Grilled bori-gulbi set with green tea rice in Hadan, Busan

I went to Yukganmyeongga in Hadan! I heard they had a lotus-leaf rice set and got curious, so I checked it out. Their wood-fired grilled meat and lotus-leaf rice are apparently famous haha

Yukganmyeongga hours and parking info

• Hours: 11:00 - 22:00 (last order 21:00)
• Address: 270 Hasinjungang-ro, 2nd floor, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea
• Group seating, reservations, Wi-Fi, separate men's/women's restrooms, high chairs
• Parking: available inside the building

Parking is available inside the building! There's also space beside the building, so there are quite a lot of spots. You can visit without worrying about parking!

A spacious 2nd-floor space with a private room

Yukganmyeongga is on the 2nd floor! The interior is pretty spacious and clean. True to a Korean set-meal restaurant, each table is sectioned off and spaced well apart, so you can eat comfortably without worrying about the next table haha

And there's a separate private room too! It seemed great for a private meal or gathering. When I visited, I actually saw quite a few people there for what looked like a meeting-the-in-laws lunch! Seems like it's popular for family gatherings and important occasions too haha

Menu and order — bori-gulbi set for ₩27,000

Here's the menu! From Korean set meals to wood-fired lotus-leaf rice sets, beef and pork — there were more options than I expected. It seemed like the set meals and lotus-leaf rice sets were the most popular orders. I went with the bori-gulbi (dried yellow corvina) set for ₩27,000!

After ordering, warm tea came out. Having a warm cup of tea before the meal was nice and settling for the stomach.

A full spread of side dishes alone

True to a Korean set meal, the side dishes came out in a really wide variety! Even just the side dishes fill up the whole table!

From salad to kimchi, various namul (seasoned vegetable) side dishes, and japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) — each one plated neatly and generously haha

Warm lotus-leaf rice

The lotus-leaf rice came out too! It was a big portion and piping hot haha When I opened up the lotus leaf, it was topped generously with healthy ingredients like nuts, sweet pumpkin, and lotus root! It was chewy with a nice lotus-leaf aroma and really delicious haha

Wood-fired bori-gulbi, deboned for you at the table

Since I ordered the bori-gulbi, they also gave me green tea water along with it! And a nice touch — plastic gloves too!

As soon as the bori-gulbi came out, a staff member handled it for me right away! They separated the flesh into easy-to-eat pieces and even squeezed lemon over it neatly, so I could eat it with no hassle!

With the bori-gulbi added, the table was completely full! You can tell why this place is known as a great Korean set-meal restaurant, right...*

The bori-gulbi was especially big, with thick flesh haha I thought it'd be a small size, but it was much bigger — and above all, since it's grilled once in the wood-fired oven, it was crispy!

The crispy outside and the chewy flesh were so good! There was plenty of flesh and the seasoning on the bori-gulbi was well done, so it was nicely salty and delicious!

It's delicious just on its own, and even better eaten together with the lotus-leaf rice! The flesh was chewy and tasty, and since it's gulbi, separating the bones from the flesh was easy too!!

The best combo: rice soaked in green tea water

And the best combination was mixing rice into the green tea water, eating it with the bori-gulbi, and topping it with side dishes — it was seriously delicious! Eating it soaked in cool green tea water was heavenly...! I get why people eat this when they have no appetite haha

Dessert: ice cream and coffee

After the meal, there's ice cream and coffee ready too! I wanted to try the affogato, but they were out of coffee beans that day, unfortunately, so I couldn't have the coffee — but the ice cream itself was smooth and delicious haha

It was nice to finish with a sweet dessert! There's also an ice cream cone option, so you can have it in a cup or a cone!

Wrap-up

⭐ Parking is convenient and the table comes out full and neatly arranged! Great for family meals, of course, but also good for a work dinner or meeting-the-in-laws occasion in Hadan! If you're looking for a hearty, well-put-together Korean set-meal restaurant in Hadan, I'd recommend Yukganmyeongga.