Gukje Market and Bupyeong Kkangtong Market

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Busan's market lanes, running since the war years

Hours

Varies by shop, morning to evening

Tickets

Free

Address

Gukje Market-gil area, Jung-gu, Busan

Refugees set up stalls here after the Korean War, and the lanes still tangle like a maze of clothes, housewares and bowls. Since the film Ode to My Father, even more people come. Across the road, Bupyeong Kkangtong Market is the food side, with lines for seasoned glass noodles, tofu pouches and seed-stuffed hotteok. Browsing and snacking eat up the hours. BIFF Square is a short walk next door.