Fish restaurant in Namdong, Incheon: lunch date & free cheonggukjang

I visited Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui (소래산화덕생선구이) in Namdong-gu, Incheon! I couldn't decide what to eat for our lunch date, then realized I hadn't had grilled fish in a while. Fish baked in a 500-degree oven, plus stone pot rice and cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) – it was a much more filling meal than I expected. There were lots of fish to choose from and the portions were generous, so the two of us left totally full haha

Where is Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui, and how much is the mixed grill?

Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui is at 5 Manuigol-ro 189beon-gil, 1st floor, Namdong-gu, Incheon. We came for lunch and ordered the mixed grill for 2. It costs ₩18,000 per person, so ₩36,000 for two.

• Name: Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui
• Address: 5 Manuigol-ro 189beon-gil, 1st floor, Namdong-gu, Incheon
• Visit time: lunch
• Ordered: mixed grill for 2
• Price: ₩18,000 per person / ₩36,000 for 2

The menu has quite a variety of fish: mackerel, flatfish, Atka mackerel, samchi (Spanish mackerel), cutlassfish and more. Rather than commit to just one, we wanted to try several, so we ordered the mixed grill for 2. It's available from 2 servings up, at ₩18,000 per person, so ₩36,000 in total.

What's at the self-serve bar?

The restaurant has a self-serve bar where you can help yourself to side dishes, plus an odeng (fish cake) corner, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and a separate area for water and drinks.

There were plenty of side dishes that looked great with grilled fish. You can fetch more whenever you run low, which made the meal nice and relaxed.

On one side there was an odeng corner, and there was a separate spot for water and drinks.

Looking around the bar, there was even tteokbokki, so there's plenty to eat besides the fish haha

What does the ₩36,000 mixed grill for 2 look like?

The mixed grill for 2 comes as one full table: 4 kinds of grilled fish, stone pot rice and cheonggukjang. The portion was generous for two people.

Our mixed grill finally arrived! With 4 kinds of fish, stone pot rice and cheonggukjang, the table was packed and far more generous than I expected. It was plenty for two and felt like a proper lunch.

How do the 4 oven-grilled fish taste?

We got four kinds of fish, and each one had a slightly different texture and flavor, so it was fun to pick and compare. What I liked most was the crisp outside and moist inside! Maybe because they're baked in the oven, the surface was golden brown and the flesh inside was tender and delicious.

Grilled fish can easily turn dry, but at Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui I loved that crisp-outside, moist-inside feel. There was a variety of fish and the portion was quite big, so I was satisfied. I think the best thing about a mixed grill is that you don't eat just one fish the whole time – you can alternate between several.

What's on top of the stone pot rice?

The mixed grill comes not with plain bowls of rice but with warm stone pot rice topped with beans and sweet potato.

I liked that it came as warm stone pot rice instead of ordinary steamed rice. The beans and sweet potato on top went really well with the fish. Putting fish flesh on freshly served stone pot rice felt like a proper Korean meal haha

Do you have to order cheonggukjang separately?

At Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui, cheonggukjang is included. It came out with the grilled fish without us ordering it separately.

One more good point! It had tofu in it and plenty of broth, so it went well with the stone pot rice. Grilled fish alone might feel a little lacking, but with the cheonggukjang the meal felt much more filling.

Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui lunch date review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ 4/5

This Sorae-san Hwadeok Saengseon Gui is a Korean restaurant in Manuigol that worked well for a lunch date. There was a good variety of grilled fish, crisp outside and moist inside, and overall I enjoyed it. The portions were generous, and with stone pot rice and cheonggukjang included, it was a filling meal.

If you love grilled fish, the mixed grill that lets you taste several kinds at once seems like a good pick. At ₩36,000 for two it isn't a very cheap lunch, but considering the 4 fish, stone pot rice and cheonggukjang, it was a satisfying meal.

If you're looking for grilled fish in Namdong, Incheon, or a filling Korean lunch near Sorae Mountain, it's worth a visit :)

Oh!! By the way, they also offer all-you-can-eat eel, so I'm planning to come back another time!