All Markets (시장) in Korea

Following the Korean War, refugees who fled to Busan set up stalls in order to make a living, and this was the beginning of the Gukje Market (gukje meaning “international” in Korean). The Gukje Market is one of Korea’s largest markets; each alleyway is crowded with stalls, and it connects Read more [...]

This 40 year-old traditional market is especially famous for the Naengmyeon alley filled with small noodle restaurants with great tastes. It also serves a variety of dishes such as Sundaeguk (Korean sausage soup; 순대국), Jokbal, Patkalguksu (noodle soup with red bean; 팥칼국수), etc.

It is the biggest traditional market in the eastern Seoul area. Organized and nicely presented like arcades, it provides convenient and enjoyable shopping experience.

It is a mega-sized wholesale market dealing in agricultural and marine products from all over the country.  Agricultural goods are stocked daily from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and marine goods are in daily from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. next morning. It guarantees a wide range of fresh agricultural Read more [...]

Specialized in medical herbs and this market holds a 70-percent of the domestic market share in medical herbs. There is the Museum of Oriental Medicine including galleries that present relics and materials related to oriental medicine and the cultural center. The Oriental Medicine Culture Festival is held every fall in Read more [...]

It is one of the representative markets in Korea. While Dongdaemun Market is specialized in clothing, Namdaemun Market offers various goods related to every day life. There are more than 10,000 stores that are legally registered and street vendors are located at every corner of streets as well. Imported Goods Read more [...]

You can buy good quality products at a cheap price. A lot of people come to buy the competitive design products that are quickly produced and sold. They also have luxurious handbags, shoes, and accessories.

It is a hot place in Dongdaemun where a lot of foreign buyers and tourists come to visit. Products that are designed and produced in about 1,200 shops are in the market.

The Free Market opens every Saturday in the play ground in front of Hongdae. From handmade products to second hand products, they sell different types of goods. Musicians’ performances are often held and the participants present their work pieces that themselves created. It is a place of art and cultural Read more [...]

Tteokbokki shops lined up on both sides of the street in Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Alley. Main menu is instant Tteokbokki. There are satisfying amount of Jjolmyeon (cold chewy noodles), boiled eggs, dumplings, fish cakes and rice cakes on a frying pan so that the customers can boil it on the table. Read more [...]

Dongdaemun Market located between Dongdaemun and Jongno-5-ga, is full of food. Roasted fish and a chicken Kalguksu shops are gathered together to form an alley. A great meal is provided at a cheap price.

Gwangjang Market located on Jongno is the first daily market in Korea established in 1905. It is famous for the place that mainly sells silk and satins, drapery, Korean traditional clothes, and cloth. More and more visitors come to do restaurant tour as the Eatery Alley was formed inside the Read more [...]

Seoul Yangnyeong Market is one of the most famous oriental medicine markets in Korea. The market slowly started to establish itself in the late 1960s when small medicinal herbs stores started opening one by one. Today, the market has grown to become the nation’s largest oriental medicine market, and 70 Read more [...]

Yangjae Flower Market Center is located in Seoul which is the largest flower market in Korea. Divided into several major zones, Yangjae Flower Market Center offers services in every aspect of the flower business including wholesale stores, retail stores, an an auction house. All sorts of flowers can be found here including fresh cut Read more [...]

Located in the backside of Pyunghwa Market, the market is called Tongil Shopping Center. The fifth floor building on the side of Junggu District Hall is A-dong and B-dong and another fifth floor building looking like the Donghhwa Market is called C-dong. Currently the viaduct on the second floor connects Read more [...]

The Seoul Folk Flea Market is located around the Cheonggyecheon Stream’s Hwanghakgyo Bridge and Sinseol-dong Station and is on its way to becoming a famous tourist attraction along with the already famous Cheonggyeocheon Stream. The Seoul Folk Flea Market is one of the major folk flea markets preserving the culture of the traditional Korean Read more [...]

Between the mountains and the sea, across the country from Seoul, Sokcho is a seafood place. One of the famous market is Jung-ang Market. Sokcho is on the east sea and is known for fresh seafood caught early in the morning and then sold and served up the same day. Read more [...]

Jagalchi Fish Market is a famous fish market in Busan of South Korea which is located in Jung-gu and Chungmu-dong, Seo-gu. The Land of Seafood and Beaches: Busan 5-Day Kinetic Korea Tour Outdoor fish market     This is one of the lanmarks of Busan. Many tourists visit here to Read more [...]

Isadong is locate in Jungno-Gu which is a street very famous can buy many artwork, modern galleries and traditional tea shop.  

KOREAN FISH MARKET TOUR Free-Style Korea Tour – Whatever you’d like, customized on the go 5-Day Kinetic Korea Tour Noryangjin Market (노량진시장) is a great market in Seoul to buy fresh seafood. This market is 24 hours/7 days not only to learn a Korean raw fish eating culture and you Read more [...]

Jeongseon 5-dat market is open on 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22th, 27th of every month. You can find local products,  food  and traditional culture.