Fish vendors at Jagalchi Market, Busan

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Jagalchi Market seafood and Nampo-dong street food

Jagalchi, BIFF Square and Kkangtong Market are all within a 15-minute walk around Jagalchi and Nampo stations — an easy half-day food walk.

What to eat

Where to eat

Jagalchi Fish Market자갈치시장

Pick seafood at a ground-floor stall (prices are negotiated), then eat it upstairs or at the stall's tables — expect a preparation fee and a seating fee. Roughly 05:00–22:00; closed 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.

Address
52 Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
부산 중구 자갈치해안로 52
Getting there
Jagalchi Stn (자갈치역, Line 1) Exit 10
Price
₩₩ · prep ~₩5,000 + seating ~₩2,000–4,000 per person
Hours
Check current hours on Naver/Kakao Map before you go
How to order · Say it in Korean이거 회로 떠 주세요.Igeo hoe-ro tteo juseyo.Please slice this as sashimi.
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BIFF Square (ssiat hotteok)BIFF광장 씨앗호떡

The square of Busan International Film Festival handprints is lined with snack carts; the must-try is ssiat hotteok, cut open and filled with seeds and nuts. Join the line, pay cash or card, eat it hot.

Address
20 BIFF gwangjang-ro, Jung-gu, Busan (area)
부산 중구 비프광장로 20 일대
Getting there
Jagalchi Stn (자갈치역, Line 1) Exit 7, ~3 min walk
Price
₩ · a few thousand won per hotteok
Hours
Check current hours on Naver/Kakao Map before you go
How to order · Say it in Korean씨앗호떡 하나 주세요.Ssiat hotteok hana juseyo.One seed hotteok, please.
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Bupyeong Kkangtong Market (night market)부평깡통시장 야시장

Since 2013 (night market)

Korea's first permanent night market opened here in 2013; stalls sell Korean and international street food in the evening (listed 19:30–23:30). By day, the covered market has eomuk and snack shops.

Address
48 Bupyeong 1-gil, Jung-gu, Busan
부산 중구 부평1길 48
Getting there
Jagalchi or Nampo Stn (Line 1), 10–15 min walk
Price
₩
Hours
Check current hours on Naver/Kakao Map before you go
How to order · Say it in Korean포장해 주세요.Pojang-hae juseyo.To go, please.
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Nearby audio guides

🎧 Jagalchi Fish Market🎧 Gamcheon Culture Village🎧 Haeundae Beach

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