Mokpo sashimi restaurant with ₩130,000 seafood spread: Cheonji Susan

A raw fish restaurant recommendation for Mokpo's Bukhang (North Port) area: Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch.

I was craving fresh sashimi today so I headed to Mokpo 🚗 There are so many raw fish restaurants around Mokpo's Bukhang that I honestly didn't know where to go.. 🤔 This time I got a recommendation for the Mokpo fish market and visited 📍Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch!

There were two of us, so we ordered the flounder + seafood spread for ₩130,000. Let me walk you through exactly what came out on the table 😊

Where is Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch, and where do you park?

📍Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch is inside Mokpo's Bukhang Fish Market. The market's parking lot is pretty huge, so I didn't have to worry about parking at all, and it was free too!

Once you walk into the Mokpo fish market there are several seafood stalls — just look for booths 11 and 15!

The tanks at Mokpo's Cheonji Susan were kept clean, and they sell a wide variety of seafood. The sashimi can also be packed to go, so you can take it home instead of eating at the restaurant.

🏡 Shop info · A local favorite in Mokpo, Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch 📍 Mokpo Hwaleo Plaza, Cheonji Susan Booths 11, 15, 641-21 Gohadae-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea ⏰ Daily 10:00 - 22:00 / Closed the last Tuesday of every month ✔️ Reservations, group seating, takeout, separate restrooms, Wi-Fi, wheelchair-accessible restroom, entrance, and seating, disabled parking

Cheonji Susan spread prices: 80,000, 130,000 and 180,000 won

At Mokpo's Cheonji Susan, you pick your fish and then choose a base spread!

• Basic spread ₩80,000 (recommended for 2)
• Seafood spread ₩130,000 (recommended for 3)
• Full spread ₩180,000 (recommended for 4)

There were only two of us, but we wanted to eat a generous variety of seafood, so we went with the ₩130,000 seafood spread!

Eating on the third floor and the 4,000 won table fee

After ordering, you head up to the 3rd floor dining room to eat, and the table fee is ₩4,000 per person 💸

The 3rd floor of this Mokpo Bukhang raw fish restaurant is spacious, so it looks great for group visits too! If you make a reservation, they apparently set up your table in advance to match your arrival time.

What comes with the 130,000 won seafood spread and flounder sashimi

Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch's ₩130,000 seafood spread comes with flounder sashimi and fills the table all at once. Since we came with a reservation, the whole spread was laid out from the very start‼️

They hadn't even put the sashimi down yet and the table was already full of food ♥️ Even for two people, it was hard to find an empty spot.. I felt completely overwhelmed by the food..!

Side dishes served alongside the Cheonji Susan spread

First, a variety of simple side dishes were laid out! Having these sides alongside the main seafood made the whole table look so much more abundant than just eating the main dishes alone 🤗

The bamboo-steamed sticky rice was especially good to eat as a meal in between the seafood, and the dumplings also helped cut through the fishy taste in between bites!

The grilled herring was also perfect as a drinking snack 💛 That savory flavor was excellent!

Raw seafood at Cheonji Susan: pomfret, gizzard shad and shellfish sashimi

The thing that caught my eye the most in the seafood spread was of course the wide variety of sashimi and raw seafood prepared, right?!

Sea cucumber and gaebul (spoon worm) with their chewy texture, plus sea squirt and sea pineapple! The sea pineapple in particular was so fresh it had absolutely no fishy taste 👍 Even people who usually can't eat sea squirt should give sea pineapple a try!!

A Mokpo Bukhang raw fish restaurant that serves pomfret sashimi and gizzard shad sashimi as the basic sukki, imagine that..

Abalone sashimi, horn conch sashimi, mussel sashimi, and scallop sashimi too — this many kinds of shellfish sashimi were served!

On top of that, boiled octopus and skate! I really liked being able to taste small portions of many kinds of seafood instead of just one type. Isn't this Mokpo fish market recommendation worth it?

Steamed and cooked seafood, including nakji horong (skewered octopus)

It wasn't just a spread full of sashimi — steamed and cooked seafood dishes were prepared as well!

When you keep eating sashimi and raw seafood, you sometimes crave a bit of a different flavor, so having these steamed dishes come out was great for switching things up along the way 👍

For shrimp, they served both plain boiled shrimp and soy-marinated shrimp! The soy-marinated shrimp had a really spicy soy sauce that was excellent 🤤

The stuffed octopus (nakji horong-i) in particular really made it feel like I was in Mokpo — a true local favorite menu item!!

Then flying fish roe with seasoned octopus salad was served too! A Mokpo Bukhang raw fish restaurant serving no less than three different octopus dishes 🤗

What Cheonji Susan serves for dessert

To finish the meal, mugwort injeolmi (rice cake), grapes, and fried sweet potato cleansed the palate! A local Mokpo favorite that even serves dessert ♥️

The main event: flounder sashimi

After all those main-worthy side dishes, finally the main dish: flounder sashimi! It came topped with perilla leaf.

The sashimi itself felt dense and fresh, with a nice chewy texture — I really enjoyed eating it 😋

Verdict: why Cheonji Susan is worth it at Mokpo's Bukhang Fish Market

• Spacious, free parking
• A generous full spread from sashimi to seafood to dessert
• A recommended spot in Mokpo's fish market
• A local Mokpo favorite

For a Mokpo Bukhang raw fish restaurant with a generous, appealing full spread of seafood, I strongly recommend 📍Cheonji Susan Bukhang branch 💯