Tongin Market
Free to wander
Getting there
See it on the DealSeoul map Nearby spots and live subway trains
Visit basics
Admission Free to wander
Hours Coin lunch ~11 AM to 4 PM
Best time Lunchtime, for the coin trays
Good to know Buy coins at the info centre
The market where you buy lunch with brass coins, filling a tray stall by stall.
A small neighbourhood market in Seochon famous for its brass-coin lunch box (yeopjeon dosirak).
Buy an empty tray and a pouch of old-style coins at the info centre, then pay for portions stall by stall.
Most stalls join the scheme around lunchtime, so come hungry and early.
It's a short walk from Gyeongbokgung's west side and Seochon's hanok lanes.
