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CultureAug 3, 2026

Korean Convenience Stores: What to Buy, What It Costs, and Which Chain Has It

One triangle gimbap and one banana milk. That is the whole thing, and it is what people around you are actually buying.

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Breakfast in Korea costs ₩3,000. One triangle gimbap and one banana milk. That is the whole thing, and it is what the people around you in the shop are actually buying. Prices checked August 2026. • 삼각김밥 Samgak gimbap — ₩1,200–1,900. The seaweed is kept apart from the rice inside the wrapper. Pull 1, then 2, then 3 — the numbers are printed on it, and out of order it falls apart in your hand. • 연세우유 크림빵 Yonsei Cream Bread — ₩2,600–3,000, CU only, over 100 million sold. Roughly 80% cream by weight. Koreans put it in the freezer and eat it half-frozen. • 바나나맛우유 Banana milk — ₩1,800, often ₩1,200 on promotion. The bottle is shaped after a Korean moon jar and has not changed since 1974. • 박카스 F Bacchus F — ₩1,000–1,500. There are two Bacchus. Above 1,000mg of taurine it is legally a quasi-drug, so Bacchus D is pharmacy-only. The smaller bottle is the stronger one. • 마감 할인 — gimbap, sandwiches and lunchboxes get marked down from early evening. The label on the shelf edge changes, not the price on the packet. CU, GS25, 7-Eleven and Emart24 compared, with every price linked to the article that verified it: epickor.com/convenience-store Banana milk product image: Binggrae official. Other photos: EpicKor and Wikimedia Commons. #koreanconveniencestore #편의점 #cu #gs25 #koreanfood #seoulfood #koreatravel #kfood #samgakgimbap #연세우유크림빵 #바나나맛우유 #koreansnacks

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A Seoul convenience store drinks fridge with ₩1,800 shelf tags

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A samgak gimbap with its numbered pull tabs

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Binggrae banana flavoured milk in its jar-shaped bottle

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A bottle of Bacchus F, the convenience store version

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KOREAN CONVENIENCE STORE

BREAKFAST IN KOREA COSTS ₩3,000

One triangle gimbap and one banana milk. That is the whole thing, and it is what people around you are actually buying.

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