Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market (Formerly, Jungang Market) (속초 관광수산시장 (구: 중앙시장))

0m 30565 2022-12-21

12, Jungang-ro 147beon-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-653-8433

The Sokcho Tourist Fish Market, an essential tourist attraction in Sokcho, offers all sorts of things. The market includes a large building with a basement and two floors above ground and specialized alley stores. The building consists of shops for clothes, daily necessities, and other general products; the Nonghyup Hanaro Mart; and the Raw Fish Center, which sells fresh live fish and seafood at a reasonable price. The alley market is divided into several alleyways specialized in each product such as a vegetable & fruit alley, a chili pepper alley, a blood sausage alley, a salted seafood market alley, a chicken alley, and so on. Especially, fresh agricultural and fish products, and dried seafood products will draw visitors’ attention. The chicken alley is popular among tourists with various crunchy and spicy dak gangjeong (glazed fried chicken bites) stores, which offer their own taste. The alley market has a rain protection facility and a clean and pleasant environment, and a wide parking lot for visitors’ convenience.

Geumsindang [Tax Refund Shop] (금신당)

65.12879210711375m 0 2023-04-05

147, Jungang-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

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Abai Village Ferry (아바이마을 갯배)

194.71499391334564m 44806 2022-12-21

39, Jungangbudu-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-635-2003

Gaetbae (boat without engine) is an exotic means of transportation to cross the Abai Village at the mouth of Cheongchoho Lake. It is a rapid means of traveling between downtown Sokcho and Abai Village along the 50 m-long waterway. This small barge-style boat without an engine can be run by pulling the wire manually. When fixing the solid steel wire on both sides of the waterway and pulling it hard with a hook, a boat moves forward slowly. As there is no boatman, passengers need to work together to move the boat. It takes about 5 min to cross the water by boat. This unique experience still attracts many tourists to Sokcho. Furthermore, it is known as the filming location for the Korean TV drama Autumn in My Heart, so many tourists from Japan and China visit the place.

Ziozia - Sokcho Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (지오지아 속초점)

214.54575749786048m 0 2024-04-19

117-1, Jungang-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

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Eye Gentry - Sokcho Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아이젠트리 속초점)

262.3430099762625m 0 2023-04-05

113, Jungang-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

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Dancheon Sikdang (단천식당)

316.2774802953678m 24897 2024-02-16

17 Abaimaeul-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do
033-632-7828

Dancheon Sikdang specializes in abai sundae (North Korean sundae), a sundae dish from Hamgyeong-do Province of North Korea. Abai sundae is made by stuffing pork large intestines with seonji (blood) and sweet rice, followed by steaming. Currently operated by the third generation, the restaurant also offers dishes like myeongtae hoe naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles with raw pollack), ojingeo sundae (stuffed squid), and gajami sikhae (salted and fermented plaice). It is located in Abai Village, an area established by war refugees from North Korea during the Korean War.

Adidas A - Sokcho Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (속초아디다스A)

384.9602370452664m 0 2024-04-22

102, Jungang-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

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Pro [Tax Refund Shop] (프로스펙스)

456.6964776766354m 0 2024-04-16

94, Jungang-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

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Mountia [Tax Refund Shop] (마운티아)

470.92402877057725m 0 2024-04-22

92-1, Jungang-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do

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Abai Village (아바이 마을)

530.0964006854487m 42432 2021-04-09

122-1, Cheongho-ro, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-639-2690

Located in Cheongho-dong, Abai Village bears a history of displaced people’s distress. The village was formed by refugees of the Korean War from North Korea, mainly from Hamgyeong-do Province. The word “abai” is a dialect of Hamgyeong-do that means a friendly old man like a grandfather. Visitors to Abai Village can get a sense of displaced people’s life and story, which fade away into a chapter of history. Although it has lost its original appearance now, old shacks without a gate still remain here and there. Mural paintings on the wall show the sentiment of nostalgia about their hometown and express sorrow and hard life of displaced people, who lived from hand to mouth by fishing and doing physical labor. The original houses built by refugees in the village were restored into the Refugee Village at the Sokcho Museum. Abai Village is also known as a filming location for the Korean TV drama Autumn in My Heart, attracting a lot of visitors and becoming a major attraction in Sokcho. The restaurant alley is packed with cafes and North Korean food restaurants serving local dishes such as Hamheung-style cold buckwheat noodles, stuffed squid, and North Korean-style sausage soup.

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