Jegidong sashimi restaurant with outdoor tables for two: Simdo Hoetjip

The weather was lovely this week, and my husband and I hadn't had sashimi and soju outdoors in ages, so we headed to Simdo Hoetjip (심도횟집) in Jegidong!!!

Where is Simdo Hoetjip, and does it have patio tables?

Simdo Hoetjip is close to Exit 3 or 4 of Jegidong Station, on the first floor of the Lotte Castle Florence arcade. Hours are Tue–Fri 15:00–24:00 and Sat–Sun 12:00–24:00, and it is closed on Mondays.

Patio tables, fully set up!

Simdo Hoetjip also has patio tables outside. With the weather this cool, it's perfect for drinking outdoors, right!? We had reserved ahead, and they set aside a reserved table inside for us, so we're going in to the indoor seats!

Simdo Hoetjip menu and prices

The menu had a range of special sets, including Gujeolhoe Naengchae (₩95,000), the summer special set (₩115,000), the Simdo special set (₩75,000), flounder sashimi (₩49,000) and the flounder combo (₩54,000).

• Gujeolhoe Naengchae (₩95,000) - a feast of 9 kinds of fresh raw fish and seafood, served with fruit sauce, billed as Korea's first raw fish wrap cold platter
• Summer special set (₩115,000) - for 3–4 people; 3 kinds of sashimi, live seafood mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), roe rice
• Simdo special set (₩75,000) - 3 kinds of sashimi, 5 kinds of seafood, roe rice, jjamppong ramyeon
• Flounder sashimi (₩49,000)
• Flounder combo (₩54,000) - sashimi plus sekkosi (thin-sliced bone-in fish)

We reserved specially for the new Gujeolhoe Naengchae (₩95,000), made of 9 kinds of fresh raw fish and seafood!!! Korea's first raw fish wrap cold platter? I'd never had anything like it, so I was full of anticipation!!!

What are the side dishes (sukkidashi) at Simdo Hoetjip?

The sukkidashi (starter side dishes served with sashimi) were soy-braised herring, kimchi pancake and steamed egg. And honestly, isn't that a ridiculously good lineup for free sides?

An amazing sashimi spread of sides

First, braised herring simmered in a sweet soy base, topped with shredded scallion...

Then came the kimchi pancake and a piping hot, fluffy steamed egg! I just love a sashimi place that serves steamed egg... Whenever I go for sashimi I end up drinking way too much soju... hahahaha

Eating protein sides like steamed egg before going wild with the drinks makes the hangover a little lighter the next day, I feel? hahahaha (just don't go wild in the first place, right...)

But!!! Today was the day Korea won at football ⚽️ so I had to have a cold somaek (soju mixed with beer)!!!! I had to go to work and couldn't watch the match live, sob... woo-hoo...!

I started with a bite of the braised herring... Herring has lots of tiny bones, so it isn't a fish I usually go for, but Simdo Hoetjip's soy sauce base with the shredded scallion was so delicious that I kept picking at it!

How big is the Gujeolhoe Naengchae for two people?

Simdo Hoetjip's Gujeolhoe Naengchae (₩95,000) is made of 9 ingredients: mantis shrimp-style dolgeumsaeu (deep-sea shrimp), shrimp, sea cucumber, octopus, abalone, flounder, wild mountain ginseng, clam and fresh chestnut. It was an enormous amount for two people, but we kept at it diligently and nearly finished it.

The new Gujeolhoe Naengchae arrives!

Today's star, the Gujeolhoe Naengchae (₩95,000), has arrived. The nine ingredients are great wrapped in leaves or just picked up and eaten as they are... I'm told it's a health-boosting dish specially developed by a chef with 40 years of cooking experience. It was an enormous amount for two, but we kept eating diligently and nearly finished it hahahaha

Pour me a glass... the soju tastes extra sweet today!!!!!!

The fruit sauce for dipping the Gujeolhoe Naengchae

The Gujeolhoe Naengchae comes with a fruit sauce the chef makes with a special secret recipe. It's sweet and tangy, so dipping your vegetable and raw fish wraps in it is pure honey, hehe!

The flounder fin gets nuttier the more you chew... I dipped around between wasabi soy sauce, chojang (sweet chili vinegar sauce), ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste) and the fruit sauce, and all that sashimi that looked like so much vanished in no time hahahaha It was there, wasn't it? Now it's gone?

What were the service and atmosphere like at Simdo Hoetjip?

The chef at Simdo Hoetjip handed us a maki (seaweed rice roll) as a free service...!!!! Wow, even though I was full, there's no resisting maki!!!! And the owner was so kind too that next time I want to bring family and friends, everyone, to show them the taste of Gujeolhoe Naengchae!!!

The freshness and flavor of the sashimi stood out as much as the hearty look of those 9 ingredients. If you're looking for a good raw fish restaurant near Jegidong, I highly recommend Simdo Hoetjip.