The Open Port district is a place to walk and a place to eat. But the food here is mostly a footnote to the earlier chapters.
Splitting it in two
Eating sorts neatly into two strands. One is the Chinatown line of Ep.3 — jjajangmyeon and other Chinese dishes rest on the settlement history that began with the 1883 opening, so they are a matter of taste and of history at once Estimate. The other is Sinpo Market, a traditional market inside the walking route and the axis of street food here Fact.
Working the market
Popular items at Sinpo Market, dakgangjeong among them, draw long queues at mealtimes and on weekends Estimate. Coming in the early afternoon shortens the wait, and tasting several things in small amounts suits this district Estimate. Since the area is full of hills and stairs (Ep.1), putting the market mid-course also makes it a recovery point.
The variable of the day
The day matters here too. Many exhibition halls, including the Open Port Museum and the Modern Architecture Exhibition Hall, close on Mondays Fact, so avoiding Monday makes it easier to fit market and museums into one route. Conversely, if you give up the exhibitions and focus on eating and walking, Monday is not bad Estimate.
Designing the order
The arrangement to aim for is this: walk the staircase, concessions and modern architecture in the morning (Ep.2, 4), look down once from Jayu Park (Ep.6), then come down for a late lunch at the market Estimate. That leaves the Art Platform of Ep.8 and the harbour-side route of Ep.9 for the afternoon. Ep.10 sets this order out as a table.