Tag: Namdaemun hotteok

Some places in Seoul feel carefully polished for visitors. Namdaemun Market does not. It is busy, loud, crowded, practical, delicious, confusing, and very alive. Narrow alleys run in several directions at once. Vendors call out from shopfronts. Delivery carts move through tiny gaps with terrifying confidence. Somewhere nearby, something is frying, steaming, boiling, or being…