Corkage-free Deokcheon bar in Busan: fried chicken neck at Jansang

This is Jansang (잔상), a Deokcheon bar that felt just right for a day when I wanted both good vibes and real food to go with my drinks. From the moody, dimmed interior to the outdoor-feeling seats, the atmosphere was pretty solid — and more than that, the snacks (anju) weren't the usual stuff.

🥣 Visit date: 26.09.12

Where is Jansang, and what about corkage and parking?

Jansang sits behind Youth Street, sandwiched between Bulranda Jjukkumi and Yeonmakchang. There were so many people out front I couldn't even get an exterior shot.

There's no dedicated parking lot, so you'll need to use nearby public parking.

• ✔️ It's a corkage-free spot in Deokcheon, so bringing your own bottle to pair with the food is a solid option.
• ✔️ Dogs are welcome.

Inside Jansang and the terrace night seats

Inside, the low lighting, wood tables and plant décor add up to exactly that modern hanshik-jujeom (Korean-style bar) feel. Less rowdy pojangmacha (street tent bar) energy, more of a spot that works for a date or a quiet catch-up drink with friends — good to remember if you're after a Deokcheon bar in Busan with atmosphere.

A group of women was having a proper girls' night when I visited, haha. There are tables big enough for larger groups too, so it looks solid for small get-togethers.

Outside, there's a terrace-style space strung with lightbulbs running the length of it. With the cooler weather lately and the whole yajang (outdoor drinking) trend going strong, sitting out here should feel great too.

Here's what the lighting over the seats looks like~

Jansang's menu and signature drinking snacks

Jansang's signature dishes are braised pork jowl in soy sauce, mokdori-tang (a fish stew), beef short rib and intestine hot pot, and chicken and scorched rice hot pot. It's apparently known as a solid anju (drinking snack) spot in Deokcheon, Busan, and a lot of people come here as their first stop for dinner — the lineup definitely fits that.

The review event items are seasoned fries and yakgwa ice cream.

Fried chicken neck, 17,000 won: really does eat like sweet and sour pork

The basic side snack is honey twist bread sticks, haha.

There were two of us, and we ordered the fried chicken thigh (₩17,000), cream cheese dried persimmon (₩14,000), a pomegranate highball, and a zero-sugar cola.

The fried chicken thigh looked generous even before we dug in. It keeps the springy, chewy texture that's unique to chicken thigh meat while getting a crisp coating on the outside.

As you can somewhat tell from the look of it, it's less fried chicken and more like sweet and sour pork. You know the old-school Chinese-restaurant style tangsuyuk, not the trendy kkwabaegi-rou. It's got a much more satisfying chew than regular boneless fried chicken, so it worked really well as a drinking snack.

The standout point was that it comes with not one but three different sauces. My favorite was the buldak mayo!! Spicy is the best... Each sauce tastes different, so dipping the same fried chicken thigh into different ones kept it from getting repetitive. And the cabbage on the side was all mine, haha — there was plenty of it, good for eating alongside in between bites.

Cream cheese dried persimmon rolls, 14,000 won: the sweet-salty pick

You know how at a Korean-style bar you always want to order one of these dishes? Total girl-menu item,, 🤍 The cream cheese dried persimmon has soft cheese tucked between the chewy texture and deep sweetness of the dried persimmon (gotgam). It's not overly sweet, and dipping it in honey works well. On top, they grate a little extra cheese to add one more layer of savory flavor at the end.

Eating a piece of the persimmon-cheese roll in between bites of the fried chicken thigh completely resets your palate with that sweet-and-salty combo — I'm glad we ordered both together. If you're heading to a second round of drinks in Deokcheon after already being full, pairing the persimmon roll with a drink sounds pretty good too.

Verdict: a Korean bar in Deokcheon instead of a pojangmacha

If you want a Korean-style bar with atmosphere rather than the usual pojangmacha in Deokcheon, Jansang is worth remembering. The interior feels romantic enough for a date, and there's seating big enough for a group get-together with friends. Above all, the food wasn't just pretty to look at — it delivered on taste and portion size too!