# Raw beef poke and duck salad takeout in Jungang-dong, Busan: PARENTS - By Narin (https://superchart.com/en/@busan-roaster-window/) - Written Sep 22, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jung-gu, Busan - Sponsored: This is a review written after receiving a complimentary meal from the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@busan-roaster-window/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@busan-roaster-window/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/index.md) ## In short PARENTS Coffee & Salad Jungang-dong Branch is a poke and salad restaurant in Jung-gu, Busan, a five-minute walk from Jungang Station exit 14. Stopping by after work while dieting, the writer ate a yukhoe poke bowl (raw beef over rice and vegetables) made with fresh rather than frozen beef with an iced americano, then took a smoked duck and sweet potato mash salad home with a zero cola. Two- and four-person tables run along a long corridor with group seating at the back, so PARENTS seats a lunch crowd without a wait. ## Good to know - **Location**: 5-minute walk from Jungang Station exit 14 - **How to order**: Paper menu, not a kiosk - **Menu**: Salads, poke bowls, pasta salads, wraps and burritos - **Set discount**: 500 won off a drink and meal set - **Prepaid pass**: Up to 21,000 won in extra credit with purchase - **Delivery apps**: Pass Order, Baemin, Ddangyo, Naver - **Seating**: Two- and four-person tables along a long corridor, group tables at the back - **Self-service station**: Napkins, wet wipes, water - **Price reference**: ₩500 ≈ $0.4 · ₩21,000 ≈ $15.5 (2026-09-22) *as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026* When I'm on a diet but want something delicious, I like to head to a good poke salad spot to refresh my meal plan and pump myself back up, haha. Clean presentation, fresh ingredients, filling menu — even people who aren't dieting love this place. Let me introduce PARENTS Coffee & Salad, a poke spot in Jungang-dong, Busan. ## How to get to PARENTS Coffee & Salad: 5 minutes from Jungang Station exit 14 ![Exterior of PARENTS Coffee & Salad Jungang-dong Branch in Busan](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-01-6j2ap-900.webp) It was one of those days when the poke gods came calling and I absolutely had to eat it. (If I didn't, I'd have gone home and 100% binged.) I made the trek after work anyway — but it was an easy visit since it's just a 5-minute walk from Jungang Station exit 14. ![PARENTS Coffee & Salad menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-02-1kc6c-852.webp) ## What's on the PARENTS menu, from poke bowls to wraps and burritos The menu board wasn't a kiosk, so I could browse comfortably and pick at my own pace. There's a wide variety — salads, poke, pasta salads, wraps/burritos. There are options even for people who don't like vegetables, plus several protein toppings, so I think it'd please pretty much anyone regardless of age or taste. ![Salad menu guide listing protein toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-03-agsfb-900.webp) A warm salad just launched for the increasingly chilly weather! Napa cabbage, bean sprouts, bok choy, broccoli, sweet pumpkin, enoki mushrooms and roasted mushrooms together look really tasty 🤤 ![Poster announcing the new warm salad menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-04-1nfx7-900.webp) ### The 500-won set discount and prepaid pass credit at PARENTS Order the drink + meal set and get ₩500 off, plus up to ₩21,000 extra credit if you buy a membership pass. There are a lot of offices around Jungang-dong, so this seems like an appealing meal option for nearby office workers. ![Sign explaining the set discount and membership pass credit](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-05-1lftp-900.webp) You can order through several apps — Pass Order, Baemin, Ddangyo, Naver — so delivery and takeout are pretty common too. Even while I was eating in the restaurant, delivery riders kept coming through nonstop, which pretty much confirms this place as a legit Jungang-dong, Busan favorite. ![Store counter with delivery app ordering signage](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-06-1jhji-900.webp) Since it's PARENTS Coffee & Salad, coffee is a big part of it too, right? There's a separate space in the kitchen for extracting coffee beans, and the coffee tastes great, so quite a few customers order just coffee. ![View toward the kitchen area with the coffee extraction space](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-07-sghjd-900.webp) ![Interior of the store with the coffee machine](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-08-u14au-900.webp) ## Inside PARENTS Jungang-dong: seating along the long corridor ## Group tables and the self-service station at PARENTS One of the best things about PARENTS Coffee & Salad Jungang-dong Branch is the spacious store. Two- and four-person tables line a long corridor, and the tables are nice and big, so it's comfortable to eat here. ![Two- and four-person tables lined up along the long corridor](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-09-iy8i6-900.webp) Past the corridor, deeper inside, there's a wide space with group seating too, so you don't have to worry about waiting even during busy lunch hours. ![Spacious inner hall with group seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-10-ysfdy-900.webp) Tissues, wet wipes and water are available in the self-service zone. ![Self-service zone with tissues, wet wipes and water](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-11-imof7-900.webp) ## The yukhoe poke bowl: fresh raw beef, not frozen I ordered a hearty, Korean-style meal: the yukhoe (raw beef) poke and an iced americano. The subtle coffee bean aroma drifting through the store made it impossible not to order coffee 🤩 ![A bowl of yukhoe poke topped with raw beef and flying fish roe](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-12-cnnyb-1200.webp) *Yukhoe poke* Yukhoe, purple cabbage, seaweed, flying fish roe, lettuce, cherry tomatoes. Because it's fresh raw beef, not frozen, the texture and flavor were really good — no toughness or grittiness, just nutty, chewy beef. ![Close-up of the poke bowl with fresh raw beef and seaweed lifted on a fork](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-13-e7uev-900.webp) The yukhoe had a light seasoning already, and the seaweed was salty too, so even without adding much sauce, the seasoning was just right for mixing with rice. There was a generous amount of yukhoe, so I scraped the bowl clean to the very end. ![Yukhoe poke mixed together with rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-14-1r6wl-900.webp) ## Smoked duck and sweet potato mash salad, packed to go Another menu item I'd been curious about — the smoked duck and sweet potato mesh salad — I packed to go along with a zero-calorie cola. ![Smoked duck and sweet potato mesh salad packed to go](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-15-19gh4-900.webp) *Smoked duck and sweet potato mesh salad* A textbook clean salad. Sweet potato and smoked duck gave a perfect protein-carb-fat balance, and the unsaturated fat in the smoked duck kept it filling too — I think I made a great choice! ![A bite of the salad with sweet potato mousse and smoked duck](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee-16-1i8ta-900.webp) Sweet, soft sweet potato mousse, the sweet-and-salty smoked duck, and crisp fresh vegetables all together made an amazing combo. It's the kind of taste that melts away recent plateau stress and diet stress, making me feel like I can dive back into dieting with fresh energy. If you're in Jungang-dong, Busan, I'd definitely recommend visiting PARENTS Coffee & Salad :) ## Where it is - PARENTS Coffee & Salad Jungang-dong Branch (페어런츠 커피&샐러드 중앙동점) - 13 Chungjangdae-ro 9beon-gil, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea, 1st floor - 부산광역시 중구 충장대로9번길 13 1층 페어런츠 커피 - 35.1065595, 129.0373912 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%8E%98%EC%96%B4%EB%9F%B0%EC%B8%A0%20%EC%BB%A4%ED%94%BC%26%EC%83%90%EB%9F%AC%EB%93%9C%20%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99%EB%8F%99%EC%A0%90/@35.1065595,129.0373912,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@busan-roaster-window/busan-jungangdong-poke-yukhoe-parents-coffee/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt