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Writes about small restaurants and family-run kitchens in Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants

Changwon Korean restaurant, 10-dish set ₩36,000 for two: Anyeosane

Anyeosane Jecheol Hansang Sangnam Main Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant on Madimi-ro in Sangnam-dong, Changwon, serving home-style spreads built around domestic Yeongho Jinmi rice and clam soft tofu hot pot. The writer reserved ahead and ordered the signature 10-dish set for two (18,000 won per person, 36,000 won total), which came with clear-broth clam soft tofu hot pot, gondeure rice (rice with thistle greens), spicy stir-fried pork, braised mackerel, seasoned cockles, side dishes and plum tea for dessert. Anyeosane Jecheol Hansang Sangnam Main Branch suits a hearty Sangnam-dong lunch with meat, fish, seafood and greens in one meal, or a family gathering that needs a private room.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Changwon Station jokbal restaurant: jellyfish cold jokbal, Songgane

Songgane Wang Jokbal Bossam Changwon Station Branch is a long-running jokbal (braised pork trotter) and bossam (boiled pork) restaurant in Palyong-dong, Uichang-gu, Changwon, said to boil its jokbal in-house. The writer ordered the small Naengjok Set (40,000 won), switching between tangy, mustard-sharp cold jokbal topped with jellyfish and vegetables and bossam that stayed warm to the last bite on its own stand. If you want cold and warm pork on one table, the Naengjok Set at Songgane Wang Jokbal Bossam is a good fit.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Solo mixed gukbap with chives and lettuce wraps in Changwon: Myeongin

Myeongin Dwaeji Gukbap (명인돼지국밥) is a pork soup restaurant in Bukmyeon, Uichang-gu, Changwon, that has stayed in the same spot for 10 years. Eating alone, the writer ordered the mixed gukbap (10,000 won) and tried the mixed gukbap several ways: with seasoned chives, with unlimited self-bar somyeon (thin wheat noodles), and wrapped in lettuce with the homemade gangdoenjang (thick soybean paste) served as a side dish, then finished with slushy iced instant coffee from the entrance. For a filling solo lunch near Bukmyeon Hot Spring, the mixed gukbap at Myeongin Dwaeji Gukbap is a good choice.

Written Oct 5, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Changwon pork trotter spot: 50,000-won jokbo set for 2-3, Songgane

Songgane Wang Jokbal Bossam Changwon Station Branch is a jokbal (braised pork trotters) and bossam (boiled pork wraps) restaurant in Palyong-dong, Changwon, which has stayed in the same spot since 1992. The medium Jokbo Set (50,000 won) comes with jokbal, bossam and tray makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) and generously fed 2-3 people. A warmer kept running under the bossam, so it stayed warm and moist to the last piece. Two minutes by car from Changwon Station, with a private parking lot, private rooms and group seating, Songgane is a solid pick for family meals and work dinners.

Written Aug 3, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Changwon eel restaurant with a ₩60,000 large sea eel set: Daedo Jangeo

Daedo Jangeo is a 32-year-old briquette-grilled eel restaurant in Palyong-dong near Changwon Station, Changwon. The large salt-grilled sea eel set for three costs 60,000 won, and eel soup with a bowl of rice can be added for 4,000 won, giving eel that is crisp outside and tender inside with real charcoal smoke, plus a spicy dried radish green soup to finish. With a main hall, two private rooms and a self-serve bar, Daedo Jangeo works well for family meals, work dinners or taking your parents out.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Haejangguk restaurant in Gimhae Yulha: jellyfish salad and nurungji

Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Gamjatang Yulha Branch is a haejangguk (hangover soup) and gamjatang (pork bone stew) restaurant in the Yulha 2 district of Gimhae, where domestic pork neck bones are trimmed and simmered in house. The writer ordered the haejangguk daega hansang set for two, swapped the steamed rice for gondeure egg pot rice, added a small jellyfish salad with sliced pork alongside the set's garlic pork slices and spicy seasoned crab, then finished by pouring water into the pot for nurungji. With an all-you-can-eat self-bar and free parking in front of and behind the building, Ppyeodae Itneun suits family outings and group meals.

Written Aug 20, 2026Sponsored

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