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Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market
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Neighborhood: Dongjak-gu
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- Noryangjin • 2 min walk
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Patrick T
Hong Kong, China2,438 contributions
Seafood lovers’ paradise
Jan 2020 • Family
A place where you can buy the freshest seafood to cook at home or dine in at the restaurants in the market. The market is so clean and tidy even with lots of stalls. Remember to bargain for a reasonable price.
Written December 28, 2020
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Konstantina K
112 contributions
Interesting sight
Oct 2019
Lots of weird and wonderful sights and smells. You can buy your fresh seafood and have it cooked at any one of the restaurants above the market.
Written September 6, 2020
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Wontonlovesfood
72 contributions
Seafooddddd!!!!
Jan 2020 • Family
So many choices!!! It feels so asian when you arrive because of all the owners convincing you to buy at their stall! You have to bargain for a good price and afterwards a lady escorts you to their restaurant where they prepare the fish and seafood you just bought! Steamed, bbqed, everything is possible. With soju its a happy feast!
Written February 9, 2020
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Nubailah
Putrajaya, Malaysia32 contributions
For seafood lovers
Jan 2020
the location was about 0.5 km from the exit of the Noryangjin metro station. Just walk to straight ahead from the right of the exit and you'll find a signage to the market via a tunnel/underground pass. The price of seafood as expected are the most expensive during winter but the seller will usually add some free seafood together with what you bought. I think the stall has its own pre-assigned restaurants to cook your seafood, hence it is easier to buy all you wanted to be cooked from the same stall/seller. Easier to negotiate price as well. The restaurant is in the second floor but i found that the price to cook is quite expensive based on what i paid recently (it was mostly either plain barbeque/ simple spicy dish). Maybe you'll find it cheaper at other restaurant. There are shop selling meat as well and the price of wagyu beef is quite cheap (of course not halal). Most seafood sold are fresh and some are still alive.
Written January 21, 2020
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John A
Jupiter, FL64 contributions
Amazing
Jan 2020 • Business
If you are a fisherman or seafood lover, this place is amazing. The variety of love seafood is unbelievable. Very clean and unique. Largest prawns I ever saw. Upstairs Resturants will prepare what you buy but did not try this. Others say it was very expensive. Suggest negotiating before purchase.
Written January 18, 2020
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yy7319
2 contributions
Buyer Beware! rip off alert.
Jan 2020 • Solo
Came here on a whim at 10:30 and expected this place to be bustling. There were about 6 people milling about. Selection of available seafood was unimpressive, I saw nothing I hadn't already seen in your run of the mill chinatown in the states. I made a small purchase from one reasonable seller, 15000 for 5 oysters and some small shrimp..I wanted to get some more variety so browsed around. Found some other stalls and ended up getting ripped off, which I suppose is my fault for not being aware of standard market prices-- I was charged more than double the going rate for piece of salmon and shrimp. The seller called some chinese guy over to "translate" (Im bilingual) but really so they could work together to gouge me.
(to save yourself this grief download the korean Norangyin fish market app (search the name in Korean) which continually updates with current prices.)
He then brought me here:
일 번 지 노량진 수산 시장 신 건물 2 층
I didn't think it was possible to ruin fresh seafood but somehow they did it! They charged me 19000 won to steam 5 oysters, grill 6 shrimp and a chunk of salmon ALL WITHOUT OILS AND SEASONING, not even salt!!. Everything tasted bland and dry and to add insult to injury all this took 40 minutes. I mean Im shocked they didnt even add any oils. I can't imagine what could have taken so long since they literally added nothing to the food. Service was just ok.
I would not recommend this tourist trap without a guide, they will price gouge you. Ive been to Korea several times and have always found the people to be warm and honest EXCEPT HERE (and the shops at Ewha).
(to save yourself this grief download the korean Norangyin fish market app (search the name in Korean) which continually updates with current prices.)
He then brought me here:
일 번 지 노량진 수산 시장 신 건물 2 층
I didn't think it was possible to ruin fresh seafood but somehow they did it! They charged me 19000 won to steam 5 oysters, grill 6 shrimp and a chunk of salmon ALL WITHOUT OILS AND SEASONING, not even salt!!. Everything tasted bland and dry and to add insult to injury all this took 40 minutes. I mean Im shocked they didnt even add any oils. I can't imagine what could have taken so long since they literally added nothing to the food. Service was just ok.
I would not recommend this tourist trap without a guide, they will price gouge you. Ive been to Korea several times and have always found the people to be warm and honest EXCEPT HERE (and the shops at Ewha).
Written January 2, 2020
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AH1956
Singapore53 contributions
Seafoods - from tanks to tables
Dec 2019 • Family
I have seen similar places in Singapore, Hong Kong and elsewhere, but this is top on the list if you are interested in live seafood (or sea creatures) - from tank to table. Not pleasant sight for vegetarians - be warned. Highly recommended are crabs and cuttlefish. You would also struggle to find bigger and fresher tuna elsewhere. Don’t expect however to find live prawns (though they are common in HK and Spore). Price is reasonable - perhaps 20-30% below HK and Spore prices - Apple with Apple comparisons.
Written December 29, 2019
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joo580
31 contributions
Be warned!
Dec 2019 • Family
Just want to prep those visiting this place.
We went to this market given the high review on the freshness. The food that we bought from the whole market were indeed very fresh and not too expensive. We paid for the cockles, abalone, prawn and fish. After choosing, we were told that the price for cooking is Won 8,000 per kg for BBQ or steaming, preparing the sashimi is FOC. So we happily sat down on level 2 at the ‘designated’ area.
