Best markets in Jeju — Top +13 best Jeju traditional markets & Jeju 5 day markets

August 7, 2022

At Sehwa, you can find a wide variety of items at affordable prices. The casual stalls are always filled with the finest produce. Goods here are also diverse from food, household items, to agricultural tools. You also have the opportunity to taste free foods from the friendly shop owners. Besides, try bargaining with sellers to buy good items at a bargain price (especially at the end of the day).

Sehwa 5-day market is the best place to explore a traditional 5-day market. This is the largest market in the East of Jeju Island but it is small, simple and rarely visited by tourists. Cheap price sellers often offer free samples. You can also haggle for the best deals and go at the end of the day. Sehwa is also known for its excellent gukbap, a pork soup that uses Jeju black pork.

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In terms of food, we’re sure you should come here with an empty stomach. The delicious gukbap – pork soup at the Sehwa Five-Day Market is famous in the region. The ingredients to make this dish are from specialty black pigs on Jeju Island. Therefore, the taste of the soup is sweet and fragrant. The gukbap served with hot, fragrant rice is sure to satisfy your hungry stomach.

Dongmun Market (Jeju traditional 5 day market)

Address: South Korea, Jeju-do, Jeju-si, 특별자치도, 동문시장
Hours: 8AM–11PM

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Jeju is a thriving island in the middle of the sea with an extremely rich source of seafood. Therefore, fish markets are easy to find on the island. One of the most famous places that we would like to introduce to you is Dongmun Market at 20 Gwandeok-ro 14-gil, Jeju-do Jeju-si. This market is also the oldest one on the island because it has existed since 1945.

Dongmun Market, located along Jungang-ro street in the heart of Jeju’s old city, is the oldest and largest Jeju traditional market that opened in 1945. It is a multi-industry market that sells a variety of goods from fresh vegetables and fruits, aquatic products and dairy products to groceries, clothing, shoes, home appliances and farm equipment. Its popular items are various snacks such as: Cute Gyul-hareubang bread, Dolhareubang (Stone Ancestor) shaped shortbread. Omegiduk and Bingduk are also local culinary attractions not to be missed.

At Dongmun Market, visitors will surely be dazzled by stalls with a wide variety of seafood from fresh to dried. The most prominent goods at this place are pit fish and delectable plates of hoe (raw fish sashimi). If you do not know, the pit fish is a type of fish with a long and slender body. It is very difficult to keep this seafood fresh so it is commonly known only as dried. However, you will have the opportunity to enjoy this dish freshest in Dongmun.

As for the hoe plates, this is a dish that many Koreans love very much. For them, this is the best way to enjoy the taste of fresh fish. In a fish plate, you have many choices such as mackerel, salmon, halibut, yellowtail, abalone,… The fish that have just been taken from the port are brought back for processing during the day. When enjoying, each piece of meat still retains its firmness and bright color. Adding a little more pungent, salty taste of the sauce will make the sweet and fatty taste of the sashimi more prominent.

Besides the seafood stalls, you can also find many restaurants at the market. There, you have the opportunity to personally choose the freshest seafood for the chef to prepare. You have many options such as sashimi, steamed, grilled, stewed or salad. These main dishes will be served with different types of panchan (kimchi, cucumber, shredded cabbage,…). So you can enjoy a variety of flavors and feel the main dish become more more delicious.

Besides selling seafood as in the tradition, Dongmun has now developed a lot in terms of goods and services. Visitors also have the opportunity to shop for local goods and souvenirs as well. Since 2018, this place has extended its opening hours until midnight to serve the large demand of customers. Therefore, you can choose to visit the night market or the morning market in Dongmun. This fish market is open every day of the week except Sunday, so you have more opportunities to visit than the five-day markets. The location of this place is also very close to the airport, so it is one of the places where tourists come to buy gifts for their families before leaving.

It’s close to the airport so you can drop by as your last stop before ending your trip. Just like Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market in Seoul, Dongmun is the place to buy stingrays, pickaxes and other fish from the famous fish market. Besides the stalls, there are a number of restaurants around this market where you can bring back your freshly bought fish and have it cooked, they also serve with side dishes. From March 2018, Dongmun has extended its opening hours to midnight, making it a night market as well as a day market. The market is open every day except Sunday.

Donam Market (Jeju five day market)

Address: 923-13 Donam-dong, Jeju-do Jeju-si
Hours: 7AM-11PM

This traditional market in Jeju city sells a variety of goods, but is particularly attractive for clothing, especially traditional hanbok costumes. It’s not a tourist destination so it’s a good place to shop for clothes at slightly lower prices. There are many restaurants and casual eateries to satisfy your hunger and it is located near the shopping district of Sungshin Women’s University. The stream closest to the market (leading to Hansung University Station) is the famous springtime cherry blossom viewing spot.

