# Nampo-dong gastropub in Busan for an egg soup dinner: Budan Nampo - By Yunseon (https://superchart.com/en/@busan-placemat/) - Written Sep 19, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Jung-gu, Busan - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a complimentary visit from the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@busan-placemat/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@busan-placemat/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/index.md) ## In short Budan Nampo Branch is a large gastropub that takes up the entire second floor of a shopping building on Gwangbok-ro in Jung-gu, Busan, a few minutes from Jagalchi Station. On a second visit, a couple who don't drink ordered only food — cheese jjusaewoo (cheese-topped baby octopus and shrimp), egg soup at 8,000 won and self-serve rice balls — and ate at a window seat, finding the octopus and shrimp lightly seasoned rather than salty. Budan Nampo Branch works just as well as a dinner spot in Nampo-dong as it does as a bar. ## Good to know - **Hours**: 17:00 – 04:00 (last order 03:00) - **Parking**: Not available - **Location**: 2F, 6 Gwangbok-ro, Jung-gu, Busan — near Jagalchi Station and Bupyeong Kkangtong Market (directly above the 24-hour Miryang Sundae Pork Gukbap) - **What we ordered**: Cheese jjusaewoo, egg soup, self-serve rice balls - **Egg soup price**: 8,000 won - **Complimentary snack**: White bread and fresh cream - **Seating**: The whole second floor; window seats are the favourite - **Price reference**: ₩8,000 ≈ $5.8 (2026-09-20) *as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026* ![Signature photo of cheese jjusaewoo at Budan Nampo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-01-1h17j-1200.webp) A Nampo-dong favorite, a Nampo-dong bar — Budan Nampo Branch. - Hours 17:00 ~ 04:00 (last order 03:00) - No parking ## Where is Budan Nampo Branch? Near Jagalchi Station and Kkangtong Market ![Exterior of Budan Nampo Branch on Gwangbok-ro](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-02-t2ki0-872.webp) ![The shopping building where Budan Nampo Branch's entrance is located](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-03-xvfy7-900.webp) This is our second visit to this good-vibes Nampo-dong bar, me and my non-drinking boyfriend (reason to be revealed soon). It's closer to Jagalchi Station than Nampo Station, and it's right next to Bupyeong Kkangtong Market. 📌 Right above the 24-hour Miryang Sundae Pork Gukbap! ![The spacious dining hall taking up the whole second floor of Budan Nampo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-04-6qc8h-900.webp) ## Inside Budan Nampo Branch: the second floor and its window seats Budan Nampo Branch takes up the whole second floor of the building, so the place itself is huge and spacious! Even on a weekday visit, the window seats were nearly full, and it can get a little loud when it's busy..! Still, sitting side by side with my boyfriend, it was nice for chatting away ☺️🩷 ![A window seat at Budan Nampo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-05-1rrh8-900.webp) Snagged the last window seat..! I feel like this place would have even better vibes on a rainy day ☔️🤍 ![View of the Nampo-dong street from a window table](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-06-14dg3-900.webp) ## What we ordered at Budan: cheese jjusaewoo, egg soup, self-serve rice balls Ɛ order 3 — cheese jjusaewoo, egg soup, self-serve rice balls. Sorry that we always come to a bar and just load up on the food-only side dishes..😂 But the cheese jjusaewoo here is genuinely so good.. beats most jjukkumi (octopus) spots I've tried. The menu is also super varied, so it's good for having a drink or, like us, just coming to eat haha. ![Complimentary bread and cream at Budan Nampo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-07-xaywq-900.webp) ![Bread being dipped into cream, the complimentary side](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-08-1sv58-900.webp) ### The complimentary snack: white bread with fresh cream The complimentary side that comes out is white bread & fresh cream 🍞🤍 My boyfriend doesn't eat it so I ate it all myself, which honestly worked out great. Already decided this is going to be tomorrow's snack for my hagwon (academy) kids. ![Bowl of ingredients for the self-serve rice balls](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-09-1yrx2-900.webp) ![Mixing the self-serve rice balls without mayo](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-10-1bs5e-900.webp) ### Self-serve rice balls, ordered without mayonnaise Ɛ self-serve rice balls 3 — yes.. we did technically make rice balls.. but honestly we got impatient once the cheese jjusaewoo came out, so we just ate it straight with a spoon. FYI we ordered it without mayo. Keeping it guilt-free while dieting,,, but it was so good even without the mayo 👍🏻 and the portion is huge too! ### Cheese jjusaewoo: shrimp wrapped in pork belly with baby octopus Ɛ cheese jjusaewoo 3 — I mean, look at this visual,, this is the reason we come here even though we don't drink. Whenever we're craving jjukkumi-saewoo (octopus and shrimp), this is the only place we go.. ![Plump shrimp wrapped in pork belly on top of the cheese jjusaewoo](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-11-ny6qi-900.webp) Look how plump the shrimp are.. the portion is really generous, and if you look closely, every single shrimp is wrapped in thin pork belly. Truly a chef who knows flavor. ![Close-up of cheese jjusaewoo on the hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-12-1ls3q-900.webp) ![Cheese stretching from the cheese jjusaewoo](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-13-yfwn6-900.webp) ![A bite of cheese jjusaewoo with the cheese lifted up](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-14-1dmln-900.webp) And this!!!! Look at the amount of cheese!!!! It just keeps going no matter how much you eat, and it's not fake cheese — it's the real, nutty-flavored stuff. My boyfriend doesn't even eat cheese so it's all mine 🧀🧀🧀🧀 ![Plump octopus eaten together with the rice balls](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-15-i8u8q-900.webp) The octopus is also super plump and goes really well with the rice balls. And here's why we love Budan's jjusaewoo — > It's a bar, but the seasoning is never overpowering No excessive sweet-salty-spicy overload, love it 👍🏻 ![치즈와 새우, 쭈꾸미를 함께 담은 접시](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-16-18ns2-900.webp) Cheese, shrimp, octopus 🧀🦐🐙 — I crave this combo regularly. The octopus looks spicy but it's a spice level I, a total wimp with spicy food, can still enjoy! A lot of bar food is both bad and outrageously expensive, but this is genuinely great value. Honestly better than most restaurants 🤦🏻‍♀️ ![Sauce-soaked rice cake with cheese](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-17-15wau-900.webp) And the sauce-soaked rice cakes are also a hidden gem. Tastes a bit like the tteokkochi (skewered rice cake) I ate as a kid! Wrap it in the cheese and there's no one who wouldn't like it. ![A pot of egg soup at Budan Nampo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-18-10ccy-900.webp) ![Close-up of the egg soup full of eggs](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-19-132uw-900.webp) ### Egg soup for 8,000 won: a big portion that isn't salty Ɛ egg soup 3 — the egg soup is also one of the dishes we always order. It's cheap at ₩8,000, but they put so many eggs in it that the portion is genuinely huge! Great value 👍🏻💯 It goes really well with the rice balls and jjusaewoo, and it's not salty, which I love! You can even sip this while drinking to help with the hangover as you go. ## Is Budan Nampo Branch worth it without drinking? ![The table at Budan Nampo Branch after the meal was finished](https://img.superchart.com/images/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit-20-hq2gk-900.webp) If you're looking for a Busan Nampo-dong favorite or a good-vibes Nampo-dong bar, give Budan Nampo Branch a try 🤍 We'll probably be back again for more jjusaewoo haha. ## Where it is - Budan Nampo Branch (부단 남포점) - 6 Gwangbok-ro, 2F, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 중구 광복로 6 2층 - 35.0993323, 129.0256033 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%B6%80%EB%8B%A8%20%EB%82%A8%ED%8F%AC%EC%A0%90/@35.0993323,129.0256033,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@busan-placemat/budan-nampo-cheese-jjusaewoo-revisit/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt