# Dong-gu, Busan hagfish restaurant with Korean mint wraps: Gyeongbuksan - By Yerin Bok (https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-salt-bench/) - Written Sep 21, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Dong-gu, Busan - Sponsored: This post was written after a visit provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-salt-bench/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@nampo-salt-bench/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/index.md) ## In short Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo is a local hagfish (kkomjangeo) grill restaurant at the end of the pork rib alley on Choryang-ro in Dong-gu, Busan. On a Tuesday evening the writer ordered the half-and-half medium portion for two — half salt-grilled, half sauce-grilled — wrapped it in perilla leaves, onion and garlic scapes with young Korean mint leaves (bangailip) from the self-serve bar, and finished with fried rice made in the leftover sauced onions. Even a diner who normally dislikes hagfish was won over once it was eaten in a wrap. ## Good to know - **Location**: 25 Choryang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan — about a 10-minute walk from Choryang Station, just past the pork rib alley - **Ordered**: Half salt-grilled, half sauce-grilled hagfish, medium (for 2) - **How to order**: Options chosen through the Tabling tablet order - **Complimentary side dishes**: Silkworm pupae, sea snails, quail eggs (refilled on request) - **Self-serve bar**: Wrap leaves and side dishes, including young Korean mint leaves (bangailip) - **To finish**: Fried rice, served with roasted seaweed - **Also good to know**: Delivery available; review event running *as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026* ![Main photo of Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo in Dong-gu, Busan](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-01-dypad-1200.webp) Today's post is from a late summer vacation I took to Busan! Let me introduce a local hagfish spot in Dong-gu that I ate really well at! ## Where is Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo? 10 minutes from Choryang Station, at the end of the pork rib alley Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo (경북산꼼장어) is at 25 Choryang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan, about a 10-minute walk from Choryang Station. You pass through the pork rib alley and it's right there. When I first walked in I thought, wait, is this a different restaurant? But the inside turned out to be one connected space, haha. Summer is winding down, but since I was already in Busan I couldn't go home without eating hagfish for a bit of stamina food — and it turned out to already be a famous local favorite! ![Exterior of Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo at the end of the Choryang-ro pork rib alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-02-1y1vh-m-966.webp) ## Tuesday evening at Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo and the half-and-half menu Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo has a half salt-grilled, half sauce-grilled option, which was perfect since my companion and I had different tastes — I loved that! It's great when there's a menu that lets both people leave satisfied. Even visiting on a Tuesday evening, seats filled up fast! The ratio of locals to travelers looked much higher toward locals. It's also available for delivery, so I guess a lot of people order it at home — delivery riders kept coming and going the whole time. ![Interior of Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo filled with local customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-03-1b7cz-966.webp) ![Connected dining hall seating at Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-04-4rcvq-966.webp) I ordered the half-and-half medium (for 2), and it was convenient that the tableside order tablet let me pick from various options right when I tapped the menu! ![Review event announcement at Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-05-j5w8t-900.webp) They're also running a review event! 1st prize a size upgrade? 3rd prize free fried rice?? I couldn't resist. Instant five-star review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ![Basic side dishes including silkworm pupae and whelks](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-06-1yw8h-966.webp) ## Side dishes and self-serve bar: silkworm pupae, sea snails and Korean mint leaves The basic side dishes came out and I saw silkworm pupae and whelks for the first time in a while! A small, nostalgic delight, haha. ![Self-serve corner for wraps and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-07-1s0t8-966.webp) Before the food came out I got a look at the self-serve corner too, and the owner will refill your whelks, quail eggs, and silkworm pupae generously if you just ask! ![Refillable whelk, quail egg and silkworm pupae side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-08-ohs9v-966.webp) The owner showed me how they pre-grill the hagfish outside — it was so fresh it was still wriggling. Looked like the salt-grilled version is cooked outside while the sauce-grilled version is done in the indoor kitchen. ![Pre-grilling hagfish outside the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-09-iv9ja-966.webp) ## How big is the half-and-half medium for two, and how spicy is the sauce? Ta-da! Wait, is it really okay for a 2-person portion of hagfish to be this much,, and I still have to eat fried rice later,, ![A plate of half salt-grilled, half sauce-grilled hagfish, medium for two](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-10-ffrm7-966.webp) ![A generous portion of half-and-half grilled hagfish](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-11-wm4wx-966.webp) Looks delicious just by looking at it, right? I'm not usually into sweet sauce, but the sauce-grilled version here really isn't sweet — it's spicy! Perfect as a drinking snack. ![Spicy, not-too-sweet sauce-grilled hagfish](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-12-gy23l-966.webp) ![Sauce-grilled hagfish with onions](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-13-u70kw-966.webp) ### New to hagfish? Wrap it in perilla leaf, onion and garlic scapes Honestly I'm a hagfish-disliking person, and I only came along because my companion loves it.. But if you're a hagfish beginner like me, wrap it in perilla leaf with sweet onion and garlic scapes and you'll fall for the taste of hagfish in no time,, + If you know the real flavor of hwangchil leaves, please also eat the young hwangchil leaves from the self-serve bar, please,, ![Hagfish wrap with perilla leaf, onion and garlic scapes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-14-1c86l-966.webp) The salt-grilled version is delicious even just dipped in sesame oil sauce ~ ![Salt-grilled hagfish dipped in sesame oil sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-15-1tm8a-966.webp) ![Close-up of salt-grilled hagfish](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-16-104z3-966.webp) ![Salt-grilled hagfish on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-17-vffo6-966.webp) ## How to finish with fried rice in the leftover sauce After eating everything, fried rice is basically an unwritten rule..! The owner even gave us seaweed on top — such a thoughtful touch,, - Tip! Order the fried rice while there's still plenty of onion left on the sauce-grilled side - Eat the fried rice together with the pickled gungchae (pickled aster stem)!! ![Hagfish fried rice served with roasted seaweed](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-18-hefaz-966.webp) Done — rice! I was already so full, but the fried rice was so good I scraped the plate clean before leaving. ![An empty fried rice plate and finished table at the end of the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu-19-1w2db-966.webp) ## Is Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo worth a visit in Busan? I'd been really looking forward to good snacks and a drink on this trip, and eating delicious hagfish in this kind of cool, pleasant weather put me in such a good mood. The owners' friendly welcome especially stuck with me. Ate really well:) If you're looking for a local hagfish restaurant in Busan, make sure to visit 'Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo' in Dong-gu, Busan!! ## Where it is - Gyeongbuksan Kkomjangeo (경북산꼼장어) - 25 Choryang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 동구 초량로 25 경북산꼼장어 - 35.1198626, 129.0394145 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B2%BD%EB%B6%81%EC%82%B0%EA%BC%BC%EC%9E%A5%EC%96%B4/@35.1198626,129.0394145,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-salt-bench/gyeongbuksan-kkomjangeo-busan-dong-gu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt