Chodang Tofu is considered premium Tofu, known for its soft texture and savory taste made with seawater as brine. It can be served as it is to enjoy its simple, savory taste or cooked with various ingredients and spicy seasonings.

99 Chodangsundubu-gil, Gangneung-si

Ongsimi or potato balls are made by shaping the mixture of ground potato into small balls and cooking them with water and various vegetables. Chewy potato balls containing much starch go in harmony with its warm anchovy broth, making the soup light and savory. The noodle soup with potato balls is a popular dish loved by people.

314-5 Byeongsan-dong, Gangneung-si

The cold raw fish soup is made with fresh and chewy seafood and crunchy vegetables, which are then mixed in a cold broth that tastes sweet, sour, and spicy. In the village, each store serves its unique dish of cold raw fish soup as they use different seafood and broth.

86-133, Sacheonjin-ri, Sacheon-myeon, Gangneung-si

Gangneung residents’ exceptional love for coffee has made Gangneung the city of coffee. It’s coffee culture began when Park Yi-choo, Korea’s first-generation artisan of brewed coffee, opened a cafe “Bohemian Roasters” in Gangneung, and the coffee craze spread throughout the city along with the coffee factory “Gangneung Terarosa”, and “Coffee Cupper Museum”, which houses a coffee farm and a coffee museum. Accordingly, several baristas have been produced in Gangneung, as well as cafes and roasteries, supplying coffee across the country. Visitors can enjoy high-quality coffee anywhere in Gangneung, which has the largest number of cafes in Korea compared to the population.

286-4 Gyeonso-dong, Gangneung-si

A traditional market in Gangneung is considered 'a food paradise' where all kinds of food and ingredients arrive from mountains, fields, and the sea. Various food streets, such as Gukbap Alley and Dakgangjeong Alley, attract visitors with delicious tastes and appetizing fragrance of dishes.
- Beef Head Meat and Rice Soup, a rich soup boiling in a cauldron
- Deep-fried and Braised Chicken made by mixing fried chicken bites with a sweet and spicy sauce
- Homemade Fishcake Croquette made by deep- frying the fish mixture of vegetables or cheese
- Sugar-Filled Griddlecake with Ice Cream enjoyed by dipping griddlecake in ice cream

21 Geumseong-ro, Gangneung-si