When first comming to korea, most western wonder where the grocery stores are. Well... there are none ^^. At least not in the way europeans or north americans are used to. Here are basically two places where you can groceries: supermarkets and traditional markets.
On traditional markets you get mostly only the basic veggies like potatoes, carrots, onions and salads as well as cabbages. Traditional korean food used a wide variety of leafs, be it salad, cabbage or more exotic leafs like the korean mint. And these things you mostly find on the traditional markets. As for the prices... the traditional markets are generally cheaper, but sometimes don't write the prices down. It might therefore happen that the halmoni (old lady) tries to rip you off. On the other hand it might also happen that the shop keeper is happy to see a foreigner, strikes up a conversation and gives you some vegetables for free... you will never know :)
Supermarkets and departments stores offer mostly better quality, better but still not overwhelming variety and especially a nicer shopping atmosphere. Prices are higher here than on the traditional market. While average supermarkets and large ones like Homeplus and E-MART are just a bit more expensive than the traditional markets, the department stores are offten prohibitively expensive.
Generally vegetables are in korea quite expensive. Crazy it becomes with fruits, here a single pear might go for as much as 8000 won, just to name an example. This means that you cant always get what fruits you like but you have mostly to rely on traditional market and get what is in season.
Another useful thing are the trucks driving around and selling fruits. often they are even cheaper than the traditional market and bring stuff fresh from the fields. However this seems to hold only for fruit trucks, not for vegetable trucks.
if you experience otherwise please let me know.
So where to go from SNU?
Near naksongdae station is a traditional market, which is the closest. However the traditional market a bit north of the seoul national university subway station is better. Not necessary the closest but most conveniently reachable Homeplus is located at Mullae subway station (there is an entrance from the subway station - don't have to go out, its nice when raining) and the best E-MART is located at yongsan subway station. The closest department store is most likely Lotte at Boramae park, at 10 minute walk north of Sillim station. But lotte closes quite early, i think at 8.30 or 9pm while Homeplus and E-MART open at least until midnight.
I updated the map in this post.
Hattip to Helen for the post idea
On traditional markets you get mostly only the basic veggies like potatoes, carrots, onions and salads as well as cabbages. Traditional korean food used a wide variety of leafs, be it salad, cabbage or more exotic leafs like the korean mint. And these things you mostly find on the traditional markets. As for the prices... the traditional markets are generally cheaper, but sometimes don't write the prices down. It might therefore happen that the halmoni (old lady) tries to rip you off. On the other hand it might also happen that the shop keeper is happy to see a foreigner, strikes up a conversation and gives you some vegetables for free... you will never know :)
Supermarkets and departments stores offer mostly better quality, better but still not overwhelming variety and especially a nicer shopping atmosphere. Prices are higher here than on the traditional market. While average supermarkets and large ones like Homeplus and E-MART are just a bit more expensive than the traditional markets, the department stores are offten prohibitively expensive.
Generally vegetables are in korea quite expensive. Crazy it becomes with fruits, here a single pear might go for as much as 8000 won, just to name an example. This means that you cant always get what fruits you like but you have mostly to rely on traditional market and get what is in season.
Another useful thing are the trucks driving around and selling fruits. often they are even cheaper than the traditional market and bring stuff fresh from the fields. However this seems to hold only for fruit trucks, not for vegetable trucks.
if you experience otherwise please let me know.
So where to go from SNU?
Near naksongdae station is a traditional market, which is the closest. However the traditional market a bit north of the seoul national university subway station is better. Not necessary the closest but most conveniently reachable Homeplus is located at Mullae subway station (there is an entrance from the subway station - don't have to go out, its nice when raining) and the best E-MART is located at yongsan subway station. The closest department store is most likely Lotte at Boramae park, at 10 minute walk north of Sillim station. But lotte closes quite early, i think at 8.30 or 9pm while Homeplus and E-MART open at least until midnight.
I updated the map in this post.
Hattip to Helen for the post idea
You forgot to mention the Homeplus located at Sadang Station which is way closer than the one at Mullae!
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