Sinchon Yangpuni, Seomyeon — Restaurant in Busan

For our last meal in Korea, we wanted something that wasn't too fancy. Looking at the pictures of Sinchon Yangpuni, it looks like a place for delicious korean stew with ribs ("galbijim").

The restaurant is located in the popular Seomyeon area of Busan in an area with multiple alleys. It can be hard to find the place but they put a nice sigh outside that clearly says "This is the place you are looking for" and it certainly was.

We arrived early enough to get a table immediately on the second floor. The restaurant is small but had quite a few tables. As many other reviewers mentioned, it is foreigner friendly. They had an English menu and their staff spoke enough English to help us order. The menu itself was not hard as you pick a stew and then add any other items. We ordered the octopus and short rib stew along with a side of katsu (pork cutlet - must have!!).

The stew is incredible! The staff gave us a moment to take some pictures before cutting up the octopus and removing the meat from the rib bones. They then added the katsu The octopus was tender and had soaked in the flavor of the stew. The short ribs might look bony but the meat falls right off the bones and was incredibly tender. The stew was nicely flavored and not too spicy since we got it mild. They can make it spicier if you would like more kick. The side dishes were also very good and we cleaned all the food on the table very quickly.

Sinchon Yangpuni deserves the great reviews they have for the great food, good services, and all at a reasonable price ($60 for a group of 4). I would eat there every time...

I don't wanna be the one that rains on this parade. The restaurant has a nice ambiance, the servers are friendly and go out of their way to explain how and what to eat.

But the price (26000 won for one galbi-jjim portion for 2 pax) is really really steep for what you're getting, compared to other places nearby.

The way this restaurant managed to get this high average star score is by giving people free rice ball servings (yes...) to write 5 star reviews. That's how they lifted their score, which is really quite unethical.

I think the food is ok. The price/food ratio however is definitely not five stars, maybe 2 or 3. Leaving this here for the next person wondering how this place got 4.9 stars and what's the catch. There is no catch, the place is OK - but the review score is inflated by giving freebies, and if you speak Korean you're better off trying any other restaurant...

Delicious food! One of the best meals I had with my boyfriend during our week in Busan and Seoul.

Came on a rainy busan day. Used Naver Maps to find the restaurant as Google Maps was struggling to navigate through the small alleyways.

Promptly seated and provided english menus by the welcoming Korean aunties working there.

Ordered a ton of food! The serving sizes are large—even by American standards. Ordered the beef ribs with the aged kimchi with the seafood pancake, and a steamed egg. The first bite was perfect! There’s a helpful graphic that shows you how to construct the bite (perilla leaf + braised beef + sauces + rice ball).

Came out to ~$44 after the conversion. Price was lower bc we paid in Korean Won. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a memorable...