4.8Gwangju Hongeo Hoe-jjim 광주홍어회찜
A Geumho-dong specialist in hongeo — skate fermented until it turns sharp with ammonia, the Jeolla-province delicacy that divides Korean diners more than any other dish.
₩15–40k1 rating source
4.6Baegildo 백일도
A raw-fish (hoe) restaurant tucked inside Jungok Jeil Market in Gwangjin-gu, known for giant amberjack (daebang-eo) served by the season, corkage-free, alongside mulhoe and seafood platters.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.6Ihanjin Sukseonghoe 이한진숙성회
A single-menu specialist built around one dish: patented sukseonghoe, thick-cut dry-aged flounder sashimi, served with a spicy maeuntang finish in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu.
₩15–40k1 rating sourceExpect lines
4.5Namsan Gwangeo 남산광어
Namsan Gwangeo is the Hannam-dong sister of Yeouido's 8beon Daemuljip — same owner, same aged-flounder-and-salt-gimbap idea that Davichi's Kang Min-kyung is a documented regular for.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
4.5Haengundong Jogae 행운동조개
A no-frills clam grill near Seoul National University Station, piling raw clams and scallops onto a tabletop grill in three sizes plus a seafood noodle chaser.
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4.5Mokpo Hoe Center 목포회센타
A no-frills raw-fish specialist in Bongcheon-dong serving one thing well: flounder hoe (raw sashimi) set platters in small, medium, and large sizes, each piled with a generous spread of banchan and side dishes.
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4.5Badatga 바닷가
A no-frills Sadang-dong hoetjip near Isu Station built around a single value-priced set menu — hoe, sushi, muchim, grilled fish, fried seafood, a clear fish-soup jiri-tang, and albap all served together.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesWalk right in
4.5Gwangyeong Susan 광영수산
A neighborhood seafood and hoe (raw fish) restaurant near Guro-dong / Sindorim, run by an elderly couple and known for mulhoe (cold raw-fish soup) at prices that visitors say have stayed largely unchanged for over a decade.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.4Jogaedo 조개도
Jogaedo is a grilled-shellfish specialist near Ttukdo Market in Seongsu, built around a spread of grilled clams, steamed shellfish, and a shellfish-broth ramen finisher.
₩15–40k5 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.4Segosi 세꼬시
A single-menu raw fish spot in Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, serving only flounder segosi (thinly sliced hoe with a distinctive chewy texture) since 1999.
₩15–40k1 rating sourceShort waits at peak
4.3Bonga Jinmi Ganjang Gejang 본가진미간장게장
Bonga Jinmi builds its set meals around female blue crab — a soy-marinated one, a spicy seasoned one, or a ₩50,000 per-person spread that adds marinated shrimp, abalone, salmon and whelk to the same table.
over ₩40k5 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.2Daepohang Hoejip 대포항회집
Daepohang Hoejip is a sashimi house a minute from Mokdong Station whose signature is makhoe — thick-cut mixed sashimi tossed with vegetables and a chogochujang dressing, sold by the platter at ₩50,000 or ₩65,000 and meant to be shared.
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4.2Ojingeo Chamchi 오징어참치
A budget raw-fish (hoe) restaurant near Cheonho Station in Gangdong-gu, known for a large mixed-sashimi platter and seasonal yellowtail (daebang-eo) at prices well below typical hoe restaurants.
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4.2Ttukdojigi 뚝도지기
A seafood pocha (street-style tavern) tucked into Seongsu's Ttukdo Market, known for a sprawling outdoor (yajang) seating area and fresh raw and steamed seafood — assorted platters, chopped live octopus, and seafood ramen among the regulars' picks.
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4.28beon Daemuljip 8번 대물집
8beon Daemuljip is a Yeouido flounder house that ages its gwangeo and serves it with a salt gimbap you wrap in the sashimi — the combination Davichi's Kang Min-kyung recreates on her own channel and names a longtime favorite.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.2Cheongsongsan Ojingeo 청송산오징어
A Namhyeon-dong live-squid specialty restaurant operating since 1993, known for live squid sashimi and whole steamed squid, often ordered as a half-and-half combo.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.2Yeongdeok Hoe Sikdang 영덕회식당
A Chungmuro raw-fish institution running since 1970, known for makhoe (mixed raw fish salad tossed with vegetables and gochujang) served in a small, no-frills dining room.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Ojingeo Maeul 오징어마을
A raw-squid specialist near Yeongdeungpo Station that has run out of the same storefront since 2008, built on ojingeo-hoe (live squid sashimi) priced well below typical hoe-jip rates.
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4.1Uri Bada Susan 우리바다수산
A live fish and sashimi restaurant near Mangwon Station, best known for its winter daebangeo (giant yellowtail amberjack) course served family-style in shared set sizes for two or more.
₩15–40k5 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.1Ajossine Nakjijjim 아저씨네낙지찜
A Sinchon octopus stir-fry joint that has run the same corner near Yonsei-ro since 1995, best known for its samgyeop-nakjijjim (octopus with pork belly) and spicy raw octopus salad.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Wangdomae Hoe Eosijang 왕도매회어시장
A raw-fish (hoe) restaurant inside Junggok Jeil Market in Gwangjin-gu, known for seasonal amberjack (bangeo) and flounder sashimi sets at market-stall prices, with a long-running banchan spread.
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4.1Gyejeol Sikdang 계절식당
A neighborhood seafood tavern in Cheonho-dong built around agwi suyuk (steamed monkfish with bean sprouts) and byeongeo jorim (braised pomfret), served alongside skate bibimbap, grilled sea bream, and oyster bossam at old-school prices.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Wonjo Seongnae Boldegijip 원조 성내볼데기집
A 1986-permitted, old-school Seongnae-dong shop specializing in cod cheek (ppolddegi) dishes — spicy or clear cod cheek stew, steamed cod cheek, and cod cheek hot pot.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Pildong Haemul 필동해물
A no-frills seafood pojangmacha near Chungmuro that has run since the mid-1990s, serving only raw and lightly prepared seafood — no meat, no rice.
₩15–40k1 rating sourceShort waits at peak
4.1Bada Hoesarang (Yeonnam Main Branch) 바다회사랑 1호점
A Yeonnam-dong hoe (raw fish) restaurant known for thick-cut, aged daebangeo (giant yellowtail amberjack) sashimi, sold by the plate in small, medium, and large sizes alongside a spicy maeuntang stew.
₩15–40k1 rating sourceExpect lines
4.0Jang Ji-nyeong Ganjang Gejang 장지녕간장게장
Jang Ji-nyeong Ganjang Gejang is a premium soy-sauce crab house in Hannam-dong run by the food researcher Jang Ji-nyeong, where a two-person signature set runs ₩70,000 (about ₩35,000 a head) and layers in premium seafood like sea-urchin roe and oysters.
₩15–40k4 rating sources
4.0Jungnimdong Mulgogi 중림동 물고기
A dinner-only sashimi course spot in Jungnim-dong near Seoul Station, known for a single set assorted-sashimi menu (모둠회코스) that includes live mackerel sashimi, a fish not commonly served raw elsewhere in Seoul.
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4.0Onggi Kkotgejang 옹기꽃게장
Onggi Kkotgejang has run its all-you-can-eat soy- and spice-marinated crab set in Dobong-gu for years, pricing female crab portions from around ₩4,000 each.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Daege Sinrang Jogae Sinbu 대게신랑조개신부
A crab-and-clam specialist near Wangsimni Station, best known for its aged-kimchi clam steam (mukeunji-jogaejjim) piled high with clams, plus a seafood hot pot and a live-octopus ramyeon.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Dapeojwo 다퍼줘
A no-frills raw-seafood shop inside Cheongnyangni's Gyeongdong Market seafood arcade ("바다먹거리장터"), known for cheap per-item pricing on abalone, shrimp, crab, and assorted raw fish rather than a buffet format despite the name.
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4.0Daegwangeo Hoetjip 대광어횟집
A no-frills sashimi spot near Sagajeong Station built around oversized daegwangeo (large flounder) and an unusually generous spread of banchan side dishes that can fill a table on its own.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Gul-gwa Jjim Sarang 굴과찜사랑
An oyster and steamed-seafood house near Wangsimni, licensed here since 2004.
