# Sokcho market bakery: pepper japchae and abai croquettes to-go at Samsam Goroke - By Seonwoo (https://superchart.com/en/@mountain-cafe-pauses/) - Written Sep 13, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Sokcho, Gangwon - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@mountain-cafe-pauses/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@mountain-cafe-pauses/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/index.md) ## In short Samsam Goroke is a handmade croquette bakery inside Sokcho Jungang Market in Sokcho, Gangwon, where croquettes can be packed to go. On a road-trip getaway to Sokcho, the writer picked a 6-piece set and tasted the Chinese-style pepper japchae, potato and abai croquettes at home. The generously filled croquettes and the individual packaging were the highlights. ## Good to know - **Location**: 1st floor, inside Sokcho Jungang Market - **Parking**: Public parking lot - **Purchased**: 6-piece croquette set - **Menu**: Sokcho red crab croquette, Sokcho abai croquette, Sokcho potato croquette, meat-packed jjamppong croquette, Chinese-style pepper japchae croquette, pollock roe cream croquette - **Alcohol**: Soju, makgeolli and other drinks sold *as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026* A Sokcho trip with my boyfriend, part drive, part day-off treat! It seems like croquettes are having a moment in Sokcho these days!? Couldn't fall behind the trend, so we rushed over to grab some to go! ## Finding Samsam Goroke inside Sokcho Jungang Market Samsam Goroke (삼삼고로케) is inside Jungang Market, so it's super easy to get to! We used the public parking lot for our visit! ![Location of Samsam Goroke in Sokcho Jungang Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-01-1ca9v-900.webp) Here's the outside of Samsam Goroke on the 1st floor! The black sign says "premium handmade croquette spot," so it was easy to find! haha ![Samsam Goroke exterior with black sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-02-1hv4u-900.webp) ![Samsam Goroke storefront signage](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-03-1pvz0-900.webp) ## The croquette flavors we picked for the 6-piece set Here's Samsam Goroke's very reasonable price list! Buying a set makes it even cheaper!! And besides croquettes, they sell all kinds of alcohol too, like soju and makgeolli (rice wine)! haha I really do love a drink, sigh hahaha... Next year, then.... To try as many flavors as possible, we picked the 6-piece croquette set! haha The croquettes were all laid out looking ready to eat! Looking like there's no way they could be bad, ooh la la~~ ![Samsam Goroke croquette display and price list](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-04-1bcmb-900.webp) ![Takeout croquette menu on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-05-1jzaj-900.webp) If you pick your menu ahead of time, ordering goes quickly! The lineup is the limited-edition Sokcho red crab croquette; the Sokcho abai croquette, filled with ojingeo sundae (squid stuffed with sundae filling), which is THE Sokcho thing; the Sokcho potato croquette, packed with Gangwon potatoes; the meat-packed jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) croquette, which I hear is the hot one; the Chinese-style pepper japchae (stir-fried pepper and pork) croquette; and the pollock roe cream croquette, so it's easy to order to your taste! ![Samsam Goroke croquette flavor guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-06-eeba9-900.webp) ## The croquette smell that followed us into the car After a short wait, my order came out in a flash! The smell was seriously insane.... I put it in the car and got in, and the drool.... hahahaha I felt like Pavlov's dog.... hahahaha So the whole way home I struggled, fighting off the temptation seeping in every few minutes hahaha ![Packed croquettes brought home in the car](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-07-1ewk2-1200.webp) ## Opening the individually packed set at home The moment we got home, we opened up the Samsam Goroke set! Each one is individually packed and labeled, so there was no mixing them up! haha ![Individually packed Samsam Goroke set](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-08-1dsgk-900.webp) ![Croquette packaging with menu labels](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-09-1v9wo-900.webp) ### Chinese-style pepper japchae croquette First up, the Chinese-style pepper japchae croquette! You can't resist a croquette with meat in it, right!? Split it right down the middle and the filling was packed in tight! That delicious smell wafting out!!!! Pepper japchae that's already tasty on its own, stuffed into a croquette? You can trust this one, haha. Above all, that generous filling made it really satisfying! ![Inside of the Chinese-style pepper japchae croquette](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-10-denr9-900.webp) ![Generously filled pepper japchae croquette](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-11-j02h3-900.webp) ### Sokcho potato croquette Second, the Sokcho potato croquette! With "potato" I was picturing something like potato salad, but it's potato gratin!!!!!! There's cheese in it too, so the richness is doubled!!!! Not overpowering, but with a deep cheesy flavor that adults and kids alike would love! ![Sokcho potato croquette with cheese](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-12-1slqb-900.webp) ![Potato gratin Sokcho potato croquette](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke-13-1qn58-900.webp) ### Sokcho abai croquette Third, the Sokcho abai croquette! Just the thought of ojingeo sundae inside a croquette made it feel like a whole new flavor!!!!! Personally, I found this one seriously delicious!!!! Maybe because I'd fallen for ojingeo sundae that day, haha. My mom and I polished it off together without a second thought!! haha ## Where it is - Samsam Goroke (삼삼고로케) - 28 Jungangsijang-ro 6-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea (강원특별자치도 속초시 중앙시장로6길 28) - 강원특별자치도 속초시 중앙시장로6길 28 - 38.204443, 128.5898342 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%82%BC%EC%82%BC%EA%B3%A0%EB%A1%9C%EC%BC%80/@38.204443,128.5898342,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@mountain-cafe-pauses/sokcho-japchae-abai-goroke/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt