23-dish dachi set at a Gwangalli sashimi restaurant: Gwanganda Jjji

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Introducing Gwanganda Jjji, an ocean-view sashimi restaurant that's perfect for gatherings.

When you think of Busan, you have to eat one thing — sashimi! The dish you'll regret not having eaten.

I used to buy takeout from sashimi centers a lot, but with the hot weather I wanted somewhere quiet where we could have the space to ourselves and enjoy not just sashimi but a variety of seafood dishes. I asked my Busan-native friend, and she strongly recommended Gwanganda Jjji. True to its name, you can taste a colorful dachi (seafood banquet) spread there, so I booked and rushed right over. There's always a reason behind a local's recommendation.

Gwanganda Jjji location and opening hours

• Location: 6th floor, Sanbada Hoe Town, 17-20 Gwanganhaebyeon-ro 344beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea
• Hours: 12:00–22:50 (last order 20:30)
• Break time 14:10–16:30 / Wednesdays open from 16:30, no break time
• Closed: Tuesdays
• Parking available (1st floor of building, waterside public lot gives 1 car per table 1 hour free)
• Restrooms inside (separated by gender)
• Private rooms, high chairs, Naver Reservations available

Getting to Gwanganda Jjji by Gwangalli Waterside Park, and parking

If you're on foot, take exit 1 of Minrak Station, board bus 210, and get off at Millak Waterside Park. If you're driving, just enter 'Gwanganda Jjji' into your navigation.

There are 6 parking spots on the 1st floor of the building. Parking isn't abundant, but no worries — right next door is a very spacious waterside park public parking lot. It's attached to the building so you can park and walk straight in! Parking at the public lot gets you a discount of 1 car per table, 2 hours.

Gwanganda Jjji, a Millak-dong restaurant located on the 6th floor of Sanbada Hoe Town.

Take the elevator up and there it is! Let's go.

Gwangan Bridge window hall and private rooms for 8

Walking into Gwanganda Jjji, the kitchen is on the left, a private room closed off by a sliding door is also on the left, and the main hall is straight ahead. What hits you first is Gwanganda Jjji's main hall with its floor-to-ceiling windows giving an open, airy feeling. A space spacious enough for group visits, and with that comes the much-anticipated view — the Gwangan Bridge ocean view..♡

You can watch the sunset over Gwangan Bridge, or the fireworks over Gwangan Bridge, from front-row seats.

Next up, the private room. Slide open the door and a private room for up to 8 people appears. It can also be combined with the room next door for groups larger than 8, making Gwanganda Jjji perfect for birthday parties in Gwangalli, family gatherings, or company dinners.

On the table there's a tablet for ordering, plus tissues, soy sauce, chojang (vinegar-chili sauce), paper cups, and a bottle opener.

What's in the 55,000-won dachi set?

Gwanganda Jjji's signature menu is the dachi set at ₩55,000 per person — a 23-course meal that includes a sashimi platter, seafood, abalone porridge and more!

There's also an abalone porridge (₩15,000) available to order between noon and 2pm, so you can have a simple yet nutrient-packed lunch. And of course, a perfect meal needs drinks — Gwanganda Jjji has them too. Corkage is paid as well (₩10,000 per bottle) ☆

They're running a Naver receipt review event — write a review with a food photo, 3+ keywords, and a compliment, and get either a Hoegaarden, San Miguel, or a soft drink as a gift. Can't resist joining in!!

Side dishes and the first course

The basic setting laid out once the order is placed. Individually wrapped utensils, small plates, ssam (wrap) vegetables, savory makjang (fermented paste) and garlic & wasabi.

Pour the chojang and soy sauce on the table and you're fully ready to eat — right as the spread arrives. Wild ginseng, salad, hoe-muchim (spicy mixed sashimi salad), cheese scallops, steamed abalone, blood cockle salad, soy-marinated crab, cream shrimp, pufferfish skin salad — truly a jaw-dropping amount of food.

We warmed up with the sweet-and-sour sashimi salad, the pufferfish skin salad, and the blood cockle salad that clings perfectly to your palate. I wanted to mix the seasoned blood cockle straight into rice right away, but held off since so much more food was still coming.

Grilled eel, cheese scallops and cream shrimp

Grilled eel with proper smoky flavor, best eaten hot; soft scallops piled with rich mayo sauce; savory buchu-jeon (chive pancake); and cream shrimp — crispy outside, tender inside, putting Chinese restaurants to shame.

Personally the eel and shrimp were totally my type; is this really a sashimi restaurant?!!!!!!

A roll with shrimp tempura, cucumber and crab stick, soy-marinated crab loaded with rice-stealing meat, and beautifully steamed abalone.

Assorted seafood platter

Next came the assorted seafood platter — raw shrimp, top shell, sea squirt, abalone sashimi, live octopus.

Very fresh seafood with more sweetness than fishiness. One bottle of soju just disappears with this.

Four-kind sashimi platter and make-your-own sushi

Beautiful sashimi tastes good too. The main event of the day — a neatly arranged sashimi platter of flounder, red seabream, spotted flounder, and sea bass!

Sea bass, flounder, red seabream, spotted flounder. Cut to just the right thickness, not too thin nor too thick. Super fresh with that chewy texture alive in every bite — I couldn't stop smiling happily the whole time.

Sushi rice was also served, so you can make your own sushi. I went with flounder + aged kimchi sushi, cleared it right away.

Blue crab stew, tempura and braised rockfish, and still more

Nope, not done yet. But it's not over until it's over.

Next came crab and shrimp tempura, blue crab stew, and braised rockfish. One sip of the broth from the refreshing blue crab stew instantly hits the reset button. The crab's signature sweetness and coolness is insane.

The tempura is the definition of crispy outside, juicy inside — would pair perfectly with beer. Japanese-style restaurant tempura is indeed good.

The braised rockfish — firm flesh, well-seasoned, the textbook definition of braised fish. This is a flavor everyone will like, no exceptions. Along with the perfectly cooked radish, it was absolute perfection.

Finishing with abalone porridge made with abalone innards

To finish, a savory-smelling, nutrient-packed abalone porridge made with abalone organs. Abalone meat was also included, so the texture was perfect too.

It's delicious even eaten plain, but it goes perfectly with the blood cockle salad and braised rockfish. Everyone, eat it two, three times like this!!!!

Who is Gwanganda Jjji best for?

Two happy thumbs up. Gwanganda Jjji is a Gwangalli sashimi restaurant where you can really feel the charm of a dachi restaurant's variety of dishes. For ₩55,000 per person, you can enjoy everything from seafood to sashimi to a full meal.

With an ocean view of Gwangan Bridge and private rooms, it's perfect for family gatherings or group dinners! For anyone looking for a Gwangalli sashimi restaurant, I recommend Gwanganda Jjji. This is really the place my Busan-native friend strongly recommended, haha.