₩15–40k5 rating sources
3.9Heosimtanhoe 허심탄회
A raw-fish specialist (회무침 전문점) in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, open since 1987.
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3.9Gwangeo 2 Mari 광어2마리
A no-frills raw-fish stall at the entrance to Jungok Jeil Market in Gwangjin-gu, built on build-your-own combos — pick two fish, such as flounder with rockfish or mullet, at prices well under most Seoul hoe spots.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Ojingeo Sesang 오징어세상
A long-running Jamsil-dong seafood spot near Jamsil-saenae Station, known for affordable hoe (raw fish) and squid plates — daebang-eo (giant amberjack) served for roughly 20,000 won per person, alongside squid sashimi and whole steamed squid.
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3.9Allaeseukaeseo On Yeoneoga Masinneun Jip 알래스카에서 온 연어가 맛있는 집
A decades-old salmon specialist near Korea University station in Jegi-dong, serving thick-cut raw salmon sashimi alongside salmon sushi, a salmon stew, and a short banchan lineup built around the same fish.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Seongsu Agujjim 성수아구찜
A monkfish house on the working side of Seongsu-dong, serving agu-jjim — monkfish braised with bean sprouts under a thick chilli sauce — and the clearer agu-tang from the same fish.
₩15–40k2 rating sources
3.8Sudong Sanghoe 수동상회
Sudong Sanghoe sits on the first floor of the fish hall inside Garak Market, and unlike the stall-and-carry system most Seoul fish markets run on, you order live fish and eat it at the same table.
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3.8Seochon Gyedanjip 서촌계단집
A seafood pocha perched on a Seochon staircase alley, known for raw whelk (chamsora), seasonal gizzard shad sashimi, and a seafood-loaded ramen.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.8Kkotsaeu Yeongbeonji 꽃새우영번지
Kkotsaeu Yeongbeonji is a Yeoksam-dong shrimp specialist built on raw Dokdo shrimp and mantis shrimp, known for a ₩30,000 soy-sauce egg rice that outgrew its role as a side dish and became a talking point on its own.
over ₩40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Eunseong Hoejip 은성회집
A stall inside Gwangjang Market whose name promises raw fish (hoejip) but whose real draw is a spicy daegu maeuntang, a cod stew loaded with roe and milt that keeps regulars coming back.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Seosanjip 서산집
Seosanjip serves soy sauce-marinated crab as a ₩25,000 per-person set near the Guro Digital Complex — a roe-heavy ganjang gejang plated with steamed egg, a stone-pot rice and banchan, aimed at the district's office workers at lunch.
₩15–40k3 rating sources
3.8Taeyangsusan 태양수산
A budget-friendly sashimi (hoe) spot near Amsa Station in Gangdong-gu, known for aged sashimi (sukseonghoe) and assorted sashimi platters served with a steady stream of drinking side dishes (anju).
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Byeorak Gauri 벼락가우리
A long-running aged-sashimi (sukseonghoe) restaurant in Jamsil-saenae, serving tiered set courses -- Byeorak, Gauri, and a premium Teuk-sashimi course -- built around a steady stream of seafood side dishes alongside the raw fish.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Mokpo Sikdang 목포식당
Tucked inside Yeongjin Jonghap Market near Hapjeong/Mangwon, this no-menu-board diner serves a flat-rate imokase course (roughly 40,000 won per person) — a rotating spread of seasonal seafood (abalone, sashimi, steamed and stewed blue crab), grilled fish, yukjeon, and home-style banchan meant for sharing over drinks.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.7Seommaeul Hoejip 섬마을횟집
A long-running sashimi restaurant near Cheongnyangni Station and Gyeongdong Market, known for large flounder and rockfish sashimi plates at prices well below typical Seoul hoe restaurants.
