# Haeundae Korean restaurant for seafood hinoki steam: Songjeongok

- By Suan (https://superchart.com/en/@coastal-meal-slip/)
- Written Sep 12, 2026
- Updated Sep 13, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Haeundae, Busan
- Sponsored: This content was created with support for a visit to the restaurant.
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## In short

Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Songjeong, Haeundae, Busan. We ordered the 46,000 won abalone pot rice and seafood hinoki-steamed set for two, with an impressively generous spread of side dishes and bossam. Verdict: a satisfying choice for a family meal with parents.

## Good to know

- **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:00
- **Break time**: 15:00–17:00
- **Ordered**: Abalone pot rice and seafood hinoki-steamed set for 2
- **Price**: ₩46,000
- **Extra bossam**: ₩8,000
- **Seating**: First and second floors, group seating, and high chairs
- **Side-dish refills**: Free refills for side dishes except bossam

*as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026*

## Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch for abalone pot rice in Songjeong

This time, Jjireung Jjidong visited Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch, a great pot-rice spot in Songjeong. We went for abalone pot rice as a little seasonal pick-me-up, and Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch is in Songjeong, close to Jjidong’s home, too!

![Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch location and business information](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-01-1kd9e-900.webp)

![Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch restaurant information](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-02-692ev-900.webp)

![Exterior view of Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-03-abjn3-900.webp)

![Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch in Songjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-04-1je59-900.webp)

Maybe it is because the name is Songjeongok, but there is a hanok, or traditional Korean house, feel in the décor and little details everywhere. Both outside and in, it feels as though you have stepped into a traditional Korean tavern in a hanok.

![Restaurant exterior with the atmosphere of a traditional hanok tavern](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-05-22c43-900.webp)

![Hanok-inspired interior of Songjeongok](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-06-u9nah-900.webp)

![Restaurant interior with hanok-style decorative objects](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-07-1xj8l-900.webp)

The first floor is incredibly spacious, and as I will show you again below, the second floor is huge, too. With high chairs, a clean and roomy interior, and group seating, it is ideal for a large family gathering or a meal with parents and grandparents.

![Spacious first-floor interior and group seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-08-1kyhp-900.webp)

![Restaurant seating with high chairs](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-09-iu59b-900.webp)

As you would expect from a Korean restaurant, the water is served boiled. Every table has sesame and chili sauces, ready for dipping the hinoki-steamed food!

The main menu is simply arranged, while there are plenty of add-ons and side dishes, too. Jjireung Jjidong’s pick was the abalone pot rice and seafood hinoki-steamed set for two, ₩46,000.

![Abalone pot rice and seafood hinoki-steamed set](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-10-1up08-900.webp)

![Basic side dishes with the abalone pot rice and seafood hinoki-steamed set](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-11-t6mbf-900.webp)

![Basic side dishes including boiled-pork bossam](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-12-19xb4-900.webp)

![A table filled with basic side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-13-cnsg9-966.webp)

## This many side dishes before the mains even arrive?

They brought over such a full tray of things that I thought the abalone pot rice and hinoki steam had arrived surprisingly quickly. But this is all just the basic side-dish spread.

The boiled-pork bossam (Korean pork wraps) in the middle has serious presence. It is not just a few tasting pieces; there is enough that you start wondering, “Did we order bossam too?”

The pork is moist and tender, never dry. It feels clean rather than greasy, so I kept eating it with the bossam kimchi, ssamjang dipping paste, cockles, and more beside it. There was even a fresh salad with seasoned squid and yuzu dressing.

After eating it all, I was absolutely stuffed. If I had had any room left, I would have wanted to order the ₩8,000 extra bossam—it was that good. Apart from bossam, the other side dishes can be refilled free of charge. Cockles, seasoned squid, green-onion kimchi, tofu, and seasoned raw crab: all the rice-stealers are gathered in one place. Delicious, plentiful, and generous—it is wonderful for taking elders out, but also for a date.

