Korean BBQ dinner with Mom in Yulha, Gimhae: golbimmen at Anmin Yulha

Anmin (安民) is a fresh-pork charcoal-grill restaurant already famous for its pork in the Yeongnam region 🐷🔥 I loved it so much when I went to the Seomyeon branch in Busan that this time I revisited with my mom at the Yulha branch near home! 🏃🏻‍♀️

Where is Anmin Yulha, and where do you park?

Anmin Yulha is at the start of Yulha Café Street in Gimhae 📍 There's also a big Anmin parking lot right across from the restaurant, so no parking worries 🅿️

Anmin Yulha reservations and waiting

You can book Anmin Yulha through Naver, so I reserved ahead. Just note they only take 6 reservations a day, so book early 🪄

Even on a weekday evening there was a wait, and you can queue on-site or remotely through Tabling 📲 There's also a roomy waiting area inside the restaurant, so waiting was comfortable 👍

Anmin Yulha interior and private room

The inside of Anmin Yulha is a classy, clean wood-toned BBQ restaurant 🪵✨ There's also a large room that seats 8–10 people, so I'd recommend it for group gatherings or family meals 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

They have hangers, and even separate covers so the smell of grilled meat doesn't soak into your clothes. Such a thoughtful touch 👏🏻

Since I'd reserved, the basic table setting was already neatly prepared, and there was even a note saying which number guest we were, which made me feel extra welcome 🥹💗

How to order and the side dishes

There was a separate menu board on the table, and we ordered right away while checking the menu on a tablet 📲

A whole table full of neatly arranged side dishes that go well with the meat 🍽️ And thanks to the side dish guide placed on every table, knowing what each one was made them taste even better! 📖

What's in the Anmin (安民) half-pig set?

The half-pig set lets you enjoy pork belly, pork neck and herbal-aged pork skin all at once (eggplant, mushrooms and green onions come along too) 🐷 ⭐️ 450g, recommended for 2 people ⭐️

Meat grilled by staff from start to finish

One of Anmin's biggest strengths is that the staff grill the meat for you from start to finish 👍 The thickness of the cuts is special too, and even before grilling the juicy look got me excited 🆙

They grill the meat golden brown on the grill plate, cut it into bite-size pieces and place it on the charcoal brazier, so it never cooled down and stayed warm and tasty to the very last piece, haha 🔥🔥

Pine-flower salt, shiitake wasabi and salted hairtail sauce

For the first bite, I followed the staff's recommendation and dipped it in pine-flower salt (songhwayeom) ✔️ You really taste the pork's natural nuttiness and juices! 🥩 Even though the meat is thick, it wasn't tough at all, just tender〰️

You can also pair it with house-made sauces like shiitake wasabi and salted hairtail innards (galchi-sokjeot), so every bite becomes a different combination 😋🥢 But after all, meat wrapped in lettuce is the best 🥬

The chewy pork skin, aged with herbs to remove any gamey smell, is a treat dipped in roasted soybean powder for extra nuttiness ⭐️

What is the Masitte golbaengi cold noodle dish?

Masitte Golbeaemen (골빔멘) is a spicy cold noodle (bibim-myeon) style dish, one of those combos you can't skip when eating meat 🍜🌶️ Springy, jjolmyeon-like noodles with a secret seasoned sauce, topped with egg, sea snails (golbaengi) and bean sprouts〰️

Spicy, tangy, refreshing cold noodles with meat. Do I even need to say more?! ❤️‍🔥

How long does the crab doenjang stew take to cook?

The Hwang Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew) comes with giant apple snails, chewy sujebi (hand-pulled dough flakes) and one whole crab 🍲 The menu lists the cooking time (about 15 minutes), so it was handy to order ahead to match the timing of the meal 👍

Besides the big crab, the stew was packed with onion, zucchini, tofu and bean sprouts! "Savory yet refreshing, outstanding flavor" 🥇

What about the smell after the meal?

After eating at a BBQ restaurant, the smell easily sticks to your clothes, but Anmin Yulha even has deodorizer at the restroom entrance, which showed how thoughtful they are 🌿🫧

Anmin Yulha overall review

Since they grill for you, you can eat comfortably, and I was happy with everything from the thick, quality meat to the variety of side dishes at Anmin (安民) 🐷🔥 I recommend it to anyone looking for a pork restaurant or a gathering spot near Jangyu and Yulha ⭐️