Sinpo International Market
Sinpo International MarketIncheon, Korea’s first and best flavor
At the time of opening the port, Sinpo-dong was a center of Incheon.
The Jeong Heung-taek brothers established the first fish market in the early 1890s, and the Chinese in agriculture took over the vegetable market.
During the Japanese occupation, the markets became the Gongseol 1 and Gongseol 2 daily necessities markets. After the national independence, the markets became today’s Sinpo market.
Jjolmeyon and dakgangjeong were first served in this market. You can enjoy pleasant and convenient shopping while feeling the history and culture of the open port.
- Location
- 11-5, Uhyeon-ro 49beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon
- Transportation
- <Via Subway station> Get off at Dongincheon Station of Line 1 and walk about 500 m toward Sinpo-dong (15 min.)
- Jjolmyeon (Spicy Cold Chewy Noodles)
- Gwangsin Jemyeon, located in Gyeong-dong of Jung-gu, Incheon in the early 1970s, made thicker noodles by mistake while making cold noodles, and jjolmyeon was born.
The jjolmyeon that was sold originally is a bit different from today’s version.
However, the noodles called jjolmyeon were first made by the snack food restaurant in front of Gwangsin Jemyeon by mixing the noodles in a spicy sauce with a gochujang (red pepper paste) base.
- Sinpo Woori Mandu (Korean Dumpling)
- This dumpling restaurant started in a very small place named “Woori Jip” located in Sinpo-dong, Incheon in 1971, but now has several branches.
The feature of this dumpling is that its shell is very thin.
- Sparkling “Cider” (Korean Soft Drink)
- Korea’s “Cider” soft drink was first made in 1905 at the Incheon Aerated Water Factory in Sinheung-dong.
Cider is originally a 6% alcoholic beverage made by fermenting apples with brandy and sugar, but in Korea it was changed to refer to a non-alcoholic carbonated drink.
The carbonated drink is called a soft drink, as it has CO2 added.
- Dakgangjeong (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
- Originally, dakgangjeong, which has a history of 25 years, was served as food for parties, such as weddings, first birthdays, and seventieth birthdays.
Sinpo Dakgangjeong accepted only group orders at first, but as it became more popular, it opened a restaurant in Sinpo Market and started to sell Dakgangjeong in individual servings.