Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Updating Relevant Photos-Best 5 Popular Traditional Market in Seoul

There are 3520 traditional and modern markets in Seoul running which are ranking as top five, No 1 Namdaemun Market, No 2 Dongdaemun General Market, No 3 Pyeongwha Market, No 4, Gwangjang Traditional Market and No 5 Majang Livestock Market in terms of number of shops at the Market. If we count traditional market in terms of market area, these raking are changed as No 1 Seoul Yakryeong Market, No 2 Yeongdeunpo Distribution Market, No 3 Bangsan Market, No 4 Namdaemun Market and No 5 Dongdaemun Market. I will introduce traditional market in view of common easy shopping or something enjoyably playing and/or eating. They are as below.

1. Mangwon Market at Mapo Gu

l Address : #14, Poeunro 8 Gil, Mapo Gu, Seoul Korea.

l Opening Hours : AM 10:00 ~ PM 22:00.

l Access : Walking from Mangwon Subway Station at Line No 6 taking less than 5 minutes.

As well-known as best no one for young generation dating course, this market has been recently rising as higher position at younger people’s favorite dating course reflecting recent TV program as “Living Alone”. One of best menu is handmade Croquette on spot and handmade Kalgusu at present which are so popular and widely known mouth to mouth information and you should almost always wait for some time as a long waiting queue. You could walk to Hangang Parking less than 15 minutes where you could take break after shopping or dating. You could easily take a bus going to Sangam World Cup Parking where you could walk and see many different kind of gardening or nature view like look down view at the Park. There are also Manglidan Gil which is arranged at Poeunro Road near to Exit No 2 at Mangwon Subway Station which you could see particular unusual restaurant like Broncho, Spanish or Bingha Byeol, French or Miwansung Shikdang, desert special and so on.

2. Gwangjang Market at Jongro Gu, Seoul

l Address : #8, Chang Kyeonggung Ro, Jongro Gu, Seoul Korea.

l Opening Hours : AM 09:00 ~ PM 22:00.

l Access : Walking from Jongro Oga Subway Station at Line No 1 taking less than 1 minutes.

There are very well-known to most Seoul citizen as a best traditional market as more than 100 years history and traditional culture which you could easily approach at Subway Station, Jongro Oga at Line No. . This market has been introduced to many foreigners long time ago as one of best market in Seoul which they could take an opportunity to enjoy Korean traditional culture as well as reputed food as Mayak Gimbab, Bindaedeok (Mung Bean Pan Cake) or raw meat Sashimi and etc.

There are many fashion products at 2^nd floor which you could see domestic brand as well as sometimes famous imported from some countries. You could probably spend a lot time without time passing conscious since there are so many thing you take around. If you are liucky enough, you could buy something with very good price compensating your effort moving quite a time.

3. Bangsan Market at Jung Gu, Seoul

l Address : #18-1, Eulgoro 33 Gil, Jung Gu, Seoul Korea.

l Opening Hours : AM 07:00 ~ PM 19:00.

l Access : Walking from Eulgo 4 Ga Subway Station in Line No 2 or 5 taking less than 1 minutes.

As you cross over Choen Gyecheong Road, you could see Bangsan Market which is facing each other and not far from Gwangjang Market near to Jongro Oga Subway Station. Therefore you could easily take a shopping for both market, Gwangjang Market and Bangsan Market at a time. Bangsan Market has been well known a s special for packing material or baking or candle or natural soap which you buy these products lower price than other market price in general.

4. Yakryeong Market (Kyeongdong Market) at Dongdaemun Gu, Seoul

l Address : #147, Wangsan Ro, Dongdaemun Gu, Seoul Korea.

l Opening Hours : AM 09:00 ~ PM 22:00.

l Access : Walking from Jegidong Subway Station at Line No 1 taking less than 1 minutes.

Anybody who are interested in healthy and its related items should pay a visit to the Yakryeong Market which was opened in 1960 and lasted for 58 years. They are leading traditional market trading health related items in Korea. More than 70% of all health related items in Korea have been traded at this market. They are No. 1 position trading biggest volume of Ginseng in Korea which additionally handling many medical hubs like turmeric or corni or Chinese matrimony vine or milk vetch root or Korea angelica root and so on.

There is a Korea Traditional Museum just entrance to the market where you could look Korea traditional medical herbs or antiquity. You could also experience traditional herb related food menu or temple food menu at Omi Good Research Institute.

5. Saemaeul Market at Songpa Gu, Seoul

l Address : #24, Seokcehon Hosu Ro 24, Songpa Gu, Seoul Korea.

l Opening Hours : AM 10:00 ~ PM 21:00.

l Access : Walking from Shincheun Subway Station at Line No 2 taking less than 5 minutes.

This Saemaeul market has been widely known as special or various food where you

could enjoy different menu which has been opened in 1970 and called as biggest market

at Gangnam. We used to call this market as Meokja Golmok which means enjoyably

eating area.

There famous Pao Pao, delicious prawn tumbling or Dakgangjeong, spiced fried chicken wrapped with perilla leave or memorial Deokboggi or color muddle, selecting as individual hobby and so on. There are two good dating courses, first one Janshil General Sport Complex and second Seokcheong Lake where you could go there less than half an hour on foot from the Market. You could of course take nice exceptional date at Jamshil Baseball Complex not far from the Market.