# Sokcho fried chicken takeout at Donmyeong Harbor: Seomin Gapbu Sijang - By Haeju (https://superchart.com/en/@open-cotton-pad/) - Written Sep 17, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Sokcho, Gangwon - Sponsored: This is a review of a visit made after receiving the product/service from the business free of charge. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@open-cotton-pad/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@open-cotton-pad/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/index.md) ## In short Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip is a takeout dakgangjeong (sweet crispy fried chicken) shop in the chicken alley of Sokcho Jungang Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. One box of garlic dakgangjeong costs 24,000 won, and this couple carried it to Donmyeong Harbor for a first bite by the sea before finishing the rest at their accommodation with potato pancake and nurungji squid sundae. After several years of return visits, Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip is still the first stop of every Sokcho trip. ## Good to know - **Location**: 16 Jungang-ro 147beon-gil, 1st floor, Sokcho, Gangwon — Sokcho Jungang Market chicken alley, stalls 4 and 5 - **Hours**: Daily from 10am; until 9pm on weekdays, until 10pm Friday to Sunday - **Parking**: Sokcho Jungang Market public parking lot; up to 2 parking discount coupons per day - **Garlic dakgangjeong**: 24,000 won - **Deodeok (mountain root) dakgangjeong**: 24,000 won - **Boneless dakgangjeong / boneless fried chicken**: 21,000 won each - **Half dakgangjeong + half fried / half dakgangjeong + half shrimp gangjeong**: 21,000 won each - **Shrimp gangjeong**: Medium 11,000 won / Large 21,000 won - **Kodari (half-dried pollack)**: Fried 23,000 won, gangjeong 24,000 won, half-and-half 24,000 won - **Other**: Small tasting cups sold; everything is cooked to order, so expect a short wait *as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026* ![Boxed garlic dakgangjeong from Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-01-ktx4t-900.webp) ![Close-up of the Sokcho Jungang Market dakgangjeong takeout box](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-02-14as1-900.webp) ## Why Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip for dakgangjeong in Sokcho Jungang Market? There's one thing you absolutely have to buy when you go to Sokcho Jungang Market — my beloved dakgangjeong (Korean fried chicken tossed in sauce)! We've lost count of how many times now haha. No contest, Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip's dakgangjeong is the best, so we've been coming back year after year for years now. ![Storefront of Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip in Sokcho Jungang Market's chicken alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-03-12sky-900.webp) ### Address, opening hours and parking at Sokcho Jungang Market - 📍Address: 16 Jungang-ro 147beon-gil, 1st floor, Sokcho, Gangwon / Sokcho Jungang Market chicken alley No. 4-5, Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip - 🕛Daily from 10am, weekdays until 9pm, Fri–Sun until 10pm - 🚗Parking: use the Sokcho Jungang Market public parking lot (up to 2 discount coupons usable per day) ![Entrance to the market chicken stall next to the potato pancake shop](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-04-su75e-900.webp) It's right next to the famous potato pancake stall in Sokcho market, so it's really easy to find! If you're just walking by and think, huh, why are so many people gathered here? — that's Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip :d ![Customers gathered in front of Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-05-vpgem-m-900.webp) At this Sokcho dakgangjeong favorite, we've tried everything — plain fried, seasoned dakgangjeong, garlic, and deodeok (mountain bellflower root) versions, all at least once. That's how much we love it, and honestly the dakgangjeong here really is that good. > Sokcho Jungang Market's go-to dakgangjeong spot: Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip ![Sign announcing the shop's appearance on the show Dokhan Insaeng Seomin Gapbu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-06-1p4z3-769.webp) ## Ordering the garlic dakgangjeong and browsing the market while it fries On March 14, 2015, this place was featured as the 13th subject on the show Dokhan Insaeng Seomin Gapbu, and it's been a trusted, already-popular Sokcho market takeout favorite ever since. This time, after some back and forth, we went with garlic dakgangjeong to suit my husband's taste. Since everything is cooked to order, there's a bit of a wait. ![Kitchen at the market chicken stall cooking dakgangjeong to