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Korean Food Tour: Authentic Seoul Culinary Experience
4.7
282 Ratings
Anguk station
Discover Seoul’s culinary secrets on a 3.5-hour food tour. Taste BBQ, Tteokbokki, and more. Explore hidden gems with expert guides.
Discover Seoul’s culinary secrets on a 3.5-hour food tour. Taste BBQ, Tteokbokki, and more. Explore hidden gems with expert guides.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Insadong - Korean BBQ restaurant, you’ll taste pork belly or soy sauce marinated pork barbecue with a variety of side dishes and also drink ‘bomb shot’, the Korean style mixed drinks.
- Insadong - Jumak, a Korean old school bar/pub and you’ll try different types of traditional rice wine with a savory and crispy pancake.
- Insadong - Try one…
- Insadong - Korean BBQ restaurant, you’ll taste pork belly or soy sauce marinated pork barbecue with a variety of side dishes and also drink ‘bomb shot’, the Korean style mixed drinks.
- Insadong - Jumak, a Korean old school bar/pub and you’ll try different types of traditional rice wine with a savory and crispy pancake.
- Insadong - Try one of the most popular Korean dumpling at the street vendor.
- Ikseon-dong Hanok Street - We will discover Ikseon-dong Hanok Village try ice-cream, bingsu(shaved ice) or traditional tea
What's Included
- Visiting a Korean Traditional Hanok Village
- Local English-speaking guide
- Dinner
- Handmade ice-cream
- Soju, Korean beer, soft drinks, traditional rice wine tastings
- Small-group walking tour
- Visiting a Korean Traditional Hanok Village
- Local English-speaking guide
- Dinner
- Handmade ice-cream
- Soju, Korean beer, soft drinks, traditional rice wine tastings
- Small-group walking tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Experience the fascinating culture of South Korea in one of the most authentic ways possible – through its local cuisine! On this 3.5-hour food tour, learn all about Korea’s culinary customs from your guide, an expert in local Korean food and culture, as you journey through the streets of Seoul. Explore the bustling district of Jongno-gu and visit three…
Experience the fascinating culture of South Korea in one of the most authentic ways possible – through its local cuisine! On this 3.5-hour food tour, learn all about Korea’s culinary customs from your guide, an expert in local Korean food and culture, as you journey through the streets of Seoul. Explore the bustling district of Jongno-gu and visit three different food stalls and restaurants, as well as a traditional village, to try a variety of Korean foods such as Korean pork barbecue and try mixed Soju bomb drinks, savory and crispy Kimchi pancakes with traditional rice wine at an authentic Korean old school bar. You’ll also taste one of the most popular Korean street food Tteokbokki which is spicy rice cake stew. Additionally, you’ll encounter hidden gems only frequented by Seoulites and off the typical tourist spots. Our fun and knowledgeable guides will give you insights into Korean culture and teach you eating and drinking customs.
- Small-group tour operates with a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 10
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative date or full refund. If there are only 2 passengers at the time of the tour and you would like to proceed as scheduled, an additional fee of approx.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Restaurants are child friendly and offer non-alcoholic beverages like soda and/or juice; all children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Please note that the legal drinking age in South Korea is a 18-year-old
- If late, customers are responsible for missed participation in the program.
Location
Anguk station
Our food tour starts at Anguk station Exit 5. The guide will be waiting there.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(282 Ratings)
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Emile_n
Dec 6, 2021
The best part of the tour... - The best part of the tour was the graciousness, knowledge and enthusiasm of Jin Choi, the CEO of the company and our tour guide.
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221pennyh
Oct 23, 2020
Wonderful evening adventure - We had a wonderful experience with our guide, Jai. We explored little alley ways we would never have been brave enough to go down on our own and started our evening in a traditional ‘after work’ hangout. Jai took us to more hidden gems and gave us lots of insight into Korean culture as we walked through the instagram worthy streets of Insadong. We also picked up recommendations for places to try in future and I hope to do one of her cooking classes next time we come to Seoul.
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Karenbz4200rw
Dec 29, 2019
Why were Korean chop sticks made of silver? - After reading the La Jolla Mum blog I booked this experience expecting great food and an entertaining evening. Young and Da made the evening much more than that. We went to quirky venues to enjoy authentic Korean food and drinks. We certainly wouldn’t have found these venues on our own. We were part of a big group - but this certainly didn’t impact on our enjoyment. Having a son in Australia of approximately Young’s age, we exchanged ideas on life for his generation in Korea now and in Australia - something that doesn’t usually come with an evening of eating and drinking with new acquaintances. Da was a special treat too - with such a good sense of humour. Of course I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys food. The interesting and entertaining guides were such a bonus. As for my introductory heading...well you will have to take this food tour to find out!
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Joshua
Dec 29, 2019
Enjoyable couple's night out with guide - My wife and I had a great time with our host Lynn. She was a gracious, friendly, intelligent, and warm host. She provided us a so many great insights into Korean culture and cuisine.
We only had a limited time in Seoul, so this was a great opportunity for us to eat some great food, and be exposed to the Korean food scene.
Had sooo much good food and drink - it was delicious!
Thank you O'ngo and Lynn!
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Buffnblue83
Dec 22, 2019
Fun Tour - First things first, K (Kim) is a great and knowledgeable guide. He's really fun and funny.
As for the tour, walking around the back alley's of Insadong to local eateries that I would have never looked for is really fun. More so with the small group of people, who by the end of the 3 hours of eating, drinking and walking around, they're more like your friends than just strangers that you met on a tour. The food is pretty "straight forward" Korean food, so nothing that will intimidate or "gross-out" the average person; thus, if you're looking for "challenging" Korean food, like live octopus, this is not that sort of tour. That said, it's just about the food, it's about the company, and this tour is a lot of fun.
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Michael
Dec 18, 2019
A five star tour with Helen - The guide, Helen showed her love for food and cooking which added to the great experience as she could talk about the ingredients in each dish and their place in Korean cooking while we tried several of the local specialties. The places they had picked were smaller local places with great atmosphere down side streets. This was a great option to try several local foods in places I would not have found on my own.
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Cortnya485
Dec 11, 2019
Amazing experience! So much fun! - We had the best time with Lynn and our small group for the food tour. She was extremely knowledgeable about the food as well as the drinks we were sampling. Lynn went over Korean culture and the connections to the food we were eating. We learned so much during this tour not to mention the amazing food we sampled. We hope to be able to tour again!
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Chriszbgtkb
Dec 7, 2019
Wonderful food tour for someone traveling solo - I really enjoyed this food tour as it was a great way to experience Korean food without the anxiety of going into a restaurant all by myself. I would've been fine if this group was full, as long as I got to try new food and drinks, but since my group was just one other couple and the tour guide, it was nice and easy to have good conversation. Lynn was very helpful and knowledgeable with the food, drink, and history and was wonderful to talk with. I would definitely recommend this food tour to my friends and colleagues!
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Q5482ogjorget
Nov 30, 2019
Great tour - Lynn was great! We walked to three places she picked delicious food and was very informative about what we were doing
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Dougn1986
Nov 26, 2019
Great tour of the small side street restaurants - The tour was very professionally run and even though there was problems with getting enough people for the Friday tour, the tour company was good at communicating and rescheduling to next Monday. The places we went to for food all had a good almost retro like atmosphere. The guide who lead the group was very kind and she told the group many interesting stories about the food, the drink, and her experiences. I think she did a great job of taking a group of strangers and having them bond over food and drinks. Thank you Ongo for this experience!
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