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Donggwang Sikdang (Tongyeong Central Market seafood restaurant)
A no-frills, market-side seafood restaurant in Tongyeong run by the same family since 1970, best known for its clear jolbok-guk (small pufferfish soup). Great for sampling local coastal flavors and seasonal seafood.
GyeongnamKorean Food > Crab / King Crab / Gejang (marinated crab)
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(13 reviews)A third-generation seafood diner in Tongyeong Central Market, open since 1970. Donggwang Sikdang is known for a clear, gently flavored pufferfish soup made with many small pufferfish — its signature dish — and offers a wide range of fresh seafood plates from spicy stews to abalone porridge. Takeout is available.
Local Tips
- •Signature jolbok-guk — a clear, savory pufferfish soup made with many small pufferfish
- •Wide selection of Tongyeong seafood: mulhoe, abalone dishes, sea urchin bowls and more
- •Open daily 07:00–21:00 with takeout and reservations; no on-site parking
Menu
Galchi-jorim (braised cutlassfish)16,000 KRW
Kkachi-bok (kachi pufferfish)20,000 KRW
Kkachi-bok (boiled kachi pufferfish)120,000 KRW
Dodari-ssukguk (flatfish soup with mugwort)17,000 KRW
Maesaengi-gul-guk (green seaweed & oyster soup)14,000 KRW
-bibimbap (sea squirt bibimbap)14,000 KRW
Myeolchi-hoe-muchim (large) (seasoned raw anchovy salad)30,000 KRW
Myeolchi-hoe-muchim (small) (seasoned raw anchovy salad)20,000 KRW
Mulmegi-tang (fish soup often made with sea raven/mudfish)18,000 KRW
(cold raw seafood in chilled broth)17,000 KRW
(special portion)20,000 KRW
Bok (jolbok/hwangbok) (boiled pufferfish — small/yellow varieties)40,000 KRW
Bokeo-jjim (steamed pufferfish)40,000 KRW
Bollak maeuntang (spicy rockfish stew)15,000 KRW
Saeng daegu-tang (fresh cod soup)20,000 KRW
Seongge miyeok-guk (sea urchin seaweed soup)17,000 KRW
Seongge-bibimbap (sea urchin bibimbap)17,000 KRW
Jeonbok-gui (grilled abalone)30,000 KRW
Jeonbok (cold abalone in chilled broth)22,000 KRW
Jeonbok-juk (abalone porridge)16,000 KRW
Jeonbok haemul doenjang (abalone & seafood soybean stew)14,000 KRW
Jolbok-guk (small pufferfish soup — clear broth)14,000 KRW
Jolbok (boiled small pufferfish)80,000 KRW
Cham-bok (per serving) (true pufferfish, per person)23,000 KRW
Cham-bok (boiled true pufferfish)150,000 KRW
Tongyeong gul-mandu (Tongyeong oyster dumplings)5,000 KRW
Hanchi (squid )22,000 KRW
Hwangbok (per serving) (yellow pufferfish, per person)17,000 KRW
Hwangbok (boiled yellow pufferfish)100,000 KRW
Hoe-bibimbap (raw fish bibimbap)17,000 KRW
Practical Information
- Category
- Korean Food > Crab / King Crab / Gejang (marinated crab)
- Address
- 343-1 Tongyeonghaean-ro, Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do (Donggwang Sikdang)
- Operating Hours
- Daily 07:00 ~ 21:00
- Phone
- 055-644-1112
- Facilities
- Takeout,Reservations available,Parking: none
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Glossary
- Meongge
- Sea squirt (ascidian) — a briny, slightly bitter raw seafood prized in some Korean coastal dishes
- Mulhoe
- Cold raw fish served in an icy, often spicy broth — a refreshing coastal specialty popular in southern Korea
- Suyuk
- Thinly sliced, gently boiled meat or seafood served chilled with dipping sauces
