# Grilled mackerel set with a baby, Masan restaurant: Masan Ssamjangjip - By Yerim Sohn (https://superchart.com/en/@jeonpo-small-mirror/) - Written Sep 19, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Changwon, Gyeongnam - Sponsored: This is a sponsored post — the restaurant provided the meal for this visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@jeonpo-small-mirror/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@jeonpo-small-mirror/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/index.md) ## In short Masan Ssamjangjip is a Korean set-meal restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Haeandae-ro, in front of Masan Marine Park in Changwon, Gyeongnam. With a baby in tow, the grilled mackerel set (17,000 won per person, minimum 2 servings) arrived with about 30 side dishes, mackerel straight off the grill and ssam wraps with gangdoenjang (thick soybean paste), and the mild seasoning meant the baby ate a bit of everything. Baby spoons and a self-serve dessert bar make Masan Ssamjangjip an easy pick for a family meal out. ## Good to know - **Location**: 2nd floor, 65 Haeandae-ro, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam (in front of Masan Marine Park) - **Grilled mackerel set**: 17,000 won per person - **Braised beef short ribs**: 20,000 won per person - **Order minimum**: No single servings; minimum 2 servings - **Side dishes**: About 30 kinds - **Seating**: Group rooms, plus a room you enter with shoes on - **Self-serve corner**: Ramyeon cooker, rice cakes, snacks and fruit, coffee and omija tea - **With a baby**: Baby spoons available - **Parking**: On the side street *as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026* Masan Ssamjangjip 2nd floor, 65 Haeandae-ro, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, South Korea ![Exterior of Masan Ssamjangjip building on Haeandae-ro, Masan](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-01-vfvc3-900.webp) ## Why Masan Ssamjangjip for lunch with a baby in Masan Daetgeori? Hi, it's Nurse here! I agonized forever over what to eat with Yongsun again, and ended up at Masan Ssamjangjip. Since it was lunch, I wanted something that felt like a proper meal, and since I was going with Ihyeon I wanted plenty of side dishes a baby could eat — this place checked every box! It's right in front of Masan Marine Park, and I parked on the side street. ![Stairway entrance leading up to the 2nd-floor restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-02-rxpda-900.webp) Masan Ssamjangjip is on the 2nd floor, so we walked up the stairs..! When I searched for it, it kept coming up as a famous Korean set-meal spot in Masan, so I was already excited 🙂🤍 ![Seating in the main hall of Masan Ssamjangjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-03-ckq8s-900.webp) ![Interior with group rooms available](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-04-23uuq-900.webp) ![Seating in the room where you can keep your shoes on](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-05-1xrt7-900.webp) ### Inside Masan Ssamjangjip: group rooms and a room you enter with shoes on The interior. There are group rooms and also a room where you can go in with your shoes on, which I loved! My own family alone is now 8 people including the baby, so this place felt perfect for family gatherings. ![Menu board showing the grilled mackerel set price](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-06-bpucn-900.webp) ## Grilled mackerel set: 17,000 won per person, minimum 2 servings The menu. I ordered the grilled mackerel set since I could share it with the baby. They said single servings weren't possible — minimum 2 servings required ✨ The mackerel set is 17,000 won per person. ![Full table spread with about 30 side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-07-1kkwe-900.webp) ## About 30 side dishes on the table in 5 minutes And the full spread came out in under 5 minutes. All these are just side dishes..? I was genuinely shocked. Around 30 side dishes appeared — tofu kimchi, bean sprouts, quail eggs, kimchi pancake and more — dishes I love, dishes older folks would love, and dishes even the baby liked! ![Side dish spread including tofu kimchi and quail eggs](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-08-aek49-1200.webp) Every single dish was so neat and varied — it's been a while since I had such a healthy spread.. I got genuinely excited. The kimchi pancake was really good too. It's not just about racking up the side dish count — everything actually tastes good! ![Freshly made kimchi pancake on a plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-09-ehdkw-900.webp) ![Neatly arranged namul (seasoned vegetable) side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-10-bo8ru-900.webp) ![Various side dishes laid out on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-11-sqqpv-900.webp) Next to the kimchi pancake was steamed bean sprouts with perilla seeds..? Even picky-eater me found it clean and delicious! ![Steamed bean sprouts with perilla seeds side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-12-vxhkq-900.webp) ## Self-serve corner with a ramyeon cooker, fruit and tea And here's the self-serve corner! I had no idea this existed — Yongsun told me there was a self-serve corner outside, and when I went to look, there was even a ramyeon self-cook station. Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I was already full from the set meal, so I skipped the ramyeon! ![Self-serve corner with a ramyeon self-cook station](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-13-1qrii-900.webp) ![Self-serve bar with rice cakes, snacks and fruit](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-14-1ciwx-900.webp) The self-serve bar is amazing, right? Rice cakes, snacks, fruit — all lined up. Ihyeon is a fruit lover so it was great that she could finish the meal off with fruit for dessert! ![Fruit dessert section of the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-15-1non1-900.webp) ![Dessert plate prepared at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-16-qia2l-900.webp) ## Mildly seasoned grilled mackerel: why it worked with a baby The grilled mackerel that came with the set! It's grilled fresh to order, and the flesh was so tender and not too salty. Sometimes at grilled fish places the seasoning is way too strong to feed a baby, but Masan Ssamjangjip keeps the seasoning mild overall, so it worked well both for going with a baby and for going with mom and dad. ![Grilled mackerel served with the mackerel set](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-17-1r3nc-900.webp) ![Close-up of the tender grilled mackerel flesh](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-18-169nl-900.webp) Yongsun, who's been in charge of deboning fish for 7 years now. When she cleanly picks out just the flesh, Ihyeon and I just get to munch away — so delicious. ![Grilled mackerel with the flesh deboned and plated](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-19-l0g70-m-900.webp) ![Eating the set meal together with the baby](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-20-1jhkm-m-900.webp) With so many side dishes, Ihyeon got to try a bit of everything. Masan Ssamjangjip also has baby spoons all set up. ![Baby's plate set with a baby spoon](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-21-tqpxk-900.webp) ![A plate with a bit of everything for the baby](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-22-dpg05-900.webp) ### Gangdoenjang, not ssamjang: the paste that came with the ssam wraps I thought this was ssamjang (dipping paste) but it was actually gangdoenjang (thick soybean paste)! I can't resist gangdoenjang!!!!!!!!!!!! Immediately wrapped it in a lettuce leaf. At first I wondered if you'd even need a wrap with a mackerel set, but nope — you absolutely need it. We finished every last wrap. ![A wrap topped with gangdoenjang soybean paste](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-23-14zkl-900.webp) ![Fruit dessert to finish the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby-24-1usc8-m-900.webp) We finished off with fruit for dessert, amazingly all of it. There's also coffee and omija (five-flavor berry) tea set up front, so you can wrap up the meal however you like! ## Is Masan Ssamjangjip worth it for a family meal out? Honestly, I've been eating so much delivery food lately that I was craving a proper, neat Korean set meal like this! It felt like being treated to a real hanjeongsik (Korean set meal), and on top of that the prices are affordable — 17,000 won per person for the mackerel set, 20,000 won per person for the braised short rib set — yet the side dishes are so varied that I want to come back and pay for it myself next time! If you're in Masan Daetgeori looking for a proper lunch, or looking for somewhere to take your parents for a family meal, Masan Ssamjangjip is a serious recommendation! ## Where it is - Masan Ssamjangjip (마산쌈장집) - 65 Haeandae-ro, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, South Korea - 경상남도 창원시 마산합포구 해안대로 65 2층 - 35.1818724, 128.5646453 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A7%88%EC%82%B0%EC%8C%88%EC%9E%A5%EC%A7%91/@35.1818724,128.5646453,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@jeonpo-small-mirror/masan-daetgeori-mackerel-set-baby/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt