# Garak Market seafood restaurant VIP live platter for two: Narae Susan - By Hyejin (https://superchart.com/en/@dongne-tablebook/) - Written Sep 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Songpa, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as a paid visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@dongne-tablebook/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@dongne-tablebook/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/index.md) ## In short Narae Susan is a live-fish sashimi restaurant on the first floor of the Garak Mall sales building in Garak Market, Songpa, Seoul, right in front of the seafood market entrance at subway exits 1, 2 and 2-1. The VIP live sashimi platter for two was ordered to go, with a maeuntang (spicy fish stew) kit added for 5,000 won that came packed with clams, whelk, shrimp and three fish heads, while the platter itself held striped jack, large red seabream, large olive flounder, mullet belly and sea bass. After trips to Soraepogu, Yeonan Pier and Noryangjin, Narae Susan was the best takeout sashimi of them all. ## Good to know - **Order**: VIP live sashimi platter for two - **Maeuntang (spicy fish stew) kit**: Added for 5,000 won - **Dining options**: Pay a table-setting fee and eat at a nearby table-setting shop, or take it to go - **Payment**: Zero Pay and Onnuri gift certificates (Onnuri Pay) accepted - **Hours**: Open daily, 09:00–22:00 - **Getting there**: Garak Market Station (Lines 3 and 8), exits 1, 2 and 2-1 - **Parking**: One-hour parking ticket given when you park at Garak Market - **Price reference**: ₩5,000 ≈ $3.7 (2026-09-16) *as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026* Today I'm bringing you my sashimi takeout report from Garak Market. I've picked up sashimi to go many times before, from Soraepogu, Yeonan Pier, Noryangjin Fish Market, and Garak Market, but the place I visited this time was hands-down the best ever!! ![Assorted sashimi table spread packed to go from Garak Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-01-30qc6-966.webp) ![Narae Susan's VIP live sashimi platter packed to go](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-02-1uz9g-1200.webp) ## Where is Narae Susan in Garak Market? The sashimi restaurant we visited is Narae Susan (나래수산), inside Garak Market. It's the most convenient sashimi shop to reach in the whole seafood center — it sits right in front of the seafood market entrance, which you hit as soon as you come out of exits 1, 2, or 2-1! ![Narae Susan in front of the seafood market entrance in the Garak Mall sales building](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-03-atx1s-748.webp) ![Exterior of Narae Susan at Garak Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-04-147et-966.webp) ![Live fish tanks in front of Narae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-05-12vj4-966.webp) ## What fish are swimming in Narae Susan's tanks? When we visited Narae Susan, all the usual staples — olive flounder, rockfish, mullet, and red seabream — were splashing around lively in the tanks. ![Tank holding olive flounder and rockfish](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-06-11ol9-966.webp) ![Mullet and red seabream swimming in the tank](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-07-bgdx0-966.webp) On top of that, September's autumn seasonal picks — gizzard shad and shrimp — filled the tanks too. I'd eaten gizzard shad recently and it was already so nutty and delicious, haha. Since I'd just had it, we skipped it this time, but you should definitely go try the gizzard shad sashimi soon. ![Tank filled with September's seasonal gizzard shad](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-08-1vzbz-966.webp) ![Tank packed with live shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-09-8rsnx-966.webp) ![Seafood display at Narae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-10-kof3p-966.webp) Interestingly, they also sell futomaki and assorted sushi directly here. Sushi sold at a fish market — I'm definitely trying that next time! ![Futomaki and assorted sushi sold at Narae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-11-15n19-m-966.webp) ![Signage for Zero Pay, Onnuri Gift Certificates, and origin labeling](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-12-171t1-966.webp) ## Zero Pay, Onnuri gift certificates and origin labels at Narae Susan Narae Susan accepts Zero Pay and Onnuri Pay! If you've got Samsung Onnuri cashback and not many places to spend it, spend it here!!! Narae Susan puts the staff's own faces up on display, selling sashimi with honesty and warmth 😄 They always keep the origin labeling posted accurately too. ## Ordering the VIP live platter for two to go This time we ordered the VIP live sashimi platter for two! The composition can shift a bit depending on the season as seasonal fish rotate in, but it's always packed with a huge variety of delicious sashimi. I've eaten a ton of sashimi at Incheon's fish markets, but I honestly prefer Seoul's fish markets. You really can't go wrong here. ![VIP live sashimi platter for two prepared for takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-13-w65lv-966.webp) Once the sashimi comes out, you can pay a table-setting fee and eat there (tell Narae Susan and someone from the table-setting shop will come pick you up), or you can pack it to go like we did! Since we were already there, we also added the spicy fish stew (maeuntang) kit (+₩5,000) to take home. But then... ![Spicy fish stew kit packed with a ₩5,000 add-on](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-14-1uvfi-966.webp) ![Maeuntang kit loaded with clams, whelk, and shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-15-di3yf-966.webp) ![Maeuntang ingredients including three whole fish heads](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-16-esi0n-966.webp) ## What comes in the 5,000-won maeuntang kit? This was the first time I'd seen a maeuntang kit this generous...!!! First time seeing one packed with clams, whelk, and shrimp too. It even had three whole fish heads, plus a chunk that looked like an actual fish fillet mixed in ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ Usually you just get fish bones and heads with some bean sprouts and stew seasoning, right?!?! ![Assorted sashimi plate topped with striped jack and red seabream](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-17-1kf4x-966.webp) ![Assorted sashimi platter with mullet belly and salmon belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-18-c5a2v-966.webp) ## Inside the VIP platter: striped jack to mullet belly The sashimi was insane. Is every fish somehow in season right now? Striped jack, red seabream (far left and to the right of the salmon), olive flounder (far right), mullet, mullet belly, sea bass. The lineup was already solid, but on top of that, it felt like everything was belly meat and prime cuts only. The red seabream is hard to spot under the mountain of striped jack, but there were about 10 pieces, and the seabream belly was done hibiki-style (skin lightly seared with fire). Striped jack, in season from summer into early fall, looked and tasted like an early-season yellowtail. (Actually, striped jack is a much higher-grade fish than yellowtail! I enjoyed it more than yellowtail, haha.) Only two pieces of salmon — but both were belly cuts...!! ![Large flounder sashimi with several fin cuts](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-19-19l0t-966.webp) The flounder was, of course, the big variety. Can you count how many fin pieces there are? First time I've seen a place give this many fin cuts.. six? Seven...? We kept eating two at a time and it barely went down ㅠㅠㅠ Sea bass, in season over summer, was in the platter too! Firm, bouncy texture — outstanding. The mullet wasn't a joke either. I usually eat it a lot in winter, but it was great in autumn too. See that pile of mullet belly there ㅠㅠㅠ An endless blessing of belly meat.. ![Complimentary abalone with fresh wasabi and pickled radish](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-20-ayxs5-966.webp) They also gave us abalone as a complimentary sukiyaki side dish, and it was so, so fresh and wonderfully chewy, haha. On top of that, they didn't skimp on fresh wasabi, pickled radish, pickled ginger, and makjang dipping sauce either..! ![Seafood maeuntang simmered with instant noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout-21-4vqi9-966.webp) After enjoying the sashimi, we finished off by cooking the maeuntang with instant noodles thrown in! With radish, green onion, all kinds of seafood, and fish bones simmering into a refreshingly savory broth, the noodles were absolutely delicious. What's charming about it is that it turns out great even without any fancy sauce — just simmer it well and that's it. ## Narae Susan hours, directions and parking - Hours: Open daily 09:00–22:00 - Directions: Garak Market Station (Lines 3, 8), exits 1, 2, and 2-1 - Parking: 1-hour parking ticket issued when parking at Garak Market ## Where it is - Narae Susan (가락시장 나래수산) - 48 Garak Mall Sales Building, 1st Floor, 932 Yangjae-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 송파구 양재대로 932 가락몰 판매동 1층 48호 - 37.4927705, 127.116988 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B0%80%EB%9D%BD%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%20%EB%82%98%EB%9E%98%EC%88%98%EC%82%B0/@37.4927705,127.116988,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@dongne-tablebook/garak-market-narae-susan-vip-modum-takeout/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt