Jeonpo sashimi restaurant at opening time, ₩59,000 platter: Rigo Susan

With the mornings and evenings turning cooler, I got a craving for sashimi, so my boyfriend and I stopped by Rigo Susan, an aged-sashimi specialist, right after work. And it turns out Rigo Susan also sells raw shrimp?!¡ I'd genuinely wanted to try raw shrimp for so long but never had the confidence to prep it myself — so today was the day my wish came true.☘︎ ݁˖

Rigo Susan in three lines

• Spacious, clean interior — great for group gatherings
• Aged sashimi that's soft with rich umami
• Bouncy fresh raw shrimp & the fried shrimp heads are a real treat

🕰 Daily 17:00–01:00 (last order 00:00) / 🚘 No parking / 🚽 Indoor restroom, separated by gender / 🚶‍♀️ 4-minute walk from Jeonpo Station Exit 8

Getting there: 4 minutes from Jeonpo Station Exit 8

Located a 4-minute walk from Exit 8 of Jeonpo Station, Rigo Susan is easy to get to. Turns out this was the place I'd noticed always packed whenever I walked through Jeonpo — small world, haha.

Inside Rigo Susan: seating and atmosphere

Inside, Rigo Susan is spacious, clean, and pleasant.ᐟ With both 2-seat and 4-seat tables, it's a great spot whether you're coming as a couple or a bigger group.

When we arrived we were the very first customers, so I could comfortably photograph the space — but as soon as we ordered, more and more customers started arriving.

Rigo Susan menu and prices

The main menu comes in small/medium/large sizes: live shrimp platter, mixed sashimi platter (from ₩19,000), mixed sashimi + raw shrimp platter, mixed sashimi + dalma shrimp platter, aged salmon sashimi, and dalma shrimp platter.

• Seafood & sashimi add-ons — mackerel bow-sushi (saba bou-zushi) 23.0 / seasonal gizzard shad tasting 20.0 / dalma shrimp add-on 21.0
• Mixed sashimi add-on · live shrimp sashimi add-on · vinegared mackerel add-on (choose one)
• Banchan add-ons — sushi rice 2.0 / mulhoe tasting 5.0 / soy-marinated crab 4.0
• Tteokbokki · sashimi salad · corn cheese · braised fish · assorted fried food · okonomiyaki · California roll · sausage-and-fish cake each 2.0 / cold buckwheat noodles (cold udon) 3.0
• Sides — fish bone spicy stew 5.0 / rice 1.0 / mulhoe (raw fish cold soup) 15.0

8 side dishes, refills for ₩2,000

Just as I'd heard, the banchan lineup was seriously stacked. Salad, corn cheese, okonomiyaki, California roll, soy-marinated salmon, cold udon, fried food, tteokbokki — a whopping 8 kinds 𝗓 ᶻ You can refill the banchan for an extra ₩2,000. My picks were the California roll and the tteokbokki (so good).

What comes with the ₩59,000 raw shrimp & aged sashimi platter

Finally, today's star dish arrives: the raw shrimp & aged sashimi platter, ₩59,000. It comes with raw shrimp, four kinds of aged sashimi, and even sushi. The visuals alone made me want to dig in immediately 𝗓 ᶻ From other reviews I'd seen, the aged sashimi lineup changes each time — probably because the live fish they source varies day to day.

I'd been told the raw shrimp could still move, and I'd seen it in other bloggers' posts too, but seeing it actually flopping around right in front of me still made me jump 𝗓 ᶻ I couldn't even imagine how fresh it was. I quickly and neatly pulled off the heads and asked to have them fried.

What does the live raw shrimp taste like?

After all that waiting, one bite of the raw shrimp — and wow, this little guy is genuinely delicious. Fresh, with an amazing bouncy bite ✴︎˚⋆⋮ If you still haven't tried raw shrimp, you have to have it at Rigo Susan.

Fried shrimp heads: the best part of the platter

And then there's the fried shrimp heads — what even is this. I thought, how good could it possibly be, but it was seriously delicious. Turns out I'm someone who likes fried shrimp heads. I felt sad every time the pile got smaller.

Neatly pulling off the eyes and horns, then popping it in one bite. I saved the last one for later and ate it slowly, haha.

Making mini sushi with the aged sashimi

You can also use Rigo Susan's aged sashimi to make your own mini sushi.

It tasted even better paired with the perilla leaves, garlic, chili, and white kimchi that came alongside. With 4 different types, we got to try a nice variety.

Is Rigo Susan worth a visit? Final verdict

If you want to eat aged live-fish sashimi and raw shrimp together near Jeonpo Station, Rigo Susan Jeonpo Station Main Branch is a great pick.

• Spacious, clean interior — great for group gatherings
• Aged sashimi that's soft with rich umami
• Bouncy fresh raw shrimp & the fried shrimp heads are a real treat