Yeosu fish market sashimi for day drinking at a Namhae stay: Uchangho

I'm a booze-logger.

I'm a booze-logger who came back from a trip down south with such great memories that I can't stop thinking about it. I've actually been to Yeosu a few times before, but this was the first time I stayed long enough to really enjoy the city properly, so I've got a lot of good memories from it. Yeosu especially has amazing seafood and other food, so much so that I feel like I'll probably visit again soon. Today I want to write about Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market, a Yeosu spot famous for sashimi you can't skip when you think of Yeosu — specifically, sashimi you can take out and enjoy with a drink back at your lodging. Whenever you eat sashimi at a restaurant, you have to call a designated driver, which comes with its own cost issue, so personally I prefer taking sashimi to go and eating it at my lodging. So I searched for places in Yeosu that pack sashimi to go really well, found Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market, and went to check it out.

Where is Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market in Yeosu?

Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market sits on a corner of the port on Sinwol-ro in Yeosu, right next to a large apartment complex, so it's quite accessible. Following the navigation to get there, I found it right next to the apartment complex with the harbor just beside it, and it made me think — this is exactly why Yeosu is such a romantic city.

Red sea bream sashimi, 35,000 won: phone order and instant pickup

This is the menu board at Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market. I originally planned to get squid sashimi that day, but it was sold out, so I took the red sea bream sashimi instead. I had called ahead to order, so I could pick up the sashimi right away. Red sea bream sashimi for ₩35,000 would probably cost over 50,000 won in Seoul — Yeosu really is a seafood paradise.

What's swimming in the tanks at Uchangho's direct sales market?

Inside Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market, there were fresh tanks holding all kinds of seafood ready to go. Not just fish, but a whole variety of seafood that really stirred my appetite. I wanted to eat everything, but my stomach has its limits, so I told myself to stay focused on today's main event, the red sea bream sashimi, haha.

With the freshly packed sashimi from Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market in hand, I headed to the lodging. Just look at that color on the sashimi — doesn't it look amazing? This is red sea bream sashimi from the Yeosu sea!! I can't tell you how long I'd been waiting for this moment... While studying for exams, I kept telling myself, once exams are over, I'm going to the southern sea and eating sashimi with soju to my heart's content — and I got through each day on that promise. And finally, that moment had arrived.

How was the red sea bream sashimi?

This is the quality of the red sea bream sashimi from Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market. The gorgeous red sea bream sashimi is known for that reddish-tinted flesh. Unlike flounder, which is white, red sea bream sashimi is characterized by a redder tone toward the outer edges. Looking at that vivid shape and freshness of the sashimi, there was no way I wasn't going to drink soju. Day drinking wasn't part of the original plan at all, but seeing the red sea bream sashimi from Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market made me think, I have to have a drink right now. We're already on a trip, and exams are already over — so let's go for a daytime drink.

Sauce included, ready to eat at the Namhae lodging

Is Uchangho worth it for sashimi and soju at your stay?

The red sea bream sashimi from Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market came with the sauce included along with the sashimi, so it was set up perfectly — all we had to do was eat once we got back to the lodging. We picked up soju called Joeun Day, since we were eating the sashimi in Namhae County, haha. Sashimi bought in Yeosu, eaten in Namhae — what a happy moment! It feels like just yesterday that I was slicing up red sea bream sashimi at Uchangho Sashimi Takeout & Direct Sales Market, having a drink with my wife in the daytime, and then taking a nap afterward — but it's already been a week since then. Sniff. Happy memories last a long time, so I'll carry these good memories with me and get back to my daily grind.