Namdaemun Market · Namchang-dong / Market fish & rice eatery
동화식당
A market eatery in Namdaemun Market serving braised and grilled fish with rice: galchi (hairtail) jorim and gui, braised or grilled mackerel, grilled flounder, plus sundubu and cheonggukjang stews. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as down-to-earth, under the radar, lively and good value.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Galchi Jorim · braised hairtail fish with rice
Order the Galchi Jorim (₩14,000); add Gyeran-jjim (₩6,000) to share.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Opens at 07:00 and runs to 21:00 with no listed break, so it works for an early meal. No parking; Hoehyeon Station is about 230 m away.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
It's local shop at hairtail fish street. I had sword fiah (hairtail fish) It tastes good but very difficult to eat. There were very small fish bones... I would have ordered mackerel instead of sword fish... if you are not good at eating fish, then have a mackerel even the street
One person can't eat here. The female staff who took the order was not nice. First, the male staff said if you order grilled hairtail fish won't get stream eggs but later on other female staff offer stream eggs for us. But if order braised hairtail fish you will get stream eggs a
It would be the best decision if you order the braised cutlassfish. The egg stew and grilled cutlassfish is complementary. The staff and owner was nice to customers not only Korean
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NEAR YOU
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Order the Galchi Jorim (₩14,000); add Gyeran-jjim (₩6,000) to share.
Expect about ₩14,000 per person. Galchi Jorim (braised hairtail) ₩14,000; Galchi Gui (grilled hairtail) ₩14,000; Godeungeo Gui (grilled mackerel) ₩12,000; Gyeran-jjim (steamed egg) ₩6,000 (DiningCode menu, Oct 2026).
07:00–21:00. Open daily.
Donghwa Sikdang is at 18-8 Namdaemunsijang-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 중구 남대문시장길 18-8. The nearest station is Hoehyeon Station — about 170 m.
Donghwa Sikdang suits Early breakfast, Solo dining, Bring the heat, Near the sights.
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