Jeonpo tonkatsu restaurant with parking support: Hets Jeonpo, Busan

Hets has become my true favorite spot since moving down to Busan. The fact that a Hets branch — the tonkatsu place two self-proclaimed pork cutlet fanatics swear by — opened in Jeonpo too made my husband and me sooooo happy 👫🏽❤️🔥

It's such a real deal spot that I've been diligently collecting stamps for it ...❣️

Honestly I had a colonoscopy that day but I'd already resolved the night before that I'd come here right after it was done.

Hets Jeonpo Branch: address, hours and the basics

• 📍 225 Jeonpo-daero, 2nd floor, unit 201, Busanjin-gu, Busan
• ⏰ Daily 11:10 - 20:30 / break time 15:30 - 17:00 (last order 15:00, 20:00)
• 🚗 Use nearby parking lot (₩1,000 parking discount)
• 🚻 Indoor restroom available
• ☑️ Dongbaekjeon accepted

Where to park near Hets Jeonpo, and the 1,000 won parking support

I always park here whenever I'm in Jeonpo — a commercial building lot about a 5-minute walk from the restaurant. They cover ₩1,000 of the parking fee in cash.

We parked for about 50 minutes, total parking fee came to ₩3,000, and we only paid the extra ₩2,000.

Walking to Hets Jeonpo Branch from Jeonpo Station Exit 7

Come out of Jeonpo Station Exit 7 and it's a 3-minute walk to Hets! It's right on the main road by Jeonpo Station and directly in front of the Jeonpo intersection bus stop, so it's easy to find 👀

Booking on Catch Table to skip the wait

You can join the Catch Table waitlist right in front of the restaurant. It's not just on-site sign-up — you can also reserve through the phone app, so you can book ahead without the hassle of waiting in person 〰️🌟

• On-site waitlist: 10:30am / 4:30pm
• Online waitlist: 11:10am / 5:00pm

We visited around noon on a weekday and luckily got to eat without any wait at all! By the time our food arrived, a lot of customers had come in and a line had formed.

Hets Jeonpo Branch menu and prices

• (Limited) Jeju black pork sang loin katsu ₩17,000 / Jeju black pork loin katsu ₩14,000
• (Limited) YBD sang loin katsu ₩16,000 / YBD hirekatsu ₩15,000 / YBD loin katsu ₩13,000
• Jeju black pork assorted katsu ₩18,000 / YBD assorted katsu ₩17,000
• Loin sando ₩12,000 / hire sando ₩7,000
• Sasami katsu (chicken tenderloin) 1 piece ₩3,000 / extra hire piece ₩4,500 / meat curry ₩3,000 / boneless karaage 2pcs ₩2,000

There's a menu card at every seat with detailed instructions on how to eat everything for the best taste — worth checking out!!

Open-kitchen bar seats: how Jeonpo differs from the Gwangan branch

Just like the Gwangan branch, the inside is set up with an open kitchen bar table 🤍 You can see everything inside, and it's kept so clean that you can eat with total trust! The newly opened Jeonpo branch is roomier and more open than Gwangan, giving it a different vibe altogether.

There's a baby chair available too, plus space to store bags or coats, so you can eat comfortably 🥢

Since it's bar-table style, I saw a lot of people eating solo too. I should come do a solo meal here myself 🍚 ㅋ,ㅋ

If there's a song you want to hear playing in the restaurant, you can write it on the memo pad up top and they'll play your request 〰️🎵

Free service for police, soldiers and pregnant guests

There's a poster on the wall stating that police officers, national merit recipients, military personnel, firefighters, high school seniors taking exams, and pregnant guests can choose one free item — meat curry, boneless karaage 2pcs, or a drink. If you qualify, be sure to mention it!!

Last time I visited with a pregnant friend, the kind owner of Hets noticed her maternity badge and offered before we even had to ask ..🥹🤰

Our order: YBD hirekatsu, YBD assorted katsu and meat curry

What we ordered was YBD hirekatsu + YBD assorted katsu + meat curry.

I really wanted to order the Jeju black pork, but since it's sold in limited quantity, it was already sold out even at our noon weekday visit ㅠ,ㅠ Next time I'll have to try an opening run ~🏃🏽

Corn cabbage salad dressing with truffle oil

What makes Hets taste especially good to me is the dressing sauce on the cabbage and the truffle oil ..❣️ Every seat has its own set of sauces and oils to add as much as you like.

The savory corn aroma, like sweet corn, pairs so well with the cabbage salad, and eating tonkatsu + salad + salad sauce together is pure bliss !!🪽 And topping it with truffle oil too — that's truly the ultimate combo ..🤍🪽

YBD hirekatsu, 15,000 won

YBD hirekatsu, made from pork tenderloin, is thicker than the loin katsu and stands out for its texture and flavor.

I always order the hirekatsu, and it's softer than any tonkatsu I've had anywhere else, while the outer breading stays crispy and melts in your mouth ...🙊 Dipping it in truffle oil plus salt is my favorite routine !!! 🩷🩷🩷

YBD assorted katsu, 17,000 won

The assorted katsu has both hire and loin! I always recommend the assorted katsu to first-time visitors at Hets. The reason is simple — every single piece is insanely delicious ...❤️🔥

Loin comes from the pork sirloin area, and the savory richness of the fat blends perfectly with the lean meat for a perfect flavor. My husband loves the fatty part of the loin most, so he usually orders loin katsu ✔️

Meat curry, 3,000 won

It tastes like Japanese-style curry, with a deeper butter aroma than hayashi rice. Eating tonkatsu + curry + rice together is a total rice thief ...🍛 Even I, who don't usually like curry, genuinely enjoy Hets' curry.

Free refills of rice, soup and cabbage salad

Rice, miso soup, and salad are all refillable, so I've had up to three bowls of cabbage before ... sorry, owner 😅 But even cabbage, which I don't normally eat, becomes something I can eat unlimited amounts of at Hets (with the salad sauce, of course ㅎ-ㅎ)

Plates cleaned again today ~ 🧼

The bill and final verdict on Hets Jeonpo Branch

You can also pay with FacePay, which gave us a 3% cashback benefit! If you're looking for a great tonkatsu spot in Jeonpo, please please please visit Hets ...❣️ Personally, I think it's better than some of the most highly ranked tonkatsu places in Busan 🤔❤️❤️

This used to be the tonkatsu spot we'd visit whenever we went to Gwangalli with friends, but now that there's a branch in Jeonpo, it's so much closer, and I'm sooooo happy about it !!! 💗 For a while we ordered three dishes and split them just the two of us — Hets, my favorite spot in Busan, I truly recommend it to everyone 💨