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Last-Updated: 2026-06-05

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# Bubu Live Fish Center (부부활어회센터)

> Say the romanized name when ordering. Staff will understand even if your pronunciation isn't perfect.

Category: seafood | Type: eat | Area: daepo | Price range: premium
Address: 1F-2F, 105 Daepohang-huimang-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon
Phone: 033-637-5554
Hours: Mon–Sun 09:00-22:00 (Meal menu orders are available until 14:00. Online listings vary on last order; confirm before a late dinner.)
English menu available: Yes

## Trust and freshness
- Verification: interview / 2026-06-05
- Menu freshness: updated 2026-06-05T05:12:46.305+00:00

A Daepo Port sashimi and crab restaurant run by a couple with serious kitchen credentials and thirty years of local seafood experience. Bubu Live Fish Center operated for sixteen years in the old market area, then expanded in December 2024 to a wider two-floor space across from Ramada and Cassia hotels. The room is brighter and easier for groups, but the principle stayed personal: fish, crab, stew, and mulhoe should go out as if the owners were serving their own family.

Pro tip: For foreign visitors, the safest first order is the Bubu Snow Crab & Sashimi Set: crab, seasonal live sashimi, seafood sides, grilled fish, crab fried rice, and either red-crab ramen or spicy fish stew. If you come before 14:00, ask about fresh cod soup for breakfast or lunch. Mulhoe is the owner's pride - the broth is made with fresh fruit, and the fish is cut only when ordered - but it is a labor-heavy dish, so order it when you see it available.

## Story

### How it started
The owner has worked around Daepo Port for three decades and has run his own seafood business for twenty years. Bubu Live Fish Center itself spent sixteen years in the old fish-market space before moving in December 2024 to its current location on Daepohang-huimang-gil. The reason was practical and guest-facing: the old haesudong market spot was too tight. The new building, across from Ramada and Cassia hotels, gives guests more room, easier access, and a cleaner setting for the same seafood table.

### Philosophy
The house rule is direct: food should go out as if the owner were eating it himself. That means no bait-and-switch pricing beyond the menu, no dead snow crab passed off as fresh, and no muddy, bloody fish scraps going into stew. Maeuntang ingredients are cleaned until there is no trace of blood, so the broth tastes clean rather than artificially seasoned. The owner's wife holds blowfish, Western, Japanese, and Korean cooking certifications - an unusual level of formal training in Daepo Port - and that discipline shows in the plating and prep.

### Signature
Mulhoe is the dish the owners are proudest of, even though it is not the easiest business decision. The broth is made in-house with fresh fruit, and the fish is cut fresh for each order instead of being left ready in a bowl. That makes the food cleaner and brighter, but also harder to price cheaply. Fresh cod soup is another quiet strength: new cod comes in every day, gets cleaned that morning, and becomes the kind of breakfast seafood travelers rarely know to ask for.

### Finding the place
Bubu Live Fish Center is on Daepo Port's hotel-facing stretch, near Ramada and Cassia. It is a natural dinner stop after Seoraksan, Oeongchi Beach, or a drive down the coast. Parking is available nearby, and the larger two-floor space is better for families and groups than the old market stall layout.

### Seasonal notes
The table changes with the season. Seasonal live sashimi, large amberjack, sea bream, wild flounder, rockfish, sea bass, snow crab, king crab, red crab, and lobster all depend on supply. The set menus are stable, but the seafood inside them can shift with what comes in from Jumunjin, Geojin, and the port supply chain.

### For international visitors
Foreign guests usually communicate with body language, short English, and phone-camera translation. The owners already understand where translation fails: mulhoe can appear simply as 'raw fish,' which misses the cold fruit-based broth, vegetables, and Sokcho-style texture. Foreign visitors tend to like snow crab and sashimi, especially the thin-sliced style here. One rainy day, the owner drove a foreign family back to their hotel; they tried to leave a 20000 won tip, but he saw it as ordinary hospitality. A Taiwanese guest later posted about the restaurant online, and more Taiwanese travelers began finding their way here.

> 항상 내가 먹는 것처럼 손님한테 나가야 된다. - 'It should always go out to the guest as if I were going to eat it myself.'

## Dietary Summary
- Total menu items: 40
- Common allergens: fish, shellfish, gluten, sesame, egg

## Menu

### Bubu Live Sashimi Sets (부부 활어회 세트)

- **Gye-jeol Hwal-eo-hoe Set** (계절 활어회 세트) — Small - 1-2 people (소 (1-2인)) ₩120,000 / Medium - 2-3 people (중 (2-3인)) ₩170,000 / Large - 3-4 people (대 (3-4인)) ₩250,000 / Special - 4-5 people (특 (4-5인)) ₩300,000 ⭐ Signature
  Seasonal live sashimi with assorted seafood sides, grilled fish, and spicy fish stew. The clean, classic Bubu table.
  Ingredients: seasonal sashimi, seafood sides, grilled fish, spicy fish stew | Allergens: fish, shellfish
- **Gwang-eo & U-reok Hoe Set** (광어&우럭회 세트) — Small - 1-2 people (소 (1-2인)) ₩100,000 / Medium - 2-3 people (중 (2-3인)) ₩150,000 / Large - 3-4 people (대 (3-4인)) ₩200,000
  Flatfish and rockfish sashimi with assorted seafood sides, grilled fish, and spicy fish stew.
  Ingredients: flatfish, rockfish, seafood sides, grilled fish, spicy fish stew | Allergens: fish, shellfish
- **Do-mi Set** (도미 세트)
  Sea bream sashimi with assorted seafood sides, grilled fish, and spicy fish stew.
  Ingredients: sea bream, seafood sides, grilled fish, spicy fish stew | Allergens: fish, shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Dae-bang-eo Hoe Set** (대방어회 세트) — Small - 1-2 people (소 (1-2인)) ₩120,000 / Medium - 2-3 people (중 (2-3인)) ₩170,000 / Large - 3-4 people (대 (3-4인)) ₩250,000
  Seasonal large amberjack sashimi with assorted seafood sides, grilled fish, and spicy fish stew.
  Ingredients: large amberjack, seafood sides, grilled fish, spicy fish stew | Allergens: fish, shellfish | Serving: Seasonal menu.

### Bubu Snow Crab Sets (부부 대게 세트)

- **Dae-ge Set** (대게세트) — C Set (C 세트) ₩150,000 / B Set (B 세트) ₩250,000 / A Set (A 세트) ₩350,000 ⭐ Signature
  Steamed snow crab with assorted seafood sides, crab fried rice, grilled fish, and red-crab ramen.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood sides, crab fried rice, grilled fish, red-crab ramen | Allergens: shellfish, fish, gluten | Serving: Red-crab ramen is included.
- **Dae-ge & Hoe Set** (대게&회 세트) — 2-person Set (2인 세트) ₩170,000 / 3-person Set (3인 세트) ₩250,000 / 4-person Set (4인 세트) ₩330,000 / 5-person Set (5인 세트) ₩400,000 ⭐ Signature
  Steamed snow crab with seasonal live sashimi, assorted seafood sides, crab fried rice, grilled fish, and your choice of red-crab ramen or spicy fish stew.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seasonal sashimi, seafood sides, crab fried rice, grilled fish | Allergens: shellfish, fish, gluten | Serving: Choose red-crab ramen or spicy fish stew.

### Live Fish (단품 활어)

- **Gam-seong-dom** (감성돔)
  A la carte seasonal black porgy sashimi.
  Ingredients: black porgy | Allergens: fish | Serving: Market price.
- **Jeon-bok-chi** (전복치)
  A la carte seasonal jeonbokchi sashimi.
  Ingredients: jeonbokchi | Allergens: fish | Serving: Market price.
- **Dol Do-da-ri** ((돌)도다리)
  A la carte stone flounder sashimi.
  Ingredients: stone flounder | Allergens: fish | Serving: Market price.
- **Ja-yeon Gwang-eo** (자연광어)
  Wild flatfish sashimi, depending on the day's supply.
  Ingredients: wild flatfish | Allergens: fish | Serving: Market price.
- **Bog-eo** (복어)
  Blowfish sashimi prepared by a kitchen with formal blowfish certification.
  Ingredients: blowfish | Allergens: fish | Serving: Market price.
- **Nong-eo** (농어)
  A la carte sea bass sashimi.
  Ingredients: sea bass | Allergens: fish | Serving: Market price.
- **O-jing-eo** (오징어)
  Fresh squid served raw when available.
  Ingredients: squid | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Kkot-sae-u** (꽃새우(독도새우))
  Premium Dokdo shrimp served a la carte.
  Ingredients: Dokdo shrimp | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.

