Five stalls inside Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market (속초관광수산시장), split into a sit-down breakfast, snacks eaten while walking and a box to carry home, then compared on opening hours, closing days and the waits people report in reviews. Here is how to choose between Jangteo Sundaeguk, Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppang, Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim, Manseok Dakgangjeong Jungang Market and Dabok Honggye Ramyeon by situation.
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At a glance
- The sit-down breakfast is Jangteo Sundaeguk in Sundae Alley. Of the five, it opens earliest and is the one with confirmed indoor seating.
- The walking snacks are Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppang and Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim. Reviews of the steamed bread repeat a weekend wait of up to an hour.
- The box to carry home is Manseok Dakgangjeong Jungang Market. Half the reviews say it stays crisp when cold, and it closes at 20:00.
- Dabok Honggye Ramyeon is closed on Wednesdays. The market car park is free for the first 20 minutes, with a 30-minute voucher if you spend over ₩10,000.
Walk into Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market and the first split is not the menu. It is whether you sit or carry. Sundae Alley has soup houses with seats, while the steamed bread, fried plates and dakgangjeong on the main aisle are eaten in the hand or taken away in a box.
This piece sorts the five into three slots: a sit-down breakfast, a snack eaten on the move, and a package bought before heading home. Hours and closing days are as the businesses state them, and waiting times are only what reviews say.
The first meal of the day belongs to Sundae Alley. If you want to taste things one by one as you walk, that is the steamed bread and the squid sundae. The box for the journey home is dakgangjeong, and anyone who wants dinner in a single pot looks at the crab ramyeon shop.
01Best when sitting down for the first meal of the day
Jangteo Sundaeguk (장터순대국)
sundae soup specialist, indoor seats in Sundae AlleySokcho Jungang MarketDiningcode 4.3 (33 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.0A sundae soup house in Sundae Alley that opens its cauldron at 07:00
- Location
- 35-16 Jungang-ro 129beon-gil, Sokcho (Sundae Alley, Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market)
- Phone
- 0507-1379-1881
- Price
- Sundae soup ₩11,000 · Abai sundae soup ₩13,000 · Assorted sundae soup ₩13,000 · Squid sundae ₩15,000
- Keywords
- Sokcho Jungang Market food, Sokcho sundae soup, Abai sundae soup, Sokcho Sundae Alley, Sokcho breakfast
- Tags
Jangteo Sundaeguk opens earliest of the five. It is a rice-soup house in Sundae Alley that boils its sundae in a cauldron. A record of several TV appearances hangs beside the sign.
Figurines stand in a row along the tidy kitchen wall. An old cauldron on one side, a toy cabinet on the other. The soup splits two ways, glass-noodle sundae and Abai sundae.
For a first meal of the day with a seat, Five puts this one first.
- Hours
- Daily 07:00–21:00 (last order 20:30, per Diningcode)
- Watch out
- One visit write-up lists Thursday as the regular closing day, so a Thursday morning starts with a phone call. Sundae Alley holds several soup houses, so check the sign before you go in.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- One sip and the deep cauldron broth fills your mouthDiningcode (5.0)
- Generous portions, satisfying for the price as market soup goesDiningcode (4.5)
- The assorted soup has meat, sundae and offal, so each bite chews differently, and the broth is not heavyNaver blog
- The Abai sundae soup holds one big sundae whole, which makes it fun to chewNaver blog
- The bone broth has no off smell and a mild heat, so kids ate well and adults called it a hangover cureNaver blog
- The ox-head soup is nutty and clean; sides are kkakdugi, kimchi and pickled onionpersonal blog
02Best when picking one snack to eat while walking
Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppang (강원도막걸리빵)
makgeolli steamed bread specialist, mostly takeawaySokcho Jungang MarketDiningcode 4.4 (64 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.5A makgeolli steamed-bread stall whose weekend queue runs into the next alley since it aired on Master of Living
- Location
- 14 Jungangsijang-ro 6-gil, Sokcho, stall 54
- Phone
- 010-9438-8857
- Price
- Makgeolli sulppang ₩5,000 each · Second branch, five steamed buns ₩10,000
- Keywords
- Sokcho sulppang, makgeolli steamed bread, Sokcho Jungang Market sulppang, Sokcho market snacks, Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppang
- Tags
If you plan to graze as you walk, the steamed bread comes first. Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppang steams makgeolli sulppang (rice-wine steamed bread) in the market aisle. Several reviews mention waiting up to an hour at the weekend. Others say about ten minutes on a weekday.
Every review leads with how big it is for the price. It is leavened with makgeolli and topped with peas and beans. There are no reservations, only walk-up sales, and when the batter runs out the day is over.
To cut the wait, look at the second branch at 48 Jungang-ro 129beon-gil. Reviews say that queue clears quickly.
