Gwangjang Market

Gwangjang Market, near Jongno 5-ga Station, has been trading since 1905 and has more than 5,000 vendors. Its narrow food alleys sell bindaetteok (mung bean pancakes), mayak gimbap ("drug" rice rolls), fresh mandu dumplings, live octopus and sweet hotteok, eaten with makgeolli rice wine. A hearty pancake costs 5,000 won. Some stall owners are Netflix-famous and the market was featured in "Street Food: Asia"; it also sells vintage clothing and handmade textiles and draws 65,000 visitors a day.