Seomyeon galbitang lunch before Bujeon Market: Gang Galbitang

Where Gang Galbitang Seomyeon is and its opening hours

Gang Galbitang is a galbitang (short rib soup) restaurant on Saessak-ro in Seomyeon, Busan. It's open Mon–Sun 9:20 AM–9:00 PM, with a break time from 3:00 PM–4:00 PM (last order 8:20 PM). Before heading out to Bujeon Market in Seomyeon — gotta eat before you sightsee, haha — I stopped by Gang Galbitang for a solid weekend lunch. Here's my post about it!

It's right on the road, so it's easy to find!

About a 10-minute walk from Bujeon Market

The rib noodles come with a rich broth, chewy noodles, and tender ribs — a hearty combo. If you love noodle dishes, I'd definitely recommend it!

Inside Gang Galbitang Seomyeon at noon on a weekend: seats and atmosphere

Walked in around noon and the place was packed with customers~

Ordering and payment are done via kiosk~

There are also bar-style seats, great for solo dining

Galbitang works well as a solo meal, but it's also easy to enjoy with friends or family

Since the place is near a tourist area, there were a lot of foreign customers having breakfast in Seomyeon too~ (K-food wave!)

Mealkits to take home and the self-bar banchan

Gang Galbitang also sells a non-cooked mealkit! You get ₩500 off if you buy it after dining in the restaurant, and it's also available on Naver Smart Store.

There's also aronsatae (beef shank) suyuk on the menu, which would go great with daytime drinking, haha

For extra side dishes, use the self-bar

They say everything is done by hand, and fresh Hanwoo (Korean beef) bones are simmered every morning, giving the broth a deep, rich flavor!

The restaurant is fairly small, but there were quite a lot of customers. Even so, the turnover seemed pretty good!

Gang Galbitang 14,000 won and Gang Galbi Noodles 13,500 won

Watched the cooking process on screen while waiting for the galbitang, haha

• Gang Galbitang 14,000 (add Jeju thick noodles 2,500)
• Gang Galbi Noodles 13,500

If you're team rice, get the galbitang; if you're team noodles, get the rib noodles (if you like both, you're team pig 🐖)

A dish that people of all ages tend to love. Rather than strong or spicy seasoning, its strength is being able to eat warm broth and meat together

The chosuk-jam (Chinese artichoke, also called 'ground silkworm') pickles have an appealing crunchy texture (apparently a root vegetable good for preventing dementia)

Time to tear into the meat? (nom nom) Soft and easy to cut through~ tender enough that you can finish a whole bowl in no time, haha

Once I picked the meat off the bone and had it with the broth, it was the kind of flavor that calls for white rice! (come on~ rice)

The glass noodles, soaked in galbitang broth, are soft and chewy~ so good! (can you add more noodles? haha)

What are the Jeju medium noodles in the Gang Galbi Noodles?

The rib noodles come with a mini bowl of rice on the side. Instead, there's a generous amount of Jeju noodles in the bowl!

A familiar yet different combo of chewy noodles and rich rib broth. It's a thick noodle, but a bit thinner than udon, haha

Slurping the noodles in the hot galbitang~ eating the tender ribs and noodles together works surprisingly well. There's even saessak-sam (young ginseng sprout) in there! What a health-boosting dish~ dip the ribs in soy sauce and enjoy!

With galbitang, you can eat the broth and meat separately, or mix in rice. Warm broth with meat on top of rice in one bite is savory and satisfying~

There's pepper, chili flakes, and salt on the table, but it's tasty even without them!

The meat is so soft and delicious~

There are all kinds of restaurants in Seomyeon, but among them, I really like a clean yet filling dish like galbitang

Parking at Gang Galbitang Seomyeon and the verdict

30 minutes of support at Blue Parking, such a nice bonus~

Galbitang is a dish you crave not just on cold days, but anytime you suddenly want warm broth! If you're in the mood for galbitang or rib noodles, I recommend Gang Galbitang, a great galbitang restaurant in Seomyeon, Busan