# Lunch reservation at Sasaenghwal, a pasta restaurant in Dongnae, Busan - By Seungmin Cho (https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-late-ledger/) - Written Sep 22, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Dongnae, Busan - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-late-ledger/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@nampo-late-ledger/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/index.md) ## In short Sasaenghwal is a pasta and pizza restaurant on the second floor of a building on Yeogo-ro 113beon-gil in Dongnae-gu, Busan. Booking a table at lunch, the writer ordered the Sea Village Pasta at 17,900 won and the 4-Katsu Platter at 20,900 won: the clams were cleaned well with no fishy taste, and the katsu had a thin, moist coating. Sasaenghwal is an 8-minute walk from Dongnae Station and offers 1 hour of free parking, so it is worth a stop if you want pasta in Dongnae. ## Good to know - **Sea Village Pasta**: 17,900 won - **4-Katsu Platter**: 20,900 won - **Zero Coke**: 3,000 won - **Location**: 2nd floor, Building A, 78 Yeogo-ro 113beon-gil, Dongnae-gu, Busan (about an 8-minute walk from Dongnae Station) - **Parking**: 202 Yeogobuk-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan — 1 hour free - **Seating**: Bar counter, tables for 4 to 6 - **Ordering**: QR code ordering at the table - **Side dish**: House-made pickles (self-serve water and pickle refills) - **Price reference**: ₩17,900 ≈ $13 · ₩20,900 ≈ $15 (2026-09-22) *as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026* Today I visited Sasaenghwal, famous in Dongnae as a Western food spot. I found it while searching for good pasta in Dongnae — I'd heard it's always busy, so I went during lunchtime to check it out myself. From pasta to a variety of Western dishes, here's my honest review of Sasaenghwal. ![Main image of Sasaenghwal, a Western food restaurant in Dongnae](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-01-4xomp-1200.webp) > Sasaenghwal 🍝🍕 ![Exterior of Sasaenghwal on the 2nd floor of the building](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-02-h6iv8-900.webp) ## Where is Sasaenghwal? An 8-minute walk from Dongnae Station, with parking Sasaenghwal is about an 8-minute walk from Dongnae Station, so it was easy to reach by public transit too. It's near a market, so the area has that typical market vibe, but the restaurant itself sits on the 2nd floor of a building with a completely different feel. 🚩202 Yeogobuk-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan, South Korea [1 hour free parking] — if you're driving, I'd recommend checking the parking lot location before you go. ![Stairway entrance leading up to Sasaenghwal on the 2nd floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-03-1f3iy-900.webp) ![Interior of Sasaenghwal with wine bottles on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-04-4vcs1-900.webp) ## Inside Sasaenghwal: bar seats for solo diners and tables for six Climbing the stairs up to the interior, the atmosphere was better than I expected. The wine bottles displayed here and there quietly caught my eye too... Inside there's a bar table, so it looked comfortable for solo diners, plus tables for 4 to 6 people, good for groups too. The tables are spaced fairly wide apart and the overall vibe is relaxed, making it a nice place to eat. Customers kept coming in during lunchtime, so I was glad I'd made a reservation... ![Table and seating layout in the Sasaenghwal dining hall](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-05-1irxh-900.webp) ![Bar table at Sasaenghwal, good for solo dining](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-06-nlavr-900.webp) ![Interior design of the Sasaenghwal restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-07-mixlr-900.webp) ![Sasaenghwal menu board listing pasta and pizza](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-08-j0ue9-900.webp) ![Menu board listing risotto and sides](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-09-j26ne-900.webp) ![Menu board listing drinks and coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-10-1ntc2-900.webp) ## Sasaenghwal menu and how to order by QR code The menu ranges from pasta, pizza, and risotto to sides, drinks, and coffee — enough variety to cover everything from brunch to a full meal. At first I wasn't sure what to pick since there was so much, but the signature dishes were clearly marked, which made choosing easy haha. > Sea Village Pasta ₩17,900 / 4-Katsu Platter ₩20,900 / Zero Coke ₩3,000 Ordering was easy too — you just scan the QR code at your table. ![QR code ordering guide on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-11-jn7l3-900.webp) The basic side is house-made pickles. Water and pickle refills are self-serve. ![House-made pickles served as the basic side](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-12-bcqn5-900.webp) And here comes a dish that looks delicious from the visual alone. ![Sea Village Pasta topped with clams and shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-13-1h4nj-900.webp) *A dish full of ocean flavor with clams, shrimp, and seaweed in one plate* ## Sea Village Pasta, 17,900 won: clams, shrimp and seaweed The Sea Village Pasta is one of Sasaenghwal's signature pasta dishes, made with fresh clams, shrimp, and seaweed. It costs ₩17,900. ![Full plate of Sea Village Pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-14-1w3xc-900.webp) Mix the noodles and sauce evenly first, then eat with the clams. The clams were well cleaned of grit with no fishy taste, and had great savoriness. ![Sea Village Pasta with noodles and sauce mixed together](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-15-zj3gs-900.webp) ![Picking up a clam from the pasta plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-16-107ao-900.webp) There was a slight spiciness, so it barely had that oil-base heaviness, and the flavor from the clams blended well with the sauce. ![Lifting up a forkful of springy pasta noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-17-29p1t-900.webp) The clams were more generous than I expected, and the noodles had a springy texture that went well with the sauce. The shrimp were nice and plump too. ![Pasta noodles and shrimp coated in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-18-njrv1-900.webp) Not fishy and not overpoweringly seafood-scented, so it's an easy, well-balanced pasta to eat. Most of all, the sauce was delicious — coating the noodles generously with it made every bite great. ![Table shot of the pasta being eaten](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-19-1551b-506.webp) ![4-Katsu Platter served on a wooden board](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-20-1plg3-900.webp) ## 4-Katsu Platter, 20,900 won: tenderloin, loin, cheese and Scotch katsu The 4-Katsu Platter is ₩20,900, beautifully plated on a wooden board with tenderloin katsu, ribeye katsu, cheese katsu, and even a Scotch katsu with a soft-boiled egg inside. It came with salad and two kinds of sauce, so it was great 👍 for sharing different flavors. ![Cross-section of tenderloin and ribeye katsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-21-j9bdj-900.webp) ![Cheese katsu with salad and two sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-22-y8qg0-900.webp) The meat wasn't dry — it was moist, with a nutty flavor and no off odor. The coating was thin too! ![Cross-section of Scotch katsu with soft-boiled egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-23-yo53e-900.webp) The Scotch katsu in particular had black sesame seeds in the filling, so the nutty flavor came through more the more you chewed. Dipping it in the tangy salsa sauce cut through the richness, and I kept reaching for more. ![Dipping katsu into salsa sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal-24-h8d9f-900.webp) ## Is there a lunch wait at Sasaenghwal? Final thoughts I visited during lunchtime, but since I'd reserved ahead there was no wait. Still, watching customers keep coming in while I ate, it seemed like a lot of people in Dongnae come here looking for pasta or other Western food. The atmosphere was nice and the menu options were varied, so I'd like to try other dishes next time. If you're looking for a place to eat pasta in Dongnae, Sasaenghwal is a Dongnae restaurant worth visiting at least once. Thanks for the meal today :) ## Where it is - Sasaenghwal (사생활) - 78 Yeogo-ro 113beon-gil, Building A, 2nd floor, Dongnae-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 동래구 여고로113번길 78 A동 2층 [주차장 : 여고북로 202] - 35.2019349, 129.0740623 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%82%AC%EC%83%9D%ED%99%9C/@35.2019349,129.0740623,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-late-ledger/dongnae-pasta-katsu-platter-sasaenghwal/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt