Seoul: Korean Drinking Games Night & Somaek with Local Guide

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Korean Drinking Games Born in Seoul Dorms—Now You Play Them

You'll play Korean drinking games invented by university students, learn to mix somaek and soju bombs, eat cheese potato pancake, and spend the night with a local guide in Seoul's Hongdae neighborhood. Non-drinkers join in without pressure. Small groups mean you'll meet other travelers and locals in a real Korean drinking setting, not a tourist one. The guide speaks English clearly and keeps the pace moving so language never gets in the way.

Step-by-step itinerary

Experience Korean drinking games night

Join Korean drinking games
Learn games from local guide
Play games with other guests
Learn to make Somaek and Soju Bomb
Enjoy Cheese Potato Pancake starter

The Experience

Somaek—that's beer mixed with soju poured straight into the glass—arrives at your table, and your guide Hongdae Boy explains the first game in plain English. The rules are simple enough that language doesn't matter. You're in the hottest part of Seoul's nightlife, surrounded by locals who've been playing these games since university, and the whole point is that they invented them to blow off steam between exams. No fancy cocktails here, no pretense. Just the drink that gets passed around Korean offices and college campuses, and the games that go with it.

The games themselves came from stressed students looking for a way to bond and forget about grades for a night. Your guide walks you through each one—how to play, what the stakes are, why Koreans find them hilarious. You'll learn to make a Soju Bomb (soju dropped into beer) the way it's done in K-dramas, and you'll taste Somaek mixed properly, not guessed at. Between rounds, cheese potato pancake shows up—crispy, loaded, exactly the kind of food that keeps a drinking night going. If you're not drinking, you're still in the games; the guide makes sure everyone plays, alcohol or not, because the fun is in the competition and the laughter, not the drink itself.

Solo travelers often worry they'll feel out of place, but these nights have a way of turning strangers into a table of people who came alone and leave as a group. The guide keeps the energy moving, the games rotate fast enough that nobody gets bored, and by the time you're two hours in, you've learned something about how Koreans actually unwind that you wouldn't get from a bar crawl or a club. Public transport is close by when the night ends, so getting back to your hotel is straightforward.

What’s included

Your night includes a local guide (Hongdae Boy), beer and soju, instruction in Korean drinking games, a lesson in making somaek and soju bombs, and cheese potato pancake.
Non-drinkers get the same games and food without alcohol.
The guide speaks English and keeps groups small so everyone can play and talk.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Korean Drinking Games Night

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn how Koreans actually drink and bond—not through a filtered tourist lens, but through the games university students invented to survive stress. The small group and English-speaking guide mean you'll understand what's happening and feel part of it, whether you drink or not.