Gwangjang Market
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Gwangjang Market

A historic indoor market selling a wide variety of traditional food items, clothing, and souvenirs.

★ 4.2 ・ 44,322 online ratings
Local Life ・ History ・ Culture ・ Open at Night ・ Food ・ Market
Opening hours
09:00–22:30
Business status
Open
Official website

Basic information|Gwangjang Market

A historic indoor market selling a wide variety of traditional food items, clothing, and souvenirs.

Details

Opening hours
Mon09:00–22:30
Tue09:00–22:30
Wed09:00–22:30
Thu09:00–22:30
Fri09:00–22:30
Sat09:00–22:30
Sun09:00–22:30
Business status
Open
Official website
Link
Wheelchair accessible
Yes
Gwangjang Market
88 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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Traveler highlights

What makes Gwangjang Market a place people want to visit as soon as they arrive in Seoul is not only that it is a long-established, large traditional market, but also that it lays out the city’s most everyday and lively side in full view. The market brings together hundreds of stalls selling everything from traditional ingredients and clothing to souvenirs, so once you step inside, you can feel both the rhythm of local shopping and the pace of sightseeing at a market. Crowds come and go inside and outside the market all day long…

Popularity insights

Social, search, and review signals combined — see how hot Gwangjang Market is right now

Overall score
7.8/ 10
Recommendation

A steady performer and a popular stop worth adding to your itinerary.

Radar chart of popularity metricsEach metric is scored out of ten; the closer the shape sits to the outer ring, the higher the score.Social buzzSearch interestReview scoreVisit volumeFeedback rateNearby buzz

Metric scores

Every metric is scored out of 10

01Social buzz
6.3 / 10
02Search interest
5.8 / 10
03Review score
6.3 / 10
04Visit volume
9.9 / 10
05Feedback rate
9.9 / 10
06Nearby buzz
8.4 / 10

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