Gangneung window-seat sashimi set for two, ₩70,000: Samsami-ne

Went to Gangneung's Gyeongpodae area and stopped by Samsami-ne, a red sea bream yubiki specialist that even locals swear by! 🐟🐟

You always agonize over which sashimi place to pick when planning a Gangneung trip 😮😮 I did my research too and found this spot near Gyeongpodae that locals rate highly for yubiki, so I bookmarked it right away — a Gangneung sashimi restaurant recommendation!

Gangneung's Gyeongpo Beach sashimi restaurant "Samsami-ne Gyeongpodae Main Branch"

Where is Samsami-ne Gyeongpodae Main Branch, and what are its hours?

Samsami-ne Gyeongpodae Main Branch is at 451 Changhae-ro, 1F Unit 28, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, near St. Johns Hotel by Gyeongpo Beach. Hours are Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 11:30–23:00, and it's closed every Wednesday.

• 📍 Location: 451 Changhae-ro, 1F Unit 28, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do (Gyeongpo Beach, near St. Johns Hotel!)
• ⏰ Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 11:30–23:00 / ** Closed every Wednesday
• ✔ Group seating, takeout, delivery, reservations, Wi-Fi, high chairs, separate restrooms, parking

This is the exterior of Samsami-ne. There's a Gangneung Kaljjebi place on the 2nd floor, so we had our first round there and then came down for round two at Samsami-ne's pocha (street tent) section.

It's right near Gyeongpo Beach, so it slots naturally into your travel route.

Out front there's a row of fish tanks, with live fish swimming under blue lighting — it just screams "the sashimi here must be fresh."

Not cup tteokbokki but cup mulhoe to go..!! Taking it out and eating by the sea sounds maximum romantic.

Inside Samsami-ne: the window seats by Gyeongpo Beach

Here's the inside of Samsami-ne! Pretty clean, right?

Plenty of tables with generous spacing between them, so it looked easy to use for family gatherings or group dinners too.

We grabbed a window table! You could see the parking lot and a bit of the view toward Gyeongpodae outside, so it was nice for eating with some atmosphere.

Samsami-ne menu and prices

Here's the menu!

• Samsami assorted sashimi — 2 people ₩120,000 / 3 people ₩160,000 / 4 people ₩200,000
• Sashimi & snow crab — 2 people ₩120,000 / 3 people ₩160,000 / 4 people ₩200,000
• Signature red sea bream yubiki??? — 2 people ₩130,000 / 3 people ₩170,000 / 4 people ₩210,000 (the flagship dish backing up that 25-year reputation!)
• Value assorted sashimi, 2 people ₩70,000
• Value yubiki, 2 people ₩80,000

Value assorted sashimi for two — 70,000 won

Since this was round two for us, the value set looked just right for eating light.

There's also a receipt review event, so make sure to join in and grab an egg soup or a drink.

What comes with the set: side dishes, mulhoe and steamed egg

As soon as we sat down, the basic setup was already laid out — lettuce, perilla leaves, shrimp, aged kimchi, vinegar-gochujang — the side dish lineup was hearty.

And the dishes we ordered came out! !

And here's one of the house's signatures, the vinegar-gochujang mulhoe! They pile radish strips and vegetables mountain-high over a sweet, tangy, spicy broth, and dipping the sashimi and veggies into the broth as you eat is really refreshing — the kind of flavor you keep craving.

The flesh was sliced so thin and translucent it caught the light, and the moment it hit my mouth it had this chewy bite — "ah, so this is why everyone raves about yubiki, yubiki."

The stone-bowl egg custard puffed up soft and fluffy — it passed the visual test right away! Great for cleansing the palate between bites of sashimi without any greasiness.

The seasoned mix and rice also came out shaped into cute little rounds!

I topped the sushi rice with a piece of sashimi, the seasoned vegetable mix, and some aged kimchi — absolutely delicious!

Is Samsami-ne worth adding to a Gyeongpodae travel course?

Samsami-ne, the Gyeongpo Beach sashimi restaurant! ✨✨ If you want a proper sashimi spread during your Gangneung Gyeongpodae trip, this is a place I'd genuinely recommend. As a 25-year red sea bream yubiki specialist, you could tell the fish prep and thickness were clearly a cut above.

With mulhoe, egg custard, and a full set of side dishes, the value was satisfying too. It's a flavor that works well whether you're with family, friends, or on a couple's date, so I'd definitely suggest slotting it into your Gyeongpodae travel course ❤️