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South Korea Markets

There are many famous markets in South Korea. These Markets not only selling foods,
but also something else like clothes. Most of the foods in these korean markets are good, so you may
need to visit them one by one to explore them one by one.

1. Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market
서울 밤도깨비 야시장

First opened in Yeouido in October 2015, the Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market is often referred to as the market that “opens at night and disappears by morning”. Bam means night in Korean, while dokkaebi refers to a mythical character of Korean folklore and fairytales that appears at night to trick humans and disappears in the day, thus the name.The popularity of the market saw it expanding in 2016 to four locations at different venues — Yeouido, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Mokdong Stadium and Cheonggye Plaza.

2. Dongdaemun Night Market
동대문시장

One of the most patronised shopping districts, Dongdaemun is hard to miss. Dongdaemun boasts multi-level fashion plazas such as Doota, Migliore, Hello apM and Good Morning City, selling anything from apparels, stationery, souvenirs and not forgetting… food. These malls are open around 10am in the morning till 5am the following day.

3. Myeong-dong Night Market

At around 5pm, street vendors set up their stalls for the night market along the main street. Here, you can find all sorts of Korean street food — tteokbokki, Korean fried chicken, baked chestnuts, Korean egg bread called gyeranbbang, and much more. The stalls here close earlier around 10pm unlike the other markets but that should not deter you from exploring it.

4. Namdaemun Market
남대문시장

Namdaemun is another open-air market that sees crowds at both day and night from 10am to 5am. It is said that you can find anything that you need here — clothing, handicrafts, accessories, shoes, hardware, electronic appliances and what not. But of course, that list misses out one important commodity — food! While most stores open all night, some vendors work according to their own hours, and a lot of shops may not be open on Sundays.

5. Gwangjang Market
광장시장

From freshly cooked noodles and dumplings, tantalising meat and seafood to Korean mung bean pancakes (bindaetteok) and spicy rice cakes (tteokbokki), the food alleyway is like a food haven, with steam rising out from each of the tiny kitchens, all busy preparing delicious Korean street food for their eager and hungry visitors. Fresh sashimi anyone? You can have some beer or soju with it too!