Seoul Food Tours, Eat Like a Local : 100% Personalized & Private

4.64

4.6(14 reviews)

Private Tour

3 hours

Korean, English

Mobile ticket

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Overview

Available languages

Korean

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Join one of our hosts to eat your way around Seoul, stopping off at the places where locals really eat. Try dishes like kalguksu, a soup made of hand made noodles and anchovy-based broth, garlic bomb chicken stew and mandu (dumplings). Visit a sikdang (local restaurant) or a local Korean barbeque restaurant with no tourist in sight! You might stand out a little, but it's worth it for the food!

Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Visit sikdang (small, local eateries) like Pumpkin Korean BBQ where you’ll know you’re getting an authentic taste of Seoul, with a host to show you the way. IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Admission Not Applicable

Ikseon-dong Hanok Street

Explore neighborhoods like Ikseondong, which is famous for its Hanok-style cafe street IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Admission Not Applicable

Options

SEOUL-EAT-LIKE-A-LOCAL (3HRS)

What‘s Included

3 hours with a host

A private and personalized experience

Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or taxi options)

6-8 tasting of Korean specialties and 2 soft drinks per person

Food and drinks other than the ones included in the experience

Tickets to any attractions

Transportation costs

Gratuities (optional)

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.64

14 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great evening with great...
Andreas N,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great evening with great insights into Korean food culture at various stations in the city, I really liked it.
Food
Gran J,Aug 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour and experience with a great guide, showing us different types of food and nice places in Seoul
Make this your first tour in Seoul!
Steve B,Mar 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Andrew was such a wonderful guide that brought the city to life for us! He's super knowledgeable and provided many historic insights during our tour. I would highly recommend this tour to any newcomers to Seoul. It was a great introduction to and gave us a solid foundation to explore the city further on following days.
Try it!
sheryl l,Oct 23, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Andrew was so much fun! He gave us lots of information about the area as we travelled . He was very cheerful and showed us some of the more exotic food options than we would have tried on our own. We all tried everything and left very satisfied. Dessert at a tea house rounded off a perfect day. Thank you, Andrew!!
Foody night on the town.
Anya G,Aug 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Despite extremely hot and sticky evening I had a good time. Visited a few street vendors and tried some Korean specialties. Food was delicious and the company was delightful. I highly recommend van as a guide for food and night on the town.
Look for other options.
JordiMunozB J,Jan 12, 2023
- Review from Viator
3.00
The Turist guide was a very nice and attentive person, we liked her a lot. However for the price I would not recommend it, as the majority is probably kept by Viator (trip Advisor). We had a second private tour next day that lasted two times more and included a dedicated car for the same price. We also eat delicious local food. Look for other options.
Great evening tour in Seoul
E8518KWrobertb,Dec 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ben did a great job showing us around Seoul and treating us to some interesting food. There is much more to the tour than just food, and Ben took some great photos which he later shared with us. We were a little jet lagged, but the evening was terrific! Thanks, Ben!
Eat like a local trip
jennywF909AV,Dec 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ben was an amazing host, he took us to a local restaurant where we tasted the most delicious fish stew soup which we would never be able to find such a gem. We tasted some traditional Korean tea in a cafe after dinner in Insadong. Highly recommended and Ben has given us many more advise for the rest of our stay. Jenny Wong
Interesting and fun time
Suzanne S,Oct 28, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00
Ben was an interesting and entertaining tour guide. He helped me try the foods that I requested (galbijjim and kalgusku) but in a traditional neighborhood far away from the tourists, which was wonderful. I had a great time walking around the night markets and trying medicinal tea with him while discussing Korean culture and traditional family dynamics.
Great immersive Seoul experience
JTflies,Oct 11, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were lucky enough to get Ben for our tour. We chatted on whatsapp and email prior to meeting up to personalize our trip and I left most of the decision making up to him. After meeting in Hyehwa we strolled through the local streets and ended up at a very local restaurant and dined on an assortment of local fare. After we went to a cafe to enjoy a delicious dessert. Since we loved and ate so much delicious food he suggested we take a hike up the hill to see the old city wall and some amazing views of the city from above. We didn’t expect the hike but we loved it so much and were glad we were wearing our sneakers as we put a few k’s going up and down the mountain. I would highly recommend this to anyone joining Ben as it was great to burn off the calories we consumed during dinner and dessert. We finished in Dongdaemun with a stroll along the river and what a change in scenery going from a very quiet neighborhood, to hiking above the city, to immersing yourself in the city. Bring your smile as we took over 150 pictures with my family (and he sent them all to my mobile phone after our tour was completed). My recommendation is let him suggest the places, and the after dinner hike was great. If you don’t want the exercise just let him know what you would like; this really is a personal tour and we had Ben all to ourselves to answer all of our questions.

