# Ansan bar for grilled gizzard shad and a banchan spread: Banwolga - By Juyeong (https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-meal-postcard/) - Written Sep 9, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Ansan, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-meal-postcard/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@gyeonggi-meal-postcard/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/index.md) ## In short Banwolga is a bar in Gojan-dong, Ansan, Gyeonggi, with outdoor tables and shareable Korean drinking dishes. We added uni to a bansang spread, then had grilled gizzard shad with draft beer and soju on a cool weekend evening. Verdict: the bansang and autumn gizzard shad make a great pairing for sharing. ## Good to know - **Address**: 103–104, 1F, 175-11 Gwangdeok 3-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - **Hours**: Fri–Sat 17:00–02:00; Sun–Thu 17:00–01:00 - **Ordered**: Bansang with added uni, grilled gizzard shad, draft beer, soju - **From Jungang Station**: About 896 m from Exit 2, around a 15-minute walk *as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026* ## A cool weekend evening at Gojan-dong's outdoor tables The weather has cooled down, and it really feels as if autumn has arrived now. Since a few days ago, the evening breeze has been quite cool—almost enough to make me wonder whether it was truly the magic of Ipchu, the Start of Autumn solar term. I had a pre-wedding family meeting at lunchtime over the weekend, then had some free time in the evening. It felt like a shame to spend a precious weekend at home, so we went out for dinner. It had been a while since I came to the Gojan New Town area, and there were already so many outdoor-table spots! You know how seeing lots of them makes you excited for no reason. Even though it is the same old meal, eating outdoors somehow makes it feel like you are on an outing and properly enjoying the weekend, which I love haha. So we took a seat outside too. The place we visited this time was Banwolga (반월가)!!!! ![Banwolga storefront announcing the visit](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-01-11a5h-900.webp) ![The area around Banwolga's outdoor tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-02-70rcf-900.webp) ![Banwolga exterior and outdoor seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-03-sd1dd-900.webp) ![Banwolga in Gojan-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-04-9nkdn-900.webp) ![Atmosphere at Banwolga's outdoor tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-05-a79jm-900.webp) ![View of Banwolga's outdoor seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-06-1rf32-900.webp) There were seats indoors too, but perhaps because the weather was cool, the outdoor tables were much more tempting. ![Banwolga outdoor seating in cool weather](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-07-g4zvu-900.webp) I like places that serve tea such as barley tea rather than plain bottled water. It may seem like nothing, but little touches like this automatically win me over haha. ![Barley tea served at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-08-1muw4-900.webp) ## A bansang with added uni, plus grilled gizzard shad As soon as we sat down, we started with a glass of draft beer each! Then we ordered the bansang with added uni, plus grilled gizzard shad and soju. For the basic snack, they brought pretzels sprinkled with what I think was cheese powder, and they were surprisingly addictive. I picked up one, then another... I kept reaching for them even before the drinks came out hahaha. ![Draft beer and pretzels served as the basic snack](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-09-1dhq0-794.webp) At first, I considered ordering the hansang, a full-table set, but it seemed like a little too much food for two people. We chose the bansang, a smaller shared spread, thinking we could try a little of several dishes. ![Bansang set with added uni](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-10-eudux-900.webp) ![Bansang spread made up of several dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-11-1l6xb-900.webp) ![Bansang spread to share between two people](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-12-mrwve-899.webp) In the end, we got to taste a nice variety of dishes, so I was glad we ordered the bansang. ![Banwolga bansang and accompanying dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-13-33b1m-900.webp) ![Bansang with a variety of bar snacks](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-14-12uyr-900.webp) There were also lots of sauces and ingredients to eat alongside everything, so it was fun combining them however we liked. The same food felt a little different depending on the sauce, making it perfect for picking at different bar snacks with drinks haha. ![Sauces and ingredients served with the bansang](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-15-3gf7v-900.webp) They also told us how to enjoy it even more deliciously, so we diligently ate it in the order they recommended haha. It was good on its own, but being shown how to eat it made it fun to keep changing up the combinations. ![A combination for enjoying the bar snacks more deliciously](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-16-112ad-900.webp) ## Plump grilled gizzard shad at the outdoor tables Gizzard shad—the fish people say is so fragrant when grilled that it brings a daughter-in-law who has left home back again... I do not know exactly where that saying came from, but anyway, gizzard shad season is back hahaha. ![Autumn grilled gizzard shad](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-17-1ubhp-900.webp) ![Golden-brown grilled gizzard shad](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-18-163br-900.webp) Dipping the golden-brown grilled gizzard shad in wasabi sauce made the drinks go down so easily again. The fish was much plumper than I expected, with plenty of flesh. Having gizzard shad and a glass of soju in the cool breeze at an outdoor table made me think, ah, this must be autumn haha. ![Grilled gizzard shad with wasabi sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-19-88h2i-900.webp) Seeing so many draft-beer kegs lined up, I wondered if this was a place that really sells a lot of draft beer hahaha. Maybe because it was a weekend evening, there were quite a few guests indoors too. So I could not take many photos of the interior. ![Banwolga's interior on a weekend evening](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-20-18c0l-730.webp) ![Inside Banwolga with guests](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-21-1us2q-900.webp) And something that personally impressed me! They had the time the mungtigi, raw Korean beef slices, arrived written right there. Seeing the delivery time displayed like that somehow made it feel more trustworthy haha. Even in details like this, I could tell this was a place that values fresh ingredients. If you want to enjoy the outdoor-table atmosphere and have a drink in Gojan-dong, I think it would be worth visiting at least once. Especially now that the weather is cooling down, eating outside rather than indoors feels more atmospheric and somehow much more delicious haha. ![The final claw-machine stop on a weekend evening](https://img.superchart.com/images/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga-22-1qk0e-900.webp) ## The final stop: a prize claw machine And our final stop was, of course, the prize claw machine!! I meant to pay just ₩1,000, but I must have pressed something wrong because ₩10,000 was charged... total panic hahahahahahahahaha. Well... two prizes for ₩10,000... ₩5,000 each... hahahahahahahahaha. My younger sibling had listed the prizes they won from a claw machine cheaply on Karrot... and suddenly I feel bad for them... hahaha. Still, we ate delicious food, had a drink 🍺, properly enjoyed the outdoor-table atmosphere, and even finished with a claw machine, so it was a very full weekend evening 💕 ## Where it is - Banwolga (반월가) - 103–104, 1F, 175-11 Gwangdeok 3-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 안산시 단원구 광덕3로 175-11 1층 103호, 104호 - 37.3132383, 126.8321057 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%B0%98%EC%9B%94%EA%B0%80/@37.3132383,126.8321057,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-meal-postcard/ansan-gojan-yajang-jeoneo-banwolga/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt