Sokcho market sashimi takeout with parking discount: Daeilho Bangeo

I finally got to visit Sokcho in Gangwon-do on my husband's day off💛 Sokcho means Sokcho Central Market, and Sokcho means sashimi! This one is for anyone planning to take sashimi to go from the market! The place I picked up sashimi this time is Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo (속초대일호방어), a great sashimi takeout spot in Sokcho.

How do you park at Sokcho Central Market?

For Sokcho Central Market you use the public parking lot. There's always a queue, but I got in within 10 minutes of waiting. Parking comes first, of course! The lot is big, but there was always a line.

Since it's a public lot, the fees are on the cheap side. It's ₩400 within 30 minutes, ₩200 for every 10 minutes after 30 minutes, and the daily maximum is ₩10,000.

Parking discount ticket from Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo

Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo handed me a parking discount ticket, so I got a discount on top of the already cheap parking. You can also pay in advance at the prepayment machine later, which makes leaving the lot much easier! The female owner gave it to me without my even asking^^ She was truly kind and gave great recommendations for which fish to get!!

Where is Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo in Sokcho Central Market?

Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo is in the market's Dakjeon Alley (닭전골목, Chicken Shop Alley). I wandered around looking at stalls on my way there! Fixed prices are a big plus too~~

When I first got there it was so crowded that I took one more lap before coming back. It's already a very famous sashimi takeout spot💛 With so many customers, and I heard the fishermen catch the fish themselves, it felt proven, so I trusted it and chose with confidence!

Onnuri voucher refund applies to sashimi only

Another plus: Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo is a participating store in the Onnuri gift voucher (traditional-market voucher) refund event. But sushi doesn't qualify, only sashimi, so keep that in mind!

What sashimi and sushi did Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo have?

That day the fish at Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo was in really great shape, and there was a huge variety of sushi!! They confidently sold strong-smelling fish that you can only sell if it's truly fresh. The herring, raw tuna, sea urchin (uni) and sweet shrimp especially stood out.

I normally love sushi, but I figured it would be too filling. I'd already bought and eaten all sorts of things at the market^^ So we decided to take a light sashimi to go as our second round!

Why we chose the salmon + red drum + flatfish set

The owner recommended black sea bream and herring that day!! We're sashimi newbies, so the recommendation didn't feel pushy, and thank you for that. But my husband doesn't like oily fish and prefers chewy fish, and I like salmon.

For those two reasons we ordered, a bit unadventurously, the salmon + red drum + flatfish set💛 So what if it's basic, as long as we're happy~~ The classics are always right!

How does Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo pack sashimi to go?

Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo packed the sashimi neatly in a cooler bag, so even the packing was perfect💛 I got good use out of that cooler bag the next day too, hehe. I still think of the owner's kind smile😊 I bet they'll get even busier.

They also put in plenty of wasabi, soy sauce and chojang. And there were 2 sauce dishes. Great detail! The deeper meaning: everyone gets their own private dipping.

How did the aged salmon, red drum and flatfish sashimi taste?

The salmon + red drum + flatfish set from Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo looks gorgeous~~ The white fish, flatfish and red drum, are very chewy, and the salmon is so mild that I immediately wanted to turn it into a rice bowl. Maybe it's because it's aged sashimi,, it's so good💛 It's springy and goes down so easily~~

A squeeze of lemon made it even better? It was so fresh and tasty that even after stuffing ourselves with dakgangjeong (sweet crispy fried chicken), gamjajeon (potato pancake) and nurungji ojingeo sundae (squid sausage with scorched-rice coating) in the first round, it kept going down. We finished it all,, it's fine, sashimi doesn't make you gain weight💛

Slush Hallasan and hoesso (sashimi + soju)

I brought a bottle of Hallasan soju that I'd bought in Jeju for today and cracked it open! I'd put it in the freezer before heading to the market, and it turned into slush like that. A perfect hoesso (sashimi with soju)💛

Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo is a place I'd go back to! With fixed prices, you can trust you're buying fresh fish, so give it a visit.