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00 (closes early when sold out)
- Watch out
- Several weekend reviews report waits of up to an hour in the afternoon. There are no seats, so you eat it standing.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- ₩5,000 and it is big and soft, with sweet peas and beansDiningcode (5.0)
- Most comments say the bread tastes good, and the taste score is 4.7Diningcode (4.4)
- Natural fermentation aroma, light and chewy; 10 minutes on a weekday, 30–40 at the weekendTrip.com (5.0)
- There is a queue but it moves fast, and straight out of the steamer it is sweet and fluffyDiningcode, second branch (5.0)
- The makgeolli flavour is gentle and the beans give it something to chewDiningcode, second branch (5.0)
- Bread just out of the steamer tastes better eaten on the spotTrip.com
03Best when eating a freshly fried plate on the spot
Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim (서민갑부 똑이네튀김)
squid sundae and fried food specialist, arcade ground floorSokcho Jungang MarketDiningcode 4.6 (44 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.5A fry stall on the market's main aisle that pan-fries nurungji squid sundae to order
- Location
- 16 Jungang-ro 147beon-gil, Sokcho (Jungang Market arcade, 1F unit 5)
- Phone
- 033-635-0776
- Price
- Nurungji squid sundae ₩15,000 · Original squid sundae, small ₩10,000 · Potato pancake ₩7,000 · Red snow crab ramyeon ₩12,000 · Potato pancake with buckwheat roll ₩13,000
- Keywords
- Sokcho squid sundae, nurungji squid sundae, Sokcho market fries, Sokcho prawn fry, Ttokine Twigim
- Tags
Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim is a fry stall in the market arcade aisle. They take the order, then press nurungji (scorched rice) onto the squid sundae and fry it. Reviews say the wait was fair because it is cooked fresh.
The menu starts with two squid sundae. The original, dipped in egg, sits next to the one crusted with nurungji. Crab fry, prawn fry and potato pancake line up alongside. On Friday and Saturday it stays open until 22:00.
Five's take: this is the first stop for a plate eaten on the move.
- Hours
- Sun–Thu 09:30–21:00 · Fri–Sat 09:30–22:00
- Watch out
- One three-star review says the long wait did not buy much difference from other nurungji sundae. Nothing is published about seating, so that is something to check on the spot.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- A market fry stall we dropped into while travelling, and the red snow crab was the real, solid thingDiningcode (5.0)
- They fry it there and then, so the wait was worth itDiningcode (5.0)
- Red snow crab with prawn fry was a new world of crispDiningcode (4.6)
- Crisp nurungji goes well with chewy squid, and the assorted fry pack travels well tooSiksin
- The owner is kind and you can try several things from around ₩10,000Diningcode
- We waited a long time and it was not that different from other nurungji sundaeDiningcode (3.0)
04Best when buying a box to carry home
Manseok Dakgangjeong Jungang Market (만석닭강정 중앙시장점)
dakgangjeong specialist, mostly takeawaySokcho Jungang MarketDiningcode 3.9 (105 ratings) · Trip.com 3.6 (27 reviews)
- Rating
- 4.0The in-market branch of Sokcho's dakgangjeong name, with reviews that say they leave with a box every visit
- Location
- 16 Jungang-ro 147beon-gil, Sokcho
- Phone
- 1577-9042
- Price
- Regular, bone-in ₩20,000 · Regular, boneless ₩21,000 · Hot, bone-in ₩21,000 · Plain fried, bone-in ₩18,000
- Keywords
- Sokcho dakgangjeong, Manseok Dakgangjeong, Sokcho Jungang Market dakgangjeong, dakgangjeong takeaway, Sokcho souvenir
- Tags
If it is one box to carry home, this is the place. Manseok Dakgangjeong Jungang Market sits at the same address as Ttokine Twigim. In reviews, the line about staying crisp when cold is always attached to this name.
Flavours split three ways: regular, hot and plain fried. Each splits again into bone-in and boneless, ₩1,000 apart. Closing is listed as 20:00. Reviews say there are always people out front.
One review says it was still crisp the next day. Even with a long trip home, the box is worth choosing.
