Fish Markets in Seoul

 The fisheries market is one of the most popular course for travelers to visit Korea. There are three fish markets to visit in Seoul, and the most famous of them is Noryangjin fish market. Visit Seoul's attractive fish market and enjoy fresh seafood. For those who visit the first time to the fish market, buying and tasting seafood directly from the fish market can be a difficult task. But these days, the price of the fish for the day are open on online and most fish markets are located in modern buildings so it is not difficult anymore to experience Korean seafood in the fish market. 

 

How to enjoy the fish market

- Visit the fish market while you are hungry

- Buy a variety of fish and experience various ways of dishes. You can buy only one kind of fish and taste it but I recommend that buy a small amount of fish for each kind of fish and request different cooking ways for each kind of fish at the restaurant. You can eat the same fish in various ways, such as steaming, baking, and sashimi. 

- Check the market price of the fish for the day on the online site before visiting. Then you won't ruin your feeling with the rip-off. 

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- Prepare to accept a new culture

- Before buying fish, take time and look around the market. Then you can make better decisions. 

- The process of eating seafood in the fish market:

Look around the market → Haggling with store owners → Buy → Go to a restaurant (Normally located on the upper floor of the fish market) → Decide how to cook and request to the restaurant → Enjoy

 

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What is the best fish market to visit in Seoul

 

- Noryangjin Fish Market (노량진 수산 시장)

1. History

 Established in 1927 on Uiju-ro near Seoul station, Noryangjin fisheries wholesale market is the largest market of Korea with 90 years history. After moved to the current location in Noryangjin in 1971 and rebuilt it in 2016. The market handles 250 to 300 tons of marine products every single day.

Noryangjin fish market before 2016

 

The new building of Noryangjin fish market

 

2. Location

 Address: 674, Nodeul-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul

 

3. How to get there

 By bus:

 150, 360, 507, 605, 640, 641, 650, 5531, 6211, 6411, 6515, 9408

 

 By subway:

 Line 1 & Line 9 Noryangjin station exit number 7 or 1

 

4. Website and Video of Noryangjin fish market

https://www.susansijang.co.kr/nsis/miw/en/intro

Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market : Homapage

 

5. The website that you can check the market price of the fish for the day

https://www.susansijang.co.kr/nsis/miw/ko/info/miw3110

노량진수산주식회사 : 수산물가격정보 - 오늘의경락시세

 

- Garak Fish Market (가락 수산 시장)

1. History

 It is a leading wholesale market for agricultural and fisheries products operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Agricultural and Fishery Food Corporation. Garak market, which opened on June 19, 1985, is the largest market in Korea, covering 8200 tons of agricultural and fisheries products a day and 45 percent of agricultural and fisheries products consumed in the Seoul metropolitan area as of the end of 2014. Garak Market was the first wholesale agricultural products market in Korea. This market is located in a newly built building after 2015 due to the facility modernization project. 

Garak fish market before 2015

The new building of Garak fish market

 

2. Location

Address: 932, Yangjae-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul

 

3. How to get there

 By bus:

 30, 30-1, 32, 60, 70, 100, 116, 119, 301, 302, 303, 320, 350, 360, 362, 3012, 3217, 3317, 3422, 500-1, 1007, 1009,   1112, 1117, 1650, 5600, 5700, 9403, 1310, 1801, 3300, 8142, 8153

 

 By subway:

 Line 3 & Line 8 Garak market station exit number 2 or 2-1 or 1

 

4. Website and Video of Garak fish market

http://garakmall.garak.co.kr:8090/main.do

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5. The website that you can check the market price of the fish for the day

http://garakmall.garak.co.kr:8090/html/U031/html.do

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- Mapo Fish Market (마포 수산 시장)

1. Location

 Address: 235, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

 

2. How to get there

 By bus:

 733, 271, 571, 710, 7011, 7013A, 7013B, 9711A, 7715, 8777, 마포08

 

 By subway:

 Line 6 Mapo-gu office station exit number 8

 

3. Video of Mapo fish market

 

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