부평깡통시장 Bupyeongkkangtong Sijang

Busan

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About the market

A food-first market right next to Gukje Market: Visit Busan calls Gukje a "general goods" market and Bupyeong Kkangtong a "food market".Source: 비짓부산 (visitbusan.net, 부산시 공식 관광 사이트) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01

Market 09:00–20:00, night market 19:30–24:00, open year-round; hours differ by shop (Jung-gu office).Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01

Hours and days off change. Confirm with the market or the city before you go.

Subway Line 1, Jagalchi Station Exit 3, about 9 minutes on foot; by bus get off at Bupyeong Market, 2 minutes on foot (Visit Busan).Source: 비짓부산 (visitbusan.net, 부산시 공식 관광 사이트) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01

Eomuk (fish cake, 어묵) lane, the "Eomuk-gil": a whole alley of fish cakes in many shapes (Visit Busan).Source: 비짓부산 (visitbusan.net, 부산시 공식 관광 사이트) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes, 떡볶이) with mul-tteok (물떡) and Yubu-jeongol (tofu-pouch hot pot, 유부전골): market landmarks per Visit Busan.Source: 비짓부산 (visitbusan.net, 부산시 공식 관광 사이트) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Danpatjuk (sweet red-bean porridge, 단팥죽) street: Japanese-style porridge topped with grilled rice cake (Jung-gu office).Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Jokbal (pig's trotters, 족발) alley at the far end of the market with about ten shops, some over 50 years old (Jung-gu office).Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01

Night market: after about 7 pm mini food-cart stalls roll in and the market turns into a night market (Visit Busan).Source: 비짓부산 (visitbusan.net, 부산시 공식 관광 사이트) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Opened in October 2013 as Korea's first permanent night market (Jung-gu office).Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
KTO: a ~110 m street with 11 local-food, 6 multicultural-food and 13 clothing/accessory stalls; magic and guitar shows twice a day.Source: 한국관광공사 열린관광 무장애 관광정보 (access.visitkorea.or.kr) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01

Busan fish cake (eomuk) from the fish-cake lane; many shops offer delivery (Jung-gu office).Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Imported goods streets: imported food (수입식품길), clothing (수입3길), kitchenware (수입1길) and stainless kitchen furniture (스텐길) (Jung-gu office).Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01

KTO lists different hours: market 08:00–20:00 and night market 19:30–23:30 ("varies by shop"). Official pages disagree slightly, so confirm on the day.Source: 한국관광공사 열린관광 무장애 관광정보 (access.visitkorea.or.kr) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Name origin per the Jung-gu office: after the Korean War, US-military goods including canned goods (kkangtong = can) were imported, hence "Kkangtong Market".Source: 부산 중구청 (bsjunggu.go.kr) — 여행정보 쇼핑: 부평깡통야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Name origin per Visit Busan: US-military canned goods sold in the Vietnam War era. The two official pages give different eras.Source: 비짓부산 (visitbusan.net, 부산시 공식 관광 사이트) — 부평깡통시장 · checked 2026-11-01