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Last-Updated: 2026-04-26

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# Hanseongho (한성호)

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

Category: seafood | Type: eat | Area: daepo | Price range: moderate
Address: Daepo Fishery Market Bldg B, Unit 20, 71 Daepohang-himang-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon
Phone: 010-4983-5606
Hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00 (LO 20:00), Fri–Sat 12:00–23:00 (LO 21:00), Sun 12:00–22:00 (LO 20:00) (Closed the day after any public holiday that falls on a Tuesday. Friday and Saturday run an hour later than weekdays.)
English menu available: Yes

## Trust and freshness
- Verification: interview / 2026-04-16
- Menu freshness: updated 2026-04-15T15:38:07.185+00:00

A Daepo Port sashimi and crab house run by a chef who rebuilt the old playbook from scratch. The owner came into the trade in his thirties — late, by industry standards — and decided to throw out whatever didn't meet his standards: kitchen towels instead of reused fish cloths, fugu in every assorted sashimi platter year-round thanks to a blowfish-handling license, and prices held at industry-average or below because he'd rather run on a 30–40% margin than pad the bill. Most customers are regulars, most regulars come back with friends. The namesake Han-Seong-Ho sets — one letter of his name per course — are the house specialty.

Pro tip: Let the set do the work. 90% of what goes out the door is a set, and the Han-Seong-Ho trio (named after the owner's own name) is the best way to try the house's range — Han for red crab value, Seong for snow crab, Ho for pure sashimi. Every assorted sashimi order includes blowfish almost year-round, which is rare even in Korea. If you don't eat raw fish, ask for things cooked — the owner learned from a foreign guest years ago that dropping the seafood into the clam broth to cook it works perfectly, and he's happy to do it.

## Story

### How it started
Before the knives and tanks, the owner was running a business with his father in Seoul. It failed. He went home and waited. In 2014 his father-in-law drew an allocation from the Daepo Port fishing cooperative — a permit to open a raw fish house in the newly rebuilt market — and asked him to come help. He moved to Sokcho to help, and eventually bought the shop outright from his father-in-law. The first three years ran until three or four in the morning and never broke even. The fourth year finally tipped into profit. Covid turned Sokcho into Korea's hottest domestic tourist town, which was good for a while and then wasn't. Today he runs two neighboring units on the port — the original cooperative stall and the one he bought across from it.

### Philosophy
He came into the business in his thirties — late by industry standards — and spent his first years watching what the older hands did and quietly deciding to do the opposite. No more reusing fish-handling towels; his kitchen runs on disposable kitchen paper. Every surface gets scrubbed like a home kitchen, not a port stall. He earned a blowfish-handling license so fugu could appear in almost every assorted sashimi platter, year-round, barring a month or two when it isn't available. His margin runs 30–40% while the industry average is 50–60%. His rule on quality is simple and expensive: if a fish doesn't clear 75–80% of his own standard, it gets thrown out, even if the cost was ₩50,000 or ₩60,000.

### Signature
The house sets are built from the owner's own name — 한 (Han), 성 (Seong), 호 (Ho) — one character per course. Han is the red-crab set, the friendly entry point. Seong is the snow-crab set, the mid-premium option. Ho is the pure-sashimi set, for tables that want to taste what came in that morning without the crab spectacle. Every assorted platter, whatever the set, leans on seasonal wild fish first — the kind of fish most diners never get to try unless they're at a port. And thanks to the blowfish license, fugu is almost always in the mix. Ninety percent of what goes out is a set, and seventy percent of guests are repeat customers who learned the sets by heart and bring friends.

### Finding the place
Hanseongho sits inside the Daepo Fishery Market complex on Daepo Port, about ten minutes south of downtown Sokcho. The restaurant occupies two neighboring units — the original fishing-cooperative stall and the one bought across from it. Take bus 9 or 9-1 to the Daepo Port stop, or park in the Daepo 1st Public Parking Lot and walk in. If you're driving back from Seoraksan, it's on the way.

### Seasonal notes
Red snow crab (hong-ge) is off-limits during the July–August closed season, so the hong-ge ramyeon gets swapped for abalone ramyeon during those two months. The assorted sashimi always leans on whatever wild fish is running — it shifts month to month, which is the point.

### For international visitors
Over the past ten years a handful of foreign guests have made it through the door, and the owner has gotten through the language barrier the same way everyone does — a translator app and patience. One memorable table taught him something new: they took everything in front of them, including the sea squirt (meongge), and dropped it into the clam-broth hot pot to cook it. Every plate was cleaned. He realized he could offer the whole menu cooked, not just raw, for anyone who wasn't sure about sashimi — and he's been happy to do it since. Most foreign guests, it turns out, eat the sashimi just fine. There hasn't been a dish yet that anyone refused.

