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Seoul Market Food and Korean Cooking Classes

A market food-tasting tour and a hands-on cooking class require different amounts of time. Look at what you will make or eat first. If you have allergies or avoid ingredients, ask whether they can be accommodated before booking. Check the guide language and meeting place too.

When Choosing an Experience

A market food-tasting tour and a hands-on cooking class require different amounts of time. Look at what you will make or eat first. If you have allergies or avoid ingredients, ask whether they can be accommodated before booking. Check the guide language and meeting place too.

The information below reflects each original source's check date. Dates, languages and inclusions may change. Once you choose an experience, reread the original listing for conditions on your travel date.

Gwangjang Market street food and souvenir experience

Spend about 2 hours tasting food at Gwangjang Market with an English-speaking guide and collect souvenirs through stamp missions. Spicy food may be included, so mention any ingredients or spice levels you avoid in advance.

The experience lasts about two hours and meets on site. Spicy food may be included, so ask about the menu and dietary restrictions before booking.

Ikseon-dong Hanok Royal Seoul Cooking Class

Cook Korean food in an old hanok in Ikseon-dong, then eat it from traditional tableware. This small-group class is in English. Check the menu for your lunch or dinner session before booking.

The class is in English and meets on site. Discuss the menu and dietary needs for your chosen lunch or dinner session before booking.

Mangwon Market Shopping and Korean Cooking Class

Choose ingredients at Mangwon Market, then make bulgogi, steamed eggs and gimbap. Arrive on time if you want to join the shopping, and tell the operator in advance about ingredients you avoid.

Give advance notice of dietary restrictions. If you are more than 10 minutes late, you may miss the market visit.

Seoul Night Market Guided Food Tour

Walk through Gwangjang Market in the evening with a guide and taste market foods. This tour has dietary and mobility-support limitations, so read the conditions below first if you need vegan food or wheelchair access.

Participants must be at least 12 years old, and at least five are needed for departure. The original listing says it does not support vegan, halal-certified or gluten-intolerance diets, wheelchairs or strollers.

Seoul Cooking Club Korean Cooking Class

At Seoul Cooking Club, make and share a three-course Korean meal with English guidance. Confirm the menu and dietary needs for your chosen brunch, lunch or dinner session before booking.

Brunch, lunch and dinner options are available. Confirm the menu and dietary needs before booking.

Gangnam Korean Cooking Class

In this approximately two-hour class in Gangnam, you make a main dish and side dishes with a Korean-food instructor. English recipes do not mean the class itself is in English, so check the actual teaching language separately.

The class lasts about two hours. Give advance notice of allergies and check the menu. Ask separately about English recipes, interpreting support and the language actually used to teach the class.

Seoul Korean Home-Cooking Class

Make Korean dishes such as gimbap, tteokbokki, pajeon and budae jjigae near Gyeongbokgung. What you actually cook depends on your chosen session and menu.

The class is in English and meets on site. Confirm the actual menu and dietary needs for your preferred session before booking.

Bukchon Hanok Korean Cooking Class

Make two dishes from bibimbap, japchae, bulgogi and spicy stir-fried pork in a hanok kitchen in Bukchon. This approximately two-hour class requires discussing how dishes are chosen and ingredients to avoid before booking.

This approximately two-hour class is shared with other participants. Check how dishes are chosen, allergy arrangements and the meeting place in advance.

Seoul Temple Food Cooking Class

Hear a Buddhist monastic's explanation of temple food near Anguk Station and make one dish with seasonal ingredients. Side-dish tasting is also listed, but check the day's menu, allergies and interpreting support separately.

The listed program includes making one dish and tasting side dishes. Ask about the day's menu, allergies and interpreting support before booking.

Official information and sources

Check official information for bookings, operating hours and event schedules on your visit date.

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