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Donam traditional market is one of the markets selling a wide variety of goods. However, it is most famous for its clothing, including traditional hanbok. This market is located at 923-13 Donam-dong, Jeju-do Jeju-si. With this good location, you can also easily move to many other tourist areas such as the shopping area of Sungshin Women’s Academy or the cherry blossom viewing area on the way to Hansung University station.

Donam Market is not actually an spot known to many tourists. In other words, this place mainly focuses on exchanging goods for local people. That is why the prices of the items in the market are much lower than the famous tourist markets mentioned above. Coming to this place, visitors have the opportunity to find many trendy clothes with good quality. This is one of the places that sell a variety of traditional hanbok models. You can ask the seller to learn more about this sophisticated outfit. Buying hanbok at Donam market is also a reasonable choice because the price here is not as high as the usual tourist spots. Besides, the food stalls in the market will surely help soothe your hungry stomach.

Seogwipo Olle Market

Address: 18 Jungang-ro 62beon-gil, 특별자치도 Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
Hours: 7AM–9PM

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The daily Seogwipo Olle Market is located in the center of Seogwipo-si, which is known as the tourist mecca of Jeju. Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Rice Rolls), Omegiduk (rice cakes), fried chicken, Modakchigi (a plate of snacks of all kinds, such as Tteokbokki, Gimbap, french fries,…) or local specialties like: Hallabong Tangerines, oranges, Sea Bream and more can be found there.

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This traditional market in Jeju is part of the Ollegil trail, a popular spot for various cultural events and festivals held to attract crowds of tourists. Every year, the ‘Seogwipo Olle Market Olle Festival’ organizes performances by multicultural dance groups, food markets, etc. You can come and participate in many interesting activities and learn the unique beauty of Jeju there.

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Daejeong 5 Day Market

Address: 65, Sinyeong-ro 36beon-gil, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do

This is a seaside market located next to Moseulpo Port, a typical port of Southwestern Jeju, very suitable for shopping for fresh seafood. In addition, it is also known for selling high-quality fruits and vegetables. You can buy good quality agricultural products, such as garlic, onions and cabbage at reasonable prices. Therefore, people from neighboring areas also come to Daejeong-eup to buy specialties to bring back to use.

Pyoseon 5 day traditional market

Address: 203-1, Pyoseondongseo-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do (1001-1, Pyoseon-ri)
Phone 064-760-4471

This market is more frequently visit by locals than tourists on Jeju Island. Compared to other markets, it is smaller in size with only about 47 stores, but is famous for its generous sellers. There is a shop that specializes in seeds, called “Siat Halmang” (Grandma Seed) and you can spot a quaint shop that sells equipment for women diving.

Jungmun 5 day traditional market

Address: 12, Cheonjeyeon-ro 188beon-gil, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do (2123-1, Jungmun-dong)
Phone 064-760-2633

It is located in the middle of the Jungmun Tourist Complex, home to many museums and amusement parks. This is a prime example of Jeju’s well-preserved traditional market scene, selling clothing, agro-fishery, general goods, food, etc. It accounts for a large part of the local commerce and open on days ending 3 or 8 of each month.

Hallim Maeil Market

Although the area of Hallim market in Jeju Island is not large, it has a long tradition. The items that the market sells are mainly agricultural tools of local people and typical Korean cakes. Visitors can also buy some cakes to enjoy or give as gifts to people after their trip to Korea.

Hamdeok Five-Day Market

Address: 16 Hamdeok 14(sipsa)-gil, Jochon-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
Hours: 9AM–10PM
Phone: +82-19-671-2802

Hamdeok Market is a place that sells everything. From vegetables, meat, fish, fruit to clothes, furniture. Visitors will feel the atmosphere here is more bustling than some other traditional markets on Jeju Island because this market is usually quite busy with buyers and sellers. And the sellers in the market are very friendly, kind and enthusiastic, contributing to attracting tourists to come here during their Jeju tours.

Above are the Jeju traditional markets, Jeju five day market, Jeju traditional 5 day markets, Jeju five day folk markets that you should go to when traveling on the beautiful Jeju Island. It can be seen that the five-day markets are a unique feature of the island. During the market gathering days, you will have the opportunity to explore and enjoy many wonderful regional products as well as finding meaningful souvenirs or gifts, specialties. These memorable experiences that will make your journey more wonderful than ever. Therefore, be sure to jot down the places above to plan your itinerary.

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