Taeyang Gu · 3 stories
Writes about small restaurants and family-run tables scattered across Gyeonggi towns. · Writes about: Restaurants
Yuok is a Japanese restaurant serving eel rice bowls and set meals on Songjeongangbyeon-ro in Haeundae, Busan. On a weekday afternoon visit with a dog, the order was the jumbo unaju set, the tori-don set and tamago fry (fried egg) as a side, and the sweet grilled eel, mild chicken and soft fried egg made switching between bowls the best part. As a filling meal before heading down to the sea in Songjeong, Yuok was satisfying.
Eochongye 1beonji is a sashimi and seafood restaurant on Bandal Island in Danwon-gu, Ansan. On a visit with her mom, who had come over for the first time in a while, the writer ordered live octopus (sannakji) and a medium seasonal mixed sashimi platter, alternating between the chewy wriggling octopus and several kinds of sashimi including conger eel. Even her picky-eating mom was happy with it, making this a combination worth ordering again at Eochongye 1beonji whenever a sashimi craving hits.
Haemokjeong Daebudo Branch is a seafood restaurant in Ansan, Gyeonggi, specialising in dishes like spicy seafood stew and braised short ribs. Arriving seven minutes before the 11am opening, the writer ordered mushroom kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) for two, and was served first even as tour groups filled the parking lot and dining room within minutes — early enough to catch the train. If you want a clean, mildly spicy broth in Daebudo instead of the usual clam kalguksu, the mushroom kalguksu at Haemokjeong Daebudo Branch is the answer.
