Cheonan sashimi restaurant with free squid mulhoe: Donghae Bada

I was craving seafood, so I headed to Donghae Bada Hoetjip (동해바다횟집) in Dujeong-dong. My husband had just gotten back from a business trip, so it was our first meal out together in a while and I was in a great mood setting off 🩷 The weather had turned a bit cooler too, which made it perfect timing for raw fish haha.

How much food comes with the 110,000 won sashimi and seafood stew set?

At Donghae Bada Hoetjip, instead of ordering a bunch of separate dishes, we started with the 110,000 won sashimi-and-seafood-stew set, which lets you enjoy sashimi and seafood together in one go. It came with plenty of sides the kids could eat too, so the whole family ate well 👍 At 110,000 won, once everything was laid out the table was packed full — it genuinely felt like we'd gone to the sea without leaving town 👋🏻

How does the seafood stew broth at Donghae Bada Hoetjip taste?

The pot was packed full of seafood, looking incredibly appetizing. As it started to boil, that refreshing seafood aroma rose up, and once it was bubbling away and I tasted a spoonful of broth — spicy but with a clean, cool flavor drawn out of the seafood. It wasn't just aggressively spicy for the sake of it, it was the kind of broth you'd want alongside a drink! The stew actually got better the longer it simmered — clean and refreshing at first, then as the seafood cooked through and the broth thickened, the umami deepened, and it was delicious right to the last spoonful 😁

Mixed sashimi and tuna: how the family ate it

We fished out the springy squid and shellfish, and the broth had really soaked up the seafood flavor, so alternating a bite of sashimi with a spoonful of hot broth made for a great combo 🥰

The mixed sashimi that came alongside looked fresh and was sliced to a nice, easy-to-eat thickness, good for picking up piece by piece. Sashimi tastes great dipped in chojang (vinegar-chili sauce) too, but personally I liked it best dipped lightly in soy sauce with a bit of wasabi on top, keeping it clean. Tuna came with it too, so we got to enjoy several kinds of sashimi together, which was great haha. The chewy texture that's unique to raw fish was intact, no fishiness, just clean flavor — it went well as a drinking snack too. At first I thought I'd just have a little sashimi and move on to the stew, but once I started, the sashimi kept going into my mouth 🤩

The free squid mulhoe served mid-meal

Sashimi alone could feel a little lacking, but since this set lets you enjoy sashimi and seafood stew together, I thought it'd be a solid order for a group visit haha. It's a combination that satisfies both sashimi lovers and people who love a hot, spicy seafood stew 👋🏻 Freshness matters a lot with seafood dishes, and everything we ate that day was clean overall and easy to eat without feeling heavy. The sashimi was clean and chewy, and the seafood stew was spicy and refreshing, giving two completely different but equally good reasons to have a drink 🩷

While we were eating the sashimi, they also brought out a free squid mulhoe (cold spicy-sour raw fish soup) as a service dish. The tangy, cool mulhoe broth had squid in it and woke up the palate — whenever the sashimi started feeling a bit rich, a spoonful of the mulhoe in between cleaned the palate right up. The sweet-and-sour flavor with a slight kick of spice made it an amazing pairing with soju haha. The squid itself wasn't tough or chewy in a bad way — it had a bouncy, springy texture that went really well with the mulhoe broth and vegetables. Way too good to just be a free extra! I really enjoyed it 🤩

Is the sashimi and stew set at Donghae Bada Hoetjip worth it?

If you're looking for a place to eat sashimi and also want a hot seafood stew alongside it, this kind of set at Donghae Bada Hoetjip seems like a solid choice. We ate really well 😊 Instead of sticking to just one dish, being able to enjoy several things in generous portions like this made for a dinner that satisfied both sashimi fans and stew fans 🤩 Next time I want a filling meal, I'll definitely come back to Donghae Bada for the 110,000 won set haha 🐟🦑🦐