Daily 05:00-22:00; closed first and third TuesdaysNampo and Jagalchi
Jagalchi Market is Korea's largest fish market, born from Busan's wartime waterfront, where you pick live seafood downstairs and eat it upstairs.
Go forHoe, Grilled fish, Live seafood
TipBuy on the ground floor, then pay a sitting fee at the second-floor hoe rooms to have it cut and served.
Daily 09:00-20:00, stall hours vary; many stalls close SundayNampo and Jagalchi
Gukje Market grew out of postwar Busan and still runs as a maze of stalls, its food alleys ladling bibim dangmyeon, yubu pockets and chungmu gimbap.
Go forChungmu gimbap, Bibim dangmyeon, Yubu jeongol
TipHead for the food alley crossroads where the ajummas share bench seating; point-and-order works fine.
Day market daily 08:00-20:00; night market carts daily 19:30-23:30Nampo and Jagalchi
Bupyeong Kkangtong Market runs Korea's first regular night market in Busan, tin-can history by day and cart food at plastic tables after dark.
Go forNight market snacks, Eomuk, Yubu jumeoni
TipCome hungry after half past seven when the carts roll out; work one lap before committing.
Daily 09:00-22:00, stall hours varyHaeundae
Haeundae Traditional Market packs one covered lane behind Busan's busiest beach with tteokbokki counters, grilled hagfish and gukbap kitchens.
Go forTteokbokki, Gomjangeo, Hotteok
TipWalk the full lane before choosing; the famous tteokbokki queue moves faster than it looks.
Daily roughly 08:00-23:00; shop hours varyGwangalli
Millak Raw Fish Town stacks hoe vendors at the end of Gwangalli Beach in Busan; buy your sliced fish downstairs and eat it upstairs facing the bridge.
Go forHoe, Sashimi to takeaway, Beach picnics
TipGet a takeaway hoe box and eat on the beach wall; upstairs rooms charge a table fee instead.