Gwangalli Beach grill house: Yasashi Set egg yolk sauce at Bisyoku

What kind of place is Bisyoku Gwangan Branch?

Bisyoku Gwangan Branch is a yakiniku restaurant on Gwanganhaebyeon-ro 344beon-gil in Suyeong-gu, Busan, with an exterior and garden styled like a traditional Japanese house. It's open weekdays 16:00–24:00 and weekends 12:00–24:00, closed Tuesdays, last order is 23:30, and parking is at a paid lot.

I especially love Spirited Away. Whenever the movie shows an old Japanese alleyway, a hot spring, or some unfamiliar space, I get this odd feeling like I've actually been somewhere like that before. This time in Gwangalli, I found a place that brought back a bit of that same childlike feeling.

It's Bisyoku, a Gwangalli restaurant. Rather than just a place to eat meat, it felt like somewhere you could enjoy yakiniku inside a scene from a Japanese animation, so I was curious even before visiting. It's also known for a room where snow falls, so it seemed like a fun addition to a Gwangalli date course ❄️

Looking for a special restaurant in Gwangalli that feels like stepping into a Japanese anime? 🇯🇵❄️ From the exterior that looks like an entire Japanese mansion transplanted here, to the garden, the Japanese-style lanterns, and the wood-and-bamboo interior, the atmosphere really was exotic. This place also has a room where it snows 365 days a year — rare to see in Busan — so you can watch snow fall while eating yakiniku ❄️

Bisyoku's Japanese-style exterior and garden

As soon as I arrived, I was surprised by the sheer scale of the place. It was much bigger than I expected, and the atmosphere felt less like a typical barbecue restaurant and more like an entire traditional Japanese house or mansion moved here.

The Japanese feel is strong right from the entrance, and there's a spacious garden inside too. The buildings are split into two sides!

I imagine visiting in the evening, with the lighting added, would feel even more exotic. And that brings me to another of Bisyoku's signature features — the snow ❄️

What time is the indoor snowfall show?

Seeing snow isn't common in Busan, but here it falls like a scene out of an animated film, giving the place a completely different atmosphere. On weekdays, the snow falls at 6:30pm and 8:30pm, and on weekends it happens around 1pm and again in the evening, so it's worth checking the schedule before you visit.

What seating does Bisyoku have?

Seating at Bisyoku Gwangan Branch is split into table seats, window seats, and a counter area. In one section there are tables spaced generously apart, which made for a quiet, private atmosphere — good for a calmer meal.

The building on the other side has window seats. There were about two tables by the window, and I imagine the atmosphere would be lovely when the sunlight comes in.

The overall interior has a Japanese feel throughout, so eating there gave me a brief sense of having traveled to Japan 🇯🇵. There's also a large counter area on one side, which seemed good for solo diners or anyone wanting a slightly different vibe.

It looked like there was a second floor too, but maybe because I arrived a bit early, it wasn't open yet that day.

Bisyoku menu and what comes in the Yasashi Set

Bisyoku Gwangan Branch's menu turned out to be simpler than I expected, but with plenty of variety — solo set menus, yakiniku sets, and individual cuts of meat, plus a good range of side dishes, drinks, and alcohol. The alcohol selection especially seemed great for pairing with the meat.

We ordered the Yasashi Set that day.

• Top sirloin (특상등심) 200g
• Pork belly (삼겹살) 300g
• Grilled vegetables

This is how it came out.

Side dishes and the egg yolk that comes with them

Before the meat arrived, the side dishes were set out — spicy fermented pepper, bean sprout jji, radish salad, pickles, wasabi, and green onion, along with an unusual pairing: an egg yolk and a seasoning sauce.

It was different from the sauces I've had at typical barbecue restaurants, so I was curious how it would go with the yakiniku. The wasabi and green onion in particular were great for cutting the richness when eaten with the meat.

Premium top sirloin dipped in egg yolk sauce

Top sirloin with egg yolk sauce 🥩 First I grilled the top sirloin. The meat had a light drizzle of tare soy sauce on it and looked like really good quality. ☺️👍

Each table has its own grill, so you can cook as much as you like yourself. At first, though, a staff member grilled the first piece of sirloin for us.

I tried a piece cooked just right, and it was soft and had a nice savory flavor. Popping the egg yolk and mixing it with the seasoning sauce before dipping the meat added an extra layer of richness — really different from eating it plain. Dipping it in the sauce like this made the flavor noticeably rounder and smoother than eating the meat alone!

Thinly sliced pork belly with green onion and wasabi

Next was the pork belly. It was sliced extremely thin. At first I thought, based on the look, it might be like cold pork belly (naengsam), but once it was grilled, it was a totally different experience.

Being so thin, it cooked quickly on the grill, and eating it without overcooking made it especially tasty.

Personally, I loved topping the pork belly with green onion and wasabi. The sharp bite of the green onion combined with the clean kick of the wasabi cut through the richness of the meat, and I kept reaching for more.

The sirloin was rich and savory with the egg yolk sauce, while the pork belly was clean and sharp with the green onion and wasabi — it was nice being able to enjoy two different flavor combinations within the same set.

Is Bisyoku good for a Gwangalli date over drinks?

Bisyoku was memorable not just for the taste of the meat but for the atmosphere of the space itself.

With an exterior that looks like an entire Japanese house transplanted here, a spacious garden, and Japanese-style interior touches, it felt distinctly different from a typical Gwangalli barbecue restaurant.

If you want to enjoy yakiniku somewhere a bit more special than an ordinary barbecue restaurant, it might be worth a visit.

On a day when I wanted to spend a special evening rediscovering a bit of childlike wonder, Bisyoku turned out to be a memorable Gwangalli restaurant.