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4.64

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Private Tour

3 hours

Korean, English

Mobile ticket

Show all 11 photos

Overview

Available languages

Korean

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Admission Not Applicable

Ikseon-dong Hanok Street

Admission Not Applicable

Options

SEOUL-EAT-LIKE-A-LOCAL (3HRS)

What‘s Included

3 hours with a host

A private and personalized experience

Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or taxi options)

6-8 tasting of Korean specialties and 2 soft drinks per person

Food and drinks other than the ones included in the experience

Tickets to any attractions

Transportation costs

Gratuities (optional)

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.64

14 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great evening with great...
Andreas N,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great evening with great insights into Korean food culture at various stations in the city, I really liked it.
Food
Gran J,Aug 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour and experience with a great guide, showing us different types of food and nice places in Seoul
Make this your first tour in Seoul!
Steve B,Mar 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Andrew was such a wonderful guide that brought the city to life for us! He's super knowledgeable and provided many historic insights during our tour. I would highly recommend this tour to any newcomers to Seoul. It was a great introduction to and gave us a solid foundation to explore the city further on following days.
Try it!
sheryl l,Oct 23, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Andrew was so much fun! He gave us lots of information about the area as we travelled . He was very cheerful and showed us some of the more exotic food options than we would have tried on our own. We all tried everything and left very satisfied. Dessert at a tea house rounded off a perfect day. Thank you, Andrew!!
Foody night on the town.
Anya G,Aug 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Despite extremely hot and sticky evening I had a good time. Visited a few street vendors and tried some Korean specialties. Food was delicious and the company was delightful. I highly recommend van as a guide for food and night on the town.
Look for other options.
JordiMunozB J,Jan 12, 2023
- Review from Viator
3.00
The Turist guide was a very nice and attentive person, we liked her a lot. However for the price I would not recommend it, as the majority is probably kept by Viator (trip Advisor). We had a second private tour next day that lasted two times more and included a dedicated car for the same price. We also eat delicious local food. Look for other options.
Great evening tour in Seoul
E8518KWrobertb,Dec 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ben did a great job showing us around Seoul and treating us to some interesting food. There is much more to the tour than just food, and Ben took some great photos which he later shared with us. We were a little jet lagged, but the evening was terrific! Thanks, Ben!
Eat like a local trip
jennywF909AV,Dec 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ben was an amazing host, he took us to a local restaurant where we tasted the most delicious fish stew soup which we would never be able to find such a gem. We tasted some traditional Korean tea in a cafe after dinner in Insadong. Highly recommended and Ben has given us many more advise for the rest of our stay. Jenny Wong
Interesting and fun time
Suzanne S,Oct 28, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00
Ben was an interesting and entertaining tour guide. He helped me try the foods that I requested (galbijjim and kalgusku) but in a traditional neighborhood far away from the tourists, which was wonderful. I had a great time walking around the night markets and trying medicinal tea with him while discussing Korean culture and traditional family dynamics.
Great immersive Seoul experience
JTflies,Oct 11, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were lucky enough to get Ben for our tour. We chatted on whatsapp and email prior to meeting up to personalize our trip and I left most of the decision making up to him. After meeting in Hyehwa we strolled through the local streets and ended up at a very local restaurant and dined on an assortment of local fare. After we went to a cafe to enjoy a delicious dessert. Since we loved and ate so much delicious food he suggested we take a hike up the hill to see the old city wall and some amazing views of the city from above. We didn’t expect the hike but we loved it so much and were glad we were wearing our sneakers as we put a few k’s going up and down the mountain. I would highly recommend this to anyone joining Ben as it was great to burn off the calories we consumed during dinner and dessert. We finished in Dongdaemun with a stroll along the river and what a change in scenery going from a very quiet neighborhood, to hiking above the city, to immersing yourself in the city. Bring your smile as we took over 150 pictures with my family (and he sent them all to my mobile phone after our tour was completed). My recommendation is let him suggest the places, and the after dinner hike was great. If you don’t want the exercise just let him know what you would like; this really is a personal tour and we had Ben all to ourselves to answer all of our questions.