and a market pancake finish.
“The entire experience was terrific!! Our host, Chris, was friendly and engaged each of us in personal conversations throughout the evening to learn more about our interests and vacations. The locations he guided us to all had a cool vibe…”
Seoul night palace, lantern temple, and Gwangjang Market food tastings with vehicle transfers. $79 for a 4-hour cultural bite tour.
“Ron was an amazing tour guide. Everything was explained beautifully and the food was delicious. Will highly recommend to book a tour with him.”
A 3-hour Seoul food crawl with 12 tastings, a small group, and expert guide Suha, from Gwangjang Market to ramen and Ikseon-dong.
“Very good & informative tour: we wouldn't know our way around the market & majority of the dishes to try. Halve of the tour was under pouring rain, but our guide was moving swiftly from shelter to shelter. And yes, we (those, who wanted) had a chance to try moving tentacles of octopus.”
Private 10-tasting Seoul food tour with a local guide, flexible start time, and city highlights near Hoehyeon for $178.79.
“Very disappointed. We were charges almost $400 for the tour. It was supposed to be a food tour, but the guide took us to Tongin Market instead of Namdaemun market, gave us coupons worth not more than $30 and asked us to select the…”
Shop Busan’s Bujeon Market, then cook 3 customized Korean dishes in a hands-on class with vegan options and recipes for home.
“It was a really nice experience. We enjoyed good food and learned more about the korean culture. Would recommend to anyone!”
Eat your way through Busan’s top markets with a local chef: Jagalchi seafood, BIFF Square hotteok, and Bupyeong Kkangtong classics.
“Heeyoung was an experienced and worldly local chef that we were so lucky to have found through this tour. She was friendly and got along so well with everyone in our group, from my elderly parents to my 8-year-old daughter. She was so patient in answering our questions, and we really felt like she led…”
