# Garak Market fish shop with a 40-minute weekend wait: Yeongjae Susan - By Jiyeon K. (https://superchart.com/en/@warm-spoon-pages/) - Written Sep 18, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Songpa, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@warm-spoon-pages/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@warm-spoon-pages/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/index.md) ## In short Yeongjae Susan is a sashimi shop on the first floor of the Garak Mall sales building at Garak Market in Songpa, Seoul. On a weekend evening the wait ran about 40 minutes, and the takeout order was a small nongwangchamhoe (sea bass, flounder and sea bream sashimi combo) for 65,000 won plus 500g of live shrimp for 15,000 won; the sashimi was springy and firm, and the shrimp were still so lively at home that they had to be stunned in the freezer before prepping. For a wide choice of sashimi and fresh seasonal fish, Yeongjae Susan is well worth the trip. ## Good to know - **Nongwangchamhoe (small)**: 65,000 won (sea bass, flounder, sea bream) - **Live shrimp**: 500g for 15,000 won / about 30,000 won per kg - **Wait**: About 40 minutes on a weekend evening - **Location**: 1st floor, Unit C-10, Garak Mall sales building - **Subway**: Garak Market Station Exit 2 → left of Garak Mall seafood Gate 6 - **Parking**: Garak Mall South Gate 1 parking, B3 pillar E09 → escalator to 1st floor - **Promotion**: Onnuri gift certificate refund event through September 20 (at time of visit) - **Dining**: Staff said you can also eat in at the restaurant, not just take out - **Price reference**: ₩30,000 ≈ $21.5 · ₩15,000 ≈ $11 (2026-09-19) *as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026* The weather's been getting cooler, so I started craving sashimi. That's what brought me to the Garak Market seafood market. I'd heard there were lots of sashimi restaurants there with decent prices, so I went to check it out. The place I visited today was Yeongjae Susan, and judging by the crowd out front, it seemed pretty popular. ## Where is Yeongjae Susan and how do you get there? Yeongjae Susan is located at C-10, 1st floor of the Garak Mall sales building. Garak Mall is huge, so it was hard to find — if you're coming by subway or car, the directions below should help. - By subway: Exit Garak Market Station via Exit 2, enter through Garak Mall Seafood Gate 6 on the left, and it's on the left side - By car: Search for Garak Mall South Gate 1 parking lot in your navigation, park near pillar E09 on basement level 3, then take the escalator up to the 1st floor — it's right on your right If you drive, you can find it right after taking the escalator up. We came on a weekend evening, though, so it was packed. ![Storefront of Yeongjae Susan on the 1st floor of Garak Mall's sales building](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-01-1xyyk-900.webp) A shot of the Yeongjae Susan storefront. This was taken when it was relatively quiet — it just kept getting busier after that. Since we came on a weekend evening, we waited about 40 minutes lol T_T ## What Yeongjae Susan sells: sashimi combos and seasonal fish ![Yeongjae Susan sashimi menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-02-1ytxj-900.webp) ![Menu board showing prices for sashimi combos at Yeongjae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-03-m156x-900.webp) ![Vertical menu sign at Yeongjae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-04-4q7by-900.webp) Yeongjae Susan sells a huge variety of sashimi, and beyond what's on the menu board they also sell blue crab, king crab, live shrimp, eel, and more. ![Fresh seafood in tanks at Yeongjae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-05-2kjva-900.webp) ![Live fish and seafood on display at Yeongjae Susan in Garak Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-06-fuoes-900.webp) ![Vertical photo of the seafood display case at Yeongjae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-07-1g6vj-900.webp) So much fresh seafood. Part of why we visited this place today wasn't just for the sashimi — it was also to buy the ⭐️live shrimp⭐️ that's been taking over my algorithm lately. 😊 ![Lively live shrimp in a container](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-08-1qng8-900.webp) Such lively-looking shrimp. I think it was around ₩30,000 per kilo here, and they also offered 500g, so I bought that for ₩15,000. We grabbed the nongwangchamhoe too and dashed out of Garak Market. ![Sashimi packed for takeout in a bag from Yeongjae Susan](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-09-cs3bm-900.webp) Ah, they pack it like this, and they said you can also eat it in the restaurant — worth noting! ![Sign announcing the Onnuri gift certificate refund event at Garak Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-10-3izzi-900.webp) They're also running an Onnuri gift certificate refund event through September 20, so if anyone's planning to visit Garak Market this week, only a couple days left — use your Onnuri certificate and get that refund! ## Unboxing the 65,000-won nongwangchamhoe (small) and 500g of live shrimp Here's what we packed to go: - Nongwangchamhoe (small) — ₩65,000 - Live shrimp 500g — ₩15,000 ![Nongwangchamhoe (small) and side dishes laid out at home](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-11-10isv-900.webp) Once home, we opened everything up, and even though it was the small size, the amount of sashimi looked like it could serve 2-3 people. The side dishes were a bit sparse (just the chojang dipping sauce and banchan pictured above), but the sashimi quality looked great. ![Nongwangchamhoe combo of sea bass, flounder, and sea bream sashimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-12-ix1o3-1200.webp) The nongwangchamhoe was a combo of sea bass, flounder, and sea bream sashimi, and overall it was really springy and chewy, and incredibly delicious. ![A piece of sashimi dipped in chojang sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-13-buwvo-900.webp) We dipped it in chojang like this, and also tried it with soy sauce — the soy sauce was amazing too (the soy sauce itself was genuinely delicious). ![Sashimi combo dipped in soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-14-dtck0-900.webp) ### How to prep live shrimp sashimi at home Next up was the live shrimp sashimi. These guys were still incredibly fresh and lively even after arriving home, so I think I screamed a few hundred times. So no one else has to go through what I went through, here are a few tips… - Put them in the freezer for 20-30 minutes to stun them - After stunning, quickly rinse them in water and remove the heads - Soak the peeled shrimp briefly in ice water, dry them completely with paper towels, then cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the fridge for about 5 minutes (this firms up the flesh) For the detailed method of eating live shrimp sashimi, I'd recommend checking a few YouTube videos and adapting it to your situation. Anyway, after a fairly lengthy battle, here's the result… ![Plate of home-prepared live shrimp sashimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-15-wvj2o-900.webp) Total success 👍👍 I won this one. ![Leftover shrimp heads pan-fried in butter](https://img.superchart.com/images/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp-16-142oh-900.webp) We also put the leftover heads to good use and pan-fried them in butter — so, so good. ## Final verdict: is Yeongjae Susan at Garak Market worth a visit? This was my first time visiting Garak Market, and aside from the crowds and chaos on weekends, it seems like a place worth checking out. I'd especially recommend it to anyone who wants to try a wide range of sashimi, or buy seasonal fish and sashimi while it's fresh. Yeongjae Susan seems to be a fairly well-known spot in Garak Market, so if you're heading there, give it a visit. ## Where it is - Yeongjae Susan (영재수산) - C-10, 1st floor, Garak Mall sales building, 932 Yangjaedae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 송파구 양재대로 932 가락몰 판매동 1층 C-10호 - 37.4932794, 127.1168508 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%81%EC%9E%AC%EC%88%98%EC%82%B0/@37.4932794,127.1168508,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@warm-spoon-pages/garak-market-yeongjae-sushi-weekend-live-shrimp/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt