Jagalchi Fish Market

Jagalchi Market (자갈치시장) has been Busan’s seafood heart since the Korean War. The outdoor stalls sell live and fresh seafood while the modern indoor building has restaurants that cook your purchase.

How It Works

Choose your seafood from the ground-floor vendors, agree on a price, then take it to the 2nd-floor restaurants where they’ll prepare it (fee: ~5,000-10,000 KRW). Popular items: raw hoe (회, sashimi), ganjang gejang (soy-marinated crab), and steamed seafood platters.