Jeju sashimi & futomaki takeout for a potluck party: Dutumhoe

Dongmun Market sashimi takeout from Dutumhoe: fresh fish at a fair price, plus futomaki and coconut shrimp tempura, for a drink back at the stay

What is Dutumhoe Dongmun Market Main Branch like?

Dutumhoe Dongmun Market Main Branch (두툼회) is a takeout-only sashimi and sushi shop inside the night market, on the Gate 8 side of Dongmun Market in Jeju. It is open daily from 11:30 to 21:00, and it reportedly closes early once the ingredients run out.

• Address: 16 Gwandeok-ro 14-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju, South Korea (inside Dongmun Market Gate 8 night market)
• Hours: daily 11:30–21:00 (closes early when ingredients run out)
• Parking: use the Dongmun Market public parking lot
• Takeout only
• Sashimi (flatfish, salmon, sea bream and more), assorted sushi, futomaki
• Coconut shrimp tempura and other sides to go with the fish are available for takeout
• Sashimi in the ₩20,000 range, a very fair price

Come on, you can't go to Jeju and not eat raw fish! You want a plate of sashimi and a drink at your stay, right? So this time I did sashimi takeout at Dongmun Market! Dutumhoe doesn't sell only sashimi. They also have futomaki, shrimp tempura and more, so it's perfect for putting together a whole drinking table in one stop. And the prices were friendly too! Here's my honest review of the Dutumhoe takeout!

Where do you park when getting sashimi takeout at Dongmun Market?

For Dutumhoe, you can use the Dongmun Jaerae public parking lot. The first 30 minutes are free, so you can quickly grab your takeout and go. It's ₩1,000 for 31–45 minutes, then ₩500 for every 15 minutes after that, and ₩10,000 for a full day, so it's not expensive and parking is easy!!

After parking, head toward Gate 8 of Dongmun Market. Dutumhoe is right by the entrance, so it was easy to find.

What are the menu and prices at Dutumhoe Dongmun Market Main Branch?

Sashimi at Dutumhoe starts from the mid-₩20,000s, and sushi and futomaki start at around ₩10,000. The menu board looked like this.

• Flatfish & salmon sashimi ₩25,000
• Flatfish & salmon with deck shrimp sashimi ₩25,000
• Salmon sashimi ₩25,000
• Flatfish sashimi ₩30,000
• Live mackerel sashimi ₩30,000
• Deck shrimp sashimi ₩15,000
• Mixed sashimi ₩35,000
• Dutum Signature ₩40,000
• Wild spear squid ₩45,000
• Single-type sushi (6 pcs) ₩9,000
• Original futomaki (5 pcs) ₩13,000
• Mackerel pressed sushi (6 pcs) ₩15,000
• Special sushi (12 pcs) ₩15,000

Once packed, the box was full edge to edge with fish, and I thought, for this price, this amount is really good. I figured a tourist market would be expensive, but it was much less of a burden than eating at a sashimi restaurant. Sushi and futomaki are around ₩10,000 too, so adding a sushi to your sashimi doesn't hurt the wallet.

Coconut shrimp tempura (8 pcs) ₩10,000

While I was picking out fish at Dutumhoe, the smell of freshly fried coconut shrimp tempura next door was seriously unreal, haha. Fresh sashimi with warm, crispy shrimp? Can't resist, haha. So I took that home too!

Does the sashimi stay fresh all the way to your stay?

When you get takeout at Dutumhoe, they put it in a cooler bag with an ice pack at no extra charge, so you don't need to worry about the sashimi going bad.

How do the flatfish & salmon sashimi, futomaki and coconut shrimp taste?

What we took home from Dutumhoe was the original futomaki, the flatfish & salmon sashimi and the coconut shrimp tempura. When I set it all out at the stay, wow~~ it looked better than most sashimi restaurants >.<

Original futomaki: more filling than rice

I was so hungry that I went for the futomaki first. Inside the Dutumhoe futomaki are big pieces of salmon and flatfish, plus rolled omelet and other fillings, far more than the amount of rice, so it felt packed the whole time I was eating.

Flatfish & salmon sashimi: thick and chewy

What can I say about the sashimi? The Dutumhoe flatfish and salmon sashimi was sliced thiiick, and the pieces filling my mouth were chewy and so good. The turnover is fast, so the freshness goes without saying: no fishy smell, just really tasty fish! Quality like this at this price, why wouldn't you buy it~~!

Coconut shrimp tempura: plump shrimp with chili sauce

The shrimp in the coconut shrimp tempura were really thick and plump, and I loved them!! They included chili sauce too, and dipping the shrimp in it was the best, the best.

How was it as a drinking table for the stay potluck party?

Good sashimi needs a drink, of course. We had a potluck party at the stay, so I brought sashimi takeout from Dutumhoe, and everyone enjoyed it so much that I felt proud, haha. Eating tasty food and having a drink with great people while traveling, I think that's what happiness is.