A local specialty market located next to Gukje market in Busan where you can enjoy delicious B-grade food
Busan is home to Gukje market, an all-inclusive market similar to Namdaemun Market in Seoul. Gukje market is located within walking distance of Jagalchi Market, a fish market, and is connected to Bupyeong Kkangtong Market, a traditional market, by a roadway. Bupyeong Kkangtong Market is densely packed with various small shops in narrow and narrow alleys, and walking through Bupyeong Kkangtong Market, you can feel the dynamic Korean food and market culture.
The market sells a variety of pickles, fish, sundries, and other items unique to traditional Korean markets.
Gukje market is intertwined with two major historical events: colonial liberation and the Korean Uprising. After liberation, the market was flooded with goods left behind by the Japanese, and during the Korean War, which broke out in 1950, it was one of the largest centers of commodity distribution in Korea, formed by evacuees who traded in items stolen from the U.S. military.
Bupyeong Kkangtong Market shares the same history as Gukje Market, and is lined with shops selling food, clothing, kimchi, and other goods, as well as a number of robes shops selling traditional Korean clothing.
Bupyeong Kkangtong Market, which is densely packed with small shops that only one person can fit in, and sells a variety of imported products, especially canned and bottled goods, is said to have gotten its name from the presence of American troops after the Korean War, which led to the smuggling of many military supplies, especially canned goods.
You can taste street food such as Kimbab kimbap, porridge, Pajeon pajeon, etc.
Today, the market sells a lot of imported goods, including electrical appliances, brewed alcohol, Japanese sweets, and food, and the narrow alleyways of the market are lined with B-list foods such as red bean porridge, pumpkin porridge, Busan fish cake, Kimbab kimbap, and Pajeon pajeon to satisfy your hunger after sightseeing.
You may find unexpectedly delicious food and interesting sights at the lively Bupyeong Kkangtong Market, so be sure to stop by when traveling to Busan.
| Basic information | |
| Name | Bupyeong Kkangtong Market 부평깡통시장 |
| Address | 11-15, Bupyeong-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Busan 부산광역시 중구 부평동2가 11-15, 일대 |
| Telephone | 051-243-1128(management office) |
| Closed day | Open year round ※Depends on store |
10 to 15 minutes walk from Exit 7 of Jagalchi Station of Busan Metro
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