Daein Market (Gwangju)

 store / shop, marketplace

Daein Market is a wholesale market specializing in seafood and vegetables with the heavy trading of seafood, both fresh and dried. The increased popularity of seafood has led to more diners selling raw fish these days.
The market has maintained its old tradition of selling clothing, fabric, silk, and olden-day nickel-silver pots. Rice vendors are still going strong, and shops selling salted seafood are aplenty day and night. Vendors who come from nearby villages are always busy selling seasonal items on the street side. Shoppers seeking nostalgia, human touch, and quality items enjoy shopping at Daein Market.

A night market is held here every Saturday. The night market is overflowing with unique goods and moreish street foods.