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Bupyeong (Kkangtong) Market (부평시장(깡통시장))

11.5Km    2024-10-25

48, Bupyeong 1-gil, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-243-1128

Busan's Bupyeong Market is also known as Kkangtong (tin can) Market. It earned that funny name when it had a variety of imported canned goods from the United States for the US forces stationed in Korea during the Korean War. It was also known as "Dottegi (bustling plea) Market." All foreign products found in the country at that time were supplied from this market. Due to its vast property and many rare goods that were hard to find anywhere else during the time, it was also referred as "Gukje (International) Market." Nowadays, the market has reduced in size as many foreign products are freely imported, but the reputation and potential still remain. Some imported goods including liquor, clothes, ornaments, accessories, fashion items and electronic goods are still sold here.

A night market opens from 19:30-23:30 at the public parking lot and at Arcade 2 of the market . Along the 110m-long street market are 11 kiosks selling Korean food, 6 kiosks selling international food such as Japanese and Filipino foods, and 13 vendors selling clothes and accessories. The entrance of the market greets visitors with bright LED lights and fun performances. A magic show and a guitar performance take place twice a day by the entrance of the market and the at the four-way intersection inside the market.

Milgot Bakery (밀곳)

Milgot Bakery (밀곳)

11.5Km    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.

Gijang Market (부산 기장시장)

Gijang Market (부산 기장시장)

11.5Km    2020-06-24

16, Eumnae-ro 104beon-gil, Gijang-gun, Busan
+82-51-721-3963

Gijang Market is an outdoor market selling various products including fishery and agricultural products. It features seasonal fishery products. Seaweed and anchovy are available in spring, while cutlass fish is famous in autumn. The cutlass fish sold during the two months before and after Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) are known across the country for their extraordinary taste. Reasonable prices attract customers to this market, because prices here are even lower than that of the Korea’s largest seafood market, Jagalchi Market.

Kudok Folk Village (구덕민속촌)

11.5Km    2020-02-20

15-17, Hakgam-daero 39beonan-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan
+82-51-311-0127

Kudok Folk Village boasts a beautiful traditional Korean house (hanok) and offers food such as fresh and soft galbi (beef short rib) which is selected with only the highest level of quality, and hanbang yuhwang-ori (smoked duck with herbs) made with 20 kinds of herbs, beoseot-jeongol (mushroom hot pot), and naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles). Other facilities aimed at families with children are planned to be built, like an exhibition hall of folk crafts and an animal farm.

Honbap Daewang (혼밥대왕)

Honbap Daewang (혼밥대왕)

11.5Km    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.

Yeongdodaegyo Bridge (영도대교)

11.5Km    2023-04-22

46, Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan
+82-1670-8114

Yeongdodaegyo Bridge, connecting Nampo-dong and Yeongdo Island, was the first bridge to connect the mainland to one of the nearby islands in Busan. The bridge lifted to allow ships to pass between the south and north ports, and made a passage for ships anywhere from two to seven times in one day. When the bridge was first constructed, many people would gather to watch the strange spectacle of a bridge rising up to point to the sky. The bridge remains a famous landmark of Busan even to this day.

Gukje Market Lighting Street (국제시장 조명의 거리)

Gukje Market Lighting Street (국제시장 조명의 거리)

11.5Km    2022-12-26

5, Gukjesijang 2-gil, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-245-7389

Visitors can purchase lighting items and machine tools at 20-30% discounted prices in Lighting Street within Gukje Market. Practical and beautiful lightings for household and commercial uses are easily available. Visitors can also admire the beautiful lights that brighten the street at night.

Nampo-dong Underground Shopping Center (남포동 지하도상가)

Nampo-dong Underground Shopping Center (남포동 지하도상가)

11.5Km    2022-09-13

jiha 44, Gudeok-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-713-8200

Nampo-dong Underground Shopping Center has become one of Busan's most bustling commercial centers due to it's convenient location between Busan Jagalchi subway station and Nampo-dong subway station. The large indoor shopping space (length 517 m, x_width 25-34 m) also provides a much-adored resting spot for the locals, equipped with the latest central heating and air conditioning systems and equipment. As the gateway of the 21st century’s top tourist city, this shopping center sits between Busan Jagalchi Market and Busan Gukge Market. Busan International Film Festival is also held nearby, attracting quite a few foreign tourists. A variety of items are available, including ladies apparel, mens apparel, casual clothing, brands, designer clothes, handicrafts and accessories.

Gombo Sikdang (곰보식당)

Gombo Sikdang (곰보식당)

11.6Km    2020-02-03

1564, Nakdong-daero, Sasang-gu, Busan
+82-51-304-7733

Gombo Sikdang serves various raw meat like omasum and liver of the freshest quality thanks to its location close to Gupo slaughterhouse. The restaurant is famous for galbisal (ribs), yukhoe (beef tartare), and gopchang jeongol (intestine hot pot). The seonjitguk (blood cake soup) served after the meal is another draw to this restaurant.

BIFF Square (BIFF 광장)

BIFF Square (BIFF 광장)

11.6Km    2024-10-29

4 Nampo-gil, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-1688-3010

Busan’s modern movie district was originally little more than a pair of cinemas that were built following Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule over half a century ago. However, major renovations took place ahead of the first Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), and the newly transformed district was named BIFF Square on September 13, 1996.

Having been remade into a cultural tourist attraction promoting the advancement of Korea’s film industry, BIFF Square has contributed to Busan’s status as an international cultural tourist city. The 428 meter-long street stretching from the Buyeong Theater in Nampo-dong to the overpass in Chungmu-dong was divided into “Star Street” and “Festival Street,” and on the eve of the festival each year the “BIFF Square Ground Opening” is held here. During the ceremony, events such as the hand printing of famous movie celebrities and Nunkkot Jeomdeung (snow-flower lighting) take place. A district such as BIFF Square, crowded with first-run theaters in a city is rare not only in Asia but Europe as well, and for this reason it holds great potential. In recent years, the square has grown into a more complex area, featuring not only movie theaters but also shops and leisure facilities, attracting growing numbers of young visitors and tourists.