Haeundae bar at 4 PM opening: small suyuk and bibim guksu, Namcheonjip

Seriously, wow today!!! I'm a Busan native and thought I'd been everywhere, but I clearly have a long way to go!!! Haha. I may be a local, but I'm going nationwide, worldwide even, haha. Self-proclaimed and proclaimed by friends, okay!!! Haha.

Even in Haeundae, where I come all the time, there were so many good places I hadn't tried yet, and this time I found a Haeundae suyuk (boiled pork) spot I was so, so satisfied with that I definitely want to come back. The menu is pure makgeolli (rice wine) mode!!! Jeon (pan-fried pancakes), suyuk and samhap (a combo plate) are the mains!! Enough said, right???

Let's get moving~~~ It's near Haeundae District Office, so it's easy to find!!!

★ Suyuk, samhap, jeon and lots more dishes made for makgeolli, great for get-togethers, and the menu has plenty that adults and kids both like!!!! The cooking is really good, so I highly recommend it!!!

Namcheonjip location and opening hours

• Location: 21 Jungdong 2-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
• Hours: daily 4 PM to 12 AM / last order 10:45 PM
• Closes 1 hour earlier on Sundays
• There's a parking lot!!! A big one!!!

Follow the address above and you'll see a huge, pretty standalone building, so it's super easy to find~~~

If you've found this building, you made it!!! It really stands out, doesn't it??? The main dishes are written at the entrance, along with a sign saying it's a samhap specialist!!! A samhap specialist, I tell you!!!!

Oh~~~ a place with real character, it looks like a proper good restaurant, haha.

The 1st-floor hall and what we ordered

The 1st-floor hall of Namcheonjip is bigger than I expected~~~ An interior that makes the drinks go down smoothly~~ All wood, which is just right for makgeolli~~~ Haha. I'm hungry, so let's order first and look around later!!!

Mains, sides and drinks, lots of choices but the menu is really tidy~!!! These are all things I love!!! Ah!!!! I should bring a crowd and order a bit of everything, but today I have to hold back.... Haha.

• Small suyuk x1
• Bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles) x1
• Jipyeong draft makgeolli x1
• Bowl of rice x1

So this is my fairly varied order~~~ Haha. I love makgeolli and I'm a Jipyeong draft fanatic, so makgeolli it is~~~ And makgeolli's best friend suyuk, can't give that up!!! And suyuk's best friend bibim guksu, need I say more~~~ Just order it!!! Let's go!!!!

What is the 2nd-floor group room like?

I knew the building looked big!!! The 2nd floor is even bigger!! Haha. The 2nd floor is group seating, with a private, reserved-seat feel!!! Room-style, great for group gatherings!!!!

The 2nd floor has a nice view too~ A good spot for family or friends! If you're planning a gathering, reserving the 2nd floor would let you relax in private~~~

Side dishes include braised hairtail

After looking around I came back down and the side dishes were all set!!! I love Namcheonjip for this!!! So speedy!! Haha. I hate waiting, so I went right at opening, and several tables were already full~~~ How good must this place be!!!!

The geotjeori (fresh-cut kimchi) is a knockout~~~ I'm saving it to wrap with the suyuk... And there's japchae (glass noodle stir-fry) and yeolmu kimchi (young radish kimchi)... the yeolmu kimchi goes on the bibim guksu too!!! I didn't know about the basic sides, but they go perfectly with what I ordered~~~ Such a good feeling, Namcheonjip ♥

And the moment I saw that braised hairtail, I couldn't help gulping down a glass of makgeolli~~~ Braised hairtail is a rice thief, a total rice stealer.... Really, so good!!!!

Small suyuk with glossy skin

Aww!!! The main dish arrived and I got so excited~~~ I love suyuk so much, and this one is tender and bouncy and clearly glossy all over~~~ The kind of look that can't be bad, T_T. And the skin is no joke!!! It's obviously pork belly with five layers~~~ Crazy!!! It looks so delicious!!!

Seasoned dried radish strips with garlic and chili, and that was it, done!!! Delicious even without anything else!!!!!

The full spread is crazy~~~~ and the close-up of the meat is even crazier!!! Can you see how glossy the skin is??? It looks so bouncy and tender....T_T Namcheonjip is the real deal.....???

Bibim guksu under ₩7,000, with a seriously big portion

Ahh... just as I was about to dig in and admiring the look of it, another dish arrived!!!

The bibim guksu~~~~ Wait!!! Namcheonjip's bibim guksu is under ₩7,000 and the portion is crazy~~~ Definitely order this~~~

Seriously, the noodles are cooked just right, the sauce is spicy and sharp, and it's packed with vegetables, so this home-cooked touch is amazing!!! I don't love thin somyeon noodles that much, but this bibim guksu is the real deal!!!!

Suyuk wraps topped with bibim guksu

Start with the meat, wrap it up any way you like~~ and enjoy~~~ The meat suddenly vanished!!! Eat it with the bibim guksu in between~~~ Putting bibim guksu inside the wrap is really, truly delicious!!! Ah.... I think I'll keep thinking about Namcheonjip's suyuk for a while...

Haha, I just kept inhaling it without a word!!! That feeling when it's so good you don't want to talk, you just want to keep eating!!! It's been a while!?? Haha.

There was plenty of every kind of wrap vegetable too, and true to a suyuk specialist, the suyuk is chewy, bouncy and tender: Haeundae's Namcheonjip! I absolutely recommend this place!!! Go for sure~~~ Next time I'm going to try the samhap!!! It's bound to be delicious!