Nampo · Jungang
Jay · lives in Korea · How I choose places
the old port: the fish market and the night stalls
The Busan of markets: Jagalchi's tanks with the kitchens upstairs, Kkangtong's stalls from 7:30pm, milmyeon since the 1970s and gukbap three generations in. Graze it; don't settle at any one table.
No photos, no star ratings — just what I'd tell a friend. These are the places on my own map, 50 of them here: 5 I've been to, 45 I haven't made it to yet.
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5 of the 50 places here are on this page. The other 45 are in the guide.
Restaurants 30 · Korean barbecue 1 · Cafes 8 · Markets 4 · Shopping 4 · Museums and galleries 1 · Things to do 2
Restaurants
30 places here, in the guide
Korean barbecue
1 place here, in the guide
Cafes
8 places here, in the guide
Markets
Jagalchi Market
Korea's biggest fish market looks daunting and isn't: point at a tank, and the kitchens upstairs cook it.
Bupyeong Kkangtong Market
The old canned-goods market, now a night market: go hungry and graze stall to stall, never one big meal.
Gukje Market
The market post-war refugees traded in, its six sections of lanes still selling everything.
+ 1 more in the guide
Shopping
Bosu-dong Book Alley
Busan's secondhand-book alley, made for browsing.
+ 3 more in the guide
Museums and galleries
1 place here, in the guide
Things to do
Gamcheon Culture Village
Busan's famous painted hillside; for that village feeling with open sea below, I'd send you to Huinnyeoul.
+ 1 more in the guide
What to order and how to get in — the queue windows, which booking apps work without a Korean number — is in the guide.
Seomyeon · Jeonpo is free, in full, so you can see whether you trust me before paying.