Greetings to our Empathy Guest House visitors! Of the places you can check out in Daegu, today we will be introducing one of Daegu's markets. There are several major markets you can visit in Daegu, and Gyodong Market used to be Daegu's biggest and most famous. Although Gyodong Market has seen less customers these days compared to Seomun Market, this market has been known for its electronics, jewelry and black market. The black market has an expansive selection of imported goods including US products such as chocolates, candies, deodorant, weightlifting supplements, setting it apart from other markets in the area.
Location wise, Gyodong Market takes up quite an expansive area of downtown Daegu lying to the east of Jungangno Station and located more specifically behind Daegu Station.
This market at first glance may seem a bit old fashioned and less busy compared to the young and hip Dongseongro downtown area just a block down the street, but today we are going to show that there is just as much, if not more interesting things to see here!
Upon arriving, we immediately see that the street before turning into the alleyway to enter the market is lined with thrift shops and jewelry stores.
Although not pictured, there are a lot more jewelry shops other than those on this street, also commonly known as the Jewelry Alley of Daegu. We definitely recommend everyone to come take a look at the jewelry they sell here.
The thrift shops are also quite a treat. You will be able find very cheap yet good quality clothes. This part of Gyodong Market is heaven for fans of second hand clothing and bargain deals.
Markets and shopping areas in Korea often have well known alleyways that sell a common product, service, or food, but Gyodong Market as mentioned before consists of a very interesting black market, the Yankee Market.
The name, Yankee Market, originates from all of the imported goods stores that supply products that originate from the United States (but there are also many products from other countries as well!).
Foreign goods such as these tasty snacks pictured in these photos above are put on display to entice the passerby.
Although we were not able to take pictures of what the stores looked like inside, there were many many more imported products that were sold other than these snacks.
Full of items and products that one would not be able to find in Korean convenience stores elsewhere, foreigners would probably find this part of town most helpful for finding products they use back at home.
Once at Yankee Market, you cannot leave out the interesting clothing shops! One can find heaps of US army clothing and apparel, even uniforms from way back when.
Aside from the clothing and accessory shops that the market is full of, we cannot leave out the traditional Korean eats when it comes to Gyodong Market!
Pictured below is the market’s Muk-ja (Eatery) Alleyway.
The tantalizing smell of food reaches our noses before entering the alleyway itself. Seasoned fish cake, mung-bean pancakes (bindaetteok), squid jjijim (Korean style pancake made with squid), are only a few of the mouth watering delectables that are sold here. You can also find the Daegu-famous flat dumplings here as well.
Note: Jjijim is the Gyeongsang dialect for jeon, Korean style pancake!
We can see seasoned fish cake,
tteokbokki, and squid jjijim in the picture above. The ladies made it difficult
for us to resist, and giving into the temptation we ordered some bindaetteok
and flat dumplings on the spot. After seeing the vast number of good places to
eat we will be planning to come back and make a post that focuses on the market’s
eateries!
The jewelry shops, electronics
alleyway, and other sights to see at the market are not in the pictures posted
above, but they are all something worth coming to see while visiting Daegu! Be sure to include the Kyodong Market in your travel plans when
visiting the Dongseongro area.
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