52, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan

Jagalchi Market (부산 자갈치시장)

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Jagalchi Market, located on the seaside road in Busan's Jung-gu, is Korea's largest seafood market, 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 Ajumma, "ajumma" 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 seafoods on wooden boxes along the road outside of the market and along the shore.

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-51-245-2594

02:00-22:00

Available (B1-B2)

First and third Tuesday of every month

Available on each floor

Fresh fish, dried fish, hoe center, etc.

Structure size 4,841.5 ㎡
Total size 25,910.08 ㎡ (B2-7F)

1F: Fresh fish market (live fish/live eel/abalone/live fresh fish)
2F: Hoe Center (East.West Hoe Center/Restaurant zone/dried fish zone)
3F: Soribada noraebang, exhibition room
4F: Dadohae Korean restaurant
7F: Observatory