> 제 기준에 퀄리티를 유지하려면 게 수율이 75에서 80퍼센트는 나와줘야 돼요. 그 밑이면 원가 5-6만 원짜리 게도 그냥 버립니다. — 'To hold my quality standard, a crab has to yield at least 75 to 80 percent meat. Anything less, I throw it out — even if it cost me fifty or sixty thousand won.'

## Dietary Summary
- Total menu items: 44
- Common allergens: shellfish, gluten, egg

## Menu

### Red Crab Sets (홍게 세트)

- **Hong-ge Set A** (홍게 SET A) — ₩100,000
  The entry-level red snow crab set. Seafood side can be swapped for assorted sashimi or steamed shellfish on request.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.
- **Hong-ge Set B** (홍게 SET B) — ₩140,000
  A step up — more red snow crab. Seafood side swappable for sashimi or steamed shellfish.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.
- **Hong-ge Set C** (홍게 SET C) — ₩180,000
  The mid-size red crab set for a small group. Seafood side swappable for sashimi or steamed shellfish.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.
- **Hong-ge Set D** (홍게 SET D) — ₩220,000
  The large red snow crab set for a full table. Seafood side swappable for sashimi or steamed shellfish.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.

### Snow Crab Sets (대게 세트)

- **Dae-ge Set (So)** (대게 SET (소)) — ₩130,000
  Entry snow crab set — the premium crab at the house's most accessible price. Seafood side swappable for sashimi or steamed shellfish.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.
- **Dae-ge Set (Jung)** (대게 SET (중)) — ₩180,000
  Mid-size snow crab set — the most popular format for couples and small groups.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.
- **Dae-ge Set (Dae)** (대게 SET (대)) — ₩230,000
  Large snow crab set for a group — extra crab, extra sides.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.
- **Dae-ge Set (Teuk)** (대게 SET (특)) — ₩300,000
  The premium snow crab set — the top-tier crab spread for a full table.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood side | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Swap available: sashimi or steamed shellfish instead of seafood side.

### Han Sets (한 세트)

- **Han Set (So)** (한 SET (소)) — ₩120,000 ⭐ Signature
  The red-crab flagship set — red snow crab, clam broth, seafood sides, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice, and a choice of spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon. Named for the 'Han' in Hanseongho.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.
- **Han Set (Jung)** (한 SET (중)) — ₩160,000 ⭐ Signature
  Mid-size Han set — the most popular size. Red crab, clam broth, seafood, sashimi, crab fried rice, and stew or ramyeon.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.
- **Han Set (Dae)** (한 SET (대)) — ₩200,000
  Large Han set for a full table. Red crab, clam broth, seafood, sashimi, crab fried rice, and stew or ramyeon.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.
- **Han Set (Teuk)** (한 SET (특)) — ₩250,000
  The premium Han set — the top-tier red crab spread.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.

### Seong Sets (성 세트)

- **Seong Set (So)** (성 SET (소)) — ₩150,000 ⭐ Signature
  The snow-crab flagship set — snow crab, clam broth, seafood sides, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice, and stew or ramyeon. Named for the 'Seong' in Hanseongho.
  Ingredients: snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.
- **Seong Set (Jung)** (성 SET (중)) — ₩200,000 ⭐ Signature
  Mid-size Seong set — the house's most ordered snow crab format.
  Ingredients: snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.
- **Seong Set (Dae)** (성 SET (대)) — ₩250,000
  Large Seong set for a group — snow crab, clam broth, sashimi, fried rice, and stew or ramyeon.
  Ingredients: snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.
- **Seong Set (Teuk)** (성 SET (특)) — ₩330,000
  The premium Seong set — the top-tier snow crab experience.
  Ingredients: snow crab, clam broth, assorted sashimi, crab fried rice | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Choose spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon to finish.

### Ho Sets (호 세트)

- **Ho Set (So)** (호 SET (소)) — ₩100,000 ⭐ Signature
  The sashimi-led set, no crab. Live sashimi, clam broth, seafood sides, vegetables, and a choice of spicy fish stew or egg-drop ramyeon. Named for the 'Ho' in Hanseongho.
  Ingredients: live sashimi, clam broth, seasonal seafood | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Sashimi always includes fugu when in season — near year-round.
- **Ho Set (Jung)** (호 SET (중)) — ₩140,000 ⭐ Signature
  Mid-size Ho set — the best way to taste the house's seasonal wild sashimi, including fugu.
  Ingredients: live sashimi, clam broth, seasonal seafood | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Sashimi always includes fugu when in season — near year-round.
- **Ho Set (Dae)** (호 SET (대)) — ₩180,000
  Large Ho set — live sashimi, clam broth, seafood sides, and stew or ramyeon for a full table.
  Ingredients: live sashimi, clam broth, seasonal seafood | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Sashimi always includes fugu when in season — near year-round.
- **Ho Set (Teuk)** (호 SET (특)) — ₩220,000
  The premium Ho set — the deepest dive into what the morning auction brought in.
  Ingredients: live sashimi, clam broth, seasonal seafood | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Sashimi always includes fugu when in season — near year-round.

