Seoul Dongmyo Flea Market and Gwangjang Market Food Tour with Tea and Pastries

Explore Dongmyo Flea Market, Gwangjang Market, and Cheonggyecheon Stream on a guided same-day booking tour with tea, pastries, and street food.

Getting started

Meet your English-speaking guide at Dongdaemun Station Exit 6 or 7, where you will see a Lotteria in front of you. After a brief introduction to the route, you set off on foot toward the first stop of the guided tour. Comfortable shoes are recommended, since the experience unfolds entirely on foot through markets and along the stream.

What to expect

Dongmyo Flea Market

This first stop introduces you to Dongmyo Flea Market, a hidden gem of Seoul known for its secondhand stalls and everyday local life.

Features

• As you walk through Dongmyo Flea Market, you observe how local Koreans browse clothing, antiques, and household goods, giving you a close look at daily routines away from more polished shopping districts.
• Your expert English-speaking guide uses this stop to explain the area’s role in the city and to orient you for the rest of the route that continues toward Gwangjang Market and Cheonggyecheon Stream.

Gwangjang Market

The tour then continues to Gwangjang Market, one of Seoul’s most popular traditional markets for food and textiles.

Features

• At a traditional Korean food stall in Gwangjang Market, you experience local flavors with included Korean street food, sampling dishes that your guide introduces and explains so you can learn the stories behind each item.
• You also receive 1 individual set of traditional Korean tea and pastries, giving you time to sit, taste, and discuss how these specialties fit into Korean food culture with your English-speaking guide.

Cheonggyecheon Stream

After the markets, your guide leads you along Cheonggyecheon Stream, a restored waterway that runs through central Seoul.

Features

• Walking beside Cheonggyecheon Stream, you experience how residents use this linear park space in their everyday lives, from quiet strolls to casual gatherings along the water.
• Your guided visit to Cheonggyecheon Stream completes the route that links Dongmyo Flea Market and Gwangjang Market, with your English-speaking guide highlighting how these three places connect modern Seoul with its traditional markets and public spaces.