Daejeon Jungang Market — Attraction in Daejeon

It's a pretty massive and overwhelming market area. It's one of Daejeon's oldest traditional markets still left. So it's going to be a bit crowded. There are many kinds of fresh meats, and produce. There are small venues that sell clothes and little trinkets. The prices are reasonable for what you get. You can even bargain the prices down a bit if you speak some decent Korean.

When the bigger chained markets (Homeplus, Emart, Costco) aren't open on the second/last Sundays of the month, the traditional markets are there in place of supporting independent farmers. So go! They are very friendly and always happy that buyers...

I lived in Daejeon, South Korea for two years and I LOVED this market. It has EVERYTHING! From grocery to kitchen utensils to furniture to hanboks. It is HUGE!!! My favourite part of the market aside the grocery is the variety of Korean dishes sold here. It is very accessible with many gates and it is also very close to the Daejeon Station subway and many buses notable amongst them 606, 604, 802, 705, etc. There's also a stop for taxis so there shouldn't be a problem finding a means of transport to and from them. It is also a few hundred metres from away from Sky Road, Eunhaengdong and Daejeon...

Jungang market is one of the typical traditional market that can easily seen in anywhere in Korea. What I rate high is actually the street across the stream. There were lots of good shops, bakery and cafes, and especially, I'd like to recommend a good dessert cafe "A Twosome Place" right across the stream. It's actually one of Korea's famous franchise cafes we can frequently see, but the one there was extraordinarily spacious and served quite good quality desserts - puddings, cakes and Ice shaves with various fruit...