What do you actually do on a midnight food run day in Korea?

Steam, plastic stools, one more plate. A typical flow: 21:00 You follow the steam into the market; 21:30 You burn your tongue on tteokbokki; 22:30 You pour soju at a plastic table; 23:30 You give in to one last hotteok.

Where do you go for midnight food run in Korea?

Real places on this day include Gwangjang Market, Jongno 3-ga.

What do travelers say about midnight food run in Korea?

Gwangjang Market gets recommended over and over. Many say the late-night pojangmacha is the part they remember. People keep reminding each other to bring cash.

Midnight Food Run in Korea — your day, hour by hour

21:00 You follow the steam into the market📍 Gwangjang Market 🗺️ · the original night-food marketLine 1 to Jongno 5-ga; head for the bindaetteok & mayak-gimbap alley in the middle.
21:30 You burn your tongue on tteokbokki
22:30 You pour soju at a plastic table📍 Jongno 3-ga 🗺️ · the tented pojangmacha alleyThe orange tents (포장마차) line the side streets once it's dark.
23:30 You give in to one last hotteok

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🥘Gwangjang Market gets recommended over and over.
⛺Many say the late-night pojangmacha is the part they remember.
💵People keep reminding each other to bring cash.

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