We bought:
Cockle - 1 kg at Won 10,000
Sole fish - Won 32,000
Abalone - Won 18,000
Prawn - Won 10,000
Oyster - Won 8,000
The waitress took our instruction on how we want to cook the food.
We bought tempura and fried small crabs. It was yummy! The cooked food turned out to be really delicious.
So here comes the best part. For cooking up the food, the fee:
BBQ fish (half) - Won 8,000
BBQ abalone - Won 8,000
Steam fish (half) - Won 8,000
Sashimi handling - Won 8,000
Abalone handling - Won 5,000
Frying chilli cockle - Won 20,000
Service fee - Won4,000 x 8 = 32,000
We were quite surprised that what we were told by the wholesaler is different from the restaurant. In fact, the cooking fee cost more than the food itself! In any case, we told the restaurant we will only paid what we were told.
We said to the restaurant that charges should be clearly informed to consumer so to avoid any misunderstanding. Instead of gracefully admit the mistakes, she said “没关系，还会有别的X 旅客“ patronising... 🤦🏻♀️
We went to this market given the high review on the freshness. The food that we bought from the whole market were indeed very fresh and not too expensive. We paid for the cockles, abalone, prawn and fish. After choosing, we were told that the price for cooking is Won 8,000 per kg for BBQ or steaming, preparing the sashimi is FOC. So we happily sat down on level 2 at the ‘designated’ area.
We bought:
Cockle - 1 kg at Won 10,000
Sole fish - Won 32,000
Abalone - Won 18,000
Prawn - Won 10,000
Oyster - Won 8,000
The waitress took our instruction on how we want to cook the food.
We bought tempura and fried small crabs. It was yummy! The cooked food turned out to be really delicious.
So here comes the best part. For cooking up the food, the fee:
BBQ fish (half) - Won 8,000
BBQ abalone - Won 8,000
Steam fish (half) - Won 8,000
Sashimi handling - Won 8,000
Abalone handling - Won 5,000
Frying chilli cockle - Won 20,000
Service fee - Won4,000 x 8 = 32,000
We were quite surprised that what we were told by the wholesaler is different from the restaurant. In fact, the cooking fee cost more than the food itself! In any case, we told the restaurant we will only paid what we were told.
We said to the restaurant that charges should be clearly informed to consumer so to avoid any misunderstanding. Instead of gracefully admit the mistakes, she said “没关系，还会有别的X 旅客“ patronising... 🤦🏻♀️
Written December 19, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
savvyandfinetravel
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia55 contributions
Unique experience, a must for foodies
Nov 2019
It's nowhere near as exotic or hectic as Tsukiji in Tokyo but it's fun buying the fresh fish and having it prepared to your liking at the market. Grilled turbot and sashimi - yum! The fact that nobody speaks English makes it even more fun - we had to use hand gestures, Google Translate, calculators - to communicate what we wanted.
Written November 30, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Roystonnn
Singapore, Singapore70 contributions
Good experience but pricey
Nov 2019 • Family
Lots of stalls offering the same seafood. We bought about 2kg King Crab and a 2kg Lobster + a few freebies (few prawns and oysters) that costed about krw170k which I don’t think is cheap compared to where I came from where seafood is imported. However, these are fresh and therefore delicious.
Do note though, the price of cooking these at the 2nd floor is not cheap either. It costs me about krw100k. Cooking goes by a fix krw4k/pax cover charge and krw8k/kg cooking charge and additional charge for rice, drinks & etc.
To conclude, you can go for the experience if you don’t mind spending. If not, you can spend this money somewhere else.
Do note though, the price of cooking these at the 2nd floor is not cheap either. It costs me about krw100k. Cooking goes by a fix krw4k/pax cover charge and krw8k/kg cooking charge and additional charge for rice, drinks & etc.
To conclude, you can go for the experience if you don’t mind spending. If not, you can spend this money somewhere else.
Written November 28, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Deepak
Kathmandu, Nepal462 contributions
Hi, We are a couple from Nepal with one grown up daughter of 17yo. I mean, we are just 3. After reading some reviews that the restaurant on 2nd floor do not entertain a group with less number of people, I am confused either to visit this place or not. Even more, out of 3 of us, I am the only one who loves sea food and my wife and daughter merely may try some or not..so purchasing sea food here and cooking at upstairs with high cost won't suit for us, I guess.
I am wondering if some restaurants sell some cooked sea food, where we can choose and pay like in any other restaurant. Visiting this place just to see raw sea food and come back without trying/eating anything there is not worth, I guess. So, either to visit or not depends on, if there are some ready restaurants who sells cooked sea food. Please help.
Thank you so much.
Deepak.
Jim
6 contributions
Try Uncle grill fish at Hoehyeon station exit 3.
Excelente mercado de peixe, porém, cuidado ao fazer um pedido para o almoço. Escolhemos sushi: várias bancas oferecem, e mostram as bandejas a serem escolhidas, por diferentes preços, com peixes diferentes. Após comprar, fomos levados a um restaurante - em princípio, a bandeja a ser servida teria sido a escolhida. Não foi. Foi BEM diferente. E não houve diálogo.... para completar, ao sair, cobraram 5.000 wons por pessoa (o equivalente a 5 dólares, ou seja, 20 dólares para 4) pela ocupação da mesa. Em momento algum fomos avisados. Para se sentar, cobraram 50% do preço do prato escolhido. Então, foram dois GRANDES problemas: mostram uma coisa e servem outra, e cobram para consumir!!!! Muito desagradável.
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