8 Best Places to Shop in Tongyeong

Tongyeong's Jungang Market is a place to go to for seafood, both fresh and dried. Located opposite Gangguan Munhwa Madang, you can purchase fresh seafood and agricultural products from the region and find delectable food in this market. You can get there by taking a bus bound for Donam-dong in front of the Tongyeong Intercity Bus Terminal and getting off at the Jungang Market stop. Jungang Market has a history of more than 400 years. Dongpirang Mural Village is located on the hill behind the market, while the coastline in front of the market is home to Gangguan Port.

While the market begins to come alive after 2 pm, this beloved market is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can get some Chungmu gimbap at the restaurant in front of Jungang Market. Thanks to its location next to the Passenger Terminal, the market is also frequented by visitors to nearby islands.

Lotte Mart Tongyeong offers a convenient shopping experience in the seaside tourist city of Tongyeong. You can purchase daily necessities and fashion accessories at the mart, and there is a separate store specializing in toys and electronics. Amenities within the supermarket include Daiso, a pound store, as well as a cultural centre, beauty salon, launderette, car wash, skin care, bakery, chemist, and food court. You can find ice cream shops, the fast food restaurant Lotteria, jewellery stores, eyewear stores, and cosmetics stores as well as ATMs.

It also features a local speciality store and a tourist information centre. One can say that this discount supermarket offers a convenient place to shop for tourists, as well as acting as a promoter of tourism for the region. In the food court, you can find restaurants specializing in spicy seafood noodle soup (jjamppong), pork cutlet (dongaseu), Korean dishes, and bibimbap.

Seoho Traditional Market is the market that opens the dawn in Tongyeong. Located in front of the Tongyeong Passenger Terminal, it is a market where travellers can have rice soup and other food in the early morning. You can find merchants moving around diligently before sunrise, so that they can put their merchandise on display in the market. Fishing boats flock to the Port of Tongyeong at dawn to deliver the fish they caught overnight, and Seoho Traditional Market is the place where they arrive. This diligent market was founded in the 1930s, at the site of the reclaimed sea at Seohoman Bay.

It is a place to purchase a variety of fresh vegetables and seafood in the early hours of the day, and it is a place where you can see the diligence of the people of Tongyeong. The market also includes new amenities, like cultural experience centres, local speciality stores, customer rest areas, performance venues, and restaurants.

New World Mart is a supermarket where you can purchase manufactured goods near a traditional market. You can buy seafood at Bukshin Market, and if you need other products, you can head over to New World Mart. Visiting a traditional market and then leaving again to find a supermarket is an inevitable and cumbersome part of travellers in rural areas, especially those who are not familiar with the area. The advantage of the New World Mart is that you can stop by and get the products you need without going far from a traditional market.

If your purchase is above a certain amount, you can even order by phone and have your order delivered to places within the Tongyeong city centre, free of charge. Discount events are also held frequently, so make sure to collect the flyers if you want to make some budget-friendly purchases.

Gangguan Port is close to the Tongyeong city centre making it is easy to access, and there are many places to eat and things to see nearby, such as Jungang Market. Gangguan Port feeds Jungang Market, which, along with early-morning Seoho Traditional Market, has helped to build the wonderful cuisine of Tongyeong. With fresh seafood from the sea, Gangguan is a place where you can feel the energy of Tongyeong and nature.

In front of the port, there is a restaurant that sells the famous Chungmu Gimbap, so it is a good place to buy food as well. There is even a blacksmith that makes tools the old-fashioned way. The port is also recognizable for the line of fishing boats moored side-by-side.