Busanjin curry restaurant open 2pm with no break time: Sarugak20

A Busanjin curry restaurant good for solo dining

Sarugak20's location, 210m from Jeonpo Station Exit 8

📍 78 Seojeon-ro 68beon-gil, B1, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea 210m from Jeonpo Station Exit 8

Sarugak20, a Jeonpo curry favorite, sits in a quiet hillside alley near Jeonpo Station. It's in a basement across from the entrance of the Jeonpo Community Service Center.

Remember Moru Sikdang, the restaurant famous for Jeonpo curry? Sarugak20 is Moru Sikdang's second branch!

A basement entrance and interior that feel like a lifestyle shop

Walk down the stairs and you'll find Sarugak20. Sunlight pours in, making it feel pleasant. And at the entrance, a faint incense scent greets you as you walk in — puts you in a good mood.

The interior is decorated with all sorts of aesthetic little props.

Isn't this entrance basically a lifestyle shop? 👍🏻💛

I almost asked where that white blouse was from — that's exactly my style, and this place is too.

There's even a photo zone set up. If there's a mirror, that's the photo zone, right.

They also have cute rings and key rings. Lots of unique, stylish key rings caught my eye.

Bracelets, vegetable-shaped key rings — cute little items on display.

From solo window seats to partitioned floor seating

Sarugak20, a Jeonpo curry restaurant, is spacious and tidy. If there's a bigger group, there's a 6-person table that can comfortably seat up to six.

Whether it's a friend hangout, a date for two, or eating solo, the sunny window seat works great.

There's also partitioned floor seating, so if you want a more private meal, I'd recommend this spot.

Sarugak20's menu and prices

• Curry | Cream curry ₩9,000 / Brisket cream curry ₩11,000 / Special curry ₩9,000 / So-special curry ₩12,000 / Sarugak curry ₩12,000 / Half-and-half curry ₩10,000
• Add-ons | Scrambled egg ₩1,500 / Poached egg ₩1,500 / Sausage ₩2,000 / Sweet potato cheese croquette (2pc) ₩3,500 / Fried shrimp (2pc) ₩3,500 / Tonkatsu ₩4,000 / Karaage (6pc) ₩6,000
• Drinks and beer | Cola/Zero cola ₩2,500 / Cider/Zero cider ₩2,500 / Grapefruit juice ₩2,500 / Ramune ₩4,000 / Cream soda ₩4,500 (melon, strawberry, candy bar) / Ebisu (sip) ₩3,000 / Ebisu (glass) ₩9,000 / Highball ₩7,000

Sarugak20, a Jeonpo curry restaurant, also sells frozen curry to take home, not just eat-in. Cream curry, spinach curry ₩5,000 / miso curry, beef curry ₩6,000.

A solo lunch at 2pm on a weekend: brisket cream curry

Brisket cream curry ₩11,000 Added scrambled egg ₩1,500 Sweet potato cheese croquette (2pc) ₩3,500

I visited alone around 2pm on a weekend, and the owner made the food quickly. Isn't Japanese-style curry just so good-looking!!

Sarugak20's signature brisket cream curry had smooth cream curry balanced nicely against savory brisket. There's a lot of rice too — even under the meat, it's all rice! It's a big portion haha.

The long-awaited first bite! Now I get why Sarugak20 is named as a top Jeonpo curry spot, haha.

Piling scrambled egg with brisket on top is a great combo plus great combo. I'd recommend it as a top spot for Jeonpo Japanese curry.

On the side: sweet potato cheese croquette

Eating just curry would feel like missing out, so I ordered the sweet potato cheese croquette as a side. Underneath it there's cabbage drizzled with yuzu dressing, giving it a refreshing bite.

You know croquettes taste best fresh out, right? I took a bite the moment it arrived. Inside the crispy coating was packed with sweet potato mousse!

Even the mozzarella cheese stretching out was so good — I'd definitely recommend adding the sweet potato cheese croquette.

To sum up

• A Jeonpo lunch spot with no break time
• Sarugak20, a curry favorite in Jeonpo, Busan
• A Jeonpo-dong restaurant that does curry really well
• A solo-dining-friendly spot near Seomyeon and Jeonpo
• The owner is kind and the food comes out fast