Gijang tteokgalbi restaurant Saturday waiting tips: Dongam Tteokgalbi

Dongam Tteokgalbi location and hours

Dongam Tteokgalbi (동암떡갈비) 160 Gijanghaean-ro, 3rd floor, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea The bus stop across from Shinsegae Premium Outlets Dongbusan is the nearest stop to the restaurant.

Mon–Fri 11:00 - 21:00 Break 15:00 - 16:30 Sat–Sun No break

You just get parking guidance on the 1st floor of the building. On weekends or holidays the parking lot can get crowded, so follow the staff's instructions.

September 5, 2026, with my husband.

Since it was our 2nd wedding anniversary,

we went to Dongam Tteokgalbi near Lotte Outlet Gijang.

How long is the wait at Saturday noon lunch?

We arrived at 12pm on Saturday and it was completely full. We were 7th in line for waiting, and I think we waited about 30 minutes.

Self-bar and old-style dessert snacks

Dongam Tteokgalbi, a well-known spot near Haedong Yonggungsa Temple,

has stir-fried sausage rice and more,

and it's famous for having a self-bar.

The old-style snacks (옛날과자) served for dessert left an impression too.

Korean-style interior and a Lotte World view

The interior is clean and Korean-style haha

and through the big windows,

the Lotte World view is worth seeing too.

Menu and ordering conditions

All set menus require 2 people or more to order, and there's a kids' tteokgalbi menu too. There's a tteokgalbi set, cheese tteokgalbi, and more. You order via kiosk.

We ordered the cheese tteokgalbi set and the Dongam tteokgalbi set.

All menus can be ordered for 2 or more people,

and when we ordered two menus, they came out together, haha.

The hot pot rice and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) came out one each.

At first I was flustered thinking one portion was missing lol. The portions were big enough, so it wasn't a problem.

We each scooped some into our own rice bowls like this. The food was delicious too.

Cheese tteokgalbi taste and what fell short

The cheese tteokgalbi was a cheese bomb overall, with a chewy texture — delicious.

What fell short: there aren't many parking spots in the building, so if you come late there's nowhere to park. We ended up parking near Shinsegae Premium Outlets Dongbusan — for maybe 2 hours, the parking fee came to ₩8,000. Dongam Tteokgalbi covered ₩2,000 of it, so we spent ₩6,000 on parking.

And… there were only 2 baby chairs, so at first when we needed one there wasn't one and we were flustered. We asked a group that was finishing up and leaving, and got a baby chair from them.

When's the best time to go

The good points were: the taste and the friendliness the Korean-style interior

So I'd say it's not great to go during peak or crowded hours. If you go at a slower time, you can enjoy the Lotte World view at ease and take your time with the self-bar too.

The restroom felt well cared for too!