Gupo, Busan Chinese restaurant seen on 3 TV networks: Gupo Jjambbong

I went out to Hwamyeong-dong and found this jjambbong (spicy seafood noodle soup) spot — let me introduce it right away 💙

Where is Gupo Jjambbong, and what are the hours and parking like?

📍 Location 48 Sirang-ro, 1F, Buk-gu, Busan, South Korea

🕖 Hours Closed every Monday Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11:00–22:00 / last order 21:30 Sun: 11:00–21:00 / last order 20:30

🅿️ Parking 5 parking spots right beside the restaurant. No parking enforcement during lunch hours (until 13:30) — you can park on the street. Or use Sirang public parking lot, about a 3-minute walk (200m) away (₩600/hour).

Featured 4 times across Korea's three major TV networks

Oneul N episode 2529, aired 2025.07.10 — rib abalone jjambbong / injeolmi eggplant fritters Morning Wide episode 5417, aired 2012.12.04 It's rare for a restaurant to appear on all three major networks (MBC, KBS, SBS) — this place has been on TV 4 times, making it a proven local favorite !! 👍👍

Gupo Jjambbong's recommended menu • Seafood scorched rice soup • Tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) • Eggplant mandu (dumplings) (best-selling item) • Kong-guksu (cold soybean noodle soup) (seasonal menu)

They also run a Naver receipt review event, so be sure to take part 1 participant gets 4 pieces of fried mandu / 2 participants get stir-fried egg, chive, and leek 🤍

Menu and the ₩15,000 lunch special

Especially notable — the 1-person lunch special course ⭐️ Seafood scorched rice soup + tangsuyuk + jjajang, all for ₩15,000 (until 2pm) ⭐️

There are so many menu items, and they all looked delicious, so I spent a long time deciding what to order 🤔

Sanghwang mushroom noodles and herbal broth — even the water is sanghwang mushroom tea

The jjambbong noodles and broth are made with herbal broth and mushrooms, which sets it apart from other Chinese restaurants and gives it a health-conscious touch.

The basic side dishes are pickled radish and onion with chunjang (black bean paste) — if you need more, just help yourself at the self-serve bar.

Every table has vinegar, chili powder, and paper cups of water set out, and it turns out the water is sanghwang mushroom tea too ,, so healthy it's almost overwhelming 🥺

Interior seating

Inside, there's everything from solo counter (dachi) seats to 2-person tables, 4-person tables, and group seating — and the whole place felt really clean and comfortable ➰

What we ordered: octopus abalone jjambbong, premium rib abalone jjambbong, seafood platter jjajang

What we ordered:

• Octopus abalone jjambbong ₩1.5
• Premium rib abalone jjambbong ₩1.8
• Seafood platter jjajang ₩0.9

I've seen plenty of jjambbong with seafood in it, but this was my first time seeing one with ribs in it ..!!! The broth is simmered with herbal ingredients like milk vetch root, angelica root, eleuthero, mulberry, and castor aralia, then loaded with sweet potato stems rich in potassium, calcium, and fiber, plus a generous helping of tender rib meat — basically a health-tonic jjambbong 🤍 Abalone, shrimp, mussels, and even scallops were packed in generously too ✨

The ribs were tender enough to pick up and gnaw off the bone, or you could cut them with scissors — either way, delicious 💗 an absolute visual knockout

Just look at the size of this octopus .. 🙊

The portions really are huge and the broth is clean and refreshing. The noodles are sanghwang mushroom noodles too, so it feels even healthier ?!

Next up, the seafood platter jjajang The noodles are well coated in a slightly spicy sauce with all kinds of fresh vegetables — the kind of flavor that keeps your chopsticks coming back

Glossy and shiny ✨✨

Finishing off even the abalone made for such a satisfying meal ~ It was so delicious that it's already making me want to come back 🫧

They also have aprons and ACV (apple cider vinegar) water ready for you on your way out, so be sure to give it a try 🫧