Tomato clam sul-jjim and raw fish platter at Susanjang Dongtan Branch

A great spot for raw fish and drinks near Dongtan's North Plaza! Susanjang Dongtan Branch

• 📍 91-9 Bansong-dong, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
• 🕖 Daily 17:00 – 00:50
• ✔️ Reservations and group bookings available

Where to find the new Dongtan North Plaza bar, Susanjang Dongtan Branch

Today I went to Susanjang, a new bar in North Plaza 🤗 It felt like it had been ages since I'd found a bar this quality around North Plaza, so I have to introduce it!

Susanjang is located two buildings past North Plaza 119, in the Best Eye Doctors Hospital building.

Interior mood and room seating

The vibe inside is a bit dim and comfortable, exactly the right mood for drinking haha. There are quite a lot of seats, and I noticed some room seating inside too 👍🏻 If you're looking for a place for a group to drink, I'd recommend Susanjang Dongtan Branch.

Susanjang Dongtan Branch menu — aged raw fish, live shrimp, grilled fish

The menu is centered on raw fish and seafood dishes, but there's so much variety — aged raw fish, live shrimp sashimi and salt-grilled shrimp, grilled shellfish, sul-jjim (steamed liquor dish), grilled rockfish, grilled sablefish, and more, plus the usual soups and fried dishes you'd find at other bars. So many options to choose from!!! And the fish tank was clearly full of fresh fish 🐠

The basic side dish: grilled flounder

Grilled flounder comes out as the basic side dish, seasoned nice and salty, so it really goes with drinks — I kept reaching for it without even noticing.. 🫶🏻 Passed the basic side dish test already 🤭

How does the tomato clam sul-jjim taste?

I figured we'd need some broth so I ordered the sul-jjim! I expected it to be a pretty standard sul-jjim, but this was genuinely, seriously x10000000 delicious...😭 My friends and I all agreed it was the best sul-jjim we'd ever had..💓

It didn't taste like a typical sul-jjim at all — more like a proper seafood dish from a fine dining Western restaurant 🍷 I had it with draft beer that day, but I think it'd go great with soju too!

Seriously, I can't forget that broth..🥹 I wanted to ask for the recipe!!! And I heard adding pasta noodles to it makes it even better, so I'd definitely recommend doing that! I kind of regret not doing it ㅜㅠ

The flounder and red seabream aged raw fish platter

Since we came to a raw fish bar, we had to order sashimi too! It's a combo of flounder and red seabream, coming with fin cuts and pieces torched for a smoky flavor — a pretty wide variety of parts — and the staff explained everything so kindly!!

That special cut part was especially chewy and delicious!! For this price with this composition, I feel like I'd come back for it again — I hope Susanjang stays a beloved spot in Dongtan's North Plaza for a long time 🥰

Can you see how firm and springy the raw fish looks?!? The flounder has a clean, mild appeal, while the red seabream is a bit chewier with a nuttier taste — it was fun switching between the two.

Served with seasoned rice, seaweed, and aged kimchi

Susanjang Dongtan Branch also serves the raw fish with seasoned rice, seaweed (gim), and aged kimchi (mukeunji). Such a nice touch 🫶🏻 Putting flounder with aged kimchi and wasabi, then wrapping it in seaweed — that combo can't miss!!!💗💗💗 It filled us up with carbs too, so satisfying haha.

Complimentary fried shrimp and seasoned shrimp

That day they also gave us complimentary fried shrimp and something like a seasoned shrimp salad?! But even the free stuff was amazing~~ The fried shrimp had a crispy coating with a sweet-and-sour sauce, perfect with beer 🍺🤍

There was one more slightly unusual thing — shrimp that seemed to be cooked, then chilled and tossed in sauce. It was an unfamiliar combination so I was curious. But once I tried it, it worked way better than expected!!! The texture was plump, totally different from the fried version, and the seasoning soaked into the shrimp really well — made me realize shrimp can be delicious this way too.. Even the free dishes were perfect ✨

If you want to enjoy raw fish with drinks and some other tasty side dishes in Dongtan, I'd definitely recommend giving Susanjang Dongtan Branch a visit!!