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Korean Restaurant Etiquette: 10 Things Tourists Should Know

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You finally sit down at a Korean restaurant. Then the questions begin. Do I pick up my rice bowl? Are all these little side dishes mine? Can I ask for more kimchi? Why is everyone pressing a button on the table? And… Am I supposed to tip? QUICK ANSWER Korean restaurant etiquette is easier than most first-time visitors expect. Keep your rice bowl on the table, don't stick chopsticks upright in your rice, be considerate with shared dishes and follow the restaurant's self-service system when there is one. And in ordinary Korean restaurants, you generally do not need to tip. You don't need to memorize dozens of rules. Learn these 10 practical habits and you'll be comfortable in most everyday dining situations. 🥢 Chopsticks Never upright in rice 🥗 Banchan Often shared 💵 Tipping Usually unnecessary First-time traveler reassurance: Korean diners generally understand that international visit...
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How to Order Food in Korea Without Speaking Korean

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You walk into a restaurant in Seoul. The food smells incredible. Then someone hands you a menu. It's mostly Korean. The server says something you don't understand. And suddenly ordering dinner feels harder than getting through Incheon Airport. So how do you order food in Korea if you don't speak Korean? QUICK ANSWER You can order food in Korea without speaking Korean. Use an English or photo menu when available, point to the item you want and say: 이거 주세요. Igeo juseyo. “This one, please.” At many places, you may also order using a touchscreen kiosk, tablet or QR-based menu . You do not need perfect Korean. For most first-time visitors, pointing + a few simple phrases + your phone can take you surprisingly far. 👉 Point Show the menu item 🗣️ Say “Igeo juseyo” 📱 Use Your Phone Translate when needed The most important thing to remember: You don't need to speak Korean sentences. You n...
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Is Korean Food Spicy? What to Order If You Can't Handle Spicy Food

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You're planning your first trip to South Korea. Then you start watching Korean food videos. Red soup. Red sauce. Red rice cakes. Kimchi everywhere. And you start wondering: “What am I going to eat in Korea if I can't handle spicy food?” QUICK ANSWER No — not all Korean food is spicy. If you can't handle spicy food, you can still eat extremely well in South Korea. Start with foods such as bulgogi, galbi, samgyetang, japchae, mandu, gimbap, seolleongtang, gomtang and kalguksu. The bigger challenge isn't finding non-spicy Korean food. It's knowing which dishes are usually mild and which ones you should ask about before ordering. 🥩 Easy First Meal Bulgogi 🍲 Comfort Food Samgyetang 🥟 Easy Snack Mandu Don't cancel your Korean food adventure because you hate spicy food. Some of Korea's most satisfying dishes are savory, sweet, salty, nutty or broth-based — not chili-hot. Non-S...
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What to Eat at Gwangjang Market: Best Foods for First-Time Visitors

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You finally arrive at Gwangjang Market in Seoul. Pancakes are sizzling in oil. Tiny gimbap rolls are stacked on plates. Bowls of bright-red tteokbokki bubble beside steaming fish-cake skewers. And every few steps, someone is eating something that looks better than what you just ordered. So what should you actually eat at Gwangjang Market? FIRST-TIMER ANSWER Start with bindaetteok, mini gimbap and yukhoe. Those three give you three very different sides of Gwangjang Market: crispy mung-bean pancake, simple bite-sized gimbap and Korean beef tartare. If you don't eat raw beef, replace yukhoe with tteokbokki, eomuk or mandu . And most importantly: share your food. Gwangjang Market is much better when you taste several dishes instead of filling up at your first stall. 🥞 #1 First-Timer Pick Bindaetteok 🍙 Easy to Share Mini Gimbap 🥩 Adventurous Pick Yukhoe Remember this combination: 🥞 Bindaetteok + 🍙 Mini...
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