Mark Wiens: a food walk through Gwangjang Market
NOWHITZ PICK · In this 2019 video, food traveler Mark Wiens works through knife-cut noodles, banchan, mung-bean pancakes and yukhoe at Seoul’s Gwangjang Market. It remains a clear introduction to how the market eats.
Jongno 5-ga Station · Line 1 · Exit 8 · about 1 min walk
Inside the market
Rather than focusing on one signature dish, the video moves through the market’s layers: noodle stalls, banchan counters, mung-bean pancakes and raw beef. Very different foods sit within a few steps of one another.
Current visitor details
The video was published in 2019. Visit Seoul currently lists the food alley about 62 metres from Exit 8 of Jongno 5-ga Station on Line 1, open 09:00–23:00.
STORE INFO
HoursCheck stall hours on site · food alley 09:00–23:00
ClosedCheck individual stall schedule
ParkingUse Jongmyo public parking near Jongno 4-ga
LOCATION
Gohyang Kalguksu · Gwangjang Market East A70Gwangjang Market 1F East A70 · 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
OPEN MAP ↗1Jongno 5-ga StationExit 8about 1 min walk
NEARBY
Dongmyo Flea MarketOne stop away on Line 1 after Gwangjang Market, with vintage goods and an older side of everyday Seoul.
VIEW NEARBY ↗Source DiningCode Checked 2026.10.03 23:24