# Dongdaemun seafood restaurant post-work sashimi set: Simdo Hoetjip - By Eunsol (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-dining-margin/) - Written Sep 10, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Dongdaemun, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-dining-margin/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-dining-margin/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/index.md) ## In short Simdo Hoetjip is a live-fish sashimi restaurant in Dongdaemun, Seoul, near Jegi-dong Station. After work, our group ordered the medium Simdo Special Set A for assorted sashimi, seafood, fish roe rice, and spicy fish stew with soju. Simdo Hoetjip is a satisfying local choice for a seafood-filled dinner gathering. ## Good to know - **Address**: 790 Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul - **Hours**: 15:00–24:00; from 12:00 on weekends - **Order**: Medium Simdo Special Menu Set A - **Sashimi**: Olive flounder, red sea bream, and rockfish - **Location**: Street-facing first-floor shop at Lotte Castle Firenze near Jegi-dong Station *as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026* The know-how of an owner with 40 years of experience—an evening of sashimi and soju at Simdo Hoetjip near Jegi-dong Station. ![An evening of sashimi and soju at Simdo Hoetjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-01-1aunr-1200.webp) ## Simdo Hoetjip near Jegi-dong Station: location and directions The address is 790 Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. Hours are 15:00–24:00, starting at noon on weekends. It is in a lane-side first-floor shop at Lotte Castle Firenze, right near Jegi-dong Station. From Exit 3 of Jegi-dong Station on Line 1, enter the alley facing Inyeong Pharmacy and walk straight ahead. Round the corner of the large Lotte Castle apartment building and you will find it along the first-floor roadside. The sign is tucked inward, so look carefully. ## An interior full of customers, starting with the fish tank How long has it been since I last saw a fish tank like this!!? Healthy sea creatures were swimming about energetically. It was so white and clear, without a trace of algae—full marks for cleanliness. ![Clear, clean fish tank at the sashimi restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-02-1vpad-966.webp) The space runs deep inside, and every table was full on a weekday evening. As the crowd showed, this is a real neighborhood favorite for people living near Jegi-dong Station. ## Live-fish sashimi and Simdo Special Set A ![Simdo Hoetjip menu and price information](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-03-1o37g-966.webp) The core live-fish sashimi lineup is olive flounder, rockfish, and red sea bream. There are also various seafood dishes, mulhoe (cold raw-fish soup), steamed dishes, and soups. ![Simdo Special Set A menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-04-1lmcn-966.webp) Simdo Hoetjip’s signature is gujeolhoe naengchae, a nine-section raw-fish cold salad shaped by the chef’s 40 years of experience. We ordered the medium Simdo Special Menu Set A so we could try a good mix of sashimi and seafood. ## Banchan and a somaek to start ![Basic table setting at the sashimi restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-05-1v7li-966.webp) ![Basic side dishes at the sashimi restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-06-w5sx9-966.webp) ![Skkidasi side-dish spread at the sashimi restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-07-1wyb9-966.webp) At a sashimi restaurant, half the fun is the skkidasi, the accompanying small dishes. The freshly fried kimchi pancake was great, and the sautéed clams had a delicious salty kick too. ![Herring served as a basic side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-08-brl3v-966.webp) Why is this saury so plump? Turns out it was herring, haha. ![Refreshing seaweed soup and steamed egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-09-13ihb-966.webp) ![Basic table setting with somaek](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-10-1f62b-966.webp) Refreshing seaweed soup and savory steamed egg. We cooled off with a somaek, a soju-and-beer mix, while tasting the side dishes. ## Thick-cut olive flounder, red sea bream, and rockfish sashimi ![Assorted sashimi from the medium Simdo Set A](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-11-tl91i-966.webp) The assorted sashimi from the medium Simdo Set A arrived first. In a classic live-fish sashimi style, it was very fresh, thick-cut, and tempting. ![Thick-cut live-fish sashimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-12-r0mqo-966.webp) ![Assorted olive flounder, red sea bream, and rockfish sashimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-13-12co7-966.webp) ![A plate of assorted sashimi from the Simdo set](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-14-1odue-966.webp) The sashimi included olive flounder, red sea bream, and rockfish. Just look at the size of each slice—the flounder came from a huge fish. Its chewy, springy texture was truly commanding, with a gentle sweetness that spread across the palate. ![Large olive flounder sashimi and engawa](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-15-5m1dc-966.webp) There was engawa, the flounder fin, on one side of the plate too; the more I chewed, the more its savory flavor came through, showing how large the fish had been. The red sea bream was matsukawa-style, with a pleasantly firm, tasty skin. ![Red sea bream with maki rolls](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-16-9yc6m-966.webp) We came straight here after work for drinks and dinner near Jegi-dong Station, so we were feeling a little empty. The maki rolls that arrived midway made it feel nicely substantial. ## An assorted seafood plate chosen by three seafood lovers ![Assorted seafood included in the set](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-17-bvs2m-966.webp) The biggest reason we chose a set rather than a single fish variety: all three of us love seafood. ![Assorted seafood with sea squirt and abalone](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-18-ggpsr-966.webp) ![Assorted sea cucumber, boiled octopus, and clams](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-19-1cd5c-966.webp) Fresh seafood is not something you often get to encounter unless you are by the coast, so everyone gave it a very warm welcome. Sweet sea squirt, firm abalone, crisp and lively sea cucumber, chewy boiled octopus, and clams with deep umami from their large, plump flesh. Every item was fresh, with no fishiness or off smell—its freshness was the flavor itself. ## Finishing with fish roe rice and spicy fish stew ![Fish roe rice and spicy fish stew to finish](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-20-l7sii-966.webp) ![Spicy fish stew served with the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-21-13waw-966.webp) Even if you came mainly to drink, Koreans would feel something was missing without a proper meal at the end. Spicy fish stew is practically a given—and fish roe rice too?! It is clear that the chef’s 40 years of experience are rooted in Japanese cuisine. The fluffy rice was light, savory, and nutty, just right for wrapping things up. Then there was a pot full of rich broth drawn from fish bones and trimmings. Its spicy heat washed away every lingering trace of fishiness, leaving only a clean finish. ![Spicy fish stew broth full of fish bones and trimmings](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-22-1v8e9-966.webp) There was so much flesh still clinging to the fish bones and trimmings that it felt like we had ordered a separate fish soup. Honestly, it just makes you keep ordering more drinks, ho ho... ![Fish bones and trimmings with plenty of flesh for the stew](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-23-he6t3-966.webp) The final tally that day: four adults (though one person did not eat at all) finished the medium Simdo Set A, two bottles of beer, and five bottles of soju. ![The end of an evening gathering at Simdo Hoetjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood-24-1c3xw-966.webp) It was such a happy evening gathering at Simdo Hoetjip, a true regular haunt for local residents rather than a flash-in-the-pan place near Jegi-dong Station. ## Where it is - Simdo Hoetjip (심도횟집) - 119, 58 Jeongneungcheondong-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 동대문구 정릉천동로 58 롯데캐슬피렌체 상가 1층 119호 - 37.5769448, 127.0358404 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%8B%AC%EB%8F%84%ED%9A%9F%EC%A7%91/@37.5769448,127.0358404,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-dining-margin/jegidong-simdo-sashimi-seafood/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt