# Shrimp fried rice for non-raw-fish eaters at Ppwang Mulhoe, Pohang - By Ro-eun (https://superchart.com/en/@suseong-errand-route/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Pohang, Gyeongbuk - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a store visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@suseong-errand-route/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@suseong-errand-route/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/index.md) ## In short Ppwang Mulhoe is a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant in Pohang's Yeongildae Beach mulhoe district with a dedicated indoor dog-friendly room. The writer ordered flounder mulhoe, hoe-deopbap (raw fish rice bowl), and shrimp fried rice for the one member of the group who doesn't eat raw fish, plus tteokbokki and yonggari chicken from the self bar. It's a solid pick for anyone who wants to eat mulhoe indoors with a dog, rain or shine. ## Good to know - **Ordered**: Flounder mulhoe, hoe-deopbap, shrimp fried rice - **Parking**: Restaurant's own lot (full on weekends); free Duemuchi public lot near Yeongildae Beach within walking distance - **Dog-friendly**: Dedicated indoor room seating for guests with dogs - **Ordering**: Tablet ordering at the table - **Self bar**: Basic side dishes, tteokbokki, yonggari chicken, squid soup, thin wheat noodles *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* Now that the weather has turned pleasantly cool, my sister, her friend, our dog Nunun, and I headed back out to Pohang's Yeongildae Beach. We had such a great time the last time we all visited together that we decided to make another trip. As soon as we got to Pohang, we went straight for mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) — one of the city's signature dishes — at Ppwang Mulhoe, a well-known restaurant in the Pohang Seolmeori Mulhoe district at Yeongildae Beach. ## Where we parked Ppwang Mulhoe has its own parking lot right in front of the restaurant, but it was already full — probably because it was the weekend. ![Exterior of Ppwang Mulhoe in the Seolmeori mulhoe district at Yeongildae Beach](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-01-19gku-900.webp) ![Vertical shot of the Ppwang Mulhoe building exterior](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-02-1upmc-1200.webp) ![Ppwang Mulhoe's own parking lot in front of the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-03-1161c-900.webp) ![Street view around the entrance of Ppwang Mulhoe](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-04-rgptv-900.webp) Luckily there's a free public parking lot at Yeongildae Beach's Duemuchi area not far from the restaurant, so we parked there and walked over. ## A separate indoor room for dogs One of the best things about Ppwang Mulhoe is that it's a dog-friendly restaurant. Most raw fish restaurants that advertise being dog-friendly only offer outdoor tables, which is inconvenient when the weather's bad. Here, though, there's a neatly separated indoor room specifically for guests with dogs. Thanks to that, we could bring Nunun inside and relax comfortably. Once seated, we ordered flounder mulhoe, hoe-deopbap (raw fish rice bowl), and shrimp fried rice using the tablet at the table. I don't eat raw fish at all, so I'm always stuck for options whenever I visit a mulhoe restaurant — I was relieved to see shrimp fried rice on the menu. ![Dedicated indoor room seating for guests with dogs](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-05-ublj9-900.webp) ![Tablet ordering screen installed at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-06-1y1td-900.webp) ## Tteokbokki and yonggari chicken at the self bar After ordering, we headed to the side dish self bar. Besides the basic banchan (side dishes), there were solid extras like tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes), yonggari chicken, and squid soup, so we loaded up our plates properly. ![Overview of the side dish self bar at Ppwang Mulhoe](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-07-1eumk-900.webp) ![Basic side dishes laid out at the self bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-08-1dxs6-900.webp) ![Tteokbokki at the self bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-09-qseee-900.webp) ![Yonggari chicken at the self bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-10-1xp0i-900.webp) ![Squid soup brought from the self bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-11-1t7mf-900.webp) ![A plate of self bar side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-12-d8kcs-900.webp) ![Close-up of a plate piled with self bar side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-13-vig6l-900.webp) ![Self bar side dishes set out on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-14-qpqeu-900.webp) ![Thin wheat noodles to add to the mulhoe](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-15-pm1dy-900.webp) Everything from the self bar was better than expected — clean-tasting and well-made across the board. I liked that there was so much on offer for people who aren't into raw fish, or for families with kids. The warm tteokbokki and crispy yonggari chicken in particular hit my kid-level taste buds just right and were more than enough to tide us over before the mains arrived. ## Flounder mulhoe and hoe-deopbap After a short wait, our dishes all arrived together. We also remembered to grab some thin wheat noodles from the self bar to add to the mulhoe. Once everything was set on the table, my sister and her friend eagerly started mixing their flounder mulhoe and hoe-deopbap. ![Table set with flounder mulhoe and hoe-deopbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-16-1qaqh-900.webp) ![Flounder mulhoe topped with julienned pear and cucumber](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-17-186b8-900.webp) ![Flounder mulhoe with icy broth poured in](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-18-1vhfd-900.webp) ![Flounder mulhoe mixed with noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-19-1kz8p-900.webp) My sister's flounder mulhoe came generously loaded with fresh flounder sashimi alongside crisp julienned pear and cucumber. She poured in the icy broth to her taste and mixed in the noodles. She said the broth wasn't like the usual sharp, artificial-tasting cold noodle broths or the sourness-only dongchimi-style broths — instead it had a nicely spicy, deeply savory quality that never got tiring, and was much tastier for it. Her friend's hoe-deopbap also arrived beautifully arranged in a large bowl. There wasn't a specific fish type listed on the menu, but going by the color and texture, it looked like the same fresh flounder sashimi. It came piled high with fresh lettuce, seaweed flakes, and tender white fish slices, with rice served separately. She drizzled on some chogochujang (vinegared chili paste) and mixed it with the rice, then went quiet for a while, completely absorbed in eating, remarking again and again how fresh and springy the fish was. ![Hoe-deopbap topped with lettuce and seaweed flakes](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-20-1xe0o-900.webp) ![Hoe-deopbap served with a bowl of rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-21-1lo8a-900.webp) ![Hoe-deopbap mixed with chogochujang](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-22-1gv0h-900.webp) ![Shrimp fried rice at Ppwang Mulhoe](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-23-1qsmk-900.webp) ## What someone who can't eat raw fish orders: shrimp fried rice Finally, the shrimp fried rice I ordered turned out to be a real surprise. Honestly, I expected a raw fish restaurant's fried rice to just be some frozen product warmed up, but that wasn't the case at all. The rice grains were fluffy with a subtle smoky char, and the way it was slightly crisped up gave it a wonderfully crunchy, nutty texture. It was good enough that I'd call it the best shrimp fried rice of my life — good enough that even a professional Chinese restaurant chef might learn something from it. My sister and her friend, mid-mulhoe, tried a bite each and were also impressed by how well-made it was. While we enjoyed our meal, our dog Nunun sat quietly in a chair and watched us eat lunch. We rewarded her with the dog rice crackers we'd brought along, and it made for a lovely, happy meal all around. ![Dog sitting in a chair while waiting](https://img.superchart.com/images/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe-24-l9wrz-m-900.webp) ## In short If you're looking for a restaurant near Pohang's Yeongildae Beach that serves fresh mulhoe and hoe-deopbap, plus quality side options for people who don't eat raw fish, Ppwang Mulhoe comes highly recommended. With its comfortable dedicated indoor room for dogs, guests with pets can also enjoy a proper meal in comfort regardless of the weather. ## Where it is - Ppwang Mulhoe (퐝물회) - 203-1 Haean-ro, 1st floor, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea - 경상북도 포항시 북구 해안로 203-1 1층 - 36.0648847, 129.3855326 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%90%9D%EB%AC%BC%ED%9A%8C/@36.0648847,129.3855326,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@suseong-errand-route/pohang-yeongildae-dog-friendly-room-hoe/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt