Deungdae Gotgan

This seafood restaurant sits across from Sokcho's Lighthouse Beach and serves both octopus dishes and donkatsu. The signature nakji jjageuli simmers whole octopus in a thin sauce and comes with rice mixed with sesame oil and gimgaru, along with a donkatsu for children. It opens at 8 a.m., and a self-service bar lets diners take extra rice and side dishes; a chair for infants is available. The space is small with few seats, so getting a window table on the second floor takes timing.