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Korean Food Tour: Famous Markets and Food Streets

Famous Korean food markets and streets and what to eat there, with 5 Korean phrases for ordering, with audio and a quick quiz.

  • Bongsan Gejang Baekban Street (여수 봉산 게장백반거리)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Yeosu, Jeollanam-do

    Bongsan Gejang Baekban Street

    여수 봉산 게장백반거리

    Yeosu's crab street in Bongsan-dong, where restaurants serve gejang baekban: rice and side dishes with crab marinated in soy sauce, one of Yeosu's signature dishes. Fishing boats land their catch close by, so seafood is plentiful all year. As more crab restaurants opened, the area became known as Crab Alley, and it was officially named Gejang Baekban Street in 2009.

    Open all year round; hours vary by restaurant, and some are open 24 hours.

  • Mokpo Dried Seafood Street (목포 건해산물 거리)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Mokpo, Jeollanam-do

    Mokpo Dried Seafood Street

    목포 건해산물 거리

    A street of dried-seafood shops near Mokpo Port, full of the catch of Korea's southern seas: croaker, skate, anchovies, kelp and more. Locals and visitors come to shop here, and many stores let you taste before you buy.

    Hours and days off vary by shop. No parking. Dried seafood keeps well and makes a good gift.

  • Suncheon Aretjang Market (순천 아랫장)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Suncheon, Jeollanam-do

    Suncheon Aretjang Market

    순천 아랫장

    A traditional market less than 1 km from KTX Suncheon Station, known as the largest five-day market in Korea. On market days it fills with fresh farm and sea produce from Suncheon and nearby areas, and on Friday and Saturday evenings a night market serves snacks, savory pancakes, fried chicken and more.

    Open 05:00-18:00. Five-day market on the 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd and 27th. Night market on Fridays and Saturdays. Parking and restrooms are available.

  • Dangmeori Hamo Street (여수 당머리하모거리)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Yeosu, Jeollanam-do

    Dangmeori Hamo Street

    여수 당머리하모거리

    A street of restaurants in Yeosu, a port city known for eel dishes, specializing in hamo (pike conger eel). It is best from mid-April to late October, after feeding in the clean waters of Korea's south coast. Try it as shabu-shabu, salt-grilled, grilled with soybean paste or spicy red pepper paste, or in a cold raw-fish soup (mulhoe).

    Hamo season: mid-April to late October. Hours vary by restaurant. Parking is available.

Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사), via TourAPI. Photos are shown as provided, uncropped. Facts are checked against VisitKorea and official festival sites, and the descriptions are our own. Dates can change, so check the official site before you travel.