Busan izakaya near Sasang Station: 6-skewer yakitori set at Samajama

Samajama Sasang, a Sasang bar with great vibes — a Sasang izakaya recommendation.

• Hours: 17:00–02:00
• Address: 17 Sasang-ro 202beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan, South Korea

Where is Samajama Sasang in Busan?

Samajama Sasang is a Japanese-style handmade skewer specialist located between exits 4 and 6 of Sasang Station. I'd been to the Yeonsan-dong branch of Samajama izakaya before hahahaha, and I remember drinking really well there, so I decided to check out the Sasang branch of Samajama.

How long is the wait at Samajama Sasang?

Samajama, a well-known Sasang restaurant, is also a wait-list spot lol. I put my name down and went to the convenience store, and they called me back to come in. Perfect timing~!

Look how packed this Sasang bar is hahahaha. The vibe at this Sasang izakaya feels great for a Sasang date, don't you think? haha

Samajama Sasang menu and prices

• Full grill (3–4 people): 31,000 won
• Half grill (2–3 people): 22,000 won
• Samajama 6-piece skewers: 19,000 won
• Samajama nabe: 28,000 won
• Samajama stir-fried noodles: 18,000 won
• Suji (beef tendon) nabe: 28,000 won
• Odeng soup: 25,000 won
• Cheese rolled omelette: 15,000 won
• Okonomiyaki: 15,000 won
• Samajama set menus: 29,000–45,000 won
• Addictive grilled corn: 8,000 won
• Butter grilled potato: 5,000 won
• Grilled shishamo: 12,000 won
• Cheese tomato salad: 12,000 won
• Crab cream croquette: 16,000 won
• Chicken karaage: 12,000 won
• Yaki gyoza: 10,000 won
• Tsukune (chicken meatball skewer): 5,000 won
• Grilled pollack roe: 10,000 won
• Cream cheese tofu baguette: 11,000 won

Samajama has way too many good menu items haha — set menus, à la carte, all kinds of tempting options stacked up. In the end I went with Busan's yakitori favorite: Set 1, Samajama 6-piece + cream cheese tofu baguette (28,000 won) ❤️. You can even add extra baguette, jam, and cream cheese~!

Drinks at Samajama: soju, beer and highball prices

• Sake: 30,000–120,000 won
• Tokkuri (sake flask): 8,000 won
• Sake by the glass: 6,000 won
• Draft beer: 8,000 won
• Highball: 8,000 won
• Sawa: 7,000 won
• Hwayo 25: 25,000 won
• Hwayo 41: 48,000 won
• Soju: 5,000 won
• Beer: 5,000 won
• Cheongha: 6,000 won
• Soft drinks: 2,000 won

This Sasang bar's drink lineup — sake, highball, sawa, draft beer, Hwayo, soju and more — is genuinely solid, haha.

The banchan (side dishes) at this Sasang bar are simple...

I love drinking convenience store coffee after a night out lol — this alone could carry half a bottle of soju for me ^^! Hahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha

How did the six-skewer yakitori set taste?

The yakitori 6-piece came out at this Sasang izakaya hahaha — it's a set of 5 popular skewers plus tsukune.

The yakitori quality at this Sasang restaurant is seriously killer haha. Is it even real that this whole side dish costs under 20,000 won..? ❤️

Since we ordered the whole set haha, the cream cheese tofu baguette came out right after ❗❗❗

A crispy baguette with cream cheese and blueberry jam — isn't that basically game over? Hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha

Alcohol overload mode ON... we basically worshipped the food as an offering and just kept pouring drinks haha. Why is the vibe at this Sasang izakaya so good⁉️

This yakitori favorite in Busan, Samajama, gives you a serious amount of skewers... the soju just keeps flowing.

This Busan yakitori spot, this Sasang bar, even gives you a little cabbage with the skewers — so good haha.

Is Samajama worth it as a second-round bar in Sasang?

This Sasang izakaya, Samajama, was full until the moment I left haha. I'd recommend Samajama as a second-round Sasang bar. The yakitori is really, really good.