Tongin Market
통인시장
Market in Jongno-gu. Open 07:00–21:00 daily. Plan about 1 hour. 12 min walk from Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex Seoul) Station.
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About
Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Tongin Market dates back to June 1941, as a public market set up for Japanese residents near the Hyoja-dong neighborhood when Korea was still under Japanese rule. After the Korean War, the nation experienced a swift rise in population, which led to a natural increase in consumption and demand. As a result the area’s street vendors and stores used the former Tongin Market area as their marketplace. Now, Tongin Market consists of 75 stores, most of which are restaurants and grocery stores. There are also some shops selling manufactured goods like clothing. Tongin Market is well-known for its special Dosirak Cafe (lunch box cafe).
Our guide
Tongin Market closes at 21:00, later than most places around it, so it can follow a Seochon afternoon rather than start it.
Getting to Tongin Market: from Seoul Station 26 min on bus 7016; from Myeongdong 30 min on Line 4 to Chungmuro, then Line 3 to Gyeongbokgung Station; from Hongik Univ. 45 min and Gangnam 50 min, both ending on Line 3 at Gyeongbokgung Station.
Also within a 15-minute walk of Tongin Market: Hanboknam and Suseongdonggyegok Valley at 11 minutes, the National Palace Museum of Korea at 12 minutes and Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Children's Museum of the National Folk Museum at 14 minutes.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
Pairs well with
Within a 20-minute walk.
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