Sokcho hoetjip at Daepo Harbor: E course snow crab set for two, Hanggu

A budget-friendly snow crab spot in Sokcho, Hanggu Hwareo ࣪ ، 🦀 ، ࣪ ⊹ ֶ♡

Hanggu Hwareo ⏰ Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 11:30 – 4:00 the next day Last order 2:30 Closed every Wednesday 🚙 Use Daepo Harbor Fish Market's second parking lot 📍963 Daepo-dong, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do ✔️ Takeout, reservations, group bookings available ✔️ Pickup service across all of Sokcho

Today I was craving snow crab while traveling in Sokcho, so I came to Hanggu Hwareo!! It's right in front of Daepo Harbor, so you can enjoy fresh crab while looking at the sea! Great view, and don't even get me started on how friendly the staff were~~ A generous crab set at a great price meant I left Sokcho totally stuffed — full recommend for Hanggu Hwareo, a Daepo Harbor sashimi restaurant !!!!! ╰(*´︶ `*)╯♡

Where is Hanggu Hwareo, and what are the sea-view seats like?

Hanggu Hwareo is at S-dong 9, Daepo Harbor Fish Market, right in front of Daepo Harbor. If you sit by the window you can see the whole harbor at once, and there's parking at the fish market's second parking lot.

Being right in front of Daepo Harbor makes it easy to get to, and the ocean view the moment you arrive already puts you in vacation mode! Of course, once you're in Sokcho you have to eat while looking at the sea haha

There's a huge fish tank out front — you could actually see the snow crab, live fish and all kinds of seafood being kept fresh. Being able to see and choose for yourself made me trust the place even more !!!

What I liked best inside was, of course, the sea view!! Sitting by the window means you can see all of Daepo Harbor while eating fresh sashimi and crab 💙 If you're looking for a sea-view sashimi restaurant in Sokcho, this is a real advantage!

There's also separate seating for people with dogs, so it looked great for anyone bringing their pet :) !!

Hanggu Hwareo menu and what the snow crab course for two cost

As a couple, we ordered the snow crab course E (for two) at ₩170,000. Adding fried rice for ₩2,000 and three bottles of soju for ₩15,000 brought the total to ₩187,000.

They had everything from snow crab to king crab to raw fish sashimi, and set menus sized for different party sizes made it easy to choose! There's also seasonal sashimi platters, imported sashimi platters, and rice dishes like hoedeopbap (raw fish over rice) and mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) ! ٩(ˊᗜˋ)و

🧾 What we ordered? 👦🏻❤️👩🏻 Snow crab course E (for two) ₩170,000 Added fried rice ₩2,000 3 bottles of soju ₩15,000 Total: ₩187,000

What comes in the ssukidasi side dish spread?

The banchan (side dishes) for the crab course alone filled the table. There was seasoned seaweed, macaroni salad, pickled chili, bracken fern, acorn jelly, salad, lettuce wraps with garlic and ssamjang, and chili — plus kimchi pancake, takoyaki, fried fish cutlet, and sushi.

Honestly, the banchan alone was enough to go through a bottle of soju

From seasoned seaweed, macaroni salad, pickled chili, bracken fern, acorn jelly, and salad to lettuce wraps with garlic, ssamjang, and chili — such a variety of basic sides ‼️

And then kimchi pancake, takoyaki, fried fish cutlet, and sushi on top of that — there was seriously so much to eat !!!!!!

Even the kimchi pancake was crazy good !! I usually don't expect much from the basic sides, but here every single one came out tasting careful and delicious~~

Squid sashimi, abalone sashimi and the raw fish platter

The E course came with a plate of squid sashimi, abalone sashimi, and sea cucumber, plus raw fish sashimi. I'm pretty sensitive to fishy taste, but the seafood at Hanggu Hwareo went down easy.

A plate of fresh seafood — squid sashimi, abalone sashimi, and sea cucumber! I'm picky about seafood because I'm sensitive to fishy taste, but this had no fishiness at all, just fresh and easy to eat 💗 Just the right amount of ocean scent, nothing off-putting !!!!

They even brought out proper sashimi haha !!! Amazing value for a crab set — sliced nicely so the texture was great, chewy and clearly fresh! (*˙˘˙)♡

We came for crab, but the sashimi was delicious too — so glad we went with the crab set !!!

Snow crab served pre-cut, plus the innards in the shell

The snow crab at Hanggu Hwareo came already cleaned and prepped, so all we had to do was pick out the meat. The legs were packed with meat with no empty spots, and the shell was full of innards too.

Finally, the crab we'd been waiting for!! Since it came already cleaned and prepped, all we had to do was easily pick out the meat, which was so nice haha

Cracking open the legs, the meat was packed in with no empty spots, and one bite was moist and tender with that distinct sweet, salty snow crab flavor 🤍

Not dry at all, springy and full of meat — the claws were on another level ヾ(o˃‿˂o)ｼ

The shell was generously packed with innards too, giving a proper savory hit !! Dipping the meat into the rich, savory innards made the flavor so much deeper

My boyfriend is a master at picking crab meat haha, he cleaned out every corner of the body ✌🏻 ረዞꖮꖶ

Crab-innard fried rice and maeuntang stew to finish

After finishing the crab, we added fried rice for ₩2,000. It came fried together with the crab innards, and the course ended with a spicy, hearty stew.

After finishing the crab, we added fried rice!! +₩2,000 The portion was more generous than expected, and fried together with the crab innards it was savory and so tasty haha. I'm not usually great with innards themselves, but this had no off-putting taste at all — delicious

And to finish, spicy stew! The hot, spicy broth was perfect for spooning up between bites of fried rice. ٩꒰⍢꒱۶⁼³₌₃ A perfect finish with the stew!

Eating everything from sashimi to crab to fried rice to stew while sipping soju really felt like a proper Sokcho trip haha

Maybe because we were looking at the sea while eating, I didn't even get that drunk that day!! The soju tasted amazing ჱ̒ ｰ̀֊ｰ́ )

I was satisfied being able to have such a generous course — fresh sashimi, banchan, crab, fried rice, and stew — all in one meal haha

The staff 💗 were also kind, and every dish came out well, so we left in a great mood. !!!!!

If you want to eat snow crab with a sea view at Daepo Harbor in Sokcho, I recommend Hanggu Hwareo ٩(๑′∀‵๑)۶•*¨*•.¸¸♪