Choosing Sashimi, Whale Meat, and Grilled Shellfish at 24 Stalls in Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market
Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market is a 990-square-meter live-fish sashimi center that opened in January 2024 on the first floor of Central Plaza in Seongnam-dong Jungang Market. You can buy sashimi to take away at one of 24 stalls or eat it at a chojang restaurant. This guide covers parking, entrance routes, and officially vacant information from a foreign visitor’s perspective.
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A 990㎡ Live Fish Sashimi Town Established on the First Floor of Central Plaza in January 2024
Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market is a seafood market established in the Central Plaza building of Jungang Market in Seongnam-dong, Jung-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City. It officially opened in January 2024 and occupies 990㎡ on the first floor of Jungang Market Central Plaza as a live fish sashimi town.
Because of this location, it is not an independent seafood tourist destination but rather a place where visitors can enjoy sashimi and a meal within the existing Jungang Market commercial district. Jungang Market, Keunaegi Night Market, and Okgol Market are clustered nearby, so instead of visiting only the seafood market, it is more practical to continue exploring the Seongnam-dong market district.
A Layout Where You Can Choose Everything from Sashimi Stalls to Chojang Restaurants at 24 Booths
The market contains 24 booths, including sashimi restaurants, chojang restaurants, and meat restaurants. Seafood is reportedly sourced through daily auctions and kept in tanks for management, allowing visitors to select a species from a tank and immediately proceed with preparation and dining.
The key feature is the arrangement of chojang restaurants directly beside the sashimi restaurants. Some sashimi restaurants also offer single-serving sashimi to go, and chairs are provided for takeaway customers, giving solo travelers options when looking for an appropriate portion.
A 20–30 m Shop Arrangement for More Than Just Sashimi
In addition to sashimi and chojang restaurants, Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market has meat restaurants and shellfish grill restaurants. The meat restaurants are reportedly located about 20–30 m away from the area lined with sashimi restaurants, taking into account the odor produced when grilling meat.
There is also one shop selling whale meat, and the meat restaurants allow customers to eat meat and sashimi together at the same table. Therefore, groups that do not want only seafood can divide their menu choices within the market, with some people selecting sashimi and others choosing meat.
Include 350 ml of Chojang and a 6,000-won Table Setting Fee per Person in Your Budget
When taking sashimi to go, you can purchase chojang and wrapped vegetables separately. According to information published in 2024, one 350 ml container of chojang cost about 3,000 won, so it is advisable to calculate the cost of side dishes as well as the sashimi price.
If you eat at a chojang restaurant, the table setting fee was 6,000 won per person according to information published in 2024. Chojang restaurants also sell sashimi rice and spicy fish stew. Although this is a market-style retail and dining space with no admission fee, sashimi, chojang, wrapped vegetables, and the table setting are separate charges.
Operating Hours Have Not Been Officially Confirmed
The overall operating hours of Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market have not been confirmed. The official Ulsan City page does not separately list the business hours of Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market Co., Ltd., while the seafood retail building is shown as operating from 07:00 to 21:00 in the same information, so the two should not be treated as identical.
The official Ulsan City page also does not separately list the closure days of Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market Co., Ltd. For reference, the seafood retail building is marked as closed on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, but this does not mean that the entire Jungang Seafood Market is closed on those days.
Getting There Begins at Jungang Traditional Market Bus Stop 24-714
The address is 329 Beonyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City. When traveling by city bus, visitors are advised to get off at Jungang Traditional Market bus stop, stop number 24-714.
The currently operating bus routes and the exact walking distance from the stop to the market could not be confirmed in publicly available materials. Foreign travelers should set the address and “Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market” as the destination in a map app and check the final section after getting off the bus. To avoid going to a different Jungang Market based only on the stop name, it is safest to verify stop number 24-714 as well.
From the Underground Parking Lot, Exit Outdoors Once Behind the Elevator
The Central Plaza building has an underground parking lot, and visitor accounts describe it as spacious. However, parking fees and free-parking conditions have not been confirmed, so visitors arriving by car should check the signs on site rather than assume parking costs in advance.
