# Busan Korean restaurant for balanced rice bowls: Hyangtaek - By Boram (https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongnam-banchan-shelf/) - Written Sep 11, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Busanjin, Busan - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongnam-banchan-shelf/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@gyeongnam-banchan-shelf/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/index.md) ## In short Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch is a Korean restaurant in Busanjin, Busan. I tried the ₩14,000 mackerel gondeure rice and raw beef bibimbap in its cozy wood-toned dining room. For a wholesome, satisfying meal, Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch is an easy recommendation. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–20:00 - **Break time**: 15:30–17:00 - **Last order**: 15:00, 19:30 - **Parking**: None; no support for private commercial parking - **Seating**: About eight four-person tables; high chairs available - **Mackerel gondeure rice**: ₩14,000 - **Raw beef bibimbap**: ₩14,000 - **Sprite**: ₩2,000 *as written by the visitor on Sep 11, 2026* ## Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch location and waiting This place is famous for being delicious in Daegu, so I’d been so curious about it—and when they opened in Busan too, I finally visited .. 💭 ![Store photo introducing a visit to Hyangtaek in Jeonpo-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-01-5xlmq-900.webp) Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch is directly across from Busanjin Fire Station, next to Kasina Jeonpo. It’s just a two-minute walk from the former NC Department Store, so the access was really great. ![Location guide photo around Hyangtaek in Jeonpo-dong, Busan](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-02-1bcfk-858.webp) The interior had a cozy, clean feel overall with wood tones. There were around eight tables for four. I was lucky enough to get the very last seat .. 🍀 After that, the wait kept growing. For the waitlist, you write your name on the list at the entrance and wait to be called in order. ![Hyangtaek interior and waiting information](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-03-1jhns-760.webp) ![Hyangtaek seating and waiting area](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-04-1c4ga-900.webp) The kitchen is open too, so you can see the food being made at a glance. High chairs are available as well! ![Hyangtaek open kitchen and interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-05-liq6y-905.webp) ![Hyangtaek dining area with a high chair](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-06-1s8ia-486.webp) ## Hyangtaek menu and summer-only mulhoe There are five main dishes made with ingredients grown and produced in Korea, plus three side dishes. The mackerel gondeure rice and eggplant doenjang rice bowl are Hyangtaek’s signature dishes and popular picks! ![Hyangtaek main dishes and side menu guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-07-123no-650.webp) They also had pollock and raw beef mulhoe, a chilled seafood soup, as a summer-only menu! It’s Hyangtaek’s very first cold dish .. 🧊 ![Hyangtaek summer-only pollock and raw beef mulhoe](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-08-1jhta-900.webp) They first brought out doenjang soup and the basic side dishes. The spread included jeotgal, a salted seafood condiment, gungchae pickles made with stem lettuce, curly gim seaweed, and the sauces for our ordered dishes, all explained as they were set down! ![Doenjang soup, basic side dishes, and sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-09-1m3tm-900.webp) Sprite ₩2,000. The drinks came in cans—Coke, Coke Zero, and Sprite—so I ordered Sprite. They brought it with ice in a pretty glass too! Oh, and I loved that the water was nutty barley tea as well .. ![Sprite served with a glass and ice](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-10-1us15-900.webp) We ordered raw beef bibimbap ₩14,000 and mackerel gondeure rice ₩14,000. ![Raw beef bibimbap and mackerel gondeure rice order](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-11-1sjcn-900.webp) The food came out so neat and pretty that it was a joy to photograph too .. 📸 ![Mackerel gondeure rice topped with a large piece of grilled mackerel](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-12-1fg97-1200.webp) ## How I ate the mackerel gondeure rice Mackerel gondeure rice ₩14,000. This is Hyangtaek’s signature dish, topped with a large piece of grilled mackerel and gondeure, Korean thistle greens. ![Hyangtaek's signature mackerel gondeure rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-13-1a59y-900.webp) It’s generously filled with sautéed mushrooms, scallions, sesame seeds, and gondeure, and you just mix all the ingredients well with the rice before eating. ![Mackerel gondeure rice with mushrooms and thistle greens](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-14-3y7cv-656.webp) I recommend tasting the ingredients’ natural flavors first before adding the house sauce! And rather than adding all the sauce at once, add more as you taste. ![House sauce served with mackerel gondeure rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-15-1bb0v-900.webp) ![Mackerel gondeure rice with sauce added](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-16-1uw5h-858.webp) It’s delicious simply mixed evenly, but it’s even better wrapped in curly gim seaweed with the rice, or enjoyed with the mixed jeotgal. My favorite was wrapping it in gim with gungchae on top! The natural flavors of the ingredients came together so well, without being overpowering, and the seasoning was just right .. Mackerel gondeure rice .. my number-one pick .. 💘 ![Mackerel gondeure rice with curly gim seaweed and gungchae](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-17-s1hx3-900.webp) ## The raw beef bibimbap was filling too Raw beef bibimbap ₩14,000. A raw beef bibimbap topped with cute little round clusters of yukhoe, Korean-style seasoned raw beef. ![Raw beef bibimbap topped with round clusters of raw beef](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-18-1egad-900.webp) Once I loosened up the clumped raw beef, there was more of it than I expected. ![Raw beef bibimbap with the raw beef loosened up](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-19-5nn09-900.webp) Inside, there were plenty of fresh vegetables too, including lettuce, pear, and bean sprouts. Add the egg yolk and red sauce, then mix it well! ![Raw beef bibimbap mixed with vegetables and egg yolk](https://img.superchart.com/images/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice-20-27vof-900.webp) Cleaned my bowl .. 🤍🤍 Even on days when I can drink three bottles of Cass beer by myself (?), it’s rare for me to finish a whole bowl of rice—but it was so delicious that I did .. As I ate, I thought, this is a flavor the head of our household would love, so I should bring my mom next time~ And there were really lots of older guests too! If you’re looking for a delicious Korean restaurant in Jeonpo where you can have a wholesome, filling meal that isn’t overpowering, I recommend Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch. ## Where it is - Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch (향택 전포점) - 42-1 Seojeon-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 부산진구 서전로 42-1 1층 - 35.1575699, 129.0643624 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%96%A5%ED%83%9D%20%EC%A0%84%ED%8F%AC%EC%A0%90/@35.1575699,129.0643624,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongnam-banchan-shelf/busan-jeonpo-hyangtaek-mackerel-rice/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt