Jumunjin sashimi restaurant pufferfish set to go: Ilchul Hoetjip
In short
Ilchul Hoetjip is a snow crab, king crab and live fish sashimi restaurant inside Jumunjin Fish Market in Gangneung, Gangwon. A four-fish takeout set of red seabream, pufferfish, yellowtail and flounder was eaten back at the stay, and Ilchul Hoetjip added shrimp, conch and abalone free along with vinegar-gochujang, wasabi soy sauce and lettuce leaves, so no extra shopping was needed. The kitchen holds a licensed pufferfish preparer qualification, which made first-time pufferfish sashimi easy to eat with peace of mind.
Good to know
- Location
- 4 Sijang 2-gil, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do — walking distance from Jumunjin Port
- Hours
- Sun–Fri 10:00–21:00 / Sat 10:00–21:30
- Parking
- 1-hour parking voucher available at Jumunjin Coastal Parking Tower
- Takeout set
- Four kinds — red seabream, pufferfish, yellowtail, flounder — plus free shrimp, conch and abalone, with vinegar-gochujang, wasabi soy sauce and lettuce leaves
- Groups
- Group gatherings and dinners for 150 or more, reservations accepted
- Good to know
- Licensed pufferfish preparer on staff; prices posted as fixed
as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026
I went on a trip to Gangneung, Gangwon! And you know that if you're traveling to Gangneung, you have to stop by Jumunjin too, right? I went to Jumunjin Port to buy sashimi from a local restaurant!
There are so many sashimi restaurants around, but Ilchul Hoetjip sells everything from snow crab to king crab and incredibly fresh sashimi, so if you're deciding where to go for sashimi in Jumunjin, I'd recommend this place! Shall we head over?
Ilchul Hoetjip hours and how to walk there from Jumunjin Port
Ilchul Hoetjip is open Sunday through Friday 10:00–21:00, and Saturdays 10:00–21:30. The address is 4 Sijang 2-gil, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, inside Jumunjin Fish Market.
It's close enough to walk from Jumunjin Port, and just as easy to reach by car! If you park at the Jumunjin Coastal Parking Tower, you can get a 1-hour parking voucher, so keep that in mind!
Inside the fish market shop: prices are posted and fixed
I arrived at Ilchul Hoetjip! Should I call it the smell of the sea? There was so much fresh seafood and fish everywhere.
What I liked most was that prices are fixed? The prices were written out honestly, and that was great! You know that's the most important thing at a fish market, right? Haha.
Live fish sashimi is great at Jumunjin Port, but if you want to eat snow crab or king crab too, stop by Ilchul Hoetjip!
What fish is in season at Ilchul Hoetjip in Jumunjin
The ingredients? Everything was alive and so fresh, it was the best! If you visit in winter, it's the best place in Jumunjin to enjoy large fatty yellowtail! In summer you can enjoy pomfret and red seabream, which is great too! If you visit this season, pufferfish sashimi and a seasonal mixed platter of red seabream and flounder are in season!
Shall we go inside the shop?
Flounder, rockfish, yellowtail, red seabream, sea bass, amberjack, wrasse, pufferfish, sekkoshi (thin-sliced small fish sashimi), even salmon — so many varieties, that if you want to eat a bit of everything at Jumunjin Port, ordering a mixed platter sounds good, doesn't it?
Seating and group dining at Ilchul Hoetjip
The Ilchul Hoetjip shop is spacious and comfortable too! It's perfect for a meal whether you're on a family trip to Jumunjin in Gangneung, a gathering with friends, or a date with your boyfriend or girlfriend!
Reservations are possible, and being able to eat seasonal seafood caught fresh every day is a big difference from what you'd get in the city!
If you need a venue for a group gathering or dinner of 150 people or more in Jumunjin, feel free to contact Ilchul Hoetjip too!
A licensed pufferfish preparer in the kitchen
It turns out the restaurant also holds a licensed pufferfish preparer qualification! Only people with the license can prepare — cook — pufferfish, you know!
What the Jumunjin sashimi takeout set looked like at the stay
I got mine to go! I planned to eat it back at the stay! If you're looking for sashimi takeout in Jumunjin, come to Ilchul Hoetjip~~
The set was so full and generous?? I remember mine had 4 types — red seabream, pufferfish, yellowtail, and flounder!? They threw in shrimp, conch, and abalone as a free service, plus vinegar-gochujang and wasabi soy sauce!! Even lettuce leaves, so there was no need to bother going to the mart!!
Look at the color of the sashimi! Doesn't it look so fresh? Being able to eat fresh sashimi like this in Jumunjin is the best!
The sashimi was thick-cut and generous too, it was the best! There must be a reason so many locals in Gangneung's Jumunjin visit here, right??
I wanted to drink alongside it too, so I picked up bokbunja (Korean black raspberry wine) and Chamisul soju from the convenience store!
How the flounder, red seabream and pufferfish sashimi tasted
Let me try a piece first! So firm and chewy, so good?? This is the flounder sashimi!
This is the red seabream? The slices were thick and fresh, so incredibly chewy! Definitely different from sashimi you'd eat in the city, right??
I think this was the pufferfish sashimi. It was my first time trying pufferfish sashimi, and there's really no need to worry at all. Since Jumunjin restaurants like this have the national technical certification for pufferfish preparation, it gives you real peace of mind, doesn't it??
The free abalone, conch and shrimp from Ilchul Hoetjip
The abalone was so plump and firm, really nice!
This one might have been conch? They even prepped it so it was easy to pull out, so you can just dip it lightly in the vinegar-gochujang and eat right away!
The shrimp was plump and good too! I got sashimi to go this time in Jumunjin, but next time I should go stuff myself with snow crab or king crab in the shop!! Since it's sashimi cut from fish caught that same day, it was so fresh and just the best! I'll come again~~
Where it is
4 Sijang 2-gil, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea강원특별자치도 강릉시 주문진읍 시장2길 4 일출횟집
