Jung-gu · Namdaemun Market / Market fish restaurant
중앙갈치식당
Jungang Galchi Sikdang in Namdaemun Market is listed on DiningCode for galchi, hairtail fish, and galchi jorim, hairtail braised in a spicy sauce. The menu also has braised mackerel, assorted grilled fish, grilled Spanish mackerel, salted mackerel, glazed half-dried pollock and cheonggukjang. Reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, lively, casual and good value.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Galchi jorim · hairtail fish braised in spicy sauce
Order the galchi jorim (₩14,000) and add a steamed egg (₩3,000).
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Open 10:00–21:00 with no break. There is 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
You can dine in here one person. The fish I ordered it has a lot of small tiny bones. I have to be very careful when eating its. The dish was very salty it's too salty for me. The side dishes very little. When you order fish stew, the stream egg and fried fish came with it. Strea
We ordered the fish combo with 3 different types of fishes and the belt fish stew. The stew was the highlight for us. Came with a free steamed egg dish too. Customer service was adequate, and we were seated upstairs where the it was much cooler.
One of the hairtail restaurants here with the longest queue. The signature is the braised cutlassfish. The stew is rich and tasty. It is also served with steam egg (which is amazingly soft and custardy), fried fish, seaweed, dipping sauce and rice. The fish is tender but has lo
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NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Order the galchi jorim (₩14,000) and add a steamed egg (₩3,000).
Expect about ₩14,000 per person. Galchi jorim (braised hairtail) ₩14,000; Modeum saengseon gui (assorted grilled fish) ₩14,000; Godeungeo jorim (braised mackerel) ₩14,000; Gyeranjjim (steamed egg) ₩3,000 (DiningCode menu, Oct 2026).
10:00–21:00. Closed on some days.
Jungang Galchi Sikdang (Central Hairtail Restaurant) is at 22-12 Namdaemunsijang-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 중구 남대문시장길 22-12. The nearest station is Hoehyeon Station — about 170 m.
Jungang Galchi Sikdang (Central Hairtail Restaurant) suits Near the sights, Bring the heat.
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