Sashimi restaurant at Yaksu Station for a weekend dinner: Ido Hoetjip

Ido Hoetjip at Yaksu Station: hours, parking and location

Ido Hoetjip (이도횟집) is a sashimi restaurant about a 5-minute walk from Yaksu Station Exit 1, open 11:30–23:00 with a break from 15:00 to 16:00. A friend I hadn't seen in a while said she wanted raw fish, so I went looking for a good-value sashimi place and found this one near Yaksu Station.

• Hours: 11:30–23:00
• Break time: 15:00–16:00
• Parking: yes. 2 cars in front; if full, 1 hour at the paid lot next door is covered (₩5,000 in cash)
• Restroom: yes

It's only about 5 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Yaksu Station, so it's easy to get to. That's a big plus!

Inside Ido Hoetjip: do you need to book for a weekend dinner?

The inside has a slightly hanok (traditional Korean house) feel. The seats are tables for four, so it works for friends, family or coworkers.

Most importantly, I went on a weekend evening and there were no seats without a reservation! If you're planning a visit, definitely, definitely book!!

Ido Hoetjip corkage policy for wine, sake and whisky

Corkage is allowed here. One bottle of wine and one bottle of sake are free, from the second bottle it's ₩10,000 per bottle, and whisky is ₩10,000 a bottle, so keep that in mind.

The menu is full, from courses to single dishes and sides.

Ido Hoetjip's ₩55,000 course for two: is it enough for two women?

The course for two at Ido Hoetjip is ₩55,000, and for two women it was not too little at all.

Here's the menu breakdown for reference!! I worried the amount of sashimi might be small and thought about ordering à la carte instead, but for two women it was not lacking at all, and I was happy with the lineup.

We came as two and ordered the good-value course for two, and it arrives set out like a full spread.

Since it's a "course," I thought the dishes would come out one by one, but instead the whole table was laid out generously, so we could try a bit of everything.

Flounder and rockfish sashimi with sea squirt and sushi

For the sashimi in the course for two you choose either flounder + salmon or flounder + rockfish. I don't like salmon, so... flounder + rockfish pick!

We ate some wrapped in leaves and some plain, and the sashimi was fresh and tasty. Sea squirt (meongge) comes too, and it can go fishy if it's not handled well, but this wasn't fishy at all.

And since it's the course for two, 2 pieces of sushi came out too. So sweet, haha. Chatting with my friend in between, we had mussel soup, grilled mackerel, corn salad and more. Great for a drink or two!

The finish: stone-pot albap and mussel seafood ramen

After we'd worked through most of the course, I asked for albap (rice with fish roe) and it came in a stone pot (ttukbaegi). It was just right as a meal.

We ended with a spicy ramen, great as a hangover-style soup. There was also maeuntang (spicy fish stew), but we were full and craving ramen, so ramen pick! It was a refreshing mussel seafood ramen 👍🏻👍🏻

Ido Hoetjip at Yaksu Station: final verdict

• Close to the station, so easy to reach
• A good-value sashimi course for two that arrives as a generous full spread
• A satisfying sashimi restaurant near Yaksu Station, highly recommended!!