The best Korean restaurants Sokcho 속초

This stall on the corner of Jungang Market will delight strollers looking for a solid, comforting snack. With its small counter lined with stools and overlooking steaming pans, it's hard to miss. The specialty is Juk, a traditional rice porridge said to be the country's oldest dish! Because of the fish market, it is served with abalone - but there are also vegetarian versions (mung beans, squash) and a sweet version with red beans. Dry pancakes are also highly recommended!

Located on the pier, under the Sun-ma-ul café, this little canteen offers a variety of seafood specialties. It's run by a local grandmother who doesn't speak a word of English, but offers her big smiles and warm service to visitors from the four corners of the world - as evidenced by the dozens of multicolored notes pasted on the wall. The atmosphere is typical and unpretentious, and the portions are hearty and reasonably priced. We recommend the crab noodle soup, to be enjoyed with gloves and scissors!

Here, surrounded by a myriad of Korean grandfathers, you can enjoy the city's specialties, the sundae and ojingeo sundae. The first is a kind of blood sausage (typically Korean), steamed and very dark in colour, in which we find cow intestine, noodles and vegetables. On paper it is surprising and not very stewy, but in the mouth it is really delicious. The second is a marine version prepared with squid, just as delicious. Ideal with a glass of makgeolli (milky looking rice wine).

You won't have much choice here. On the menu: grilled fish (different varieties), ultra-fresh of the day, grilled on the embers in front of the greedy eyes of customers who can only salivate. Tasting tip: mix the wasabi in soy sauce (which in Asia is only salty) and dip a piece of fish in it. It's a real festival of flavours! Of course you have to be careful with the bones and for those who are not very agile with chopsticks, don't hesitate to use the spoon, it's there for that.