Birthday set with tonkatsu curry near Gwangalli Beach, Busan

SponsoredBy YerinWritten Sep 9, 2026

In short

Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch is a Japanese home-style restaurant on the 2nd floor near Geumnyeonsan Station in Suyeong, Busan. On a birthday visit booked through Catch Table, the writer ordered a two-person set with tonkatsu curry and chicken nanban and got a birthday treat on top. With 100-hour-aged curry, potato croquettes and milk pudding, this is a spot worth revisiting every time you're in Gwangalli.

Exterior of the building housing Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch

Good to know

Address: 27 Namcheon-dong-ro 108beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea, 2nd floor
Hours: Daily 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:00)
Break time: 15:00–17:00 (no break time on weekends)
Service: Reservations / group dining / takeout available
Jeongsik (set meals): Karaage set ₩12,500 / Chicken nanban set ₩12,000 / Gganpunggi set ₩12,000
Curry: Tonkatsu curry set ₩13,900 / King prawn curry set ₩13,900 / Assorted croquette curry set ₩13,900 / Vegetable croquette curry set ₩12,500
Udon: Meat udon set ₩11,500 / Fried tofu udon set ₩10,500 / Cold green tangerine udon ₩14,500
Side: Menbosha 4pcs ₩5,000
Drinks & dessert: Plum/mango/strawberry watsoda ₩6,000 each / Mango or strawberry in milk ₩6,500 each / Milk pudding ₩4,500
Set menus: Signature 1-person set ₩21,900 / Plum 1-person set ₩25,500 / 2-person set B ₩35,900 / Plum 2-person set ₩39,500 / 2-person set A ₩40,900 / Special 3-person set ₩52,900 / Plum 3-person set ₩59,900 / Chicken nanban set ₩14,500

as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026

There's one place I always go to whenever I'm in Gwangalli ✨ — and it's the spot I recommend without hesitation whenever anyone asks me for a good restaurant in Gwangalli 🧁 💬

I love Japanese home-style cooking in general, and the menu here is so cute and satisfying that I keep coming back — it's a genuinely great restaurant !!! 🍛🥘

Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch

Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch: location and hours

📍 27 Namcheon-dong-ro 108beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan, 2nd floor, Daidokoro
🕙 Daily 11:00–21:00
✨ Break time 15:00–17:00 (no break time on weekends)
Last order 20:00
✅ Reservations / group dining / takeout available

Entrance to Daidokoro full of Japanese-style atmosphere

Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch signage and exterior

If you love Japanese-style atmosphere, you'll definitely love this place ✨💛 It's a Gwangalli favorite with over ten thousand reviews and a rating that stays above 4.7, so there's always a wait — booking through Catch Table is a must … 🌟

Entrance to the stairs leading up to the 2nd floor

Daidokoro mirror hanging on the stairwell wall

The stairs up to the 2nd floor and the waiting area

On the way up to the second floor there's even a Daidokoro mirror like this 🐱✨💛

Decor along the way up to Daidokoro's 2nd floor

Decorations in the Daidokoro waiting area

The waiting area is also full of cute little details like this ✨🐠✨

Wall decor and lighting in the waiting area

Waiting area with Japanese home-style restaurant atmosphere

I'd booked ahead on Catch Table and was waiting nearby before I came in !!!

Menu board showing jeongsik and curry menus

Guide to the 1-person, 2-person, and 3-person set menus

The menu ranges from single-person sets to two-person and three-person sets ✨🐠

🍱 Daidokoro centers on Japanese home-style dishes, with a range of jeongsik (set meals), curry, udon, and combo sets.

🍗 Jeongsik (set meals)

Karaage set ₩12,500
Chicken nanban set ₩12,000
Gganpunggi set ₩12,000

Tonkatsu curry set ₩13,900
King prawn curry set ₩13,900
Assorted croquette curry set ₩13,900
Vegetable croquette curry set ₩12,500

Meat udon set ₩11,500
Fried tofu udon set ₩10,500
Cold green tangerine udon ₩14,500

Menbosha 4pcs ₩5,000

🍹 Drinks

Plum watsoda ₩6,000
Mango watsoda ₩6,000
Strawberry watsoda ₩6,000
Mango in milk ₩6,500
Strawberry in milk ₩6,500
Milk pudding ₩4,500

👫 Set menus

Plum 1-person set ₩25,500
Plum 2-person set ₩39,500
Plum 3-person set ₩59,900
Signature 1-person set ₩21,900
2-person set B ₩35,900
2-person set A ₩40,900
Special 3-person set ₩52,900
Chicken nanban set ₩14,500

The two-person set I had on my birthday

Every time I come, I order the Daidokoro two-person set ✨🍛

The ordered Daidokoro two-person set laid out on the table

Japanese home-style two-person set served at the table

This day happened to be my birthday, so I even checked the birthday box on the reservation 🧁 haha

Tonkatsu curry set and chicken nanban set

The tonkatsu + curry set and the chicken nanban set ✨💛💛 both of them are my absolute favorites 🥹💦 hahaha

Daidokoro curry topped with a soft-boiled egg

100-hour-aged curry and the side dishes

Daidokoro's curry is genuinely the flavor I love — it's aged for 100 hours so the taste is deep and rich, and there's an adorable soft-boiled egg on top ✨❤

There's a nice variety of side dishes too, and the potato croquette + milk pudding are seriously, seriously delicious 🥺💛💛

Side dishes including potato croquette and milk pudding

The birthday treat was so cute

Chicken karaage and butter soy sauce rice from another visit

This is the chicken karaage I had on a different day — the butter soy sauce rice (add ₩1,500) that goes with it is honestly the highlight

And if you like tonkatsu, definitely order the tonkatsu at Daidokoro !!!! They say they use top-grade meat prepped the same day — crispy outside, juicy inside, and pairing it with the curry is unbeatable …

Gwangalli Beach is right out front, so you can also take a stroll to digest after eating ✨💬