Mangwon Market 망원시장
Seoul · Hongdae, Yeonnam & Mangwon · Meal
Mangwon Market is a neighborhood food market whose narrow lanes are crowded with stalls selling croquettes, fried chicken in sweet sauce, fish cakes, hand-cut noodle soup and fresh produce. Unlike the better known central markets, most customers are local residents, and a visit gives a genuine impression of everyday shopping. Some stalls accept only cash or local payment cards, so bring coins.
A line usually forms at the most popular croquette stall. Stalls close early in the evening, and some are shut on certain days.
Getting there
Mangwon Station (망원역), Line 6, Exit 2, is a few minutes' walk. The market stretches along Poeun-ro.
Show this Korean name to your taxi driver or match it to signs: 망원시장
- Best time to visit
- Late morning to mid-afternoon on a weekday has the most stalls open and fewer crowds.
- Pair it with
- Mangwon Hangang Park is a short walk to the river, and Gyeongui Line Forest Park, Yeonnam-dong is not far.
- Great for
- Friends, Parents
- Local tip
- A snack tour of croquettes, fried chicken and noodle soup. Many vendors prefer cash or local cards, and stalls tidy up by early evening.