서문시장 Seomun Sijang
Daegu
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About the market
Daegu's number-one traditional market, with about 5,522 shops and 30,000 merchants as stated by the night-market site (no date given).Source: 서문야시장 공식 사이트 (nightseomun.com) — 시장안내 · checked 2026-11-01
Opening hours
Daytime market 09:00–18:00; closed the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month (KTO). Night market runs separately (see Sights).Source: 한국관광공사 열린관광 무장애 관광정보 (access.visitkorea.or.kr) — 대구 서문시장 & 서문시장 야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Hours and days off change. Confirm with the market or the city before you go.
Getting there
Daegu Subway Line 3, Seomun Market Station, about 3 minutes on foot (KTO).Source: 한국관광공사 열린관광 무장애 관광정보 (access.visitkorea.or.kr) — 대구 서문시장 & 서문시장 야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
What to eat
- Napjak-mandu (flat dumpling, 납작만두): listed by the Ministry as a featured food (2026 round).Source: 문체부 보도자료 「K-관광마켓 2기」(2026-05-14) 붙임 — 4. 대구 서문시장 · checked 2026-11-01
- Kal-jebi (칼제비), Samgak-mandu (triangular dumplings, 삼각만두), Yukjeon (육전), Makchang (grilled intestines, 막창), Kongnamul-eomuk (콩나물어묵): Ministry list (2026).Source: 문체부 보도자료 「K-관광마켓 2기」(2026-05-14) 붙임 — 4. 대구 서문시장 · checked 2026-11-01
- Cup makchang (grilled intestines in a cup, 컵막창) and Gyeran-gimbap (egg gimbap, 계란김밥) — named with napjak-mandu as foods to eat in the Ministry's 2023 round.Source: 문체부 보도자료 「K-관광마켓 10선」(2023-05-03) 붙임 — 대구 서문시장 · checked 2026-11-01
- Night-market stall list includes Yang-kkochi (lamb skewers, 양꼬치), Banban-makchang (반반막창) and Napjak-mandu-muchim-dangmyeon (납작만두무침당면).Source: 서문야시장 공식 사이트 (nightseomun.com) — 매대위치 · checked 2026-11-01
What to see and do
- Seomun Night Market: Fri–Sat 19:00–23:30, Sun 19:00–22:30, closed Mon–Thu; hours can change in winter, bad weather and holidays (night-market site).Source: 서문야시장 공식 사이트 (nightseomun.com) — 운영시간 · checked 2026-11-01
- The Ministry (2026) describes it as Korea's largest night market, with a large media facade and photo zones.Source: 문체부 보도자료 「K-관광마켓 2기」(2026-05-14) 붙임 — 4. 대구 서문시장 · checked 2026-11-01
- The Ministry (2023) lists busking, a large-scale media facade and media art as things to see.Source: 문체부 보도자료 「K-관광마켓 10선」(2023-05-03) 붙임 — 대구 서문시장 · checked 2026-11-01
What to buy
- Textiles are the main goods: fabrics, natural-dyed cloth, hanbok, curtains and bedding in Block 1 (night-market site's building guide).Source: 서문야시장 공식 사이트 (nightseomun.com) — 시장안내 · checked 2026-11-01
- Dried seafood building (건해산물상가): anchovy, laver, seaweed, pollock, squid, kelp, dried shrimp and nuts such as walnuts and pine nuts.Source: 서문야시장 공식 사이트 (nightseomun.com) — 시장안내 · checked 2026-11-01
- KTO: mainly textile goods, plus traditional silk, cloth, knitwear, crafts, clothing, tableware and dried seafood.Source: 한국관광공사 열린관광 무장애 관광정보 (access.visitkorea.or.kr) — 대구 서문시장 & 서문시장 야시장 · checked 2026-11-01
Good to know
- Night-market stall numbers start at the Dongsan Sangga entrance, and stall positions change every day (night-market site).Source: 서문야시장 공식 사이트 (nightseomun.com) — 매대위치 · checked 2026-11-01
Official lists
A name on an official list. It is not a ranking of visitors or of quality.
Register entries that make up this market
서문시장2지구종합상가
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 큰장로26길25
Open every day
1,547 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 2015
서문시장4지구종합대체상가
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 달성로 18
Open every day
1,204 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 2017
서문시장5지구
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 큰장로26길 6
Open every day
235 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 1977
서문시장 제1지구1층
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 큰장로28길 10
Open every day
214 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 1974
서문시장 제1지구2층
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 큰장로28길 10
Open every day
205 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 1974
서문시장 아진상가
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 큰장로 28길39
Open every day
233 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 2017
서문시장건해산물상가
Address in Korean — show it to a taxi driver
대구광역시 중구 큰장로 26안길5
Open every day
80 stalls registered · Public restroom: Yes · Parking: Yes · Opened 2005