Pohang mulhoe restaurant, double squid bowl & fried baby crab: Ppwang

Today I'm bringing you a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) place in Duho-dong, Pohang, and a top squid mulhoe spot by Yeongildae Beach. Let me introduce Ppwang Mulhoe (퐝물회) 🩷

Where is Ppwang Mulhoe in Pohang, and where do you park?

Ppwang Mulhoe is on the main mulhoe street by Yeongildae Beach, at 203-1 Haean-ro, Buk-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk. The bright pink sign is hard to miss 💕 Your GPS will send you to the back door, so make sure you come in from the seaside road!

• Hours: open every day, 10:30–22:00
• Parking: you can park in front of the restaurant, and the Dumulchi public parking lot is a 20-second walk away
• Pets allowed, baby chairs available, groups welcome
• Accepts the high-oil-price relief fund
• Accepts the Pohang Love Gift Certificate (local currency)
• Accepts Naver Pay and Zero Pay

What's on the Ppwang Mulhoe menu?

The main dishes are squid mulhoe and righteye flounder mulhoe! Squid is pricey these days (basically golden squid~~ 🦑) and hard to find, but I heard Ppwang Mulhoe has squid 365 days a year. So nice that it's this easy to get, haha

The place is clean and spacious. There's even a room inside, haha. It's super pink, haha. Every corner I photographed had some style! lol

The mulhoe menu includes spring flounder mulhoe, squid mulhoe, righteye flounder mulhoe, half-and-half mulhoe and a raw fish rice bowl (hoedeopbap), plus seafood like sea squirt, abalone and sea cucumber.

For raw fish there's spring flounder, squid, righteye flounder, whole boiled squid, even spiny lobster! If you come to Pohang, you've got to eat seafood!! The fresh seafood lineup is nice and varied~

What's at the Ppwang Mulhoe self-serve bar?

The self-bar has everything from tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and cola-pop chicken to stir-fried fish cake, seaweed stems, sweet soy beans, corn salad, braised quail eggs and kimchi. I stopped by before my mulhoe came out and thought, is this a side dish buffet????! Tteokbokki and chicken bites were laid out right in front of me!

But the legends were the steamed shrimp and the fried baby crab! So insanely good

⭐️I'm having them as an appetizer, haha

How big is the double-size squid mulhoe at Ppwang Mulhoe?

The amount of squid in the double-size squid mulhoe is crazy‼️ So much. Look at how generously they sliced the squid, haha. I wanted a big mouthful of squid, so I ordered the double size.

What a full spread!! Fresh vegetables with squid mulhoe, plus Ppwang's special sweet-and-sour mulhoe sauce.

They say the flavor comes from a secret gochujang (red chili paste) sauce made with green onion, cucumber and pear. Mix it all up~~

How did Pohang mulhoe begin?

Pohang sits on the East Sea and is famous for fresh, varied raw fish and seafood, and the very best of it is Pohang mulhoe. They say it started with busy fishermen who wanted a quick meal on the boat: they'd toss raw fish with gochujang or doenjang (soybean paste), add lettuce and vegetables, pour in water and drink it down, haha

What does Ppwang Mulhoe's squid mulhoe taste like?

A mulhoe you can't stop eating!!!! So good. I could eat it every day and never get sick of it: fresh, zesty mulhoe.

Look at this translucent squid 😭 The texture is chewy and rich, and the taste is sweet 💕💕

The amount is huge, right? lol If you want to eat all the squid you can, I highly recommend the double size like mine!

Pouring in more mulhoe broth makes it even better >.<

With slushy ice floating on top~~ the taste is the absolute best

How does the Ppwang Mulhoe receipt review freebie work?

If you write a Naver Place receipt review at Ppwang Mulhoe, they give you mini fried squid as a free service 😁

Look at the batter~~ Crunchy! Inside there's plump squid. Dip it in the self-bar tteokbokki sauce and it's a fantastic side dish.

Every table has raw fish chojang (vinegared chili sauce) and soy sauce, and there are pink aprons at the entrance too, so use them *^^* I ate really, really well!

Why Ppwang Mulhoe is my pick for mulhoe at Yeongildae Beach

I heard it's a Pohang mulhoe spot that even celebrities visit. If you're debating mulhoe at Yeongildae Beach, definitely try the squid mulhoe at Ppwang Mulhoe! 🤩