Gimhae weekday lunch bossam set for two, free parking: Gaya Kkeutjip
In short
Gaya Kkeutjip Samgye is a Korean set-menu restaurant in Samgye-dong, Gimhae, Gyeongnam, that serves banchan and a main dish together on one full table. On a weekday lunch visit, the writer ordered the bossam set for two on the table tablet and got thinly sliced boiled pork with grilled mackerel, seasoned raw crab, japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) and Sinan gopchang gim (crinkled seaweed laver), finishing a whole bowl of rice. With 1 hour of free parking in the lot next door and plum tea at the dessert corner, Gaya Kkeutjip works easily for a meal with parents or a family outing.
Good to know
- Menu ordered
- Bossam set for two
- Set menu condition
- Orders start at 2 people; 3 people can order the same set
- How to order
- Tablet at the table
- Parking
- Separate lot right next to the restaurant, 1 hour free for diners
- Waiting
- Tabling waitlist kiosk at the entrance, waiting area inside
- Seating
- Large hall, generous space between tables, high chairs and group seating
- Dessert
- Coffee vending machine and plum tea at the dessert corner by the entrance
as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026
Sometimes you just want real rice-table food instead of something spicy and heavy. That's exactly how I felt this day when picking a lunch spot, so I decided to have a proper Korean set meal for once~ Thinking it could also work for a meal with parents or a family outing, I headed to Gaya Kkeutjip, a well-known spot in Samgye-dong, Gimhae. It's a Korean set-menu restaurant where you get a variety of banchan (side dishes) plus a main dish all served together, which made it a great fit for lunch.
Is parking easy at Gaya Kkeutjip in Samgye-dong?
Gaya Kkeutjip Samgye has a separate parking lot right next to the restaurant, so parking by car wasn't difficult at all. Parking is usually the first thing I check when driving somewhere, and this already won me over.
Not having to circle the block looking for a spot was great, and getting 1 hour of free parking on top of that made it even more convenient. When parking is this easy on the way to a meal, everything just starts off more relaxed.
Weekday lunch: what the hall and seating are like
Walking inside Gaya Kkeutjip, the hall was bigger than expected with generous spacing between tables. I visited during weekday lunch hours, and while things were quiet when I first sat down, more and more customers trickled in and the spacious hall quickly filled with energy.
There's a table-ling device at the entrance for when a wait forms, and an indoor seating area where you can wait comfortably.
The tables were also on the larger side, so even with several banchan and the main dish all set out at once, it never felt cramped. With baby chairs and group-friendly seating available, it also looked like a good option for family visits.
Gaya Kkeutjip menu and how many people a set serves
What I ordered was the bossam set for two~ Ordering via the tablet at the table was convenient, and worth noting before you visit: the set menu is only available from 2 people, and for 3 people you can order the same set.
What comes on the bossam set for two
After a short wait, the dishes started coming out one by one, and the charm of a Korean set meal really is the sheer abundance of a full spread.
With bossam as the centerpiece and a bunch of banchan alongside it, just looking at the table already felt filling. Grilled mackerel, lettuce wraps, seasoned raw crab, japchae (glass noodle stir-fry), salad and more~ they really brought it all out!!
The Sinan gochujang-cured laver was seriously delicious! It's also great eaten with the seasoned raw crab!
The banchan overall weren't overly seasoned and had a clean flavor. Rather than being harshly salty or spicy, they tasted comforting, like home-cooked Korean food, which made them easy to mix and match with the bossam. Because there were so many different side dishes, I never got tired of any single one and ended up finishing a whole bowl of rice.
Was the boiled pork in the bossam tender?
Gaya Kkeutjip's bossam comes as thinly sliced boiled pork, which made it easy to eat. The meat wasn't chewy and was quite tender, so wrapped in lettuce it chewed softly without any effort — perfect for a meal with parents~! There was no trace of the gamey smell boiled pork can sometimes have.
Rather than eating the pork on its own, pairing it with kimchi and pickled radish definitely brought the flavor combo to life haha. Put a piece of pork on a lettuce leaf with pickled radish and kimchi, and the spicy-sweet mix went perfectly with rice~
After the meal: coffee and plum tea at the dessert corner
After a satisfying lunch, I also tried the dessert corner set up near the entrance of Gaya Kkeutjip. There's a coffee vending machine and refreshing plum tea available, and the sweet, tangy plum tea was a great match after the meal. Finishing a filling meal off with a cup of plum tea to clean up the palate made for a really pleasant ending~♡
If you're looking for a place to eat with your parents or for a family outing in Samgye-dong, Gimhae, Gaya Kkeutjip with its Korean set menus seems like a solid choice. Especially the bossam set, with its tender boiled pork and variety of banchan, is worth recommending whenever you want a hearty, satisfying lunch~~
Where it is
6 Gaya-ro 181beon-gil, 1st floor, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea경상남도 김해시 가야로181번길 6 1층 가야끝집