### Crab (단품 게찜)

- **King-keu-raep** (킹크랩)
  Steamed king crab, priced by supply.
  Ingredients: king crab | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Guk-nae-san Dae-ge** (국내산대게)
  Domestic snow crab served steamed.
  Ingredients: domestic snow crab | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Teol-ge** (털게)
  Steamed hair crab, depending on supply.
  Ingredients: hair crab | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Hong-ge** (홍게)
  Steamed red snow crab, depending on supply.
  Ingredients: red snow crab | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Rap-seu-teo** (랍스터)
  Steamed lobster, depending on supply.
  Ingredients: lobster | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.

### Meals (식사류)

- **Saeng Dae-gu-tang** (생대구탕) — ₩20,000 ⭐ Signature
  Fresh cod soup made from cod brought in and cleaned that morning. A strong breakfast or early lunch choice.
  Ingredients: fresh cod, clear broth | Allergens: fish | Serving: Meals available until 14:00. Minimum order: 2 servings.
- **U-reok-tang** (우럭탕) — Small - 1-2 people (소 (1-2인)) ₩40,000 / Large - 3-4 people (대 (3-4인)) ₩75,000
  Rockfish soup served in small or large portions.
  Ingredients: rockfish, broth | Allergens: fish | Serving: Meals available until 14:00.
- **Mul-gom-tang** (물곰탕)
  Seasonal clear fish soup.
  Ingredients: fat greenling | Allergens: fish | Serving: Meals available until 14:00. Market price.
- **Sam-suk-i-tang** (삼숙이탕)
  Seasonal fish soup with a clean local broth.
  Ingredients: samsugi fish | Allergens: fish | Serving: Meals available until 14:00. Market price.
- **Bok Ji-ri-tang** (복지리탕)
  Clear blowfish soup prepared by a certified blowfish kitchen.
  Ingredients: blowfish, clear broth | Allergens: fish | Serving: Meals available until 14:00. Market price.
- **Mo-deum Mul-hoe** (모듬물회) — ₩25,000 ⭐ Signature
  Cold raw-fish soup with fresh fruit-based broth made in-house. Fish is cut when ordered.
  Ingredients: raw fish, vegetables, fruit-based chilled broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: fish, shellfish | Serving: Meals available until 14:00.
- **Hoe-deop-bap** (회덮밥) — ₩20,000
  Fresh raw fish over rice with vegetables and gochujang sauce.
  Ingredients: sashimi, rice, vegetables, gochujang | Spicy: medium | Allergens: fish, sesame | Serving: Meals available until 14:00.
- **Nu-rung-ji O-jing-eo Sun-dae** (누룽지 오징어순대) — ₩20,000
  Stuffed squid with crisped rice texture - a Sokcho-style side that also works as a light meal.
  Ingredients: squid, nurungji, vegetables | Allergens: shellfish, egg

### Sides (사이드)

- **Mun-eo Suk-hoe** (문어숙회) — ₩50,000
  Blanched octopus served sliced.
  Ingredients: octopus | Allergens: shellfish
- **Kkot-sae-u** (꽃새우(100g)) — ₩40,000
  Premium Dokdo shrimp by 100 grams.
  Ingredients: Dokdo shrimp | Allergens: shellfish
- **Mi-na-ri Chu-ga** (미나리 추가) — ₩3,000
  Add Korean water parsley to a soup or table order.
  Ingredients: minari
- **Saeng-seon Gu-i Chu-ga** (생선구이 추가) — ₩5,000
  Add grilled fish to a set or meal.
  Ingredients: grilled fish | Allergens: fish
- **Ra-myeon Sa-ri** (라면사리) — ₩2,000
  Extra ramen noodles.
  Ingredients: ramen noodles | Allergens: gluten
- **Gong-gi-bap** (공기밥) — ₩1,000
  Bowl of steamed rice.
  Ingredients: rice

### Drinks (주류·음료)

- **Soju** (소주) — ₩5,000
  Ingredients: distilled liquor
- **Maek-ju** (맥주) — ₩6,000
  Ingredients: beer | Allergens: gluten
- **Cheong-ha** (청하) — ₩7,000
  Ingredients: rice wine
- **Baek-se-ju** (백세주) — ₩10,000
  Ingredients: herbal rice wine
- **Bok-bun-ja** (복분자) — ₩18,000
  Ingredients: raspberry wine
- **Mak-geol-li** (막걸리) — ₩5,000
  Ingredients: rice wine
- **Eum-ryo-su** (음료수) — ₩2,000
  Ingredients: soft drink