Couple's 77,000-won steamed skate dinner in Sokcho: Jungang Sanghoe

The best skate steam of my life at Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe ࣪ ، 🐠 ، ࣪ ⊹ ֶ♡

Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe ⏰ Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 21:00 Break time 16:00 - 17:00 Last order 20:00 Closed every Tuesday 🚙 Underground parking available at Centum Mark building / register for 2 hours free 📍1F, 28 Jungang-ro 121beon-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea (1F, Centum Mark Building, Sokcho Jungang Market)

Today! My boyfriend and I got a skate steam recommendation and went to try it — and we both loved it so much at Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe!!! We fell for the sauce the second we tasted the skate steam, so we even bought extra sauce to take home! Planning to make it ourselves at home too ~~~ If you're looking for skate steam in Sokcho, this place is genuinely worth trying ! ╰(*´︶ `*)╯♡

Where is Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe, and where do you park?

Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe is located on the first floor of the Centum Mark Building inside Sokcho Jungang Market!

One tip! 🚙 If you register for parking when visiting Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe, you get 2 hours free, so those driving here don't need to worry much about parking.

The tables are spaced out generously too, so this seems great not just for dates but for family trips, group gatherings, or company dinners !!

There's also a separate group seating area inside that fits anywhere from 8 up to 40 people, so it's great for visiting with a bunch of people! I heard it's actually a favorite spot for locals around Sokcho Jungang Market for group gatherings and family meals out ‼️

Sokcho Jungang Sanghoe menu and what the couple ordered

There's a range of main dishes from pro skate steam to spicy skate steam, soy-braised skate, and stir-fried squid with a smoky char! There are also set menus like braised skate, grilled fish with smoky stir-fried squid, skate set, and grilled fish set. On top of that, there are plenty of side dishes that go well with the meal, like grilled fish, tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), corn noodles, and steamed egg!

🧾 What did we order? 👦🏻❤️👩🏻 Pro skate steam ₩45,000 Rice (x2) ₩2,000 Bokbunja wine (x1) ₩15,000 Skate steam sauce (x2) ₩15,000 Total ₩77,000

What are the side dishes and the ox-bone octopus seaweed soup like?

The side dishes come out looking clean and well put together — mayonnaise salad, seasoned soybeans, white kimchi, bracken fern, bean sprouts, and dried seaweed!

You could really feel how serious the owner is about ingredients here. The seaweed soup is made by carefully selecting good ox bones and simmering them with real care! On top of that, the rice is made with domestic new-crop rice, and the seaweed used is top-grade from Wando ,.., from the basic side dishes to the soup, they really don't hold back on quality ingredients — amazing ٩(ˊᗜˋ)و 💗

Pro steamed skate, 45,000 won: fresh skate steamed to order

📌 Pro skate steam ₩45,000 — the visual alone with all that spicy, punchy sauce piled on top looks delicious just to look at 😭 Craving it again already ••

The skate steam uses skate in the 'large' size — the optimal size

They say they're strict about selecting only good raw ingredients! And the portion is genuinely generous (*˙˘˙)♡

Since it's not pre-steamed but cooked to order the moment you order it, the flesh is really soft and moist !!!!!!

Maybe it's because the spicy sauce uses top-grade Sunchang gochujang (fermented red chili paste) and a house sauce aged in-house •• the sauce is seriously insanely good, truly delicious ..!!!!!!

This place is genuinely a real find ㅠㅠ So good I kept marveling the whole time I was eating. Soft skate flesh piled high with spicy sauce, eaten together with warm rice — do I even need to say more, the combo is the best.

I usually don't really eat the radish in braised dishes, but why is even the radish so good here ㅜㅜ 💗 They said they carefully select only fresh ingredients! I guess that's why even the radish came out sweet and soft, and I ate it up happily ჱ̒ ｰ̀֊ｰ́ )

Eaten together with the side dishes I was raving about earlier, it's a genuinely perfect combo 💗 Piling plenty of skate flesh onto top-grade Wando seaweed, then adding a swipe of spicy sauce and wrapping it up — perfect _ ✌🏻

Does bokbunja wine go with steamed skate?

To enjoy alongside the spicy, punchy skate steam, we also ordered the owner's pick — bokbunja (black raspberry) wine 🍷

Sweet yet rich, one sip of bokbunja wine followed by a bite of spicy skate steam? Seriously an amazing pairing, please try it, try it twice even

From the soft raw skate steamed the moment we ordered, to the generously made side dishes and ox-bone octopus seaweed soup with good ingredients, to the sweet bokbunja wine — genuinely nothing to complain about, a real find of a place

If you're near Sokcho Jungang Market looking for a can't-miss restaurant, or a friendly, properly made skate steam, definitely stop by here! ٩(๑′∀ ‵๑)۶•*¨*•.¸¸♪