Anyang Bisan-dong grilled fish set with unlimited tteokbokki self-bar

Today I visited Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch, a grilled fish spot in Bisan-dong, Anyang. It's a newly opened premium grilled fish restaurant, so I wanted to bring you an honest review 🐟

Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch

Where is Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch? Hours and parking

Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch is on the first floor of the Kids Mom Center near Anyang Stadium. It's open daily 11:00–21:30, with a break from 15:00–16:30 and last order at 20:40.

• ⏰ Daily 11:00–21:30 / break 15:00–16:30 / last order 20:40
• Free parking — use the basement lot in the Kids Mom Center Blue Building
• Naver reservations available & group seating — you can book ahead on Naver, and for larger groups they'll prepare a comfortable space in advance

The restaurant entrance is right there as you walk into the building — since it just opened, there were still congratulatory flower wreaths out front 💐

The Anyang fish restaurant that has been on national TV

Celebrities like Song Ga-in, Yang Ji-eun, Lee Young-ja, and Park Se-ri have all visited this grilled fish restaurant, so I was really excited ꒰ྀི ≧ᵕ ≦ ꒱ྀི

If there's a wait, you just write your name on the waitlist.

Inside Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo: group seating and a figurine display

The interior of Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch is spotless and pleasant since it just opened. There were only two of us, but the owner kindly offered us a bigger table.

Further inside there's a private group seating area — it would be perfect for a group gathering.

There's a display of all kinds of figurines that clearly show the owner's real passion. I enjoyed looking around, and kids seemed to love it too.

Menu and prices at Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch

The signature menu at Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch ranges from the boyang (nourishing) set with several kinds of grilled fish to individual sets of oven-grilled mackerel, Atka mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and yellow corvina. Beyond grilled fish, there are also a la carte dishes like crab jang (soy-marinated crab), tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), pizza, and spicy stir-fried pork.

Review event: free alcohol, soft drink or tteokgalbi

There's a nice event where writing a Naver photo review gets you a free drink, soft drink, or tteokgalbi.

Spanish mackerel sold out, so two Atka mackerel sets at 18,000 won each

At Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch, ordering one set meal per person is required. I wanted to try the Spanish mackerel, but unfortunately it was sold out, so we ordered the Atka mackerel grilled fish set (₩18,000) for two. You can choose white or brown rice, and adjust the spice level.

On the table were paper cups, soy sauce, pink salt, and a small dish, plus a neatly packaged set of utensils.

What is on the all-you-can-eat self-bar, including tteokbokki refills

What makes Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch special is the all-you-can-eat self-service bar. It had everything from tableware to vegetables and side dishes, all generously stocked.

• Side dishes: chonggak kimchi (young radish kimchi), black sesame lotus root, crunchy cucumber peppers, cabbage salad, seasoned bellflower root, lettuce wraps, tofu ssamjang
• Bibimbap corner: bracken fern, seasoned radish, seasoned bean sprouts, sesame oil, rice
• Also: japchae (glass noodle stir-fry), nurungji (scorched rice), tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

And finally there was japchae, nurungji, and tteokbokki. (As a tteokbokki lover, I was instantly happy the moment I saw it 🫶🏻) The self-bar had such a variety that I felt like I could fill up on it alone.

Tasting the oven-grilled Atka mackerel set

By the time I got back from the self-bar, the Atka mackerel set had arrived. It came with cabbage doenjang soup, cabbage salad, seasoned bellflower root, japchae, crunchy cucumber peppers, black sesame lotus root, chonggak kimchi, and brown rice.

You ladle the doenjang soup into your own soup bowl. It was warm with a good, savory doenjang flavor.

The tteokbokki I'd been looking forward to from the self-bar looked delicious, and it really was — good enough that I went back for a refill.

Then the main dish, the Atka mackerel, arrived. Being oven-grilled made it seem even more delicious. Wasabi came on the side too, which cuts through any richness nicely.

The Atka mackerel was huge in size — I was genuinely amazed by how big it was.

The bones came off easily and the flesh was thick and delicious. Fresh out of the oven and piping hot, it was total rice-thief material — the two of us completely demolished two big pieces of Atka mackerel and were stuffed.

Finishing the meal with bibimbap from the self-bar

To finish, I made bibimbap, mixing in the ingredients from the bibimbap corner plus lettuce, all snipped with scissors.

With the fragrant sesame oil aroma and some fish flesh on top, the bibimbap was even more delicious eaten together… it was a meal we finished completely stuffed and happy ( ̳- ·̫ - ̳ˆ )

Elevator and restroom locations in the Kids Mom Center

Go further inside the building to find the elevator, then turn left for the restroom.

I visited Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch, a grilled fish spot in Bisan-dong, Anyang, and with its all-you-can-eat self-bar and group seating perfect for gatherings, I'd recommend it to anyone who loves grilled fish.