Korean BBQ with wine in Gwangalli: French rack wine set at Donbegi

Donbegi Gwang-an Branch (돈베기 광안점) is where I went in Gwangalli for a group-dinner pork belly place where staff grill the meat for you.

A Gwangalli group-dinner pork belly spot with no break time: my visit to Donbegi ✨ It's a classic aged pork specialist with a wonderfully soft texture. I'm recommending it as a date course after a day at Gwangalli Beach (❁´◡`❁)

Where is Donbegi Gwang-an Branch, and where do you park?

Donbegi Gwang-an Branch sits right in front of Gwangalli Beach, behind Millak Sea Land raw fish center. If you park at the Seohui Starhills Centum Primo officetel in front of the restaurant, they support up to 2 hours of free parking, I was told. It's a big, standalone BBQ restaurant on two floors.

I enjoyed the Gwangalli ocean view in the daytime, then came to Donbegi for a late dinner 👍🏻 A Gwangalli restaurant where you can bring your car and still eat without any fuss 😁

Donbegi Gwang-an Branch menu and prices

For two people there was a couple wine set and a family assortment, and the à la carte dishes are reasonably priced too: ₩50,000–60,000 gets you a hearty meal.

I had to have the pork skin, so I made a note of it, and I also added an order of roe rice ☺️

Inside Donbegi: hexagonal tables and honeycomb grills

At Donbegi Gwang-an Branch you can help yourself to side dishes at the self-serve bar, and you grill the meat on a honeycomb-patterned grill at special hexagonal tables. The staff do all the grilling, which made things much easier 💕

Basic side dishes and myeongnan (pollock roe)

The table is laid with all the side dishes already set out, so you can start eating the meat right away, and I loved that. The roe in the basic setting is excellent too, and you can order extra.

How was the French rack wine set for 2?

When I ordered the French rack wine set for 2, out came Donbegi's signature French rack. It comes with the bone attached, tomahawk style: aged pork rib meat on the bone, so there's no way it could taste bad ✨

Since it's a wine set, two glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon house wine come with it, perfect to go with the meal, and great value at the set price •• Even ordered separately it costs about as much as a glass of beer, so it's a lovely setup 😁

French rack pork grilled by the staff

The grill temperature for the French rack was just right and I ate it very happily 🙌🏻 The staff keep walking around checking on things, so you can eat without worrying about burning the meat. A Gwangalli restaurant that grills for you!

True to its reputation as a Gwangalli group-dinner pork belly place, the marbling was clean. The pork is aged for a long time for a tender texture, and it tasted exactly as clean as it looks 💛

How much is a glass of house wine at Donbegi?

Donbegi Gwang-an Branch's house wine, Concha y Toro Reservado Cabernet Sauvignon, is ₩23,000 a bottle in the restaurant, and a glass is only ₩6,000, so it's a glass pour you have to order. It's well balanced with decent body, and it cut the richness of the meat nicely.

French rack with house sauce and myeongi namul (pickled wild garlic leaves)

Donbegi's aged meat is delicious on its own, but with the house special sauce, myeongi namul (pickled wild garlic-like greens) and the various side dishes, the flavor really comes alive, and it's fun to eat it different ways. No wonder people seek it out for Gwangalli group-dinner pork belly, it tasted amazing ••

What is the minimum order for pork skin at Donbegi?

Pork skin (껍데기) at Donbegi Gwang-an Branch can be ordered from 2 servings, but it was such a addictive one that I wished I'd ordered 3 🙇🏻‍♀️ They cook it until the outside is crisp and press it with a weight so it doesn't splatter, so it was crunchy outside and bouncy inside. It was a lovely evening at Donbegi Gwang-an Branch!

Donbegi Gwang-an Branch visitor info

• Address: 34 Millakbondong-ro 11beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan (1st and 2nd floors)
• Hours: Daily 12:00–23:30 (last order 23:00)
• Parking: Up to 2 hours free at the Seohui Starhills Centum Primo officetel