Seomyeon pub for soft tofu kimchi stew & soju-beer: 5 Budu Twigimjip

Where is 5 Budu Twigimjip and when is it open?

5 Budu Twigimjip (5부두튀긴집) is a pub at 25-5 Jungang-daero 691beonga-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, a 5-minute walk from Seomyeon Station Exit 7. It is open daily 18:00–02:00 (until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays), last order is 01:00 (02:00 Fri and Sat), and it is closed every Sunday.

• By car: search '부산진구 중앙대로691번가길25-5' or '5부두튀긴집' in your navigation. The shop has no private parking, so park at Samhwan Parking, 14-11 Jungang-daero 691beonga-gil, Busanjin-gu
• By bus: get off at Seomyeon Lotte Hotel Department Store and walk 7 minutes, or get off at Seomyeon Market Station and walk 4 minutes
• By subway: exit Seomyeon Station at Exit 7 and walk 5 minutes

What is 5 Budu Twigimjip, the Seomyeon Station pub, like?

5 Budu Twigimjip is a good-value pub near Seomyeon Station in Busan, perfect for handmade fritters and Korean snack food with a draft beer. It sits down a side alley, but it's a busy place, and Saturdays especially draw a lot of customers, so keep that in mind.

What did we eat at 5 Budu Twigimjip?

The menu below was provided by the shop.

• Soft tofu kimchi stew (sundubu kimchi jeongol) ×1
• Special shrimp fritters ×3
• Steamed rice (Hetbahn) ×1
• Daeseon soju ×1
• Cass beer 500ml ×1
• Bottled cola ×1

The free side snack is shrimp crackers

The free side snack at 5 Budu Twigimjip is shrimp crackers (saewookkang), and extra servings are ₩1,000. A nostalgic snack, and you just can't stop reaching for it! Addictive shrimp crackers are the best beer snack. A good place right from the free side snack.

How was the soft tofu kimchi stew?

The soft tofu kimchi stew at 5 Budu Twigimjip comes with whole soft tofu, and since the kitchen cooks it fully before serving, you can dig in right away. The soft, silky texture of the tofu was so good, with crunchy, tangy kimchi and plenty of rich, tender beef belly, and the broth had real depth. It makes you call for soju and for rice.

It comes in a stone pot, so even with the burner off, it holds the heat and stays reasonably warm. Get the soft tofu kimchi stew as your soju snack, and it's even better with somaek. I ordered one bowl of rice too, and it vanished in no time. A total rice thief.

How do the special shrimp fritters come out?

The special shrimp fritters at 5 Budu Twigimjip come as 3 pieces with shrimp roe chips on the side. When you order fritters, 4 kinds of sauce come with them, so dip them however you like for even more flavor.

The special shrimp fritters were super crisp, with plump, springy, chewy shrimp, so good. Dipped in tartar sauce they were even better. The shrimp roe chips are another nostalgic snack, crunchy with a shrimp flavor that makes you crave beer.

Somaek with Daeseon soju and Cass

I ordered one bottle each of Daeseon soju and Cass bottled beer. Daeseon is the soju you have to try in Busan. I got one bottle each to make somaek (soju-beer mix), and I usually go 3 parts soju to 7 parts beer, half a glass each in a beer glass. It's smooth with little bitterness, so it goes down fast. The food is so good that you end up gulping it. Somaek is love! I had it instead of draft beer, but if you like somaek, mix one and have it with the food.

I finished with bottled cola. Not many places sell bottled cola these days, and this nostalgic bottle was fizzy and sweet, and I enjoyed it. Thanks for the great meal at 5 Budu Twigimjip.

5 Budu Twigimjip menu and how to order

Orders at 5 Budu Twigimjip are taken on a tablet kiosk. The menu runs from set menus to tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), fritters, sundae (Korean blood sausage), fish cake, soft tofu stew, sides, and alcohol and drinks. The fritters are handmade and fried to order, which makes them even better. Fritters with draft beer is a combo I can't resist.

Receipt review prize draw

At 5 Budu Twigimjip you can enter a prize draw just by writing a Naver receipt review. 1st prize is a ₩100,000 department store gift card, 2nd is a fritter and Cass draft beer set, 3rd is a pan of fish cake or pan tteokbokki, 4th is a Pikachu fritter, and 5th is jjondeugi (chewy dried snack). Let's go for 1st prize!

What is the atmosphere like at 5 Budu Twigimjip?

The inside of 5 Budu Twigimjip is a clean, retro, good-value pub that's really good for all kinds of get-togethers, and I'd recommend it as a date course near Seomyeon Station too. I visited on a Saturday and customers kept coming in. All the food was delicious too. Come to 5 Budu Twigimjip for fritters and a draft beer. I really enjoyed the meal.