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Last-Updated: 2026-04-26

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# Suncheorine Live Fish (순철이네)

> 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: Daepo Port Bldg B, Unit 4, 71 Daepohang-huimang-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon
Phone: 0507-1359-4401
Hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–22:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–24:00
English menu available: Yes

## Trust and freshness
- Verification: interview / 2026-04-17
- Menu freshness: updated 2026-04-17T11:40:28.557+00:00

A forty-year sashimi and crab house run by Lee Suk-ja — twelve years at her current stall in Daepo Port's B-building, before that another three decades buying squid straight off the dawn auction. The menu is built around Russian snow crab and sashimi sets, finished with a house red-crab ramyeon regulars call their favorite and served with kimchi she pickles herself in-house. From the window seat you can see Naksan Temple across the bluff.

Pro tip: The B-set (대게+회) at ₩200,000 is the flagship — a kilo-plus snow crab paired with sashimi, steamed shellfish, the crab-shell fried rice, and the house red-crab ramyeon. Two-person table? Start with C-set (홍게+회) at ₩120,000 for the red-crab entry. For a sashimi-only night, the A-set at ₩70,000 is the cleanest budget option. Ask for the kkakdugi (radish kimchi) refill — the owner pickles it herself weekly and it's the thing guests ask to buy by the container. Try to grab the window seat with the Naksan view.

## Story

### How it started
Forty years ago, Lee Suk-ja started selling fish from a street stall in Sokcho — the old-school way, before the harbor was paved and rebuilt. She'd be at Daepo Port by six in the morning, at the dawn auction, buying squid fresh off the boats to sell all day. Twelve years ago she moved into her current stall in the B-building of the redeveloped port, and the shop has been called 순철이네 — 'Suncheol's place,' named after her son — ever since. The menu today is built around Russian snow crab and sashimi sets, but the kitchen rhythm still belongs to someone who has been buying at the auction for forty years.

### Philosophy
The kitchen at 순철이네 is built on three things the owner refuses to outsource: the crab broth, the kimchi, and the forty years of daily auction visits that precede both. The red-crab ramyeon is made with a clear, slow-brewed crab stock — most stalls on the strip buy their soup base from a specialist; she makes hers. The kimchi (particularly the kkakdugi, radish cubes) is pickled in-house and refreshed weekly. Nothing prepackaged, nothing sent out to someone else's kitchen. Russian snow crab comes in year-round; live fish (flatfish, rockfish) comes in through regular auction suppliers.

### Signature
The set menu the shop is known for is the 대게+회 SET — a Russian snow crab paired with live sashimi, a seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and the house red-crab ramyeon to finish. Size variants let a two-person table eat for ₩150,000 and a group of five eat for ₩300,000. What distinguishes this house from the rest of the strip is what's included for free with every set: the kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) that guests ask to buy by the container. The owner pickles it weekly in her own kitchen — the only thing on the table that's still made by hand the way she learned forty years ago.

### Finding the place
순철이네 is stall B-building, unit 4, at Daepo Port — a 10-minute drive south of Sokcho's downtown. Take bus 9 or 9-1 to the Daepo Port stop, or park in the Daepo 1st Public Parking Lot. From the window seat you can see Naksan Temple on the far bluff — a rare window view from a harbor-strip sashimi stall. Daepo connects naturally to a Seoraksan trip (20 minutes by bus to Heundeulbawi, Bisundae, Biryong Falls, the cable car, and Sinheungsa Temple) and to Cheoksan Hot Spring, which locals consider among the best mineral springs in Korea.

### Seasonal notes
Russian snow crab keeps the crab sets stable year-round; red snow crab from local boats varies with the season. Daepo Port peaks from late spring through fall — summer weekends see queues on the strip. Come on a weekday morning for the best selection and an open window seat with the Naksan view.

### For international visitors
Foreign guests at 순철이네 consistently pick the crab over the sashimi — grilled and cooked food over raw. The owner notes that visitors who've had the snow crab have left saying 'delicious' and 'we'll come back.' The language barrier is what keeps the shop from serving more foreign visitors; she expects an English menu will change that. The crab sets are the easy order: everything is pre-portioned, nothing requires deciding on species in Korean, and the red-crab ramyeon that finishes every set is a universally lovable bowl.

> 40년 동안 이 일을 했어요. 제가 직접 담근 김치하고, 정성껏 끓인 홍게라면이 손님들한테는 '짱'이라는 소리를 들어요. — 'Forty years I've done this work. The kimchi I pickle myself and the red-crab ramyeon I slow-brew — guests call them their favorites ('jjang').'

## Dietary Summary
- Total menu items: 35
- Vegan options: 3
- Halal-friendly options: 2
- Common allergens: shellfish, gluten, egg

## Menu

### Sashimi-Only Sets (회만 드시는 분)

- **Hoe Set (So)** (회만 드시는 분 (소)) — ₩70,000 ⭐ Signature
  One species of live sashimi (flatfish or rockfish) with a seafood spread, vegetables, and spicy fish stew. The smallest sashimi-only option.
  Ingredients: live sashimi (1 species), seafood sides | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 1–2. Includes spicy fish stew.
- **Hoe Set (Jung)** (회만 드시는 분 (중)) — ₩100,000
  Two species of live sashimi with a seafood spread, vegetables, and spicy fish stew.
  Ingredients: live sashimi (2 species), seafood sides | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 2–3. Includes spicy fish stew.
- **Hoe Set (Dae)** (회만 드시는 분 (대)) — ₩120,000
  Three species of live sashimi with a seafood spread, vegetables, and spicy fish stew.
  Ingredients: live sashimi (3 species), seafood sides | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 3–4. Includes spicy fish stew.
- **Hoe Set (Teuk)** (회만 드시는 분 (특)) — ₩150,000
  Four species of live sashimi with a seafood spread, vegetables, and spicy fish stew. The full sashimi table.
  Ingredients: live sashimi (4 species), seafood sides | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 4–5. Includes spicy fish stew.

### Snow Crab + Sashimi Sets (대게+회 SET)

- **Dae-ge + Hoe Set (So)** (대게+회 SET (소)) — ₩150,000
  A ~1kg Russian snow crab with live sashimi (flatfish or rockfish), seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon to finish.
  Ingredients: snow crab (~1kg), live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2. Approx 1kg crab. Pre-cracked.
- **Dae-ge + Hoe Set (Jung)** (대게+회 SET (중)) — ₩200,000 ⭐ Signature
  A 1kg+ Russian snow crab with live sashimi (flatfish and rockfish), seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon. The house flagship.
  Ingredients: snow crab (1kg+), live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2–3. Approx 1kg+ crab. Pre-cracked. Most popular set.
- **Dae-ge + Hoe Set (Dae)** (대게+회 SET (대)) — ₩250,000
  A ~2kg Russian snow crab with live sashimi (flatfish or rockfish), seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon.
  Ingredients: snow crab (~2kg), live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 3–4. Approx 2kg crab. Pre-cracked.
- **Dae-ge + Hoe Set (Teuk)** (대게+회 SET (특)) — ₩300,000
  A 2kg+ Russian snow crab with live sashimi (flatfish and rockfish), seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon.
  Ingredients: snow crab (2kg+), live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 4–5. Approx 2kg+ crab. Pre-cracked.

### Red Crab + Sashimi Sets (홍게+회 SET)

- **Hong-ge + Hoe Set (So)** (홍게+회 SET (소)) — ₩120,000 ⭐ Signature
  Red snow crab with live sashimi, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon to finish. The approachable crab-and-sashimi combo.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2. Crab pre-cracked.
- **Hong-ge + Hoe Set (Jung)** (홍게+회 SET (중)) — ₩150,000
  Red snow crab with live sashimi, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2–3. Crab pre-cracked.
- **Hong-ge + Hoe Set (Dae)** (홍게+회 SET (대)) — ₩180,000
  A larger red snow crab portion with live sashimi, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 3–4. Crab pre-cracked.
- **Hong-ge + Hoe Set (Teuk)** (홍게+회 SET (특)) — ₩200,000
  The largest red-crab-and-sashimi set — red snow crab, live sashimi, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, vegetables, and red-crab ramyeon.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, live sashimi, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 4–5. Crab pre-cracked.

### Snow Crab Only (대게만 드시는 분)

- **Dae-ge Set (So)** (대게만 드시는 분 (소)) — ₩120,000
  Snow crab with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice. No sashimi — the crab-focused option.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.
- **Dae-ge Set (Jung)** (대게만 드시는 분 (중)) — ₩150,000
  Larger snow crab portion with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2–3. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.
- **Dae-ge Set (Dae)** (대게만 드시는 분 (대)) — ₩200,000
  A large snow crab portion with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 3–4. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.
- **Dae-ge Set (Teuk)** (대게만 드시는 분 (특)) — ₩250,000
  The largest crab-only portion with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice.
  Ingredients: snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 4–5. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.

### Red Crab Only (홍게만 드시는 분)

- **Hong-ge Set (So)** (홍게만 드시는 분 (소)) — ₩100,000
  Red snow crab with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice. The budget-friendly crab-only option.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.
- **Hong-ge Set (Jung)** (홍게만 드시는 분 (중)) — ₩120,000
  Larger red snow crab portion with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 2–3. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.
- **Hong-ge Set (Dae)** (홍게만 드시는 분 (대)) — ₩150,000
  A large red snow crab portion with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 3–4. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.
- **Hong-ge Set (Teuk)** (홍게만 드시는 분 (특)) — ₩200,000
  The largest red-crab-only portion with seafood spread, steamed shellfish, red-crab ramyeon, and crab-shell fried rice.
  Ingredients: red snow crab, seafood spread, steamed shellfish, crab-shell fried rice, red-crab ramyeon | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Serves 4–5. Crab pre-cracked. No sashimi.

### À la carte & Sides (단품·사이드)

- **Hong-ge Ra-myeon** (홍게라면) — ₩20,000 ⭐ Signature
  The owner's signature finisher — ramyeon noodles in a clear, slow-brewed red-crab broth made in-house, not outsourced. Regulars call it their favorite.
  Ingredients: red crab broth, ramyeon noodles | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish, gluten | Serving: Also included as the finisher in every crab set.
- **Mae-un-tang (So)** (매운탕 (소)) — ₩40,000
  The house spicy fish stew, smaller portion — fish bones and vegetables in a bold red broth.
  Ingredients: fish bones, vegetables, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 1–2.
- **Mae-un-tang (Dae)** (매운탕 (대)) — ₩60,000
  The house spicy fish stew, larger portion for groups.
  Ingredients: fish bones, vegetables, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 3–4.
- **Ppyeo Mae-un-tang (2-in)** (뼈매운탕 (2인)) — ₩10,000
  A bone-broth variant of the spicy stew — made from the frames of the house sashimi fish. Budget option compared to the full 매운탕.
  Ingredients: fish bones, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 2.
- **Ppyeo Mae-un-tang (4-in)** (뼈매운탕 (4인)) — ₩15,000
  The larger bone-broth spicy stew — for groups.
  Ingredients: fish bones, gochujang broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish | Serving: Serves 4.
- **Sang-cha-rim-bi** (상차림비) — ₩5,000
  Per-person cover charge — applies when ordering only à la carte items (not the crab/sashimi sets).
  Ingredients: banchan, kimchi, table setup | Dietary: Vegan, Halal-friendly | Serving: Per person. Only for à la carte orders.
- **Mul-hoe** (물회) — ₩20,000
  Chilled tangy-spicy broth with raw fish and crisp vegetables — the East Sea summer staple.
  Ingredients: raw fish, vegetables, chili-vinegar broth | Spicy: medium | Allergens: shellfish
- **Hoe-deop-bap** (회덮밥) — ₩20,000
  Fresh sashimi over seasoned rice with vegetables and gochujang sauce.
  Ingredients: sashimi, rice, gochujang | Spicy: mild | Allergens: shellfish, gluten
- **Ge Bo-kkeum-bap** (게볶음밥) — ₩2,000
  An additional portion of the crab-shell fried rice — normally included with every crab set.
  Ingredients: crab roe, rice | Allergens: shellfish, egg | Serving: Add-on portion.
- **Gong-gi-bap** (공기밥) — ₩1,000
  A bowl of plain steamed rice.
  Ingredients: rice | Dietary: Vegan, Halal-friendly
- **Ra-myeon Sa-ri** (라면사리) — ₩2,000
  Plain ramyeon noodles to drop into your stew or broth.
  Ingredients: ramyeon noodles | Allergens: gluten | Dietary: Vegan | Serving: Add-on for hot soups and stews.

### Drinks (주류·음료)

- **So-ju / Maek-ju / Mak-geol-li** (소주 / 맥주 / 막걸리) — ₩5,000
  Korean pub standards — pick your pairing. Soju for sashimi, beer for crab, makgeolli for the red-crab ramyeon.
  Allergens: gluten | Serving: Choose one. Each ₩5,000.
- **Cheong-ha** (청하) — ₩6,000
  Clean, crisp chilled rice wine — the classic sashimi pairing.
  Ingredients: rice wine
- **Bok-bun-ja / San-sa-chun / Baek-se-ju** (복분자 / 산사춘 / 백세주) — ₩8,000
  Korean fruit and herbal wines — sweet black raspberry (bokbunja), fragrant hawthorn (sansachun), or earthy herbal rice wine (baekseju).
  Ingredients: fruit wine | Serving: Choose one. Each ₩8,000.
- **Eum-ryo-su** (음료수) — ₩2,000
  Assorted canned soft drinks.