Spot guide · Busan 釜山 · 부산
Photo: Ahmed / CC BY-SA 4.0Nampo-dong was Busan's cinema district, and in 1996 it hosted the first Busan International Film Festival — which became the largest in Asia. The square is named after it and directors' handprints are set into the pavement, now underneath the food stalls.
Behind it, Gukje Market is kilometres of covered alleys that grew out of the Korean War, when this was where the refugee city bought everything. It burned catastrophically in 1953 and rebuilt. It is still the rain plan for this whole city.
Ten minutes apart on foot. The two together are a complete short call.
Gamcheon, Jagalchi, then here for the eating.
Covered, central, and open late — a good final stop.
Ssiat hotteok — a griddled sugar pancake cut open and packed with sunflower and pumpkin seeds and peanuts, served scalding, so wait before biting. Also eomuk fish cake on skewers with free broth you refill yourself, and dwaeji gukbap shops in the surrounding streets.
Kilometres of covered alleys behind BIFF Square that grew out of the Korean War, when Busan's refugee population bought everything here. It burned catastrophically in January 1953 and rebuilt. Because it is entirely roofed, it is the default plan when it rains in this city.
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