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title: 'Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi, Jungang Market: Fried Shrimp, Red Crab Tempura and Stuffed Squid'
description: Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi is a fried-food stall in Sokcho's Jungang Market. Shrimp and red crab tempura, stuffed squid, menu prices, hours and what reviewers say.
lang: en
canonical: https://quidafoodie.blog/sokcho-saeu-ajeossi-jungang-market/
shop_name: Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi
shop_name_local: 속초새우아저씨
address: 18 Jungangsijang-ro 6-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon
address_local: 강원특별자치도 속초시 중앙시장로6길 18
country: kr
phone: +82-33-636-0933
hours: 09:00–21:00 every day except Wednesday (NOL listing, checked Nov 14, 2026).
closed: Wednesdays, according to NOL's listing.
price: 'Polle''s menu list (checked Nov 14, 2026): king shrimp tempura, boneless king shrimp tempura and red crab tempura ₩10,000 each; squid tempura ₩10,000 for seven pieces or ₩5,000 for three; shrimp gangjeong ₩18,000 (seed version) or ₩21,000 (garlic version); squid sundae ₩15,000; half-and-half sets ₩10,000.'
getting_there: Inside Sokcho Jungang Market, a two-minute drive from Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminal according to NOL; Polle lists it as ground floor, stall 50. Kakao Map and NOL put the stall at the address above, while the company's own website gives a head-office address at 6 Jungang-ro 143beon-gil, Sokcho.
visited: 2019-11
details_checked: '2026-11-14'
region: Gangwon
---

# Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi, Jungang Market: Fried Shrimp, Red Crab Tempura and Stuffed Squid

![A counter piled with rows of battered fried shrimp, tails facing out, beside breaded sticks with red tips and flat green fritters, with two price cards on stands that read, in Korean, red crab tempura ten pieces ten thousand won and boneless nude shrimp fifteen pieces ten thousand won.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/sokcho-saeu-ajeossi-jungang-market/sokcho-saeu-ajeossi-jungang-market-01-1440.jpg)
*The fried-shrimp counter at Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi, November 2019.*

Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi (속초새우아저씨) is a fried-food stall inside Jungang Market in Jungang-dong, Sokcho, and its name means "Sokcho Shrimp Uncle". The counter in my November 2019 photo is stacked with fried shrimp (saeu-twigim, 새우튀김), shrimp fried in batter with the tails left on.

## The shrimp counter at Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi

In the photo, battered shrimp lie in rows with their orange tails out, beside long breaded sticks with red tips and flat green fritters. Two price cards show a cartoon man and the words 속초 아저씨 튀김맛집 (Sokcho Uncle fried-food place). In November 2019 the cards read 홍게 튀김 (hongge-twigim), fried red snow crab, at ten pieces for ₩10,000, and 순살 누드 새우 (sunsal nudeu saeu), literally boneless nude shrimp, at fifteen for ₩10,000.

## Egg-battered slices on the griddle

![A hand holding tongs over a black griddle where about twenty round slices in a yellow egg coating are cooking, with plastic-wrapped trays of coated slices, brown sausage slices and sliced stuffed squid along the left edge.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/sokcho-saeu-ajeossi-jungang-market/sokcho-saeu-ajeossi-jungang-market-02-1440.jpg)
*Egg-battered slices cooking on the griddle, November 2019.*

In the second photo, about twenty round slices in a yellow egg coating cook on a black griddle while a hand with tongs reaches in. Their rims show a pinkish skin, so they look like slices of ojingeo-sundae (오징어순대), squid stuffed with a savory filling, but I can't tell which menu item they are.

## What reviewers say about Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi

A Trip.com travel blogger wrote in October 2022 that people queue for more than 30 minutes and singled out the boneless king shrimp tempura. Reviewers on Polle (뽈레), a Korean restaurant review site, describe plump shrimp under a fairly thick batter; two mention queues, and one adds that the market is hot. NOL, a Korean travel app, says in its listing that Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi was the first stall in Jungang Market to serve shrimp gangjeong (새우강정), fried shrimp in a sweet glaze, made from plump whole shrimp.

## Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi's prices, then and now

Polle's menu list for Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi, checked on November 14, 2026, shows king shrimp tempura, boneless king shrimp tempura and red crab tempura at ₩10,000 each but, unlike the 2019 cards above, gives no piece counts for these three. It also lists half-and-half sets at ₩10,000.

## Before you go

- Sokcho Saeu Ajeossi is open 09:00–21:00 every day except Wednesday, according to NOL's listing, checked on November 14, 2026.
- A blog post from December 2022 says the market car park was crowded and that stalls hand out parking tickets with purchases, sometimes only above a minimum spend, so ask when you pay.

## How to order

| Korean | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 왕새우튀김 하나 주세요. | Wangsaeu-twigim hana juseyo. | One king shrimp tempura, please. |
| 홍게튀김 하나 주세요. | Hongge-twigim hana juseyo. | One red crab tempura, please. |
| 순살로 주세요. | Sunsallo juseyo. | Boneless, please. |

## Plan your visit

- Address: 18 Jungangsijang-ro 6-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon / 강원특별자치도 속초시 중앙시장로6길 18
- Phone: +82-33-636-0933
- Hours: 09:00–21:00 every day except Wednesday (NOL listing, checked Nov 14, 2026).
- Closed: Wednesdays, according to NOL's listing.
- Price: Polle's menu list (checked Nov 14, 2026): king shrimp tempura, boneless king shrimp tempura and red crab tempura ₩10,000 each; squid tempura ₩10,000 for seven pieces or ₩5,000 for three; shrimp gangjeong ₩18,000 (seed version) or ₩21,000 (garlic version); squid sundae ₩15,000; half-and-half sets ₩10,000.
- Getting there: Inside Sokcho Jungang Market, a two-minute drive from Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminal according to NOL; Polle lists it as ground floor, stall 50. Kakao Map and NOL put the stall at the address above, while the company's own website gives a head-office address at 6 Jungang-ro 143beon-gil, Sokcho.
- Map: [Open in Naver Map](https://map.naver.com/p/search/%EC%86%8D%EC%B4%88%EC%83%88%EC%9A%B0%EC%95%84%EC%A0%80%EC%94%A8%20%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%EB%A1%9C6%EA%B8%B8), [Open in Kakao Map](https://map.kakao.com/?q=%EC%86%8D%EC%B4%88%EC%83%88%EC%9A%B0%EC%95%84%EC%A0%80%EC%94%A8%20%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%EB%A1%9C6%EA%B8%B8), [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=%EC%86%8D%EC%B4%88%EC%83%88%EC%9A%B0%EC%95%84%EC%A0%80%EC%94%A8%20%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%EB%A1%9C6%EA%B8%B8)
- Details checked: 2026-11-14

## Sources checked

- [Polle (뽈레) — 속초 새우아저씨, Jungang-dong: menu and reviews](https://polle.com/place/1Gm7uU/%EC%86%8D%EC%B4%88%20%EC%83%88%EC%9A%B0%EC%95%84%EC%A0%80%EC%94%A8) — 2026-11-14
- [NOL (Yanolja) — 속초새우아저씨 listing](https://tour.yanolja.com/content/restaurants/e09d00e6-035e-48bd-9772-92de0f854aec) — 2026-11-14
- [ES blog — [속초]속초중앙시장 튀김맛집 속초새우아저씨 (Dec 2022)](https://esblog.co.kr/515) — 2026-11-14
- [Trip.com Moments — 속초중앙시장 튀김 맛집 @속초새우아저씨 (Oct 2022)](https://kr.trip.com/moments/detail/sokcho-si-14774-15328257/) — 2026-11-14
- [속초새우아저씨 company website](http://www.sokcho-uncle.com/) — 2026-11-14