I have discovered this place when my co-worker, a Vietnamese, invited me to go with him at Geumchon. As I can barely understand him, I just followed him even though it's already late at night. You can reach Geumchon through the subway at Gyeongui line and it is about 40 minutes away from Seoul.
Geumchon traditional market is just like any ordinary market. At night, there are a lot colorful lights and it's a little bit old.
I like the market because it is not too crowded and it's clean, well probably because we went there late at night.
But what captured my interest is the two markets that existed there that sell asian foods, and when I say Asian, I mean Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the great Philippines. Think of any Asian country, you can find all their products at Geumchon Market.
One Asian market is called World Store. It's obvious from the name of the store that they are literally selling world's product. This one is located at the inner part of the market.
If you want an asian market near the Geumchon station, that is to save your time and your energy walking, you can find this just a few meters away from the subway station.
It's a store called World Food Mart. Well, just like the first one, the name of the store says it all.
What can you find from these stores? I think you are familiar with this?
Right!!!! Products from the Philippines. I was nostalgic when I saw these stuffs.
Of course, these unfamiliar products came from other Asian countries.
If you are living in the Northern part of South Korea, i.e. Paju, Wollong, Geumnung, etc., you can travel to Geumchon for some Asian food trip via the subway train or by bus.