Night Food & Drinks

Half do: 7 of our 14 night experiences include alcoholic drinks — soju, makgeolli, beer — in the price, and we flag it in each tour's Glance table. Watch the cheaper listings: some "night tours" are essentially guided walks where food and drinks are paid separately, so always check exactly what's covered.

Generally no — these tours revolve around Korea's drinking culture (the legal age is 19), run into the later hours, and several are built entirely around pubs and tent bars. Non-drinkers are usually welcome and can ask for soda instead, but if you want a family-friendly experience, a daytime market tour is the better fit.

The classics: Gwangjang Market after dark (the food alley takes over from 10 PM), the pojangmacha tent-bar belt of Euljiro and Jongno 3-ga, and local scenes like Mangwon. For the latest hours independently, Dongdaemun's street carts run until around 5 AM. Most tours run 3–4 hours from early evening.

Chimaek is Korea's beloved pairing of crispy fried chicken (chi-) and cold beer (-maek, from maekju) — a national institution and the centerpiece of several night crawls in this category, which hop between chicken spots you'd struggle to find on your own. Expect Korean drinking games and somaek (soju + beer) along the way.