# Mom lunch with 10-team weekend wait near Haedong Yonggungsa: Dongam

- By Nayeon (https://superchart.com/en/@pencil-prompt-shelf/)
- Written Sep 7, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gijang, Busan
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@pencil-prompt-shelf/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@pencil-prompt-shelf/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/index.md)

## In short

Dongam Tteokgalbi is a Korean restaurant on the 3rd floor near Haedong Yonggungsa and Lotte Outlet Dongbusan in Gijang, Busan. On a Saturday at 1:30pm, the writer signed a handwritten waitlist, waited past 10 teams, then ate the Dongam Tteokgalbi Set (₩15,000) and Cheese Tteokgalbi Set (₩18,000) with an unlimited Korean side-dish self-bar. A confirmed repeat spot to bring both a baby and parents.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 160 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea, 3rd floor
- **Hours**: 11:00-21:00 (break time on weekdays only)
- **Parking**: Private parking lot available
- **Baby chair**: Available
- **Waiting**: Handwritten name/party-size list (no app reservation)
- **Order rule**: One menu per person for elementary school age and up
- **Dongam Tteokgalbi Set**: ₩15,000
- **Cheese Tteokgalbi Set**: ₩18,000

*as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026*

![Signature photo of Dongam Tteokgalbi's tteokgalbi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-01-tpzvr-1200.webp)

Dongam Tteokgalbi, a Korean restaurant near Haedong Yonggungsa in Busan
Location: 160 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea, 3rd floor
Hours: 11:00-21:00
(Break time on weekdays only)
Parking: O
Baby chair: O

I visited Dongam Tteokgalbi (동암떡갈비) as the last stop on my last Busan trip and it was so delicious that this time I made it the first stop of the trip! It had been a few months but it was still just as good and amazing... ♥ I went on a weekend, so I'm leaving a waiting report too.

## Is there parking?

![Dongam Tteokgalbi building and private parking lot](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-02-1lkgx-900.webp)

Dongam Tteokgalbi, a Korean restaurant near Haedong Yonggungsa in Busan, sits close to Lotte Outlet Dongbusan and Haedong Yonggungsa, so it's super accessible. There's a private parking lot, so parking isn't hard even if you drive. But I visited on a busy weekend, so even parking was a bit of a battle... (I'd recommend an opening-time run if you can).

## Weekend waiting method and wait time

![Handwritten waiting list at the 3rd floor entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-03-bsu0u-900.webp)

Once you get to the 3rd floor, it connects straight into the restaurant. The waitlist wasn't through Tabling or Catch Table apps, but a handwritten sign-in with your name and party size. I visited around 1:30pm on a weekend, right after the lunch peak, so I figured there'd be no wait — but nope, this place is so popular the line was real. I waited through more than 10 teams before getting in!

## Atmosphere and menu lineup

![Spacious, clean interior of Dongam Tteokgalbi's dining hall](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-04-1g1gg-900.webp)

![Seating with generous spacing between tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-05-18jtt-900.webp)

![Dongam Tteokgalbi's menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-06-vvol7-900.webp)

![Menu guide showing Korean beef, cheese, and cream cheongyang chili tteokgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-07-1bo6j-900.webp)

![Order kiosk with a one-menu-per-person notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-08-vqrin-900.webp)

Finally seated ~~~! The interior is spacious and clean overall, with generous spacing between tables, so it's great to visit with parents too. Especially nice for coming with a baby. The signature menus range from Korean beef tteokgalbi (grilled short-rib patty) to their signature cheese tteokgalbi and cream cheongyang chili tteokgalbi, so you can pick to your taste. Elementary school age and up must order one menu per person :)

## Basic side dishes and the unlimited Korean self-bar

![Basic side dishes served after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-09-1q77c-900.webp)

After ordering through the kiosk, they bring out basic side dishes — but that's not all, you can also help yourself unlimited times from a wide variety of Korean side dishes :) This is exactly why I couldn't forget it and came back again ,,, ♥

![Unlimited self-bar lined with Korean side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-10-1ey46-900.webp)

![Tteokbokki and steamed egg at the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-11-5c34b-900.webp)

![Barley rice, namul, and hand-made tofu at the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-12-1qsl7-900.webp)

Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and steamed egg that kids will love, fried rice, seaweed soup, barley rice, namul (seasoned vegetables), hand-made tofu, stir-fried kimchi, green onion kimchi — there's so, so much good stuff. The basic table setting is delicious, but everything at the self-bar is also so good,,,

![A plate of side dishes brought back from the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-13-1ejxx-900.webp)

![Table spread with side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-14-1heb5-900.webp)

So delicious,, Last time I came with my husband and this time with my mom, and both my husband and my mom absolutely loved Dongam Tteokgalbi, a Korean restaurant near Haedong Yonggungsa in Busan. This is a place everyone, regardless of age or gender, can't help but like. That's probably why it's such a popular spot with such long waits.

## What we ordered — Dongam Tteokgalbi Set and Cheese Tteokgalbi Set

![Two orders of the tteokgalbi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-15-d1pdm-900.webp)

![Dongam Tteokgalbi Set and Cheese Tteokgalbi Set composition](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-16-gralr-900.webp)

- Dongam Tteokgalbi Set ₩15,000
- Cheese Tteokgalbi Set ₩18,000

![Neatly arranged Dongam Tteokgalbi Set](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-17-riox4-900.webp)

![Tteokgalbi grilled golden on the outside](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-18-3pjd4-900.webp)

Here comes the neatly arranged tteokgalbi set! It comes with basic side dishes plus hotpot rice and jjigae (stew). Such a filling composition for one meal. The outside was grilled to a mouthwatering finish and the inside was so tender.

![Cheese tteokgalbi drizzled with cheese sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-19-1gxal-900.webp)

![Close-up of cheese tteokgalbi cross-section](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-20-rakp6-900.webp)

The cheese tteokgalbi comes with what looks like a cheese sauce drizzled on top! Even that cheese is so delicious,,, The tteokgalbi itself isn't chewy at all, it's tender to bite into, with that sweet-and-salty classic tteokgalbi flavor that anyone — adults and kids alike — will love.

![Hotpot rice served with the set](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-21-10cwk-900.webp)

![Doenjang jjigae with crab](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-22-86gtx-900.webp)

And on top of that, it comes with hotpot rice and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) with crab in it — the composition is insane. I really ate a filling meal! I kept thinking how glad I was that I came, haha, and that the long wait was worth it.

![Tteokgalbi set table cleaned out after a satisfying meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set/dongam-tteokgalbi-weekend-wait-cheese-set-23-dcw3c-900.webp)

## Can you pair it with a Haedong Yonggungsa course?

While looking for a menu the baby could eat well and adults could enjoy too, Dongam Tteokgalbi, a Korean restaurant near Haedong Yonggungsa in Busan, was exactly what came to mind. This was a repeat visit and it's still so good... I'm completely open to going again... I wish they'd open a branch near my house ㅠㅠ After eating a filling meal at Dongam Tteokgalbi, we went on to the Haedong Yonggungsa course, and it was close by and worked out great location-wise! (About 5 minutes by car.) If you're looking for a good Korean restaurant near Haedong Yonggungsa, I totally, totally recommend it!!

## Where it is

- Dongam Tteokgalbi (동암떡갈비)
- 160 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea, 3rd floor
- 부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 기장해안로 160 3층
- 35.1916366, 129.2166203
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8F%99%EC%95%94%EB%96%A1%EA%B0%88%EB%B9%84/@35.1916366,129.2166203,17z

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