Seoul Tour Bus Trip with Park JM - Seoul, South Korea - 27.November.2014
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...One of the most enjoyed first-time experiences in Seoul with a dear Korean chingu is our lunch at Tong-in Market. Unlike the usual dining experience, my appetite has been served well with what I expected to taste. My Korean friend and I took the Seoul City Tour Double-Decker bus from Dongdaemun place and alight near the Gyeongbukgung where this unique diner is found in the heart of a local market. It was so great to visit with a native Korean because you are given more information about the Dosirak (도시락) dining mechanics. It was so much fun indeed.
Lunch Time at Dosirak (도시락) Café
Off our lunch trays, stuffed to the brim with delicacies bought with the yeopjeon tokens at the Dosirak (도시락) Café in November 27, 2014 at Tong-in Market, within the heart of Seou, South Korea.
Tong-in Market is located just next to Gyeongbokgung Palace. For just KRW 500, a so-called Lunchboxes, or dosirak (도시락) could be taken. After paying 5,000 won ($5USD), we ware given a string of coins that were to be used at the vendors in the market marked with the Doshirak sign. We received a tray and headed downstairs to get our food grub on.
Everything looked fantastic and it was difficult to figure out what to order first. We wandered up and down the main strip of the market to see what was for sale. Older women and men worked over grills, flipping, roasting, tossing, and stirring. The experience of a first-time savoring aromas lured us from stall to stall, which offered up everything from grilled fish and beef to spicy looking vegetables to fried things I couldn't easily identify. Although the foods were all priced differently, nothing cost more than 3 coins (1,500 won) and most items were 2 coin (1,000 won). We loaded up my tray with some of my favorite dishes as well as some we had never tried before and headed back to the cafe, where my friend ordered soup and rice for 2 coins each. Park Jongmin is from Incheon but he is familiar to the place because since usually visits the downtown Seoul. Some of these foods are naturally known to him. He suggested that we order differently so I can taste more dishes and we will share our trays to each other but look at the photo of our trays, it looked like we ended up almost having same kind of foods. :P
Everything that we had ordered was fantastic and although we tried hard to eat it all, I was completely stuffed and simply couldn't. My dear friend told me to stop and don't force myself to take what I could no longer. My mind uttered I wanted to eat them all because this is a very first but my tummy says no. There aren't many places where you can eat well and get full for less than 5 bucks, which makes Dosirak Cafe an excellent find for those on a budget. In addition, visiting Tong-in Market is a truly unique dining experience and is a wonderful way to sample some of Korea's best market foods.
Hours: Open Monday- Saturday 11a.m. to 4p.m. Closed on Sundays.
Address: Seoul Jongro-gu Tongin-dong 10-3 서울 종로구 통인동 10-3번지
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