Seomyeon Food Alley
Seomyeon Food Alley
3.5
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3.5
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yaya147
Solana Beach, CA2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
This was a scam. A fun dining experience but they severely overcharge you after your meal. For a few street snacks we were charged 60,000 won, over three times what we have paid for any other full meal in the country. They do not haggle and give no option to negotiate. They become aggressive. It’s scary. this whole scam needs to be shut down.
Written 30 March 2023
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tallpiscesgirl
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia36 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
Do not order without asking for the price. We wanted to just have a snack, so we ordered a pancake to-go and the stall owner asked for 20,000 won! That's at least double the normal price. I told her it was expensive and she showed me a menu with everything priced at 20,000 won. I wonder why so many locals dine there though. Maybe they had a different menu for locals?
Written 14 May 2023
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Canadian Globetrotter
Toronto, Canada513 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
Ended up eating my meals here several times during my three day stay in Busan.
There are so many eatery choices so it is a bit overwhelming. Definitely highest concentration of restaurants and night life entertainment in Busan city.
There are so many eatery choices so it is a bit overwhelming. Definitely highest concentration of restaurants and night life entertainment in Busan city.
Written 15 May 2019
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DrAdz_25
London, UK45 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
We are seasoned and experienced travellers - and this is one of the most gauling scams we've seen. On the road south of Lotte Department Store are several of the infamous food tents. They were not overly busy and we went to one staffed by a seemingly lovely lady. The menu was only in Korean, with no numerals on the menu associated with any of the pictures. Time spent in China and Cambodia had disarmed us from being concerned at this red flag. The three of us had already had dinner - we wanted a snack and some beers and to soak up the atmosphere. We had 8 BBQ'd king prawns (these were quite good), 4 small chicken kebabs that were dreadful and 2 local beers (that cost about 3000 won in the shop). We ate up and were handed a bill for 50,000 won (£33/$42) - more than any single meal we ate in Seoul! A young man had joined the serving lady during the cooking and on hindsight its clear he was there as an enforcer - we argued the bill vociferously, offering 60% (which would still be a rip-off), offering to involve the police and finally walking off. We had attempted negotiation using Google Translate, attempting to explain our position. They became very aggressive, very quickly, in a manner atypical for Koreans, and eventually chased one of our number down the street, using fellow stall-owners to coerce the remaining money. Please be careful - these are seasoned pro's at ripping off people, and they are the antithesis of everything Korean culture stands for. I have flagged up warnings with Lonely Planet and the VisitKorea Tourist Center. Please heed and don't let them spoil an otherwise wonderful country.
Written 9 June 2019
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Rebecca M
9 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
Don't go to any red tent where the price is not visible. I ate some fried pork and a pancake at one and then the owner tried to charge me 30,000 won for it = $30!! We argued for 15 minutes, she became extremely aggressive and eventually I walked off with her holding my 20,000 won. Much better to go to a restaurant or eat at the stand-up food stalls where there are clear prices.
Written 2 November 2018
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John S
Ventura, CA531 contributions
Apr 2018
So the first thing you learn in Korea is that the best and affordable restaurants that all the locals go to are in the alley ways between buildings. I call them food alleys. However, once in a while you come across a big street food district and the one in Seomyeon is pretty good. We ate dinner here one night, standing outside a stand you see in the pictures... where every stick was 50cents. or 500won. We ate for nearly 20 minutes and bought a bottle of makkoli, between two of us it was less than 8000won. So good! Lots of good odang, dukboki, tempura, and seafood to be found. There are also sit in restaurants, everyone wants your business here. Highly recommend a stop by the street food alley and the Jalgachi fish market for the brave culinary stomachs. Affordable and delicious.
Written 16 May 2018
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Shiri T
27 contributions
Oct 2016
So on one hand the food is yummy and
The stool hosts were welcoming. On the other hand, same food in Seoul markets cost half price.
So why eat on the street when underneath lotte mall there is high scale food on the same price.
The stool hosts were welcoming. On the other hand, same food in Seoul markets cost half price.
So why eat on the street when underneath lotte mall there is high scale food on the same price.
Written 8 October 2016
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Alexandra M
Busan, South Korea210 contributions
Dec 2012 • Friends
Not saying the food is bad, but it is no different from street food you will get anywhere else in Busan, or, indeed, Korea as a whole.
Written 30 December 2012
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Jesse L
6 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
The food in the red street stalls is a tourist scam. Don't eat anywhere that doesn't have an English menu because they will come up with a random price to charge. Food was also very low quality. Avoid at all costs. Walk-up snack carts are fine though if the price is clearly visible.
Written 29 April 2018
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Audrey C
9 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
44,000 won for one squid dish (more of a snack than a dish) and one soju. As others have said, this snack was more expensive than any meal we’d ever had in Korea. Seems like a scam.
Written 10 August 2019
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