The described route from the parking lot is to take the elevator to the first floor, go outdoors briefly, and then enter the sashimi center again. There are three entrances: the main entrance beside the parking-lot access road, the south gate through Kkomjangeo Alley, and a small entrance in front of Okgol Market.
Shop Phone Numbers Available Inside the Market and Points to Note
The market’s general representative phone number has not been confirmed. The contact number for the Ulsan Agricultural and Fisheries Products Wholesale Market Management Office is 052-229-6051. The shop list includes Donghae Whale 052-266-8650, Mimiso 052-266-6600, Jeju Sashimi Restaurant 052-713-7114, and Dolgorae Sashimi Restaurant 052-227-5588.
Chef Seafood is listed as 052-700-7179, Geobukseon Sashimi Restaurant as 010-9336-1155, Geochang Chojang as 010-7576-4590, Chef Chojang as 052-707-7179, Yaeum Chojang as 010-2488-0862, and Soyoung Chojang as 010-5207-6858. The current shop lineup and individual shop operating hours could not be confirmed in the latest materials from 2025–2026. There is also no publicly available information about photography restrictions, cash-only payment, English guidance, audio guides, or the exact scope of access control.
The Current State of Ulsan’s Seafood Distribution Seen Through a List of 25 Intermediary Wholesalers
The department responsible on the relevant Ulsan City page is the Agricultural and Fisheries Products Wholesale Market Management Office, and a list of 25 intermediary wholesalers for Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market Co., Ltd. is provided. The traded category is listed as seafood, and business names such as No. 5 Store, Ulsan Fisheries, Cheoyong Fisheries, Yeonggwang Fisheries, and Gangwon Fisheries are included.
The list also includes Munhui Fisheries, intermediary wholesaler No. 55, and Hai Fisheries, intermediary wholesaler No. 54. The market’s current form should be understood not simply as a restaurant district, but as the result of combining the distribution function of sourcing seafood through auctions with retail and dining functions on the first floor of one building.
Before You Go
- Address
- 329 Beonyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Hours
- The overall operating hours of Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market have not been confirmed. The official Ulsan City operating-hours information does not separately list the hours of Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market Co., Ltd., while the seafood retail building is listed as operating from 07:00 to 21:00.
- Closed
- The official Ulsan City page does not separately list closure days for Ulsan Jungang Seafood Market Co., Ltd. For reference, the seafood retail building is marked as closed on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
- Admission
- No admission fee. No separate admission charge is listed for this market-style retail and dining space.
- Phone
- The market’s general representative phone number has not been confirmed. The contact number for the Ulsan Agricultural and Fisheries Products Wholesale Market Management Office is 052-229-6051.
- Official site
- https://ulsan.go.kr/s/market/contents.ulsan?mId=001003002004000000
- Transport
- When using Ulsan city buses, visitors are advised to get off at Jungang Traditional Market bus stop, stop number 24-714. The walking distance from the stop to the market and the bus routes serving the stop have not been confirmed.
- Parking
- Visitor accounts indicate that the underground parking lot in the Central Plaza building is available, but parking fees have not been confirmed.
- Accessibility
- The first floor can be reached by elevator from the building’s parking lot. However, the described route requires going outdoors from the first floor and then entering the sashimi center again.
The information above is current as of the time of writing. Check the official information again before visiting.
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Ulsan Jungang Traditional MarketA place to explore traditional market food and shops along an arcade-covered alley. -
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Ulsan Keunaegi Youth Night MarketA place to enjoy distinctive street food and accessories at young entrepreneurs’ stalls. -
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Okgol MarketA traditional market where you can browse agricultural and seafood products, rice cakes, pyebaek items, and traditional porridge.
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Pyeonghwa SsambapA Korean restaurant serving ssambap set meals and crispy grilled beef bulgogi
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