{
  "id": 19287145,
  "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-19287145",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T05:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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": "Namdaemun Market, a historic and lively traditional market in Seoul, is set to host a night-time food festival from November 1st through the 21st, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's announcement on Tuesday. The eight-day Seoul Moonlight Gastronomy Festival will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily, converting the market's covered arcade close to Sungnyemun, the iconic city gate known as Namdaemun, into a lively evening dining area. Despite the market's usual quiet after dark, the daytime landmark attracts approximately 300,000 visitors each day.\n\nThe highlight of the festival is a pop-up tavern, designed in the form of a jumak, a traditional roadside inn from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), where travelers used to gather for food, drinks, and conversations. Renowned chefs will collaborate to create unique dish pairings using Namdaemun's signature ingredients. One chef is a well-known restaurateur from Seoul's fashionable Sinyongsan district, while the other is a standout competitor from Netflix's globally popular cooking show Culinary Class Wars.",
  "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…",
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  "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."
}