Where to eat in Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
Sokcho mixes the sea with the cooking of refugees from North Korea. Try abai sundae and cold noodles topped with spicy pollack around Abai Village, icy mulhoe by Cheongcho Lake and charcoal-grilled fish by the port, then pick up a box of dakgangjeong at the market to take home.
10 places our guide covers in Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Hamheung Naengmyeonok 함흥냉면옥 속초본점
Noodles · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach · Since 1951
Open since 1951 and described as Korea's oldest Hamheung naengmyeon restaurant. The thing to order is myeongtae hoe naengmyeon: chewy cold noodles topped with spicy raw pollack.
Try: Pollack hoe naengmyeon
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88 Saengseon Gui 88생선구이
Home-style meals · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
An old charcoal fish-grilling house by Sokcho port. A set of several kinds of fish is grilled over charcoal for you right at the table.
Try: Mixed grilled fish set
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Abai Hoeguksu 아바이회국수
Noodles · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
A small noodle house near Abai Village, known for hoeguksu: chewy noodles tossed in spicy sauce with a heap of raw fish. The squid sundae is popular too.
Try: Hoeguksu
Locals' pick30-60 min wait - 🐟
Cheongchosu Mulhoe 청초수물회 속초본점
Home-style meals · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
Sokcho's best-known mulhoe restaurant, by Cheongcho Lake: raw seafood in an icy, sweet-and-spicy broth. This is the original shop of a chain that now has branches around Seoul.
Try: Haejeon mulhoe
30-60 min wait - 🍲
Dancheon Sikdang 단천식당
Soups & stews · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
The most famous restaurant in Abai Village, the neighborhood built by refugees from North Korea. Try North Korean-style abai sundae (stuffed sausage) and squid sundae with a sweet-sour pollack salad.
Try: Abai sundae
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Imone Sikdang 이모네식당
Soups & stews · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
A family-run braised fish restaurant in Yeongnang-dong. Locals come for gaori-jjim, chewy skate braised in a spicy red sauce, sized by the number of diners.
Try: Braised skate
Locals' pick - 🍜
Jeongdeun Sikdang 정든식당
Noodles · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
An old jang-kalguksu house about 10 minutes' walk from the Sokcho intercity bus terminal, with spicy soybean-chili noodle soup, a mild white kalguksu and small dumplings.
Try: Jang-kalguksu
30-60 min wait - 🍗
Manseok Dakgangjeong 만석닭강정 중앙시장점
Fried chicken · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
Sokcho's best-known dakgangjeong: crunchy fried chicken in a sticky sweet glaze, sold in boxes at Sokcho Jungang Market. Many travelers take one home.
Try: Dakgangjeong
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Sokcho Tapgol Makguksu 속초탑골막국수 본점
Noodles · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
A buckwheat noodle restaurant a minute from Sokcho Beach. The favorite is deulme-mak: cold buckwheat noodles tossed with nutty perilla oil.
Try: Perilla oil buckwheat noodles
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Yennal Sujebi 옛날수제비
Noodles · Sokcho Market, Abai Village & Beach
A neighborhood noodle shop in Gyo-dong for jang-kalje: hand-torn sujebi dough and knife-cut noodles together in spicy soybean-chili broth.
Try: Jang-kalje
Locals' pickShort wait