Jonggak sashimi spot for a blind date: amberjack & gwamegi, Suksseong
In short
Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch (숙썽수산 종로본점) is an aged sashimi restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building inside Jonggak's Youth Street, near Jonggak Station Exit 4 in Jongno, Seoul. The writer ordered two winter seasonal dishes there: the small amberjack (daebang-eo) platter for 2, eaten in seaweed with aged kimchi, and Guryongpo gwamegi (half-dried Pacific saury), eaten in vegetable wraps. With partitions and curtains around each seat, Suksseong Susan works well for a date or a blind date.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Jonggak Station Exit 4 · 4-min walk (store listing, Oct 2, 2026)
- Location
- 3F, 16 Samil-daero 19-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (inside Jonggak's Youth Street)
- Getting there
- About a 4-minute walk from Jonggak Station Exit 4
- What we ordered
- Amberjack (daebang-eo) for 2 (small), Guryongpo gwamegi (seasonal menu)
- Included
- 3 side dishes served after ordering
- Seating
- Partitions at every table, a curtain at each seat entrance, sofa seats
- Entrance
- Fish tanks and a fish-aging fridge
as written by the visitor on Nov 13, 2026 · not checked with the business
When the weather turns chilly, this is one of the must-do courses!
Rich, nutty, oil-laden amberjack
When I say I'm going out for raw fish this time of year, I go straight to amberjack on the menu, haha. This time I went to Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch (숙썽수산 종로본점). I went for the amberjack, but ended up putting Guryongpo gwamegi (semi-dried Pacific saury) on the same table too, so I really got my fill of seasonal food!
- Thick, fatty amberjack topped with crunchy aged kimchi
- Chewy seasonal Guryongpo gwamegi wrapped with plenty of vegetables, just perfect
Where is Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch?
Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch is on the 3rd floor of 16 Samil-daero 19-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and it's a 4-minute walk from Jonggak Station Exit 4. There are so many shops in the Jongno alleys, but Suksseong Susan is on the 3rd floor!
Walking down the alley you'll see one sign per floor, and Suksseong Susan has a picture of a bear biting a fish, so it stands out together with the name. It's deep inside Jonggak's Youth Street, so there are lots of shops around and it's not far from the station, which makes it a decent spot when you're meeting up in Jongno.
Is Suksseong Susan good for a date or a blind date?
Inside, each table is separated by a partition, and the seat entrances have curtains. Right by the entrance there's a fish tank and an aging fridge, and seeing prepped fish when you've come for sashimi makes you hungry before you even pick a menu, you know? Hahaha
If you sit on the sofa side, you can't directly see the next table, so it's nice for two people to sit and talk while eating (there was actually a table having a blind date, haha).
Winter seasonal menu: amberjack and Guryongpo gwamegi
The main attraction at Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch is aged sashimi, but there were plenty of other dishes too, and that day two seasonal items caught my eye. What I ate was amberjack and Guryongpo gwamegi. Both are seasonal menus, so you can't get them unless it's now!
Right after ordering, 3 side dishes are set out, the kind you often see at an izakaya (Japanese-style pub)...!! They were nice for whetting the appetite ♡
Before long both dishes we ordered showed up, and the look of them was just insane... T_T
When I posted this on my story, everyone went crazy asking where it was↗↗
Amberjack for 2 (small): thick slices and the prized middle cut
As soon as the plate of amberjack for 2 (small) came out, the thickness of the slices and the full, rich fat caught my eye first. Pick up a piece with chopsticks and the flesh is really thick, right?
The white, fatty part melts softly in your mouth and the nutty richness lingers, while the red part is a bit firmer to chew and the aftertaste is relatively clean, so it's fun to eat, you know?
They also gave us plenty of the special cut, the sa-itsal (the cut between the main pieces), which I loved! Put amberjack on seaweed and add aged kimchi, and there's no way you can stop at one piece... hahaha. The nutty seaweed flavor comes first, then the kimchi crunches and leaves your mouth feeling fresh.
The fatty part went especially well with the aged kimchi, and the firmer part tasted better the more I chewed, even on its own. It's fun to alternate between them on one plate ,, ★
Guryongpo gwamegi (seasonal menu) in vegetable wraps
If the amberjack is the soft, moist side, the Guryongpo gwamegi spreads its nuttiness through a chewy texture. I personally love eating things wrapped, so I liked that a variety of vegetables came out to go with it, and the glossiness alone was already crazy, so it was very nutty and fragrant.
The charm of gwamegi is that every bite changes depending on what and how much you put in the wrap, right~ Chewiness and softness alternated, and I was glad we ordered both together 💛 Seriously good 💛
Why Suksseong Susan is my pick for amberjack and gwamegi near Jonggak Station
After eating amberjack and gwamegi at Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch, I thought, ah, it's really winter now, haha. Picking up thick slices of sashimi one by one was great, and the gwamegi wrapped with plenty of vegetables meant the two plates we ordered never felt repetitive!
If you're looking for a sashimi place with separated seats near Jonggak Station, or want seasonal snacks along with your amberjack, I personally recommend Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch a lot. The staff are full of energy and the atmosphere is good. I was so satisfied that I'd happily visit again on my own dime, and I've saved it on my map ,,, ★
Where it is
3F, 16 Samil-daero 19-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 종로구 삼일대로19길 16 3층
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