{
  "id": 19283444,
  "title": "Seoul's Namdaemun Market to host K-food night festival with star chefs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/seouls-namdaemun-market-to-host-k-food-night-festival-with-star-chefs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:37:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261110/seouls-namdaemun-market-to-host-k-food-night-festival-with-star-chefs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul's Namdaemun Market, one of the city's oldest and most lively traditional markets, will host a night food festival for eight days starting Saturday, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Tuesday. The Seoul Moonlight Gastronomy Festival, which runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily until November 21, will turn the market's covered arcade near Sungnyemun, also known as the historic Namdaemun gate, into a lively nighttime dining destination. While Namdaemun typically draws around 300,000 daily visitors during daylight hours, the market will transform into a bustling nocturnal culinary hub during the festival. The centerpiece of the event is a pop-up tavern, reimagined in the style of a jumak, a traditional Joseon Dynasty roadside inn where travelers once gathered for food, drink, and conversation. To add culinary star power, two high-profile chefs will collaborate to create exclusive dish pairings using Namdaemun's signature ingredients. One chef is a popular restaurateur from Seoul's trendy Sinyongsan district, while the other is a standout competitor from Netflix's global hit cooking show Culinary Class Wars. Festival attendees can sample a variety of dishes during the event.",
  "summary": "Namdaemun Market, one of Seoul’s oldest and most bustling traditional markets, is opening its doors after dark for an eight-day night food festival starting Saturday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. Running daily from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Nov. 21, the Seoul Moonlight Gastronomy Festival will transform the market’s covered arcade near Sungnyemun — the historic city gate…",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul Namdaemun Market hosts K-food night festival for eight days",
    "Seoul Moonlight Gastronomy Festival runs until November 21",
    "Celebrity chefs from Sinyongsan and Culinary Class Wars collaborate"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Leveraging celebrity chefs and traditional tavern aesthetics expands the market's commercial appeal beyond daytime commerce to establish it as a premier nighttime destination for modern culinary tourism.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}