Daeyeon-dong sashimi restaurant, Busan: mixed platter, sea bream belly

Sintongyeong Gyeongseongdae Branch: a Daeyeon-dong sashimi restaurant for a second round

Sintongyeong Gyeongseongdae Branch (신통영 경성대점) is a raw fish restaurant in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, near Kyungsung University. I met a friend I hadn't seen in a while in Daeyeon-dong, and after the first round we couldn't decide where to go next. Then we heard there was a great raw fish place, so we headed to Sintongyeong 😉

Hours are 14:00-01:00, and it's closed every Wednesday.

There's a fish tank right in front of the restaurant like this, so you can see the fresh live fish at a glance.

Indoor or outdoor tables: where to sit?

Sintongyeong has both indoor and outdoor tables. We went during the day and it was so hot that we sat inside, but once it cools down in the evening, some people sit outside. You get a street-stall (yajang) kind of vibe, which sounds nice.

Sintongyeong menu and the small mixed sashimi platter we ordered

The menu was seriously varied: live raw fish, seafood, drinking snacks, meals and more. The Gimbap Heaven of raw fish restaurants?? We came for sashimi, so we ordered the mixed sashimi (small) for two 😉

Just so you know, you get a bottle of soju or flying fish roe rice as a service for a Naver review. Also, raw shrimp sashimi was coming in on the Friday (6/5) of the week I visited.

Complimentary side dishes that even include abalone

The basic side dishes include abalone, which made me even happier!! It was chewy and lightly salted, and really delicious. The candied sweet potato and corn cheese were sweet and salty too, perfect for kids!!

Spicy raw fish salad and shrimp kept coming out one after another, so I thought it was an omakase, haha. I felt like I could get full on just these … ???

Is the small mixed sashimi platter enough for two?

The main dish, the mixed sashimi (small), was so big I wondered if it was really the small size. It was too much for two people and left us stuffed.

I couldn't remember which cuts were which, so I got a little help from Gemini 😉

They also gave us sea bream belly as a service. (I wish someone would take my own belly fat as a service too ..)

With the whole table loaded up, let's dig in.

How the free sea bream belly tastes

First, the prized sea bream belly ♥️ It was my first time trying belly, and the texture was super chewy and crunchy. That chewy-yet-crunchy bite was so good, and there was a rich, nutty flavor too. A different charm from the sea bream sashimi I usually eat?? I get why belly is rare and expensive ..!

Marbled flounder sekkosi wrapped with garlic and hot chili

Next I made a wrap with the flounder sechigi (flounder sliced thin with the bones) plus garlic and spicy green chili. Sliced with the bones, it has a crunchier, crispier bite ~ and the nutty flavor was so good.

Top pick: the sea bream

Is this the sea bream? Super chewy, nutty and clean-tasting .. and with garlic and chili together the flavor doubles ♥️ This sea bream is my number one pick ..! Eating such good sashimi after so long put me in a great mood ..!! haha

Sintongyeong for a group dinner near Kyungsung and Pukyong universities?

If you're hunting for a group dinner spot near Kyungsung or Pukyong University in Busan, I recommend Sintongyeong Gyeongseongdae Branch, a raw fish restaurant in Daeyeon-dong. They say all food is prepared as soon as it's ordered, so you get fresh sashimi right away, which is even better. And the sides are so varied, not just the sashimi, so I'm 20000% coming back!!