Seobudu Fish Market on the Western Waterway of Jeju Port
Seobudu Fish Market is a seafood market with the character of a Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market-style auction house run by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, located at 49 Imhang-ro near Jeju Port in Geonip-dong, Jeju-si. Historic photos from the late 1960s of Seobudu Fish Market in 'Apdonji' remain, allowing visitors to trace the long history of seafood distribution alongside Jeju Port.
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At the end of the 1960s, the photo of ‘Apdonji’ marked the starting point of Seobudu
Seobudu Fish Market is located at 49 Imhang-ro, the wharf area west of Jeju Port, Geonip-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Public records preserve a late-1960s photo of the Seobudu Fish Market in Apdonji, showing a wooden bow, a basin containing ‘gakjaegi,’ the local name for jack mackerel, and the figures of fishermen and merchants.
This is also why it is hard to view the market simply as a tourist-oriented dining district. It is introduced as a fishery wholesale market where seafood brought in near Jeju Port is traded and distributed, and it is a place connected to the port-related everyday history of Jeju-si’s old downtown.
- Location: west wharf area of Jeju Port, Geonip-dong, Jeju-si
- Road name address: 49 Imhang-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
- Coordinates: 33.516997, 126.530031
- Historical record: late-1960s photo of the Seobudu Fish Market in Apdonji
A wholesale-market-style market where you enter without a ticket and choose fish
Seobudu Fish Market is classified as a seafood purchase space with no separate admission fee. Travel information says it is about a 15-minute drive from Jeju International Airport and describes it as a fisheries wholesale market where seasonal fish can be found at relatively low prices.
Rather than planning it like a tourist facility with a standardized viewing route or experience program, it is better to ask each shop directly about the condition of the fish, whether it has been prepared, and whether packaging is possible. Since no official market representative phone number or single official website is publicly available in tourist information, you should not use the phone number of a specific shop as the market’s representative contact.
- Admission fee: free
- Main characteristic: fisheries wholesale-market-style seafood market
- Main purchase targets: seasonal fish and seafood
- Market representative phone: not publicly confirmed
- Single official market website: not publicly confirmed
About 15 minutes by car from 49 Imhang-ro to Jeju International Airport
Seobudu Fish Market is introduced as being about 15 minutes by car from Jeju International Airport. It is an easy stop by rental car on the day of arrival or departure, but if you are buying fresh seafood, it is better to first decide whether your accommodation can store it in a refrigerator and what the conditions are for airline carry-on or checked baggage.
For public transportation, bus stops and routes in Jeju city can change frequently, so rather than assuming a specific bus number, it is safer to search the Jeju Bus Information System right before departure for nearby stops around ‘Seobudu,’ ‘Tapdong,’ or ‘Jeju Port’ as your destination. Since Jeju has no urban rail stations, station exit guidance does not apply.
- About 15 minutes by car from Jeju International Airport
- Near Jeju-si old downtown and Jeju Port
- Urban rail: none
- Recommended access: rental car or taxi
- Public transportation: real-time bus route search recommended before departure
Three things to decide before a box of cutlassfish: preparation, packaging, storage
When buying seafood at Seobudu Fish Market, it is efficient to first say whether ① you will eat it as sashimi right away, ② you want it prepared for grilling or braising, or ③ it is for delivery or accommodation storage. Public reviews include an example of buying cutlassfish and using preparation, packaging, and delivery together.
Jeju seafood varies in item, size, and price depending on the day’s catch and the season. Therefore, asking one shop together about the ‘fish available today,’ the price per fish or per box, the preparation fee, the ice-packaging cost, and the time available for shipping can reduce mistakes after purchase.
- Ask each shop whether preparation, packaging, and delivery are available
- Price units: check first whether the price is by piece, kg, or box
- For meals at your accommodation, order the fish prepared separately for sashimi, grilling, or braising
- On a flight day, check ice packaging and baggage rules together
- Recommended stay: 20 to 40 minutes if you are only buying
Choosing the time between a dawn distribution market and an afternoon travel market
No official unified operating hours or closing days for the entire market are confirmed in public materials. Since the wholesale market and individual shops may have different business hours, if your purpose is to buy a specific fish, you need to confirm whether it is open with the shop you want or on-site before departure.
However, travelers can buy seafood at the market in the morning and then continue to the Tapdong coast or the Dongmun Market and Sanjicheon area. In the late afternoon, the day’s supply and shop operation status may change, so if choosing the fish you want is the priority, it is reasonable to make this your first stop of the day.
- Official unified operating hours: not publicly confirmed
- Official unified closing day: not publicly confirmed
- Recommended time for shopping: morning
- Recommended duration: 20 to 40 minutes for seafood shopping, 40 to 60 minutes including meal and packaging consultation
- Reservation: no market entry reservation needed
An old-downtown Jeju-si route connecting Seobudu to Dongmun Market, Tapdong, and Sanjicheon
Seobudu Fish Market sits to the north of the Jeju-si old downtown route that continues toward Jeju Port, the Tapdong coast, Dongmun Market, and Sanjicheon. A map around the Jeju Port wharf area in research materials from Jeju National University shows Tapdong Square, Seobudu, Seobudu Fish Market, Dongbudu, the former site of the liquor factory, and Chilmeori together.
If you are not planning to take seafood straight back to your accommodation, it is better to buy first and avoid a long walking schedule afterward. On the other hand, if you want to see port-area daily life without buying anything, you can briefly view the exterior of Seobudu Fish Market and the Jeju Port area, then continue with a Tapdong coastal walk and dinner at Dongmun Market.
- Connected areas: Jeju Port, Tapdong Square, Dongmun Market, Sanjicheon
- Route principle: buy refrigerated or frozen items at the end of the schedule
- Walking trip: outerwear recommended to prepare for wind and rain around the port
- Car trip: check on-site where stopping and parking are allowed near the market
What stroller and wheelchair travelers need: shop-by-shop confirmation
Seobudu Fish Market is not a place where unified barrier-free information is publicly available like in an exhibition hall, and market-level information on ramps, accessible restrooms, or dedicated parking spaces for wheelchair and stroller users has not been confirmed. Passage width and wet floor conditions can vary by shop and time of day.
Wheelchair or stroller users should check on-site with a companion before purchasing whether they can enter the aisles, and it is more convenient to transport live seafood with an ice box or a small cart. Since it has not been publicly confirmed whether foreign-language guidance is a common market service, preparing key Korean expressions such as fish photos and words like ‘preparation,’ ‘packaging,’ and ‘delivery’ will make communication with shops easier.
- Unified accessibility information for wheelchairs and strollers: not publicly confirmed
- Permanent foreign-language guidance: not publicly confirmed
- Floor condition: may be wet due to the seafood work area
- What to bring: cooler bag or ice box, shopping bag
- Parking: official market parking information not publicly confirmed
Before You Go
- Address
- 49 Imhang-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
- Admission
- Free
- Transport
- About 15 minutes by car from Jeju International Airport. Jeju has no urban rail stations, and for bus routes, searching the Jeju Bus Information System before departure for stops near Seobudu, Tapdong, or Jeju Port is recommended.
- Time needed
- 20 to 40 minutes for seafood shopping, 40 to 60 minutes including preparation and packaging consultation
- Accessibility
- Market-level wheelchair, stroller, and foreign-language guidance information is not publicly confirmed. It is better to check aisle and floor conditions on-site.
The information above is current as of the time of writing. Please check the official guidance again before visiting.
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