Jeonpo pasta restaurant dinner date: pistachio jambon, Odd Bird Oliver

I visited Odd Bird Oliver, a pasta spot in Busanjin, for a date with my boyfriend and had a great time eating the new pistachio jambon pasta, the always-reliable bottarga aglio e olio, and focaccia bread — here's my review.

The vibe is great and, more than anything, the food is delicious, so this was already my third visit!! Good for brunch with friends during the day and a lovely date spot for dinner — a great Busanjin restaurant in every sense.

• ⏰ Hours: 11:30–21:30 / Break time 15:00–18:00 / Last order 14:00, 20:30 / Closed Tuesdays
• 📍 Address: 33 Dongseong-ro 15beon-gil, 1F, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea
• 🚘 Parking: none

How to get to Odd Bird Oliver from Jeonpo Station

Odd Bird Oliver, a pasta restaurant in Jeonpo, is located near Jeonpo Seongbuk Elementary School. It's the spot you reach by walking straight along the left side of Jeonpo Café Street!! It's only a 3-minute walk from Exits 2 and 4 of Jeonpo Station, so it's close to the subway and easy to reach by public transit. You can also book easily via Naver for 1–6 people.

What's on the menu at Odd Bird Oliver

At Odd Bird Oliver you can enjoy sandwiches and pasta for lunch, and pair dinner dishes with wine or beer.

• Appetizers: romaine chicken salad, ricotta caprese, NEW ABC salad, salmon citrus salad, Oliver bread platter
• Pasta & risotto: bottarga aglio e olio, white ragu pasta, NEW pistachio jambon pasta, jamón mushroom risotto
• Sandwiches (lunch): classic sandwich, green bean open sandwich, Bismarck sandwich, jamón French toast
• Mains: chipotle roast chicken, peppercorn sirloin cap steak
• Sides: butter carrot soup & focaccia, crispy fries, focaccia bread 2pcs
• 2-person set menu: ricotta caprese, bottarga aglio e olio, chipotle roast chicken + 2 pieces of focaccia

After some deliberation, I ordered Odd Bird Oliver's fan-favorite bottarga aglio e olio, the new pistachio jambon pasta, and two pieces of focaccia bread!

Interior, seating, and visiting with dogs or kids

The atmosphere both outside and inside the shop was so full of character, right down to the cute little props — really lovely. The aprons hanging on the wall aren't for use, haha (my boyfriend almost took one home). If you need an apron, they'll bring you a disposable one.

All the staff served us so kindly. It's an open kitchen, so it's a place you can trust what's happening behind the scenes! During the day you can eat comfortably in warm natural light, and in the evening you can chat over dinner under warm lighting!

It's a dog-friendly restaurant so you can bring your pup, and since they have kids' tableware and chairs, you can also visit with children — there was even a group of six.

Focaccia bread (2 pcs) and bottarga aglio e olio

Odd Bird Oliver makes unusual, distinctive food reflecting the owner's own taste.

The first side dish to arrive was the 2 pieces of focaccia bread. The house-made focaccia has a great chewy texture, delicious on its own, and even better dipped in the pasta sauce.

The bottarga aglio e olio comes topped with mullet roe, and they told us to mix it well before eating.

The umami of the bottarga and shrimp, the kick of the peperoncino, and the generous garlic — a flavor that hits the sweet spot for Korean palates!!

There was a generous amount of shrimp on top, so we could eat our fill without any regrets!

What does the pistachio jambon pasta taste like?

The dish I was most curious about just from the name — pistachio jambon pasta! Jambon and pistachio together?🤔 It's a combination I'd never even imagined, so I was dying to know what it would taste like.

The butter-based pistachio jambon pasta, topped with house-made black pork jambon, was a flavor I'd never tried before, so it felt refreshingly new. Scooping up a generous bite with the sauce, the nuttiness of the pistachio and butter blended really well with the salty jambon!

They make all the sauces in-house, and it was so rich and luxurious that ordering the focaccia turned out to be a stroke of genius — we wiped every last bit of sauce clean.

At most restaurants you can pretty much predict what a pasta will taste like, but the pistachio jambon pasta at Odd Bird Oliver felt special, and I loved that!!

It's delicious eaten with the pasta noodles too,

and the texture was also great piled onto the focaccia bread like this.

A must-recommend spot for any pasta-loving friends 🫶🏻 — great vibe, kind staff, and unique dishes you won't find elsewhere. Highly, highly recommend Odd Bird Oliver, the pasta and brunch spot in Jeonpo, Busan!