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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.

  • Eonyang Market (울산 언양알프스시장)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Ulsan · Ulju-gun

    Eonyang Market

    울산 언양알프스시장

    A market in Eonyang, founded in 1915, that is busiest on five-day market days (dates ending in 2 and 7). It was once called the Seven Towns Market because sellers came from seven nearby areas, and it took its present form about 40 years ago as a general market for food, clothes and everyday goods.

    Open 08:00-19:00, all year round. Market days are the 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd and 27th. Parking is available.

  • Ulsan Jungang Traditional Market (울산 중앙전통시장)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Ulsan · Jung-gu

    Ulsan Jungang Traditional Market

    울산 중앙전통시장

    Ulsan's central market, which began as Okgyo Market in 1922 and has stayed in the same place ever since. Shops sell wedding goods, curtains, tableware, ritual items and clothing under what is known as the longest market arcade in Korea. In the evening a night market serves almost 30 kinds of food made by former restaurant chefs, cooking teachers and aspiring cooks.

    Night market 19:00-24:00, closed Mondays. The market closes on the 2nd and 4th Mondays; shop hours vary. 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.