Yongdusan Jagalchi Special Tourist Zone (용두산 자갈치 관광특구)

10.5Km 2021-03-11

52, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-600-4000

Yongdusan Jagalchi Special Tourist Zone is an attractive tourism area embracing history and culture. Vendors in the traditional market welcome tourists with their warm hearts, selling their famous street food such as rice cake, ssiat hotteok (sugar-filled seeded griddlecake), bibim dangmyeon (spicy glass noodles), pat juk (red bean porridge), and pat bingsu (shaved ice with sweetened red beans). Bosu-dong and 40-Step Culture & Tourism Themed Street also show the history of each street to people traveling in the area. Including Yongdusan Park, the special tourist zone includes traditional markets like Jagalchi Market, Gukje Market, and Bupyeong Market, and historical cultural resources like Yeongdodaegyo Bridge, Bosu Book Street, and Busan Modern History Museum. The restoration of Yeongdodaegyo Bridge in November 2013 has created a unique sightseeing attraction that is hard to see in other regions and has emerged as a new famous spot. Bupyeong (Kkongtong) Market and Gukje Market are also special markets full of things to see. Various festivals including Busan International Film Festival, Busan Jagalchi Festival, and Busan Christmas Tree Festival are held for all kinds of visitors. The view from Yongdusan Park and fresh seafood from Jagalchi Market, as well as peaceful strolling at Bosu Book Street and 40-Steps make a trip to Busan memorable and happy.

Current State of Yongdusan and Jagalchi Special Tourist Zone
1) Districts Covered: Areas around Gwangbok, Nampo and Bupyeong-dong, parts of Donggwang, Daecheong, Bosu and Jungang-dong, Busan
2) Total Area: 1,079,836 ㎡
3) Designated on May 14, 2008

* Tourist Attractions
Yongdusan Park, Yeongdodaegyo Bridge, Jagalchi Market, Gukje Market, Bupyeong Market, Bosu Book Street, etc.

Jagalchi Market (부산 자갈치시장)

10.5Km 2025-04-15

52 Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-245-2594

Jagalchi Market, located on the seaside road in Busan's Jung-gu, is one of the largest seafood markets in Korea, selling both live and dried fish. After the Korean War, the market solidified itself as a fish market. Most of the people who sell fish are women, so the vendors here are called Jagalchi Ajumeoni, "ajumeoni" meaning middle-aged or married woman in Korean.

This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country. Visitors can eat fresh raw fish right at the market. Even nowadays visitors can see women selling mackerel, sea squirts (ascidians) and other seafood on wooden boxes along the road outside of the market and along the shore.

Milgot Bakery (밀곳)

10.5Km 2024-03-29

49 Bupyeong 1-gil, Jung-gu, Busan

Milgot Bakery is located in Bupyeong Market, which is full of Busan's local food. It is characterized by a trendy taste with Korean ingredients such as rice, mugwort, and black sesame. The best-selling Meossungmeossuk is made with Jeju mugwort, glutinous rice flour, and regular rice flour. Customors can ask to have the bread cut for their convenience upon order. Although the bakery is rather small, there are a lot of desserts, such as cookies including honey cookies and tarts with strawberries, figs, cherries, and shine muscat grapes.

Artbox - Busan Gwangbok Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아트박스 부산광복)

10.6Km 2024-04-23

28, BIFF gwangjang-ro, Jung-gu, Busan

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Yennal Omakjip (옛날오막집)

10.6Km 2017-02-08

26, Daeyeong-ro 74beon-gil, Seo-gu,Busan
+82-51-243-6973

Having been in the business for 30 years, Yennal Omakjip is Busan's oldest restaurant specializing in grilled beef tripe.

Honbap Daewang (혼밥대왕)

10.6Km 2021-03-24

28, Bosu-daero 44beon-gil, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-254-9716

It is a restaurant where only delivery and takeout are available. This restaurant's signature menu is black pork and kimchi stew. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Busan.

Daiso - Busan Gukje Market Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (다이소 부산국제시장)

10.6Km 2024-04-18

1F, 13, Junggu-ro, Jung-gu, Busan

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Guseo Osige Market (구서 오시게시장)

10.6Km 2024-02-26

12 Guseo-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan
051-581-4830

Guseo Osige Market, a traditional marketplace, is situated near Exit 1 of Guseo Station on Busan Subway Line 1. The market building allocates its first and second floors for commercial activities, while the third and higher floors are designated for residential use. It boasts a diverse array of shops, including rice cake shops, porridge shops, restaurants, places specializing in sliced raw fish, butcher shops, dried seafood shops, fruit vendors, and hanbok stores. Additionally, the market features stalls where local grannies sell their home-grown vegetables and herbs, alongside handmade offerings like bean curd and acorn jelly.

Busan Jokbal (부산족발)

10.6Km 2024-03-15

13, Gwangbok-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
051-245-5359

Busan Jokbal is a famous jokbal (braised pigs' feet) restaurant in the Jokbal Alley near the Gukje Market. Its signature dish is naengchae jokbal (chilled braised pigs' feet salad), chilled braised pigs' feet tossed in sauce, which also serves as one of the defining dishes of Nampo-dong Food Street. The salad is a flavorful combination of braised pigs' feet, fresh cucumbers, jellyfish, and mustard sauce.

Olive Young - Busan Dongdaeshin Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 부산동대신점)

10.6Km 2024-06-28

1F, 324, Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan

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