"Baker's Alley" and Gwangjang Market - Dongdaemun, Nov 11
Thu, 11 Nov
|Jongno 5(o)-ga, Exit 1
We will visit Gwangjang traditional Market and Bangsan "Baker's Alley" ending at a Russian Cake Shop. A good chance to pick up souvenirs and baking-related items. Meet Jongno 5-ga, Exit 1 at 10:30am
Time & Location
11 Nov 2021, 10:30
Jongno 5(o)-ga, Exit 1, Jongno 5(o)-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
About the event
Bangsan Market or "Baker's Alley" is your go-to for all things related to baking and cooking. Here you may find baking ingredients and other useful items for your holiday baking. There are also lots of shops selling packaging materials and goods. Gwangjang Market is one of the oldest and largest traditional markets with stalls selling silk goods, linen bedding and other handmade goods. It also has a few vintage clothing shops. At the center of this huge market are several food stalls selling popular food such as Bindaetteok (mung bean pancakes), Boribap (Rice and barley with vegetables) Eomukguk (Fish Cake Soup), Kimbap, (bite-size dried seaweed rolls and a must for any hiking excursion), Kalguksu (Korean knife-cut noodle soup) and Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes). We will finish at a Russian Cake Shop selling delicious layered honey cakes, Napoleon cakes and many more. Tour ends at Dongdaemun Station or Dongdaemun Design Plaza Station.
Cost: Members free, non-member KW 10,000 . You may pay your new member annual fee of KW50,000 on the day.
Please RSVP on the BASS website by 10am on Nov 10.
If you have any queries about the hike please email us at bassseoul@gmail.com.
Please be punctual. We need to stick to our timeframe to ensure that those who have childcare commitments will not be late. We will wait for late-comers a maximum of 15 minutes. Let us know in the morning if you are running late or if you will not be joining us.