[Busan] Nampo Seolleongtang 남포설렁탕

Was here in the morning for breakfast. Just wanted something soupy, comforting and seolleongtang (ox bone soup) sounds about right. Moreover, haven't tried a proper one yet and this shall be my first!

shop front

There's actually another shop that sells the same thing but we opted for this one as the other shop have not started their business yet. 

interior

The staff are friendly and welcoming although they are not conversant in English but there's no issue in communication since the menu has pictures and we could confirm our order via a smattering of Korean.

One could choose to order whether you want the ox tendon, or lean meat, or mixture of meat and tendons etc. There's also a sampler set which our table accidentally ordered, in case you would like to try all the available cuts at one go. This was presented beautifully but not the regular bowl that you might be wanting.

ban chan

sampler set

Staff was kind enough to let us know whether the items that we ordered came with rice or not. The sampler set actually didn't come with rice and so we ordered one but subsequently, Ivan ordered another regular soup set (which came with rice) and the staff kindly asked us if we wanted the additional rice and they helped us to cancel the extra rice order since the later order of the set came with complimentary rice. Kudos to the staff who showed her care for the customer in this manner. 감사합니다!

yummy

meat dumplings

We placed additional order for meat dumplings (galbi mandu) and these were good!

glass noodles

As usual, the ox tail soup came with some glass noodles and I particularly liked the egg strips in it. The soup was served piping hot and tasted delicious.

The meat was tender and not funky. Just wished the bowl had more meat.

The most expensive item that we ordered was the sampler (₩18000) and the regular ox bone soup bowls were about ₩12000 to ₩13000.

Nampo Seolleongtang 남포설렁탕 

Address: 5 Gudeok-ro 34beon-gil, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea

Contact: +82512552263

Business Hours: Daily 24 hours

[Busan] The Premium 삼환축산 남포점 Samhwan Livestock Nampo Branch

This was a random find near our hotel and we went there twice for dinner! Friendly staff, and reasonably priced BBQ.

shopfront

menu with pricing

We were seated fairly quickly in the bustling restaurant. 

grill ready

There's a minimum order as per any other BBQ restaurants where the first meat cut must be of minimally 500gms and subsequent ones can be at less. For 4 of us, there's no issue in polishing off 500gms. I noticed that they will serve the portions that are less than 500 gms first.

side dishes (self-serve)

The shop has a section where the side dishes, BBQ condiments, and leafy greens and diners could just help themselves with those.

boneless galbi

gently placed on grill

let it cook

On our first visit, the boss would come to our table and to grill the meats for us. On Day 2, they did come by to observe but left the grilling to ourselves. Maybe our grilling skills had met their expected standards? Hahaha!

The shop seemed to be managed by a couple (or siblings, not sure) and both are friendly.

I liked it when the ordered meats don't come all at once. We would finish grilling the served cut and then the next one would appear.

thin skirt

let's eat!

I think we ate about 250 gms of meat per pax on each of our visit.

beef

pork belly

change of grill

After grilling the beef cuts, the staff came over to change our grill top before the pork belly arrives.

pair the meats with copious amount of vege

let's cut it up

getting there

pork belly, bite size

Second visit

The second time was just the next day, haha! Not sure if the boss recognized us but I would like to think that she did.

beef

pork neck

On second visit, we were only in a group of 3 as one of our buddy had stomach problems. Nevertheless, we still did at least 700 gms in total.

pork

enjoy~

The meats were well presented, natural tasting and the shop provides all sorts of condiments for us to enjoy with the meats. My favourite item to take from the refrigerated area (ban chan section) was the peach or orange. It was our dessert. Keke.

Enjoyable and definitely deserves to be recommended if you have cravings for BBQ. Go for the premium cuts as the price was reasonable.

Thank you to the bosses for coming to chat with us on our first visit. She even gave me a small Kelly beer glass as farewell gift. 감사합니다!

삼환축산 남포점 Samhwan Livestock Nampo Branch

Address: 7-1 Nampo-dong 3(sam)-ga, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea

Contact: +82512487583

Business Hours:

Daily: 12–11 pm

[Busan] Morning Trip to Jagalchi Market 자갈치시장

We checked out of our Haeundae hotel and stayed somewhere closer to BIFF, and Jagalchi Market is also within this area. So, naturally, we had to do a proper visit to Jagalchi as previously, we only went to the outer side of the market and had lunch at one of the restaurants there. This time round, we will be buying the fresh seafood from one of the vendors and get it cooked upstairs.

Jagalchi Fish Market building right in front

outerside vendor

Instead of going right for the food, we went up to the Jagalchi Market Observatory.

The view from the observatory was nice!

photo-op

enjoying the view of Busan port

Unless you were up there for a photo-shoot, otherwise, nothing much to do at the Jagalchi Market Observatory.

So we went back down to the wet market area.

shop for fresh seafood

However, I found the experience pretty stressful as each vendor will try to entice you to buy from their stall. The pricing varies from vendor to vendor and some may throw in specials for you if you ask nicely.

We bought some ₩30,000 worth of shellfish from a random seller and went upstairs to have it cooked. The cooking and dine-in price was about ₩32,000 (for 4 pax), so we probably should get more seafood in that case. Ordered additional stuffs from the Level 2 shop where we had our seafood cooked; fish sashimi, and grilled rockfish.

banchan

shellfish from downstairs, cooked upstairs

The sweet potato and peanuts were nice. The shellfish was grilled simply and we enjoyed the natural taste of the sea.

peanuts

sweet potato

nice

does this have alcohol?

cheers

As the cooking method was either grilled or steamed, our food arrived quickly. But then, we also devoured it as quickly as it came. Hahaha!

sashimi

lettuce wrap

dipping sauce

I can't stress it enough but one must order grilled rockfish when in Busan. Had it many years ago, and had it again this time. It tasted as good as ever!

grilled rockfish

firm, sweet flesh, not too bony

The grilled fish was slightly salted so, it paired well with the beer. Then, came to the question on whether we wanted to try the Alaskan King Crab and in the end, we decided yes. Informed the lady boss of the shop and told her that we wanted the smallest size of the crab which from our initial experience downstairs, it will be close to 2kg. The cheapest market price per kilo for that day that I enquired from 3 shops, was around ₩55,000.

She went downstairs for a few minutes and then came back to inform that the total price (inclusive of cooking would be around ₩180,000. The crab weight was around 2kg. We agreed and off she went to purchase and cook it for us.

Alaskan King Crab

It was the best decision ever! My first time trying Alaskan King Crab and it is worth the money. Freshly steamed crab meat tasted so sweet!

cracked and ready to eat

yummy!

I liked that the crab was so easy to eat not only because of its size, but also because the restaurant cracked the shell for easier access.

One thing I noted was the juice from the crab was not as umami as I thought it would be, but we still drank it. Keke!

The people that we met at Jagalchi Market was nice and friendly, even if we didn't buy from their stall. But of course, I felt 'paiseh' as I had to walk away after asking for the price. Sorry!

The ladies at the Level 2 restaurant were also nice and friendly.

we ate here, at #3 shop

Thank you Tracy, Hence and Ivan for allowing me to indulge in expensive seafood! All in all, we spent around ₩370,000 in total, or about ₩92,500 (~SGD95 per pax).

Jagalchi Market 자갈치시장

Address: 52 Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea

Business Hours:

Closed on Tues.

Wed-Mon: 5 AM–10 PM