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Best Korean Seafood in Korea

Korean Seafood places we actually visited, across Korea. Honest notes on price, how to order, and how tourist-friendly each spot is.

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Places built around seafood — raw fish, mulhoe, soy-marinated crab, braised monkfish, snow crab. From old harbourside places to city specialists, notes cover when each is in season, whether it is market price, and which dip goes with it. This is the largest genre on the site.

Jangmo Siktak — Abalone Stone-Pot Rice, Soy-Marinated Crab and Stew on One Table, Great Value in Jeju City

🦑 Korean SeafoodJejuJeju City

Jangmo SiktakAbalone Stone-Pot Rice, Soy-Marinated Crab and Stew on One Table, Great Value in Jeju City

Unidam Aewol — A Sea Urchin Specialist Built Around Uni Rice Bowls, Sweet but Not Enough

🦑 Korean SeafoodJejuAewol

Unidam AewolA Sea Urchin Specialist Built Around Uni Rice Bowls, Sweet but Not Enough

Haenyeo's House Aewol — When Sashimi Feels Like Too Much, a Seafood Spread and Seafood Ramyeon to Finish

🦑 Korean SeafoodJejuAewol

Haenyeo's House AewolWhen Sashimi Feels Like Too Much, a Seafood Spread and Seafood Ramyeon to Finish

Maksseorihoe Seodaemun — Skip the Premium Set, the Lunch Set Is Enough

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulGwanghwamun & Seodaemun

Maksseorihoe SeodaemunSkip the Premium Set, the Lunch Set Is Enough

Pado Sikdang — The Jumunjin Bokjiri That Comes to Mind When It Turns Cold

🦑 Korean SeafoodGangwonJumunjin

Pado SikdangThe Jumunjin Bokjiri That Comes to Mind When It Turns Cold

Seochon Gyedanjip — a seasonal-seafood spot worth the trip on the coldest days

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulGwanghwamun & Seodaemun

Seochon Gyedanjipa seasonal-seafood spot worth the trip on the coldest days

Maknae Hoejip — a ₩14,000 sashimi set served only at weekday lunch, Namdaemun Market

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulNamdaemun

Maknae Hoejipa ₩14,000 sashimi set served only at weekday lunch, Namdaemun Market

Yokosuka Tsunami Sangsu — an aged-sashimi izakaya with a line before opening, the daily menu is the real draw

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulHongdae

Yokosuka Tsunami Sangsuan aged-sashimi izakaya with a line before opening, the daily menu is the real draw

Konthai Yeouido — Thai in IFC Mall, a Sour Seafood Tom Yum Noodle Soup

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulYeouido

Konthai YeouidoThai in IFC Mall, a Sour Seafood Tom Yum Noodle Soup

🌶🌶2026.09.06

Honam Sikdang — One Shop in Namdaemun's Braised-Hairtail Alley, with Steamed Egg and Daytime Makgeolli

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulNamdaemun

Honam SikdangOne Shop in Namdaemun's Braised-Hairtail Alley, with Steamed Egg and Daytime Makgeolli

🌶🌶🌶2026.09.02

Ganghwa-do Matjip Charcoal Grilled Fish — A Grilled-Fish Set Right at the Island's Gateway

🦑 Korean SeafoodGyeonggi & IncheonGanghwa Island

Ganghwa-do Matjip Charcoal Grilled FishA Grilled-Fish Set Right at the Island's Gateway

Dorimhang Yeongdeungpo — An Aged Sashimi Platter with Sea Urchin, If You Get a Table

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulYeongdeungpo

Dorimhang YeongdeungpoAn Aged Sashimi Platter with Sea Urchin, If You Get a Table

Yongwon Hoetjip — Fresh Cod Soup in Jinhae, and the Milt Steals the Show

🦑 Korean SeafoodGyeongsangJinhae

Yongwon HoetjipFresh Cod Soup in Jinhae, and the Milt Steals the Show

Jeju Halmang Bapsang Moseulpo — Grilled Fish and Ten Side Dishes for 15,000 Won

🦑 Korean SeafoodJejuSeogwipo City

Jeju Halmang Bapsang MoseulpoGrilled Fish and Ten Side Dishes for 15,000 Won

🌶🌶🌶2026.08.24

Hongbak Agujjim — Monkfish, Boiled Not Braised, in a Gongdeok Basement

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulMapo

Hongbak AgujjimMonkfish, Boiled Not Braised, in a Gongdeok Basement

🌶🌶🌶2026.08.23

Gongpyeongdong Kkomjangeo — Grilled Hagfish, Salt First, and the Texture Is the Point

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulJongno & Euljiro

Gongpyeongdong KkomjangeoGrilled Hagfish, Salt First, and the Texture Is the Point

Gongcheonpo Sikdang — The Best Abalone Porridge I Have Found, and Not Expensive

🦑 Korean SeafoodJejuSeogwipo City

Gongcheonpo SikdangThe Best Abalone Porridge I Have Found, and Not Expensive

Kim & Kim Snow Crab — A Hongdae Crab Course, From Porridge to Grilled Abalone

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulHongdae

Kim & Kim Snow CrabA Hongdae Crab Course, From Porridge to Grilled Abalone

Oseong Sikdang — Incheon's Raw Shad Salad, Built to Be Mixed Into Rice

🦑 Korean SeafoodGyeonggi & IncheonIncheon

Oseong SikdangIncheon's Raw Shad Salad, Built to Be Mixed Into Rice

🌶🌶2026.08.22

Seosan Kkotge — Raw Soy-Marinated Crab, Booking Required

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulMapo

Seosan KkotgeRaw Soy-Marinated Crab, Booking Required

Gwonsusan — Yeouido's Best-Value Lunch, With Fried Fish as a Side Dish

🦑 Korean SeafoodSeoulYeouido

GwonsusanYeouido's Best-Value Lunch, With Fried Fish as a Side Dish

Donji Sikdang, Jeju — The Squid Rice Bowl Is Summer-Only

🦑 Korean SeafoodJejuSeogwipo City

Donji Sikdang, JejuThe Squid Rice Bowl Is Summer-Only

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