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3.7Ishindon Haemul-samhap 이신돈해물삼합
A long-running neighborhood restaurant in Hwayang-dong near Konkuk University, known for haemul-samhap, a shared platter combining grilled pork belly, seafood, and aged kimchi, served from a minimum 2-person portion.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
3.7Bokgukjip Bbokjji (Ojang-dong) 복국집뽁찌(오장동점)
A pufferfish (bok-eo) specialty restaurant in Ojang-dong, Jung-gu, serving bok-jiri (clear pufferfish soup), bok-bulgogi, and a multi-dish bbokjji course set — an accessibly priced way into a fish often treated as a special-occasion splurge elsewhere in Seoul.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
3.7Bomun Susan 보문수산
A long-running neighborhood hoe (raw fish sashimi) house in Bomun-dong, known for its outdoor yard (야장) seating and a la carte fresh fish — including seasonal gizzard shad and live octopus — alongside a maeuntang stew finish.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.6Yennal Macha 옛날마차
Yennal Macha is a neighborhood raw fish (hoe) restaurant in Sinjeong-dong, built around generous sharing platters — anchovy hoe-muchim, seasonal daebang-eo (giant flounder), and mixed raw fish sets meant for two.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.6Ildeungbau 일등바우
Ildeungbau has run the same jeonnam-style seafood menu near Garak Market for more than 20 years, serving soy sauce-marinated crab from around ₩9,000 a portion alongside vinegar-dressed raw octopus and a rotating lunch teukseon set.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
3.6Cheonghae 청해
A decades-old neighborhood raw-fish spot tucked into a Pildong side street near Chungmuro station, known for a generous, low-priced assorted-hoe course that regulars jokingly call "imokase" for its chef's-choice feel.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.5Yeongdeok Mulhoejip 영덕물회집
A Hagye-dong mul-hoe (raw fish in chilled spicy broth) restaurant that an elderly couple has run since 1993, best known for a menu that regulars say has barely moved in price for years.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
3.5Seorin Nakji 서린낙지
Seorin Nakji serves stir-fried octopus at ₩26,000 from the second floor of an office tower on Jongno, and the dish people order alongside it is unusual for the genre — a plate of grilled bacon and sausage at ₩19,000, meant to be eaten with the spice.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.4Donggang Haemuljjim 동강해물찜
A long-running seafood restaurant in Seogyo-dong near Hongdae, known for an imokase (chef's-choice) course built around braised haemul-jjim, monkfish stew, grilled fish, and oyster pancake, with seasonal seafood changing what's served.
over ₩40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.4Maekbanseok Jogaegui 맥반석 조개구이
A small, longtime clam-grill spot near Sangdo-dong's Seongdae Market, run by an elderly couple and known for stone-plate grilled clams, oysters, and a well-priced flounder hoe.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.3Tosang Makhoe 토상막회
A long-running raw-fish and seafood tavern (hoe-jip) tucked in a back alley near Wangsimni, run by an older couple and known for an imokase-style course: order a plate of hoe (sliced raw fish) or the lobster seafood ramen and a running set of seafood side dishes (steamed clams, sea squirt, scallops, grilled shrimp) keeps arriving.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.1Gejang Buffet 게장뷔페
Gejang Buffet does all-you-can-eat soy and spicy marinated crab for ₩14,000 a person in Bongcheon-dong, near Boramae Park — one of the cheapest crab spreads in Seoul.
under ₩15k2 rating sources
3.0Cheongsu Hoetjip 청수횟집
A basement raw-fish (hoe) specialist near Yeoksam Station serving fresh live-fish sashimi platters alongside everyday single-serving options like hoedeopbap, mulhoe, and grilled fish.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
2.9Jinjinbari Hoejip 진진바리횟집
A long-running Hwagok-dong hoetjip (raw fish restaurant) built around a set omakase-style course, best known for its 17,000-won hoe jeongsik (sashimi set meal) that pairs raw fish with sashimi sushi and side dishes.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
Bujamaeul 부자마을
Bujamaeul is a newly opened Sinsa-dong seafood house built around a single ₩58,000 tasting course — porridge starter through sashimi, tuna sushi, and cooked seafood — served in a below-ground space near Garosu-gil with an open-air seating section.
over ₩40k1 trusted mentionRisingShort waits at peak
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