Gangneung sashimi restaurant takeaway with blowfish: Minja Hoetjip

Getting to Minja Hoetjip at Jumunjin Fish Market and parking

Because it is inside Jumunjin Fish Market, you can really feel the market's friendly, lively atmosphere!

Park at Jumunjin Coastal Parking Tower, cross the road, and head straight inside. It takes less than a minute on foot.

Walk all the way into the fish market and you will find it on the left at the very back.

You can park at Jumunjin Coastal Parking Tower. The first 10 minutes are free, then it is ₩300 for every additional 10 minutes.

Jumunjin Coastal Parking Tower, where a cute pufferfish welcomes you.

Minja Hoetjip provides one hour of parking support, so just let them know if you need it. You can leave after prepaying.

Inside Minja Hoetjip, for takeaway or dining in

The young woman owner at Minja Hoetjip welcomed us kindly.

We reserved our takeaway by phone before visiting. When you request takeaway, they prepare it right there and pack it neatly and freshly.

The fish tanks were so clean. They have seasonal East Coast fish as well as live flounder, rockfish, olive flounder, large yellowtail, yellowtail amberjack, pufferfish, red sea bream, butterfish sea bream, and fresh salmon sashimi aged in kelp in-house.

There is not only live-fish sashimi but also plenty of fresh seafood, including snow crab and king crab. Minja Hoetjip appeared on 6 O'Clock Hometown and is also famous in Jumunjin for its squid mulhoe (cold raw-fish soup), which ranked first.

You can get takeaway or eat in the restaurant further inside. For takeaway, you can choose fish by type: small ₩40,000, medium ₩60,000, large ₩80,000, assorted seafood ₩40,000, and sweet shrimp ₩30,000. Snow crab and red snow crab sets are at market price, and the prices are reasonable too.

Takeaway and dine-in prices differ, but the included extras also vary accordingly, so you can choose what suits your situation.

What is the difference between takeaway and dine-in extras?

When dining in, you get table settings, spicy fish stew, and seafood. With takeaway, they generously include abalone, sea squirts, whelks, steamed shrimp, vegetables, and spicy fish stew if requested.

There were two spacious dining rooms further inside. Even when we visited at 4 p.m. on a weekday, customers were eating inside.

Takeaway complete! I was so excited at the thought of bringing it back to our accommodation to eat.

₩40,000 small assorted sashimi platter

Here is today's main event: the small assorted sashimi takeaway platter! The small platter is ₩40,000.

It had such a lovely sheen. Can you see how generous the portion is?

It was the first day of our week-long stay in Gangneung, so we got takeaway to enjoy it comfortably at our accommodation.

Because it was sliced fresh as soon as we ordered, every piece retained its texture, with wonderful nuttiness and savoriness.

It was neatly packed with a satisfying assortment of yellowtail amberjack, salmon, flounder, striped pufferfish, and olive flounder.

The yellowtail amberjack's rich oiliness and soft texture melted in my mouth. The salmon, perhaps because it had been aged in kelp in-house, was soft, completely free of any fishiness, and full of umami.

The flounder and olive flounder were springy and chewy, and their sweetness came through more with every bite. It was my first time trying striped pufferfish. The bite was so good!!! Its distinctive, bouncy yet crisp texture was absolutely outstanding.

Complimentary abalone, sea squirts, whelks, and shrimp

I was only expecting the sashimi takeaway, but the owner packed in generous complimentary seafood—abalone, sea squirts, whelks, and shrimp too! Isn't that an incredibly generous service?

The containers were filled generously with ocean-scented sea squirts, mild abalone, plump whelks, and sweet shrimp. It was such a complete spread that we did not need to prepare any separate snacks at the accommodation.

Minja Hoetjip is a place where you can enjoy high-quality assorted sashimi, carrying all the freshness of Jumunjin, at a reasonable price! Beyond the usual flounder and rockfish, you can taste plentiful premium varieties such as striped pufferfish and yellowtail amberjack, plus generous seafood extras including abalone and sea squirts. For flavor, value, and overall satisfaction, it was an excellent sashimi takeaway spot in Jumunjin, Gangneung.