![A full spread of boiled-pork bossam and assorted side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-14-tyl95-900.webp)

## Abalone pot rice rich with the nutty aroma of abalone innards

While we were busy being amazed by and devouring the side dishes, the abalone pot rice appeared. The nutty fragrance the moment the pot opens already tells you this rice will disappear in no time. This is not pot rice with just a few pieces of abalone on top; the deep, nutty richness of abalone innards has thoroughly soaked into every grain.

Give it a quick, even mix, and the grains take on a gentle sheen while that nutty aroma lingers. It is not salty or aggressively seasoned at all. The more you chew, the more subtly the umami of abalone comes through!

![Abalone pot rice with the aroma of abalone innards](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-15-173y0-1200.webp)

And the highlight of pot rice!! First, mix the rice you will eat and transfer it into the empty bowl served alongside. Then pour broth into the pot and wait a moment. The rice stuck to the bottom softens up, making hot, savory nurungji (scorched rice).

A spoonful of nurungji at the end of the meal makes your stomach feel gently settled. Personally, this kind of finish is exactly why I love pot rice so much! Bring your parents here and they will go wild for this spread..

![Pot-rice nurungji made by adding broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-16-142er-900.webp)

## The seafood aroma that rises when the hinoki lid opens

Here comes the seafood hinoki steam, the main dish. The look is lovely, of course, but with hinoki steaming, the real moment starts when the lid opens. Warm steam and a soft hinoki-cypress aroma rush up, and suddenly you feel like you came out to eat something truly good for you.

The hinoki box is generously packed with shrimp, abalone, clams, squid, broccoli, corn, and more. The plump cooked shrimp are springy with their sweetness intact, while the abalone—what more is there to say? The more you chew, the more its nutty flavor comes alive. The squid is bouncy, too, without a tough chew.

Above all, because nothing has been stir-fried in oil or heavily coated in seasoning, it is fun to taste each ingredient so clearly.

![Mother-of-pearl cabinet mirror between the first and second floors](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-17-gebyf-900.webp)
*On the stairs from the first to the second floor, a mother-of-pearl cabinet mirror with an extra-strong hanok feel welcomes you.*

## The first floor is spacious, but the second is even bigger?

The restaurant is very generously sized. Even upon entering the first floor, I thought, “This is bigger than I expected?” But the second-floor space is even larger, with group seating ready to go.

It would be especially great for a family gathering with lots of people, a birthday meal for parents, or any group get-together.

![Spacious second-floor area with group seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-18-fgvam-900.webp)

And this matters more than you might think when dining out with children. Both the first and second floors have plenty of high chairs, too.

![Restaurant interior equipped with high chairs](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-19-ahjr4-900.webp)

I found Songjeongok’s mix of hanok and contemporary interiors so pretty. On a hectic family meal where you are trying to match the adults’ food preferences while worrying about seats for the children, details like these feel quite significant.

![Interior blending hanok and modern styles](https://img.superchart.com/images/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table/songjeongok-generous-banchan-table-20-tjxp0-900.webp)

## All of this is one set meal?

From pot rice loaded with abalone innards to seafood infused with hinoki aroma, plus a side-dish spread that rivals plenty of dedicated bossam restaurants—the whole meal is neither overly salty nor aggressively seasoned. There are lots of dishes, as you would hope from a great Korean set-meal restaurant, and every one was delicious, so I really recommend it for a family meal with parents.

Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch is a Songjeong abalone pot-rice spot whose side-dish game is as distinctive as its mains. We came for abalone pot rice and left feeling as though we had been properly treated to a full feast!

## Where it is

- Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch (송정옥 송정본점)
- 54-1 Songjeonggwangeogol-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea (부산광역시 해운대구 송정광어골로 54-1 1층, 2층)
- 부산광역시 해운대구 송정광어골로 54-1 1층, 2층
- 35.1767807, 129.1959813
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%86%A1%EC%A0%95%EC%98%A5%20%EC%86%A1%EC%A0%95%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@35.1767807,129.1959813,17z

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