### Side Menu (사이드 메뉴)

- **O-jing-eo Sun-dae** (오징어순대) — ₩10,000
  Squid stuffed with glass noodles and vegetables, steamed and sliced — a Gangwon specialty.
  Ingredients: squid, glass noodles, vegetables | Allergens: shellfish, egg
- **Jo-gae-tang (Jung)** (조개탕 (중)) — ₩15,000
  A clean, briny clam-based broth — the house's go-to hot pot for cooking whatever seafood you'd like dropped in.
  Ingredients: clams | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Ask to drop any seafood in — the kitchen encourages it.
- **Jo-gae-tang (Dae)** (조개탕 (대)) — ₩25,000
  Large clam broth for a bigger table.
  Ingredients: clams | Allergens: shellfish
- **Kkot-sae-u** (꽃새우)
  Fresh, sweet spot prawns — served raw. The sweetest shrimp of the East Sea.
  Ingredients: spot prawns | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price.
- **Mul-hoe** (물회 (2인 이상)) — ₩25,000
  Chilled raw fish soup with crisp vegetables in a tangy-spicy broth — the East Sea summer staple.
  Ingredients: raw fish, vegetables, chili-vinegar broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Price per person. Minimum 2 orders.
- **Hong-ge Ra-myeon** (홍게라면) — ₩15,000
  Spicy ramyeon cooked with a whole red snow crab. Swapped for abalone ramyeon during the July–August red crab closed season.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, ramyeon noodles | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Becomes abalone ramyeon in July–August (red crab closed season).
- **Ppyeo Mae-un-tang (So)** (뼈매운탕 (소)) — ₩10,000
  A bold, spicy broth built on fish bones and trimmings — deeper and more savory than the standard maeuntang.
  Ingredients: fish bones, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish
- **Ppyeo Mae-un-tang (Dae)** (뼈매운탕 (대)) — ₩15,000
  The large fish-bone stew for a bigger table.
  Ingredients: fish bones, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish
- **Tong Mae-un-tang (So)** (통매운탕 (소)) — ₩50,000
  Whole-fish spicy stew — the full stew with meat on the bone.
  Ingredients: whole fish, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish
- **Tong Mae-un-tang (Dae)** (통매운탕 (대)) — ₩80,000
  The large whole-fish stew for a group.
  Ingredients: whole fish, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish
- **King-keu-raep Set** (킹크랩 SET)
  The premium king crab set — size, weight, and price depend on the day's market.
  Ingredients: king crab | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Market price. Ask the staff for today's availability.

### Drinks (주류)

- **So-ju** (소주) — ₩5,000
  Korea's iconic clear spirit — the default sashimi pairing.
  Ingredients: soju
- **Maek-ju** (맥주) — ₩5,000
  Korean beer — cold and crisp with seafood.
  Ingredients: beer | Allergens: gluten
- **Dong-hae So-ju** (동해소주 (17.5°)) — ₩6,000
  A local Gangwon-do soju with a clean, slightly softer finish than the national brands.
  Ingredients: soju | Serving: Regional specialty.
- **Mal-geun Gang-won** (맑은강원 (19.5°)) — ₩6,000
  Another regional Gangwon soju — smoother and slightly stronger.
  Ingredients: soju | Serving: Regional specialty.
- **Cheong-ha** (청하) — ₩6,000
  Clean, crisp chilled rice wine — a classic pairing with raw fish.
  Ingredients: rice wine
- **Byeol-bit Cheong-ha** (별빛청하) — ₩6,000
  The sparkling version of Cheongha — lightly fizzy, slightly sweeter.
  Ingredients: rice wine
- **Mae-sil Won-ju** (매실원주) — ₩10,000
  Korean plum wine — sweet, fragrant, and easy-drinking.
  Ingredients: plum
- **Bok-bun-ja** (복분자) — ₩18,000
  Deep, sweet Korean black raspberry wine — rich and fruity.
  Ingredients: black raspberry
- **Seo-ul-eui Bam (17)** (서울의 밤 (17°)) — ₩12,000
  A craft soju from Seoul — lighter-bodied, clean finish.
  Ingredients: soju
- **Seo-ul-eui Bam (25)** (서울의 밤 (25°)) — ₩15,000
  The stronger version of the Seoul craft soju — more backbone.
  Ingredients: soju
- **Il-pum Jin-ro** (일품진로 (25°)) — ₩25,000
  A premium aged soju from the Jinro label — smooth with a warm, long finish.
  Ingredients: soju
- **Hwa-yo** (화요 (25°)) — ₩25,000
  A premium distilled Korean spirit made from rice — clean, elegant, and popular for fine dining pairings.
  Ingredients: rice spirit
- **Eum-ryo** (음료) — ₩2,000
  Assorted soft drinks — soda and juice.