order](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-07-i0tm7-900.webp) ![Tossing fried chicken pieces in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-08-f2gep-900.webp) Of course, we didn't just stand around waiting. Right in front, you can watch the squid sundae (stuffed squid) and the made-to-order potato pancakes being cooked — it's a whole performance that eats up the wait time without you noticing haha. It genuinely looks so good that people walking by turn around and get pulled right back to this Sokcho dakgangjeong spot. ![Potato pancakes being made fresh in front of the shop](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-09-14yn8-900.webp) ![Display of squid sundae at Sokcho Jungang Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-10-1fmqt-900.webp) ![Cup-size tasting portions of dakgangjeong and shrimp gangjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-11-1oluf-900.webp) If a whole box of dakgangjeong feels like too much, they also sell cup-size tasting portions — from shrimp gangjeong to dakgangjeong. The sauce itself is genuinely delicious, and the batter isn't too thick, which is exactly why this is our favorite spot in Sokcho market as a couple! ![Boxed dakgangjeong held in hand after takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-12-7vzby-900.webp) ## The first bite at Donmyeong Harbor, with the sea as the backdrop After picking up a generous haul from this Sokcho dakgangjeong favorite, we headed straight to Donmyeong Harbor, unable to resist the smell any longer, snapped a photo with the sea in the background, and enjoyed a taste before heading to the accommodation. ![Dakgangjeong box held up with Donmyeong Harbor in the background](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-13-5botw-900.webp) ![Garlic dakgangjeong opened up by the sea](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-14-nf668-900.webp) ### Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip menu and prices - ✔️Boneless dakgangjeong ₩21,000 - ✔️Boneless fried chicken ₩21,000 - ✔️Dakgangjeong / fried half-half ₩21,000 - ✔️Dakgangjeong / shrimp gangjeong half-half ₩21,000 - ✔️Garlic dakgangjeong ₩24,000 - ✔️Deodeok dakgangjeong ₩24,000 - ✔️Shrimp gangjeong medium ₩11,000 / large ₩21,000 - ✔️Kodari fried ₩23,000 - ✔️Kodari gangjeong ₩24,000 - ✔️Kodari half-half ₩24,000 ![Menu price board at Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-15-pidi4-900.webp) ## What the garlic dakgangjeong tastes like: fried garlic in every bite The visual that opens up the moment you open the box is incredible!!! And true to the name garlic dakgangjeong, you wouldn't believe how much fried garlic is packed in. My husband and I both love garlic, and no matter how happily we eat, more fried garlic just keeps appearing. ![Garlic dakgangjeong packed with fried garlic pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-16-1f5az-900.webp) That's how generous they are with ingredients, packing them in without holding back, which makes the dakgangjeong even more flavorful — a real Sokcho Jungang Market food gem. For us, Sokcho dakgangjeong will always mean Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip! ![Close-up of a single piece of garlic dakgangjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-17-1vmhe-900.webp) ![Tasting dakgangjeong with the sea in the background](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-18-tt126-900.webp) One bite with the sea in the background, then another,,, and another,,,^^ then we had to close the box and save the rest for the room. ![Dakgangjeong box closed up again at Donmyeong Harbor after a few bites](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-19-1udod-1200.webp) ![Dakgangjeong and market food enjoyed at the accommodation](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside-20-1ff4s-900.webp) Of course, once at the accommodation, we ate the dakgangjeong, the potato pancake, and the crispy pan-fried nurungji squid sundae too — if you visit Sokcho, you just have to accept gaining +3kg. That's how happily we enjoyed this Sokcho trip, and it always starts with Sokcho market's dakgangjeong favorite, Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip!❤️ ## Where it is - Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip (서민갑부 시장닭집) - 16 Jungang-ro 147beon-gil, 1st floor, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-teukbyeoljachido, South Korea - 강원특별자치도 속초시 중앙로147번길 16 1층 4호 - 38.2040162, 128.5901881 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%9C%EB%AF%BC%EA%B0%91%EB%B6%80%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%EB%8B%AD%EC%A7%91/@38.2040162,128.5901881,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@open-cotton-pad/sokcho-market-garlic-dakgangjeong-seaside/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt