List of markets in South Korea


Major cities in South Korea typically have several traditional markets, each with vendors selling a wide variety of goods including fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, breads, clothing, textiles, handicrafts, souvenirs, and Korean traditional medicinal items. The Korean word for market is sijang and traditional street markets are called jaerae sijang or jeontong sijang that sell traditional Korean cuisine and street food. The Small Enterprise and Market Service is responsible for improving the condition of the country's traditional markets with the goal of developing them into prominent tourist attractions.

Markets in South Korea

The following is a list of retail and wholesale markets in South Korea. The list can contain many different types of markets including street markets, fish markets, farmers' markets, flea markets, and antique markets.
NameHangulRomanizationHanjaImageCityCoordinatesTypeNotes
Bangsan Market방산시장Bangsan SijangSeoulStreet market
Busan Cooperative Fish Market부산공동어시장Busan Gongdong Eosijang釜山共同魚市場BusanFish market
Daemyeong Market대명시장Daemyeong SijangSeoulStreet market
Daesong Agricultural MarketDaesong Nongsusanmul SijangUlsanStreet market
Dongdaemun Market동대문시장Dongdaemun Sijang東大門市場SeoulStreet marketPreviously named: Baeugaejang then Gwangjang Market
Eonyang Market언양시장Eonyang SijangUlsanStreet market
Garak Market가락시장Garak Sijang可樂市場SeoulFish market
Gukje Market국제시장Gukje Sijang國際市場BusanStreet marketAlso called Nampodong International Market
Gwangjang Market광장시장Gwangjang Sijang廣藏市場SeoulStreet marketPreviously named Dongdaemun Market
Gyeongdong Market경동시장Gyeongdong Sijang京東市場SeoulTraditional medicine
Hwanghak-dong Flea Market황학동 벼룩시장Hwanghak-dong Byeoruk SijangSeoulFlea marketAlso called Dokkaebi Market
Jagalchi Market자갈치시장Jagalchi SijangBusanFish market
Namdaemun Market남대문시장Namdaemun Sijang南大門市場SeoulStreet marketThe oldest and largest street market in South Korea
Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market노량진수산시장Noryangjin Susan Sijang鷺梁津水産市場SeoulFish marketPreviously named Gyeongseong Susan
Seomun Market서문시장Seomun Sijang西門市場DaeguStreet marketLargest street market in Daegu
Seongdong Market성동시장Seongdong Sijang城東市場GyeongjuStreet marketLargest street market in Gyeongju
Sinjeong Market신정시장Sinjeong SijangUlsanStreet market
Suam Market수암시장Su-am Sijang秀岩市場UlsanStreet market
Taehwa Comprehensive Market태화종합시장Taehwa Jonghap SijangUlsanStreet market
Ulsan Central Market울산중앙시장Ulsan Jung-ang Sijang蔚山中央市場UlsanStreet marketLargest street market in Ulsan
Ulsan Lightning Market울산번개시장Ulsan Beongae SijangUlsanStreet market
Ulsan Wholesale Agricultural and Fish Market울산 농수산물 Ulsan Nongsusanmul DomaesijangUlsanFish & Produce market
Wolbong Market월봉시장Wolbong SijangUlsanStreet market
Yaeum Market야음시장Ya-eum Sijang也音市場UlsanStreet market