# Gimhae pork bone soup restaurant near Costco: sotbap vs rice bowl - By Taerin (https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongnam-lunchroom/) - Written Sep 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gimhae, Gyeongnam - Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongnam-lunchroom/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@gyeongnam-lunchroom/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/index.md) ## In short Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch is a haejangguk (hangover soup) and gamjatang (pork bone soup) restaurant about a 10-minute drive from Costco Gimhae. Ordering the 3-person gamjatang on its own with self-fried rice, plus one plain rice bowl and one sotbap (hot stone-pot rice) for 2,000 won, showed a clear difference: the sotbap came with freshly cooked rice and nurungji tea, and the 3-person portion was easily enough for four. Opening at 6am with private rooms, baby chairs and parking right out front, Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk suits early breakfasts, family meals and group dinners alike. ## Good to know - **Hours**: 06:00 - 21:00, open year-round - **Parking**: Parking spaces in front of the restaurant - **What we ordered**: 3-person gamjatang (à la carte), self-fried rice, 1 bowl of rice, 1 sotbap, 1 drink - **Sotbap**: 2,000 won - **Haejangguk options**: Two kinds: bone-in or boneless - **Seating**: Private rooms, baby chairs available - **Self-serve bar**: Side dish bar with ramen noodles to add - **Add-ons**: Extra siraegi (dried radish greens) available - **Price reference**: ₩2,000 ≈ $1.5 (2026-09-16) *as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026* ![Exterior of Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-01-11mde-966.webp) ## 10 minutes by car from Costco Gimhae: where is Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch? Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch (뼈대있는해장국 주촌점) is a haejangguk and gamjatang spot about a 10-minute drive from Costco Gimhae. We went grocery shopping at Costco and heard there was a great gamjatang place nearby, so we stopped in. - 📍Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch - ▪️513-1 Deogam-ri, Juchon-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea - ▪️Hours 06:00 - 21:00 - ▪️Open every day - 🚗 Parking space available in front ![Exterior of the gamjatang restaurant in Juchon, Gimhae](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-02-1nci8-966.webp) ![Parking space in front of the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-03-wm5ql-966.webp) 🚗 There's plenty of parking right in front, so no need to stress about that! And since it opens at 6am, it seemed like the perfect spot for an early breakfast 🍀 ![Private room for quiet dining](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-04-z8b20-966.webp) ### Private rooms and baby chairs: fine for groups and families There are private rooms, so it's also a good place to eat quietly. Recommended for group gatherings or company dinners in the evening! ![Baby chair for family meals](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-05-pcy7w-966.webp) There's a baby chair too, so it's also great for family meals! ![Interior of the restaurant with many solo diners](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-06-1gmdw-m-966.webp) There were a lot of solo diners at Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch too, and most of them felt like regulars 🙂 Seems like once you visit, you're guaranteed to come back ‼️ ![Menu board for haejangguk and gamjatang](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-07-yy7tx-966.webp) ## What we ordered: 3-person gamjatang, self-fried rice and sotbap We'd been craving gamjatang for a while, so this is what we ordered 📝✔️ - ▪️3-person gamjatang set - ▪️Self-fried rice - ▪️1 rice bowl - ▪️1 sotbap - ▪️1 drink Haejangguk comes in two types — bone-in or boneless ➡️ so a boneless option is available too! Great for anyone who finds picking bones tedious or tricky, makes eating so much easier. ![Table set with basic side dishes and burner](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-08-1qhkx-966.webp) ### Side dishes, self-serve bar and the house dipping sauce They set the basic side dishes for you, and you can add more from the self-serve bar. Once you order gamjatang, they set up a burner for you! ![Basic side dishes including kkakdugi and geotjeori](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-09-105ep-966.webp) The kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) and geotjeori (fresh cabbage kimchi) were especially good. Green chili peppers and raw onion also went perfectly with the gamjatang ✨ ![House-made special sauce for gamjatang](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-10-1y0lm-966.webp) The special sauce for the gamjatang was so good 🫢 Most gamjatang places give you a plain mustard sauce with no texture, but this one was clearly homemade with actual bits in it . . . ♡ ![A plate of sliced boiled pork served as a side](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-11-13yhn-966.webp) Sliced boiled pork also comes out! ![The self-serve side dish bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-12-lp3s2-966.webp) Here's the self-serve bar ⬆️ ![Instant noodles available at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-13-yqer9-966.webp) Wow, there's even instant noodles to add in ~ Adding noodles while eating gamjatang would be so good! But we skipped it this time since we planned to have fried rice later 🥹 ![The 3-person gamjatang set in one pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-14-1axpj-1200.webp) ## Is the 3-person gamjatang enough for four people? This is the 3-person gamjatang set from Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch, and the portion is seriously huge ~ ~ ~ Looked like it would be enough even for four people. There's just so much meat in it haha. ![Close-up of the gamjatang piled high with meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-15-1koni-966.webp) It's loaded with ugeoji, glass noodles, mushrooms, potatoes, and more, and the broth is super generous too, so adding instant noodles would be so good . . . 🤍 ![Gamjatang broth with ugeoji and glass noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-16-18mw8-966.webp) ### Sotbap for 2,000 won: how does it compare with a plain rice bowl? The sotbap (hot stone-pot rice) is ₩2,000. We also ordered a regular rice bowl, and after trying both, the sotbap was clearly different! ![Sotbap served with scorched-rice tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-17-gpda1-966.webp) It comes with sungnyung (scorched-rice tea) too, so you can scoop the rice out separately and make nurungji (crispy rice) with what's left 🍚 The rice looks fluffy and clearly delicious — freshly cooked rice can't taste bad . . . ![Fluffy sotbap served alongside the gamjatang meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-18-h4hat-966.webp) If you like ugeoji, you can add more! There was an ugeoji add-on option when ordering. The meat was plentiful too, and all of it was tender and delicious. ![Ingredients set up for self-fried rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-19-vhjaf-966.webp) ## Self-fried rice: leave some broth and fry it over high heat If you order the self-fried rice, this is what you get! Once you're nearly done with the gamjatang, set aside some of the broth and fry it yourself. ![Pot with remaining broth and ingredients arranged](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-20-dnmrp-966.webp) I don't like dry fried rice with no broth, so I left some broth in when frying haha. Check the leftover bits for any small bones ✔️ and cut them up small with scissors so they're easier to eat once fried. ![Fried rice mixed with some broth left in](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-21-lf2va-966.webp) There was clearly a lot of broth, so when I first mixed the rice in it looked porridge-like and mushy haha. So I turned the burner up high and the moisture evaporated quickly, turning into delicious fried rice 🔥 ![Finished gamjatang fried rice cooked on high heat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-22-1hhmm-966.webp) The kimchi bits give it a nice chew too ••• Having the burner made it easy to control the heat while frying, and press it down however I wanted. ![Pot of fried rice almost completely finished](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-23-ecamj-966.webp) I was seriously so full I worried about how I'd manage the fried rice? But of course, one bite in and it was so good I ended up eating almost all of it haha. ![Mix-coffee machine at the restaurant entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare-24-1uwwo-966.webp) ### Free instant coffee machine by the entrance There's a mix-coffee machine at the entrance too ~ Why are there so many thoughtful restaurants these days? 🍀 A mix-coffee machine on site: exactly the kind of detail parents would love, you know haha. ## Where it is - Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch (뼈대있는해장국 주촌점) - 295 Seobu-ro 1637beon-gil, Juchon-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea - 경상남도 김해시 주촌면 서부로1637번길 295 뼈대있는해장국 - 35.2564067, 128.8223032 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%BC%88%EB%8C%80%EC%9E%88%EB%8A%94%ED%95%B4%EC%9E%A5%EA%B5%AD%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%B4%8C%EC%A0%90/@35.2564067,128.8223032,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongnam-lunchroom/gimhae-juchon-gamjatang-sotbap-compare/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt