Gimhae sushi restaurant with tablet ordering and prepay: Sushi Hwa

A no-holds-barred review of Sushi Hwa, a sushi restaurant in Gimhae's Bongridan-gil that's become famous for its smoky flame sushi! 🍣✨

This is a place that wins over everyone with fresh, high-quality ingredients — from people who can't handle raw fish to die-hard smoky-flavor fans. If you've been looking for a lunch spot in Bongridan-gil or Bonghwang-dong, pay attention! Let's dive into the delicious story! 😋

Where Sushi Hwa is and where to park in Bonghwang-dong

Sushi Hwa is located at 32 Gimhae-daero 2315beon-gil, 1st floor, inside Gimhae's Bongridan-gil in Bonghwang-dong. It's open daily from 10:00 to 21:00, with last order at 20:40.

🚗 For parking, use the Bonghwang-dong Bongridan-gil public parking lot. 💡 It's free, but the spaces are a bit tight! If it's full, I'd recommend a nearby paid lot — note that the restaurant doesn't offer parking support.

Orange awning outside, wood-toned room inside

As you head into the heart of the Bongridan-gil alley, a bright orange awning catches your eye from far away! That vivid color put me in a good mood before I even walked in. 🧡

Inside, the clean, warm wood-tone interior was really comforting. 🌿

Tables for two, group tables and seats for solo diners

👥 Table setup — there are 2-person tables, 4-person tables, and even seating for larger group gatherings.

🍱 Solo-dining zone — there's also a proper section of seats for eating alone in comfort, so this easily works as a Bonghwang-dong solo lunch spot!

Ordering on the tablet and paying at the same time

Ordering was super convenient — each table has a tablet where you browse the menu and pre-pay right as you order. 👍

What comes in the 27-piece flame sushi set

Sushi Hwa offers a wide range of Japanese dishes — fresh nigiri, sashimi, rice bowls, tempura — but the true signature dish is the 'flame sushi,' whose surface is carefully torch-seared. 🔥 We came as a party of two and decided to go all in on the restaurant's signature menu.

• 🍣 Ordered: Sushi Hwa Flame Sushi Set 27P (serves 2)
• 🍜 Set choice: hot udon or cold soba — it was hot out that day, so we both PICKed the cold soba! ❄️
• 🌶️ Flavor choice: split half spicy / half garlic!
• 🥤 Drink: Welch's grape

The basic table setting was neatly arranged with chopsticks, paper cups, sushi soy sauce, shichimi, and tissues.

Once we ordered, out came a neat spread first: a bright yuzu-dressing salad, cold soba with floating ice, pickled radish (rakkyo) and pickled ginger, small plates, and even frozen blueberries for a palate cleanser! 🥗🍇

Besides the fresh wasabi already included with the set, we were touched by the owner's thoughtfulness in bringing out a whole tube of refill wasabi so we'd never run short. 💚 (Just pour the sushi soy sauce into the little dish to your taste!)

27 pieces of flame sushi: garlic and spicy told apart by bowl color

Finally, the main event arrived — 27 pieces of flame sushi! 👏 It came properly torch-seared, and the moment it hit the table, a savory, sweet-and-spicy signature sauce aroma drifted right up to my nose. 🤤

Nice touch: the spicy flavor came in a green bowl and the garlic flavor in a black bowl, so you could instantly tell which was which as you ate! 🎨 The set included 8 varieties — inari sushi, egg, raw shrimp, scallop, salmon aburi, hantzi (cuttlefish), seared shrimp, and wagyu — so there was plenty of fun in picking through each piece.

Garlic flame sushi in the black bowl

A sweet, umami-packed garlic sauce gets lightly torched for double the savory richness!

Spicy flame sushi in the green bowl

A special spicy sauce that pleasantly dances across your tongue balances out the flame flavor, which can otherwise get rich, leaving a clean finish.

• ✔️ Salmon aburi & scallop — the rich, fatty savoriness of the salmon and the soft scallop meat melt in your mouth with a sweet, sharp garlic sauce.
• ✔️ Wagyu & seared shrimp — the clean juiciness of the wagyu and the springy shrimp wrap around the smoky flavor with no greasiness at all, leaving only that savory richness!
• ✔️ Hantzi & raw shrimp — the chewy hantzi and the bursting raw shrimp soak up the spicy seasoning, getting more addictive with every bite.
• ✔️ Egg & inari — the soft, sweet rolled egg and the slightly sweet inari sushi make for a clean, distinctive treat!

Even people who normally find raw fish or raw textures intimidating can genuinely enjoy this flame sushi, thanks to its just-right sear and deep smoky flavor. If you're looking for sushi in Bongridan-gil, I highly recommend giving it a try! 👍

The Naver receipt review event at Sushi Hwa

If you visit Sushi Hwa, don't skip the Naver receipt review event! ✨ 🍹🍣 The perk is your choice of a drink or 2 pieces of sushi, on the house! It's a quick, easy sign-up, so make sure to take part sometime during or right after your meal and grab that extra bonus.

Final verdict: who Sushi Hwa suits best

• 📍 Location: right in the heart of Bonghwang-dong, perfect for dates, meeting friends, or a lunch gathering!
• 🍣 Taste: a standout flame-sushi specialist that even raw-fish-averse eaters can enjoy!
• 🏝️ Atmosphere: a clean, comfortable space that works for solo dining, dates, or family meals alike!

If you're looking for a fresh, carefully made sushi spot in Gimhae — or want to experience the distinctive charm of flame sushi — spend a delicious lunch at Sushi Hwa, one of the standout sushi restaurants in Bongridan-gil! 💕