Starting in March 2024, some 300 street vendors in Myeong-dong will be accepting payments via bank card through newly installed card reading machines. This comes in the effort to combat price gouging and unpleasant interactions with stall owners. The stalls accepting card payments will have information signage in English, Japanese, and Chinese.    

The district office is taking steps to provide reliable street foods. Efforts include monitoring pricing for common street foods such as bungeo ppang (fish-shaped bread), eomuk (fishcake), and ojingeo gui (grilled squid), as well as clearly specifying the ingredients and cooking methods to ensure prices remain reasonable. The addition of a unified safe food handling requirement (hair nets, gloves, masks, etc.) is also planned.    

Visitors no longer have to prepare cash before visiting Myeong-dong, or limit their menu based on how much cash they have on hand. They can fully immerse themselves in the tasty world of K-street foods!