- Hours
- Daily 10:00–20:00, open all year (per Diningcode)
- Watch out
- Value satisfaction sits at 37%, and 10% of reviews say the price stings. Some posts say the taste differs subtly from the main branch at 72 Cheongchohoban-ro, so main-branch loyalists head there.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- We buy from here every time we visit the market, and it is good even coldDiningcode (4.5)
- The shop is clean and hygienic; the hygiene rating is 100% goodDiningcode (4.0)
- Crisp outside, moist inside, with a sweet and slightly hot sauceTrip.com (4.0)
- We ate it hours later and it was still crispTrip.com (4.0)
- Good to pack as a snack while travelling, and still good the next dayTrip.com
- There are always people out front, but it is worth the waitTrip.com (3.6)
05Best when making dinner out of one pot
Dabok Honggye Ramyeon (다복홍게라면)
red snow crab ramyeon specialist, small roadside unit in the marketSokcho Jungang MarketDiningcode 4.8 (6 ratings)
- Rating
- 3.5A small roadside shop in the market that boils ramyeon with a whole red snow crab on top
- Location
- 97 Jungangsijang-ro, Sokcho, 1F
- Phone
- 010-2843-5768
- Price
- Whole crab ramyeon hotpot ₩23,000 · Hangover crab ramyeon ₩15,000 · Scallop and crab ramyeon hotpot ₩25,000
- Keywords
- Sokcho red snow crab ramyeon, Jungang Market crab ramyeon, Dabok Honggye Ramyeon, Sokcho ramyeon, Sokcho dinner
- Tags
If dinner should end in one pot, that is Dabok Honggye Ramyeon. A small roadside shop in the market serves it with a whole red snow crab laid on top. Wednesday is listed as the closing day.
Reviews describe a broth where doenjang meets heat. Price splits between the hangover crab ramyeon and the whole crab ramyeon hotpot. The scallop version and the octopus special go at market price.
This is dinner for someone who will take the wait in exchange for crab broth.
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Thu–Sun 11:00–20:00 · closed Wednesdays
- Watch out
- Six ratings is still thin. Posts say food comes out on the slow side, and Wednesday is a closing day.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- Crab ramyeon where a savoury doenjang note meets the heatDiningcode (5.0)
- Small, but a truly good crab ramyeon shopDiningcode (5.0)
- The best crab ramyeon I have had so farDiningcode (5.0)
- Taste score 4.7; food comes out on the slow sideDiningcode (4.8)
The 5 places at Sokcho Jungang Market at a glance
- 1Jangteo Sundaeguksitting down for the first meal of the dayone post lists a Thursday closing4.0
- 2Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppangpicking one snack to eat while walkingreviews of up to an hour's weekend wait4.5
- 3Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigimeating a freshly fried plate on the spotcooking wait, no seating information4.5
- 4Manseok Dakgangjeong Jungang Marketbuying a box to carry homevalue satisfaction 37%4.0
- 5Dabok Honggye Ramyeonmaking dinner out of one potclosed Wednesdays, only 6 ratings3.5
Choosing in more detail
- If you go on a Wednesday — Dabok Honggye Ramyeon is closed. Take your crab at Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim instead, as crab fry or the ₩12,000 crab ramyeon.
- If it rains — Jangteo Sundaeguk. It is the one of the five with confirmed indoor seats, so you can fold the umbrella and sit.
- If you are with children — Jangteo Sundaeguk. Reviews say the bone broth has no off smell and the kids ate well.
- If it is a gift to carry — the five steamed buns for ₩10,000 at the second branch of Gangwondo Makgeolli-ppang. A box travels better than loose bread.
- If you reach the market after 21:00 on a Friday or Saturday — Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim. Those two days are listed as open until 22:00, and the other four are shut by then.
- If you came by car — Manseok Dakgangjeong Jungang Market. Spend over ₩10,000 and you get a 30-minute parking voucher, and the box goes straight into the boot.
A bowl of soup to sit with, a bag of steamed bread to walk with and a box of dakgangjeong for the car all live in one market.
Before you set out, check only one thing: whether the day is a Wednesday or a Thursday.
Ask before you go
- 1How much is parking at Sokcho Jungang Market?
The Sokcho Facilities Management Corporation notice gives the first 20 minutes free. After that it is ₩600 for ten minutes, then ₩300 per ten minutes, and ₩10,000 for a full day. The market website says a purchase over ₩10,000 earns one 30-minute free voucher, up to two a day.
- 2How many cars fit in the market car park?
The corporation notice says 534 spaces, the market website says 350 cars. On a weekend afternoon it fills fast by either number. Outside 08:00 to 21:00 it is free.
- 3Can dakgangjeong be shipped?
The Manseok Dakgangjeong website has a separate delivery notice. The customer line, 1577-9042, takes calls on weekdays from 09:00 to 18:30. Reviews say a box bought at the market was still crisp the next day.
- 4Is squid sundae sold frozen?
Seomin Gapbu Ttokine Twigim sells four frozen squid sundae for ₩25,000. You dip them in egg and pan-fry them at home. The nurungji-crusted version is eaten on site only.
- 5How do you eat sulppang a day later?
Reviews say to eat it on the spot, straight out of the steamer. Some posts say it turns hard if packed and left for hours. If it is for the next day, put it back in a steamer once.
- 6How do you reach the market by public transport?
From Seoul it is 2 hours 20 to 30 minutes by express or intercity bus. From Sokcho bus terminal it is 3 to 10 minutes on a city bus; get off at the Gwangwang Susan Sijang stop. On foot it is under 10 minutes.
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