# Pork BBQ by Seomyeon Station: yolk dip, chili pickles, bracken, Don J - By Second Plate (https://superchart.com/en/@second-serving/) - Written Jun 29, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Busanjin, Busan - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@second-serving/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-39d6/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@second-serving/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-39d6/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@second-serving/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-39d6/index.md) ## In short Don J Busan Seomyeon (돈제이 부산서면점) is a pork belly restaurant in Seomyeon, Busan, right below Lotte Department Store, where staff grill the meat for you on a cauldron lid. On a Monday evening the writer ordered 600g of pork neck, highland kimchi stew, young radish and meat bibimbap (mixed rice bowl) and butter rice from a review event, and the soy-yolk sauce with chili pickles and grilled bracken, along with the side menu, stood out. Don J Busan Seomyeon is a Korean BBQ spot worth returning to as much for its sides and combinations as for the meat. ## Good to know - **Address**: 1F, 52 Gaya-daero 784beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan (right below Lotte Department Store in Seomyeon) - **Hours**: Sun–Thu 17:00–01:00 / Fri–Sat 17:00–02:00 - **Parking**: No parking - **Service**: Staff grill all the meat for you on a cauldron lid - **What we ordered**: 600g pork neck, highland kimchi stew, young radish (yeolmu) and meat bibimbap, butter rice (review event) - **Free side dishes**: Shredded green onion, pickled wild garlic leaves (myeongi-namul), chili pickles / bracken, kimchi and bean sprouts for grilling / a range of sauces - **Booking tip**: Book through Catch Table for Friday, Saturday and Sunday visits *as written by the visitor on Jun 29, 2026* ## Where is Don J Busan Seomyeon, and when should you go? Don J Busan Seomyeon (돈제이 부산서면점) is a pork belly restaurant at 52 Gayadae-ro 784beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, on the 1st floor, right below Lotte Department Store in Seomyeon. It is open Sun–Thu 17:00–01:00 and Fri–Sat 17:00–02:00, and there is no parking. ![Inside Don J Busan Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-01-1ipd2-900.webp) ![Don J Busan Seomyeon below Lotte Department Store in Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-02-5cgf9-900.webp) ![Photo of the Don J Busan Seomyeon dining room](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-03-1m659-900.webp) - Address: 52 Gayadae-ro 784beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan (1st floor) - Hours: 17:00–01:00 (Sun–Thu) / 17:00–02:00 (Fri, Sat) - No parking / staff-grilled meat / good-value set menus / great sides It sits right under Lotte Department Store in Seomyeon, so it's easy to find and easy to reach. It was a delicious BBQ place, and for the first time in a while we left saying, "Let's come back." I went on a Monday, and by the time we finished eating the place was almost completely full. If you're going on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, I'd definitely recommend booking through Catch Table. ## What did we order at Don J Busan Seomyeon? The two of us ordered 600g of pork neck, highland kimchi stew, yeolmu (young radish greens) and meat bibimbap, and butter rice. I thought we'd finish everything, but no matter how hard we tried, we just couldn't. ![Don J Busan Seomyeon menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-04-1ne0f-1200.webp) ![Another page of the Don J Busan Seomyeon menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-05-1r3hz-900.webp) ## What are the side dishes and sauces like at Don J Busan Seomyeon? The standard sides are green onion salad, myeongi-namul (wild garlic pickles) and chili pickles, while the bracken, kimchi and bean sprouts are all meant to be grilled on the lid. I was surprised by how many sauces there were, and even though I'd never seen most of them before, many were far tastier than I expected. ![Standard side dishes and sauces at Don J Busan Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-06-1vebk-900.webp) ![Side dish spread at Don J Busan Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-07-1mi0x-900.webp) Usually I only eat the wild garlic and green onion salad, but the chili pickles were way better than I expected. The fact that they make every side dish themselves made me like the place even more. ![Sauces and side dishes at Don J Busan Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-08-gvtnq-900.webp) ![Soy-yolk sauce with side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-09-ctcd7-900.webp) ### The combo I ate most: soy-yolk sauce + chili pickles + bracken A sauce of pork soy sauce (I think?) topped with an egg yolk was the one I ate most with the meat. That sauce plus chili pickles plus bracken was seriously, really good. It made me want to go back just for that. ## Do the staff grill the meat at Don J Busan Seomyeon? Yes, the staff grill everything for you, so there's nothing for you to do. They also grill bracken, kimchi and bean sprouts on the cauldron lid alongside the meat. ![Staff grilling meat on the cauldron lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-10-qnfyj-900.webp) ![Meat and vegetables grilling on the cauldron lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-11-s09if-900.webp) They grill the bracken, and maybe because it's so well seasoned, it was much tastier than I expected. Definitely ask for extra kimchi and have them grill lots and lots of it. It's insanely good. ![Pork neck, kimchi and bracken grilling on the lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-12-iz5dk-900.webp) ![Meat and grilled vegetables on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-13-5wize-900.webp) ![Pork belly grilling with side vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-14-13wsb-900.webp) While it's grilling, deciding what to eat first is always the hardest part, haha. Next time I'll definitely ask for a little more kimchi, grilled green onion and bracken, and have them grill plenty. Looking at these photos, I want to eat it all over again. The pork belly in particular was so good. ![Pork belly grilled on the cauldron lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-15-m59v9-900.webp) ### Cauldron-lid grilling and the staff's recommended combos Because it's a cauldron lid, the fat and flavor are definitely better. And when the meat is nearly done, the staff explain every combination for eating it deliciously, and all of them were a real kick. ![Grilled salted shrimp with meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-16-1mrzx-900.webp) They grill the salted shrimp in an interesting way, and the combo of grilled salted shrimp, perilla leaf and chili pickles was great. ![Handmade pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs with the meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-17-gr8yk-900.webp) Handmade pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs also come out, and these were surprisingly good too. When the meat starts to feel heavy, eating it this way makes it feel like pork cutlet and brings you back to the meat. ![One bite of meat, grilled vegetables and green onion salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-18-1not3-900.webp) Cramming in all the grilled vegetables, meat, green onion salad and sauces at once was really, really delicious. I'm going back again just to eat this. ## Which side menu items are good at Don J Busan Seomyeon? Like my title says, Don J Busan Seomyeon is a place famous for its sides, and the new yeolmu meat bibimbap was really, truly delicious. As we left, I said they could sell this at lunch too, it was that much my style. ![Yeolmu meat bibimbap at Don J Busan Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-19-12afc-900.webp) ![New menu yeolmu meat bibimbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-20-16fa7-900.webp) ### Highland kimchi stew with melt-in-your-mouth meat ![Highland kimchi stew full of meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-21-18qg2-900.webp) The highland kimchi stew is kept simmering, so the meat goes past tender into melting. I personally love this kind of kimchi stew, so it was totally my style. There was so much meat that I wondered whether the price was right. ### Review-event butter rice ![Butter rice received through the review event](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-22-apddl-900.webp) We got the butter rice through a review event. I liked the yeolmu meat bibimbap, but my girlfriend preferred this butter rice. It was more than a full bowl of rice, and she finished it all. ## Is Don J Busan Seomyeon worth going back to? Don J Busan Seomyeon was a BBQ place I wanted to go back to for the first time in a while. It's a BBQ place I want to visit again soon. ![Wrap-up photo of the meal at Don J Busan Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-23-80r1l-900.webp) ## Where it is - Don J Busan Seomyeon (돈제이 부산서면점) - 52 Gayadae-ro 784beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 부산진구 가야대로784번길 52 1층 - 35.1551686, 129.0571651 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8F%88%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4%20%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EC%84%9C%EB%A9%B4%EC%A0%90/@35.1551686,129.0571651,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@second-serving/seomyeon-donjay-pork-belly-side-dishes-39d6/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt