Namdong raw fish restaurant with thick sashimi: Veteran Fish Market

Namdong outdoor seating restaurant: public transit and parking

Today’s restaurant is Veteran General Fish Market Incheon City Hall Branch (베테랑종합어시장 인천시청점), a raw fish restaurant in Namdong with outdoor seating. As the weather cools down, the outdoor tables are starting to come out, and as soon as I heard they had begun, I went straight over!

It was convenient to visit by public transit too—about a 7-minute walk from Incheon City Hall Station and 6 minutes from Arts Center Station! There is parking in the building, but space is limited. Keep in mind that you can park nearby or along either main road on weekdays from 12:00 to 14:00, after 6:30 p.m., and all day on public holidays.

Here is the neatly maintained fish tank.

You can enjoy a wide range of seafood, including the currently popular raw shrimp and grilled shrimp. When gizzard shad is in season, they also prepare raw and grilled gizzard shad!

The indoor atmosphere when the outdoor seats were full

With the cooler weather, all the outdoor seats were already full, so sadly we had to move inside ㅜ3ㅜ Still, the floor-to-ceiling windows were thrown wide open, so we could enjoy that breezy outdoor-seating vibe indoors too!

This is the interior of Veteran General Fish Market, a great restaurant in Namdong. It was very spacious inside, with lots of table arrangements, including tables for four, six, and larger groups.

There are also private room-style spaces, which looked perfect for group gatherings! It was a weekday evening, but there were so many company dinner groups. Definitely a Namdong favorite for work dinners,,👍

Ordering the manager’s recommended premium live-fish sashimi platter

We ordered the manager’s recommended premium live-fish sashimi platter (small) for ₩39,900 and seodeori spicy fish stew. There were so many items that I couldn’t fit them all in a photo, but they had an incredible variety, from many kinds of live-fish sashimi to seasonal seafood.

First up was the basic table spread. There was seasoned raw fish, salad, seaweed soup, grilled Pacific saury, and so much more. Places like this can sometimes fill the table with token side dishes, but the grilled saury was moist and the seaweed soup was rich—both were genuinely delicious! The basic spread alone made me want to open a bottle of soju, haha.

The basic ssam (wrap) vegetables are set out separately at the self-serve bar.

And at Veteran General Fish Market, you can cook your own kimchi pancake! It was surprisingly fun, and so tasty too, haha. Please make sure to try at least a little.

Thick-cut sashimi and nutty matsukawa

Finally, today’s star arrived! The assorted sashimi platter. Served alongside all those side dishes, it looked wonderfully generous from the start!

This assorted sashimi platter lets you try premium fish, including sea bream matsukawa (skin-on sashimi) and a 2 kg Wando giant olive flounder. It included sea bream, salmon, giant olive flounder, and mullet.

It looked so fresh at a glance—the presentation was gorgeous! The sashimi was cut nice and thick too, so the texture was great.

The matsukawa was especially delicious! I had visited a matsukawa specialty restaurant not long ago, and this was every bit as nutty and tasty as theirs.

With so many basic sides, we tried lots of combinations and polished it off in no time! I’m not usually a salmon person, but this had none of that characteristic fishy smell. It was clean-tasting, and really good with the sauce!

Seodeori spicy fish stew to finish the sashimi

Of course, spicy fish stew is the proper way to finish sashimi! We added sujebi (hand-torn dough flakes) and let it bubble away; the fish was meaty and the broth had a lovely spicy kick, making it the perfect finish after the sashimi 🤭

Another satisfying meal today🐽 From the outdoor-seating atmosphere that suits cool weather to the fresh, thick-cut assorted sashimi, generous basic spread, and spicy fish stew, I enjoyed every bit of it. If you want sashimi and drinks while soaking up an outdoor vibe in Namdong, I recommend Veteran General Fish Market!