YES Kids Zone Western restaurant with shrimp pasta, kung pao pilaf

Where to eat at the Gijang Shinsegae outlet

There's a reason people say shopping goes better on a full stomach. At the Gijang Shinsegae outlet you start out browsing clothes or shoes, but an hour or two in, the most important question becomes what to eat. That was me this day — wandering around, getting hungrier by the minute, and deciding to just eat inside the outlet. I thought about grabbing something quick at the food court, but ended up wanting a real meal, so I went to Bueokgan Restaurant, Shinsegae Simon Busan Premium Outlets. They have everything from pasta to pizza, pilaf, risotto, and steak, so it looked like a good spot for a group to each pick something different and share. If you're looking for a Busan Gijang restaurant where you can sit down comfortably mid-shopping, this fit pretty well.

Don't mix it up with Bueokgan Chinese

Bueokgan sits right inside the Gijang Shinsegae outlet, so there's no need to move your car or walk anywhere else — you can just drop in while shopping. The exterior fits the outlet's European-style buildings well, with a big BUUK sign on a stone wall that's easy to spot as you pass by. One thing to watch out for though: there's another restaurant with a similar name, Bueokgan Chinese, in the same outlet, so first-timers might get confused. The place I visited serves pasta, pilaf, pizza, and the like — a Western restaurant. As long as you double-check the location, it's not hard to find, and being right on the shopping route is a real plus for a Busan Gijang restaurant.

The dining room and visiting with kids

Walking in, the place was bigger than I expected. You'd think a typical outlet restaurant would have tables packed close together, but Bueokgan's space was genuinely spacious. Wood tables and chairs mix with green sofa seating, and with soft lighting and framed art on the walls, the whole place has a family-restaurant kind of vibe. There are a lot of seats too, so it looked good for families, and I did see other tables with kids eating comfortably. On top of that, it's a YES Kids Zone, so families visiting a Busan Gijang restaurant with young children should feel less burdened here. Baby chairs were available, and the tables were roomy enough to work well for strollers or kids in tow. Overall it wasn't an overly formal restaurant — more a place you can walk into casually and share several dishes.

Menu and prices

The menu is a pretty typical Western restaurant lineup. There's a wide range of pastas and pizzas, plus risotto, pilaf, lasagna, salads, and even steak, so it's easy to find something even if everyone in your group has different tastes. Most pastas and pizzas run from the high ₩10,000s to the low ₩20,000s, and there's also a heartier steak option if you want something more substantial. What was interesting was that it's not just standard Italian dishes — there are Asian-inflected items too, like the kung pao chicken pilaf. Sides like pastry soup or sweet potato fries are available to order alongside a main. If a few of you are visiting this Busan Gijang restaurant together, ordering one pasta, one pilaf, and a pizza or side to share seems like a solid combo.

Three dishes, one spread

What I ordered that day were three things: shrimp anchovy oil pasta, kung pao chicken pilaf, and pastry soup. Once everything arrived and was laid out on the table together, it was more filling than I'd expected. The oil pasta piled generously with shrimp caught my eye first, and next to it sat the kung pao chicken pilaf, with a whole oven-roasted piece of chicken over fried rice. Add the soup topped with a round, puffed-up pastry crust, and every dish looked completely different — fun for photos too. None of the three felt like something just plated by rote; each had its own clear character. For a Busan Gijang restaurant, it was a good setup for families or couples to order multiple dishes and share.

Pastry soup

The first thing I reached for was the pastry soup. A big puffed pastry sits whole over a bowl of warm pumpkin soup — cute just to look at. Crack open the crispy pastry with a spoon and soft pumpkin soup spills out underneath. Eating the soup alone is already nice, with a gentle sweetness and smooth texture, but tearing off pieces of the pastry and soaking them in the soup was even better. The crisp dough goes soft and moist as it absorbs the soup, and the pumpkin's sweetness comes through together with a buttery flavor.

Kung pao chicken pilaf

The kung pao chicken pilaf had the heartiest look of everything we ordered that day. A wide bed of fried rice topped with a large piece of oven-roasted chicken looked filling from the start. It uses an American-Chinese-style kung pao sauce, so the base flavor is salty with a bit of spice. The fried rice itself is evenly seasoned with the sauce, so it's not bland on its own, and cutting into the chicken on top and eating it together made the dish even more substantial. The chicken was browned nicely on the outside, giving off a slightly smoky, grilled aroma, while staying moist inside. If you like your Western food a bit punchier and more assertively seasoned than the usual cream or tomato-based dishes, this would suit you well. Having a rice dish on the table also made the meal feel more complete than pasta alone.

Shrimp anchovy oil pasta

The shrimp anchovy oil pasta looked great from the start, with several large shrimp piled on top. I'd worried that an oil pasta with anchovy might have too strong a fishy edge, but in practice it just added a salty, savory seafood depth. The oil coated the noodles evenly, keeping them moist without being overly greasy, and the garlic and shrimp flavors came through together. The shrimp weren't just a few small pieces scattered around — they were large and plentiful, so it was satisfying to eat them together with the noodles. The pasta itself wasn't trying to layer on a lot of flavors — it stayed focused on the oil, anchovy, and shrimp umami, which made it cleaner-tasting than expected. Where the kung pao chicken pilaf was salty and punchy, the oil pasta was comparatively light, and switching between the two worked well.

A restaurant that's easy to enjoy comfortably as a family

Would I go back?

Overall, Bueokgan was a solid Busan Gijang restaurant to visit when you want a proper meal while shopping at the Gijang Shinsegae outlet. Being inside the outlet, I'd assumed the convenient location would be the main draw, but once inside, the restaurant turned out to be quite spacious and comfortable, like a family restaurant — a good spot to sit for a while and eat. In particular, the YES Kids Zone and available baby chairs would be a big plus for families out shopping with kids. The shrimp anchovy oil pasta I had that day let the umami of the shrimp and anchovy really come through, and the kung pao chicken pilaf, with its salty, slightly spicy sauce and generous chicken, made for a filling meal on its own. The pastry soup was more than just a simple side too — there was real enjoyment in dipping the crisp pastry into the warm pumpkin soup, and all three dishes had a clear role of their own. Price-wise it's not exactly cheap, but factoring in the outlet location, the size of the restaurant, and the range of the menu, it didn't feel like a burden. And with options spanning pasta, pizza, fried rice, and steak, there's little chance a group will argue over what to order. If you're wondering where to eat while shopping at the Gijang Shinsegae outlet, or looking for a Western restaurant that's easy to bring kids into, this is a Busan Gijang restaurant worth remembering.