Busan Jagalchi Market & Gukje Market Food Walking Tour

The story of the port city of Busan
told through its flavors

Busan's food culture is very different from Seoul's. The history of a port city, trade, migration, fishermen and merchants, refugees and workers blended together to create a unique culinary tradition. Meet your guide at Jagalchi Station Exit 7 and uncover these stories through taste as you walk through markets and streets.

Discover seafood shaped by the sea at Jagalchi Market

Spend about 1 hour exploring the wide variety of seafood at lively Jagalchi Market and taste local seafood samples. You can also hear the stories behind pickled foods such as myeongran (pollock roe), which was introduced to Japan and became a national favorite there.

Taste Busan specialties at Gukje Market and Bupyeong Kkangtong Market

Stroll through Gukje Market to feel the city's everyday life, and taste specialties of the port city at Bupyeong Kkangtong Market. You will be introduced to dishes that carry the lives of Busan's people, such as milmyeon, created by refugees adapting to hard conditions, and dwaeji gukbap (pork soup with rice), known as a hearty meal for workers.

Pass BIFF Square and finish at a roastery cafe

Walk around BIFF Square, famous for film and street food, and taste seed hotteok, a Busan specialty reinterpreted in a modern style. Finally, stop by a local roastery cafe for roasted coffee and dessert to end the tour, then return to Jagalchi Station where you started.

※ The itinerary and order of visits may change depending on local conditions.