Jokbal Night Market

What is Jokbal Night Market? Tucked along the bustling Sheppard Avenue East corridor in Avondale, Jokbal Night Market brings one of South Korea's most popular late-night supper traditions directly to North York. The compact dining room captures the lively energy of a Seoul night-market pocha, outfitted with warm wood paneling, utilitarian booth-and-table seating, and glowing fixtures built for lingering over drinks. It serves as a go-to neighbourhood hub for authentic Korean comfort fare and communal drinking spreads.

Jokbal Night Market Menu & What to Order The kitchen specializes in masterfully prepared jokbal (pig’s trotters) simmered low and slow in a dark spiced soy master stock until tender and packed with collagen. Order the half-and-half platter to get both the classic sliced braised trotters and the spicy fire jokbal, pairing them with the thinly sliced bossam (boiled pork belly) and fresh lettuce wraps with salted shrimp paste. Table spreads should also include a tangy bowl of makguksu (buckwheat cold noodles) to cut the richness, alongside a piping hot bowl of mucheong gamjatang (pork spine soup with dried radish greens) and a bottle of chilled soju or Terra beer. While the pork-forward menu is decidedly not suitable for vegetarians or halal diners, it is pure heaven for carnivores.

Know Before You Go Seating is primarily geared toward walk-ins, and the tight layout means small-to-medium groups will experience waits during peak dinner hours and late on weekend evenings. Transit access is effortless, with the dining room located just a short two-minute stroll east of Sheppard-Yonge subway station. Jokbal Night Market is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to midnight, making it equally dependable for a hearty lunchtime stew or a midnight feast.