Hapjeong sashimi bar: sea squirt and abalone guts sauce at Ppaeret

What kind of place is Ppaeret?

Today's post is my review of Ppaeret, a bar and raw fish restaurant in Hapjeong! I'm sharing it with lots of tips, so check it out before you visit ><

Ppaeret hours and address

• 📍Location and address: 23 Dokmak-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
• ⏰Hours: Mon-Sat 18:00-02:00 next day / Sun 18:00-24:00

Inside Ppaeret: the space and the counter seats

Ppaeret sits between Hapjeong and Sangsu stations, so it's really easy to get to.

There were plenty of seats inside, both bar counter and tables. We had a reservation, so we sat at the bar.

Inside there are about five or six tables. The vibe is nice and the space is surprisingly spacious and comfortable, so it seems like a good spot for both friend hangouts and dates.

Ppaeret menu and how to order by QR code

You order through the QR code placed in front of you.

This photo is from Naver, but everything looked so delicious it was really hard to choose ㅜㅜ. The black sesame one in particular looked amazing too, but it was already sold out ㅠㅠㅠ

What we ordered at Ppaeret and what it cost

• Fried abalone with guts sauce ₩48,000
• Sea squirt sashimi ₩50,000 (price varies)

Here you're required to order at least one drink per person, whether alcoholic or not, so we ordered a zero-sugar cola.

These are the side dishes they gave us! That sweet-and-sour sesame sauce paired really well with the seaweed-like side!!

What does sea squirt (mideodeok) sashimi taste like?

The sea squirt sashimi finally arrived!! I'd never had it before so I was really curious, and the look of it is amazing ㅠㅠ It's like orange gems, so glossy and pretty!

You can dip it in chojang (vinegared red pepper paste), sesame oil sauce, or soy sauce.

Doesn't it look kind of like a tiny sea squirt? Actually the taste is like that too.

It's really tender and soft, and full of oceanic aroma.

The very top part is a bit chewy and tough, so you can eat it or leave it, up to you.

I tried each of those three sauces, and as expected the chojang went best with it.

One bite of the sea squirt sashimi fills your mouth with the aroma of the sea.

It was really delicious with wasabi too.

Fried abalone with guts sauce, the best dish of the night

Next up is the fried abalone, which was the winner today.

They fried a whole, huge abalone and sliced it up, then piled generous guts sauce on top.

But this abalone guts sauce was so rich and thick and truly delicious.

The second I took a bite it tasted like a really thick, delicious abalone guts cream pasta.

I really love this kind of guts cream sauce, and out of all I've had, this was overwhelmingly the best.

And they used really firm, big abalone too. There's a reason the price is high.

It was so, so good that my friend and I kept exclaiming with every single bite. The thin frying batter wasn't heavy at all and was genuinely delicious. Just incredibly savory.

Black sesame mochi tofu from the review event

This is the black sesame mochi tofu I got as a review event item. The texture was unusual, kind of like cream cheese. If you like black sesame flavor, I think you'd enjoy it.

Honest verdict on Ppaeret

It was so, so good that we licked the plates clean without even drinking alcohol. I really recommend these two dishes ♥