Indulge in seafood galore at Jagalchi Market, Korea's premier fish market. Located at the end of a port, the market features stands full of flopping fish, eels, crabs, and mollusks as far as the eye can see. Observe record-breaking fish gutters and choppers, and sample freshly made seafood dishes in tented eateries (pojangmacha), where roasted sea eels hold pride of place. Set in a large building with an observation deck on the top, the market has two sections, one for fresh seafood and the other for dried products--perfect for taking home. An information center with English-speaking staff provides maps. To visit Jagalchi Market on your trip to Busan, use our Busan vacation planner.
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Jagalchi Market reviews
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I was very afraid to step in here as I am allergic to seafood and its smell makes me vomit. However, this wasn't the case here. Believe it or not, in one of the world's biggest fish markets you don't.... more
I was very afraid to step in here as I am allergic to seafood and its smell makes me vomit. However, this wasn't the case here. Believe it or not, in one of the world's biggest fish markets you don't.... more »
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Quick visit is enough. Many interesting live seafood varieties in level 1 and dried seafood on level 2. Platform walk outside pleasant with ocean view and fishing boats. We didn’t choose live seafood.... more
Quick visit is enough. Many interesting live seafood varieties in level 1 and dried seafood on level 2. Platform walk outside pleasant with ocean view and fishing boats. We didn’t choose live seafood.... more »
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This place is a tourist attraction place. The seafood itself is reasonable. However, the other charges like cooking charges for each dish and per person charges jagged up the cost to mid $200 including the seafood cost. Nonetheless, my family and I had. Good time eating and enjoying the fresh seafood.
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Very fun and lively place. Lots of people hustling to sell their seafood and a huge variety of seafood to choose from. Crab, abalone, eel, many types of other fish. At about 5pm when I visited, some of the stalls were already closing down so it’s maybe best to get here earlier in the day to see the market at its most busy.
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