Jisan-dong, Daegu raw fish restaurant: lunch with Mom at Paldakpaldak

I visited Paldakpaldak (팔딱팔딱), a well-known spot in Jisan-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, because I heard the lunch special prices are great, the portions are big, and the taste is excellent~

For a lunch special it's genuinely excellent, and the price is great too. It's also close to my family home in Daegu, which makes it an even better choice! (A Jisan-dong mulhoe place, cold raw fish soup, so gogogo in summer.)

Where is Paldakpaldak, and what are the hours and parking?

Paldakpaldak is at 20 Dongdaegu-ro 12-gil, Suseong-gu, Daegu (Jisan-dong 1003-8). It's open Mon–Fri 11:30–24:00, and on Saturdays 11:30 until 01:00 the next day. It's closed every Sunday ^~^

There's no dedicated parking lot. You can fit 1–2 cars in front of the restaurant, otherwise just park on the side streets nearby.

Where does the fish at Paldakpaldak come from?

They say Paldakpaldak goes to the Pohang fisheries auction market in its own live-fish truck 2–3 times a week, early in the morning, to buy fresh wild-caught fish.

That's why the fish here is so fresh and tasty, even though this is Daegu. (So next time I'm planning to come with the whole family!)

What are the interior and private rooms like?

Inside, the tables are spaced comfortably and the place is clean. (A tidy interior with a proper raw fish restaurant feel~)

There are also private rooms, which I'd want to use for group or family gatherings when you'd like to eat quietly in a space of your own.

At Paldakpaldak, the origins of the fish, seafood and other ingredients are posted so customers can check them.

What's on the menu, and how much is the lunch special?

You can eat domestic wild-caught raw fish at Paldakpaldak. Given that it's wild-caught, I'd call the prices reasonable rather than a bargain, a Jisan-dong raw fish restaurant where you can have live fish sashimi at a fair price.

• Live fish: flatfish (gwangeo), rockfish (ureok), red seabream, spotted knifejaw, yellow flounder, filefish, striped beakfish and more
• Sides: boiled giant conch, red seabream head, anju mulhoe (mulhoe to go with drinks), anju pork cutlet, live octopus, sea cucumber, sea squirt, fried king prawns and more

There are so many side dishes that are perfect with drinks.

Paldakpaldak newly started hoedeopbap (raw fish rice bowl) with spicy fish stew set and mulhoe set as lunch specials haha. This is what we ordered that day.

• Hoedeopbap and spicy fish stew set ₩12,000
• Mulhoe set ₩15,000
• Total ₩27,000

How were the mulhoe set and hoedeopbap with spicy fish stew set I had with Mom?

This is the Paldakpaldak mulhoe set and hoedeopbap with spicy fish stew set that Mom and I shared haha (sets with fantastic value^~^). Mulhoe and hoedeopbap made with wild-caught fish can't possibly be bad, and then there's the spicy fish stew on top~

Mulhoe set

True to its reputation as a Jisan-dong mulhoe place in Daegu, Paldakpaldak makes its mulhoe with fresh, tasty fish, so zero complaints! The cold broth feels so good going down.

Hoedeopbap and spicy fish stew set

Next is the hoedeopbap Mom chose!!! Paldakpaldak's hoedeopbap is packed with fresh, varied vegetables and plenty of raw fish, and this one is good too.

Then the spicy fish stew (maeuntang) with its fiery broth is so good it makes you think of drinking. It really makes you crave a glass of soju, so I recommend it, and it pairs perfectly with the hoedeopbap.

Braised flatfish

I think the braised flatfish came as a complimentary extra. Pick the fish off the bone in the spicy sauce and eat it with rice, and it's a total rice thief (so good you keep eating rice). Recommended!

Paldakpaldak in one line

Paldakpaldak in Jisan-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu: a great-value raw fish restaurant with good prices and good taste!!!

At Paldakpaldak, a Jisan-dong mulhoe spot in Daegu, I really enjoyed the lunch special mulhoe and hoedeopbap with Mom. So I'm planning to come back for a family dinner on my birthday~