Bupyeong Kkangtong Night Market
부평깡통야시장
The night market that sets up in Bupyeong Kkangtong Market from half past seven until midnight. The daytime market publishes no hours of its own.
Language
Place information
- Korean name
- 부평깡통야시장
- Nearest station
- Jagalchi Station (자갈치역, Busan Metro Line 1) (Exit 3) · 10-min walk
- Opening hours
- 19:30–24:00
- Closed
- Seollal · Chuseok
What to see
Carts rolling in
At 19:30 each evening, wheeled food carts roll into the market alley in a line. The alley quickly becomes a food market.
Food from several countries
Grilled pork belly, okonomiyaki, kebabs and bánh xèo bring dishes from several countries into one alley. Food is prepared on the spot.
Shops beside the carts
The shops on either side of the carts in the middle of the alley offer a different range of food.
Keeping right at the night market
At the night market, food stalls occupy the middle of the narrow alley. People keep to the right to maintain the flow of foot traffic.
Carts rolling in selected
Nearby
Stories about this place
- Busan in 2 or 3 Days: Old City, Haeundae to Gwangalli, Beomeosa
A first-timer's Busan route. Day 1 covers the western old city — the Provisional Capital Memorial Hall, Nampo-dong and Huinnyeoul Culture Village; day 2 the eastern coast from Haeundae along Blue Line Park to Songjeong and Gwangalli; day 3 runs from Beomeosa down to the UN Memorial Cemetery and Oryukdo. Includes how to choose between two and three days, Monday closures, opening hours and bad-weather swaps.
- Eight Places to Visit in Busan: What Each One Is and When to Go
A practical guide to eight Busan sights — Haedong Yonggungsa, Gamcheon Culture Village, the Songdo cable car, Taejongdae, BUSAN X the SKY, Bupyeong Kkangtong Night Market, Haeundae and Gwangalli. What each one is, which part of the day it suits, how they group by area, and a one-day plan.
- Five Places to Visit in Nampo-dong, Busan: Jagalchi, Gukje Market, BIFF Square, Yongdusan Park and Bupyeong Night Market
Five stops within a fifteen-minute walk, set out by what each is for, whether it opens on a Sunday and what it costs. Their hours run straight through the day, from a fish market before dawn to a night market at midnight, so the question is the order rather than the choice.
