할매재첩국 — Restaurant in Busan

Was walking past this restaurant and saw the seats filled with locals, thus decided to give it a try. Ordered the normal set meal priced at KRW10,000 and an “upsized” set meal priced at KRW14,000. Basically, the upsized version has more shellfish in the soup. (As captured in video)

Each set meal comes with a bibimbap, rice, shellfish soup and a piece of sardine. The side dishes are complimentary. A female staff noticed that I wasn’t local and she taught me the proper method to mix the bibimbap (vegetables in the bowl) and rice together with the red sauce and eat it. She taught me with her limited vocabulary of English and it just touches me as a patron.

Overall, the food is nice and value for money. Will revisit when i travel to Busan...

LOCAL’S

We stumbled across this restaurant expecting to eat a hidden gem of Busan. The queue was long and it was bustling with locals. There were 4 menu sets, and each came with side dishes and a bowl of soul. The flavors however was quite a disappointment - mackerel was hard to eat (full of fish bones), bibimbap had way too much rice, and the other main dish tasted weird with some local veggies / herbs. Overall, we personally wouldn’t come back, especially having to wait in a...

Food is nice, affordable. I ordered a clam soup rice set for lunch. Taste good. Their staff may not be able to understand what you say in English, use sign language. Point tot he menu and show them. Price are properly listed and they provide receipts. Restaurant is at the dodgy end behind the row of shops of Gwanggali beach. Believe only locals come to eat at this place. Only set back for me, the fishy smell in the restaurant to me is...