Daepo Port Original Fried Food Alley

Daepo Port Original Fried-Food Alley is a clustered street of fried-food stalls in Sokcho's Daepo Port area, Gangwon, specializing in the Daepo-port style of saewu twigim (deep-fried shrimp) and ojingeo twigim (deep-fried squid) — fresh-from-the-port seafood that is battered and fried in the casual outdoor stall setting that defines Korean port-side food culture. The alley features a cluster of family-run fried-food stalls, with each stall using its own batter recipe and frying technique, and a set order typically arrives as a paper cone of assorted twigim — shrimp, squid, seasonal fish, and vegetable pieces — meant to be eaten while walking the port. The Daepo Port location combines the food-experience with the broader Daepo Port working-fishing-port atmosphere, including the visible fishing boats and harbor activity. The port is the working home base for a substantial Sokcho fishing fleet, so the raw material for the twigim stalls is genuinely local. Best at lunch or dinner hours, paired with broader Sokcho-area itineraries — Sokcho Beach and the Yeongnangho Lake are within 10-15 minutes by car, and Seoraksan National Park is roughly 30 minutes inland. Peak-season summer weekends see substantial queues at the most-cited stalls; weekday off-season visits are noticeably calmer.