Near Duck soup

Quick wheat noodles between Yangdong Market errands

A whole market-fried chicken, hot from the oil

Namdo market flavor through hongeo-samhap and skate-liver soup

Warm jokbal to take home after Yangdong Market

The origin street of Gwangju oritang

Walking Gwangju's biggest market, alley by alley

Hunting murals and views up a hillside lane

A hot local bowl of gukbap

A downtown lane of art shops, brush stores, and small galleries

Small architectures met on a downtown walk

Old-school breads soaked in Gwangju's memory

Reading May's records in the middle of Geumnam-ro

Downtown Gwangju walking, food, shopping

Gwangju-style squid fritters wrapped in lettuce

Learning Namdo home cooking through twenty banchan

An evening of art tangled with a night market

A hot bowl of sundae-guk in the heart of the market

Instant tteokbokki after meeting by the post office

An evening wrapping bossam, oysters, and kimchi in one bite

Walking a Joseon academy and old civic park together

A plate of thin pan-fried beef jeon

Gwangju-style cafe hopping into evening bars

A bowl of plain buckwheat noodles in clear broth

Beginning Gwangju's May 1980 story before the former Provincial Hall

Downtown Gwangju's history-and-art anchor

Seeing Gwangju on foot or by bike through its center

A real neighborhood market, not a tourist one

A table of greens with snail-doenjang

Cheap, hearty campus meals and late-night bites

Sunset views over Mudeungsan and downtown Gwangju

A slow lane walk after the May 18 route

A reset coffee after the May 18 walk

A slice of cake after an alley stroll

A modern-history lane walk between missionary houses and Lee Jang-woo House

Gwangju's north market, biggest on market days

Everyday Gwangju walking along a former rail line

Warm Nam-Gwangju red-bean porridge with rice balls

Hot hand-cut noodles after a market run

Sweet marinated pork ribs over briquette fire