Daegu raw fish restaurant: cold mulhoe on a hot day at Paldakpaldak

A raw fish restaurant in Suseong, Daegu 😆

Today's stop is right here! A raw fish restaurant in Suseong, Daegu 😆

Where is Paldakpaldak and how late is it open?

Paldakpaldak (팔딱팔딱 회) is a raw fish restaurant in Jisan-dong, Suseong, Daegu. Hours are listed as 11:30 to 24:00, and until 1 a.m. on Saturdays.

It was almost 30 degrees at lunchtime, and I wanted cold mulhoe (raw fish in a chilled broth) for the first time in ages, so I headed to Paldakpaldak, a raw fish restaurant in Suseong! It's in Jisan-dong. The tank was packed with fish flipping and flopping around~~! Let's go inside!!!

Is Paldakpaldak okay for groups?

The restaurant is split into a left and a right area, so I think it would work well for group gatherings too. Lots of office workers from the neighborhood come for the lunch special.

We went right after the lunch rush ended. That way it's nice and empty, haha.

What did we order from the Paldakpaldak lunch special?

From the lunch special, we ordered one hoedeopbap (raw fish rice bowl) with spicy fish stew set and one mulhoe set.

• Hoedeopbap with spicy fish stew set (lunch special)
• Mulhoe set (lunch special)

I was going to order two mulhoe, but I wanted spicy fish stew, so I got the hoedeopbap too, haha. Honestly I love hoedeopbap too!!! But it was just so hot out!! The mulhoe is said to be aged with 7 kinds of fresh fruit and medicinal herbs, so I was even more excited~!

What does the Paldakpaldak lunch special spread look like?

Besides the main dish, the Paldakpaldak lunch special comes with spicy fish stew, braised flatfish, mussel soup and side dishes. First of all, the side dishes ㅠㅠㅠ it's just a lunch special, and I kept wondering whether this was really the right price for all this. And that's not all ▼▼▼▼▼

The lunch special hoedeopbap with spicy fish stew set and the mulhoe set at Paldakpaldak, the Suseong raw fish restaurant. With stew, braised flatfish, mussel soup and side dishes all coming out like this, I could only wonder how good it would be if we ordered the sashimi~!!

I want to eat like this three times a week. Waaaah! Eat this and then head to Suseongmot, which would be just perfect!!

How were the hoedeopbap and the spicy fish stew?

The hoedeopbap has all kinds of vegetables and raw fish piled on top~!! And the nutty sesame aroma comes gushing out~~~

Sprinkle on sesame seeds~~~ then add the rice and chogochujang (sweet-and-sour chili sauce) and mix it up nicely~~!! They say it mixes better with chopsticks, but I never bother, lol.

It was a late lunch and I hadn't eaten anything beforehand, so I just shoveled it in, and it was so good, and the spicy fish stew was absolutely the best. Part of why I eat raw fish at all is for the stew, and a stew this tasty is rare~!

What goes into the mulhoe set?

The mulhoe in the Paldakpaldak mulhoe set has raw fish and what looked like conch? too~! Along with all kinds of vegetables, there's cucumber and even pear, scattered all over~!

Mix it up well and let me mooch some too, haha. For mooching, it's a lot, haha. I'm trading some of my hoedeopbap back, too~~!

How was the braised flatfish that comes with the lunch special?

The braised flatfish that came with the Paldakpaldak lunch special — I've never had one this good. I absolutely devoured it. The seasoning was insane~!

The white flesh is mild, and the radish was cooked perfectly. I bet it makes a fantastic side dish for anyone who really likes drinking~!

What about after the meal at Paldakpaldak?

At the entrance of Paldakpaldak there's coffee for guests who have finished eating. We loved the mulhoe and hoedeopbap at this Suseong raw fish restaurant so much!!!! Next time I'll come for the sashimi~~!! And when you're done eating, there's coffee at the entrance.

I was so satisfied with the meal and took a happy walk around the neighborhood. Sweating in the heat of the day, lol, but I felt great, haha. Eating something delicious just feels good, right~! Thank you for a wonderful meal.