Solo eel bowl lunch near Busan's workcation center in Songjeong: Yuok

I went to Songjeong to check in at the Busan workcation center, and since I was there, I grabbed lunch too haha. This time I visited Yuok, a Songjeong, Busan restaurant known for Osaka-style eel rice bowls! Let me tell you all about it.

Yuok in Songjeong, Busan: parking, reservations and hours

• 📍 Address: 47 Songjeong-gangbyeon-ro, 1st floor, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea
• ⏰ Hours: Daily 11:00–22:00, break time 15:00–17:00, last order 21:30
• 🚗 Parking: Private lot available at the restaurant
• 📅 Reservations: Available via Naver Reservations
• 🐶 Pet-friendly
• 👶 Kids' chair available

Yuok's exterior and garden feel like Japan

Yuok looked so Japanese right from the exterior!

There was even a garden-like space out front haha.

What are the seats like at Yuok? Bar seats and 4-person tables

Once inside, there's a row of bar seats and about three 4-person tables! The interior was just as clean and Japanese-feeling as the outside, haha.

Yuok menu and prices

Yuok serves its own take on Osaka-style eel rice bowls!

🍚 Rice and noodle dishes

• Jumbo unaju set ₩28,500
• Salmon rice bowl set ₩23,500
• Tori-don set ₩18,000
• Saba ochazuke set ₩17,000
• Tempura udon ₩13,000
• Mazeudon ₩12,000
• Kids' lunchbox ₩11,000

🍤 Side dishes and add-ons

• Karaage (fried chicken) ₩6,500
• Fried tamago ₩5,500
• Grilled unaju ₩14,000
• Grilled saba (mackerel) ₩7,000
• Fried shrimp, 4pc ₩7,000
• Rice bowl with sauce ₩1,500
• Plain rice ₩1,000

🍺 Dinner dishes and drinks

• Eel set ₩59,000
• Whole eel ₩45,000
• Kimchi udon nabe ₩22,900
• Beef sukiyaki ₩22,900
• Chicken karaage ₩20,000
• Semi-dried squid ₩16,000
• Dried pollack (meoktae) ₩16,000
• Grilled pollack roe ₩15,000
• Corn cheese takoyaki ₩15,000

At lunch you can get rice bowls or udon, and at dinner everything from grilled eel to sukiyaki, along with Kirin draft beer, highballs and sake.

How to eat the jumbo unaju eel set three ways

I ordered Yuok's signature dish, the jumbo unaju set! There were even instructions on how to eat it — first plain with nothing added, then a second round with wasabi and green onion on top.

As you go, you scoop rice and eel onto your side plate, add whatever toppings you like and pour on the ochazuke, then finish the rest however you prefer haha. You can also ask for more of the tare sauce if you want!

They'll give you kimchi if you ask, too — eel can get a little heavy after a while, so I asked for it right from the start, haha.

Jumbo unaju eel set, 28,500 won: how thick is the eel?

And here comes the jumbo unaju set! The whole spread was beautifully arranged, and above all, the size of the eel was seriously overwhelming lol.

The big chunks of eel came topped with tamago too, and it was all so glossy it looked amazing! You scoop it onto your side plate and cut it into bite-size pieces with the wooden spatula they give you. Oh, and the fried tofu that came alongside was also really good haha.

Eel and tamago with green onion and wasabi on top — one bite and it just melts in your mouth, I swear. And the eel flesh is seriously thick!! Thick but not chewy at all, so tender, so good.

Rice and eel alone are already delicious, but the tamago on the side is sweet, so eating it together with the eel and rice made the combo amazing haha. Then I scooped rice and eel onto my side plate and poured ochazuke over it — and honestly, that turned out to be more my style!! Eating it with the broth made the umami absolutely insane.

Chargers and deodorizer: small comforts for a solo lunch

On one side of the restaurant there were chargers and deodorizer set out for anyone to use freely. The staff were also really kind, so I had a great meal from start to finish, haha.

Is Yuok worth it for an eel bowl in Songjeong, Busan?

Yuok in Songjeong, Busan let me properly enjoy Osaka-style eel rice bowl! The eel was completely plump and tender, and personally, I especially loved the combo with the sweet tamago haha.

The staff were kind, and depending on how you eat it, you can enjoy the eel bowl differently — from plain to ochazuke — so next time I want to try the other rice bowl menus too! If you're looking for a Songjeong, Busan restaurant, or a Japanese restaurant near Songjeong Beach for eel rice bowls, I recommend Yuok!