[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

[Tasting] Myung Ga (명가) II @ 28 Tanjong Pagar Road

Craving for some reasonably priced and delicious tasting Korean food? I found one of the dishes that I had wanted to eat for the longest time; donkatsu at Myung Ga II ! It is located right behind a bus stop, and that's a pretty convenient way of getting to the restaurant.

let's eat delicious food!

Thank you Hence for inviting me to tag along to experience Myung Ga II.

our table

barley tea

Service was warm and a jug of room temperature barley tea was served to the table once the guests are seated.

There were many things from the menu that caught our eyes but the one that stood out most to me, was the donkatsu 돈까스 and altang 알탕 (fish roe soup). But let's start with some banchans (side dishes) and appetisers.

aged kimchi

miyeok julgi bokkeum (sautéed seaweed stems)

beansprouts

myeolchi bokkeum (stir fried anchovies)

gyeran mari (egg rolls)

My favourite from the banchan was the sliced gyeran mari. Just a subtle pleasant eggy flavour with a hint of sweetness and balanced savoury.

Original Kimbap (Spam) 

The Original Kimbap is pretty looking and works well as an appetiser. The spam was nicely fried to golden and the colourful pairings of the ingredients made it a joy to eat.

Pro-tip: the ends actually had more spam and egg ;)

one bite

seafood pancake 해물 부추전

ingredients are popping!

I was a bit reluctant to order the seafood pancake as our party only consist of 3 pax. But boy, was I glad we ordered this as the pancake was nicely crisp on its outside, firm flavourful batter and abundance of seafood that appeared in every mouthful! Best part...there was much less oil than anticipated. And that sauce was pretty good too though the pancake was already flavourful on its own. But do try as the flavours gets a changed up.

How about deliciously wobbly cheese steamed egg?

치즈 계란찜

The steamed egg should be eaten while it was still hot and so we did, but in careful manner, of course. The cheese was stretchy and kinda fun to eat. Really strong flavours for this one and I wonder if a glass of soju might be helpful in this case... Hahah, need to try it out on next visit!

We also ordered two portions of pork belly for BBQ and requested for the staff to assist us in grilling. Minimum order is 2 portions. 

2 portions of Iberico Pork @$24 per portion (with staff to assist in grilling)

let's check the fire

a dash of pepper

carefully grilling

drip out the oil

getting there

crispy pork

wrap it with lettuce and condiments, and enjoy~

Thank you Noel, for helping us to grill the pork till a nice crisp.

The crispy Iberico pork could be quite oily hence, wash it all down with a bowl of spicy fish roe soup (altang).

fish roe soup

let's see what's in there

treasures

I liked the soup and it was spicy for me. The heat dissipates as quickly as it comes but it was definitely there! The fish roe had a firm texture and flavourful. Not funky. The wriggly ones were softer but not much flavour.

If you're craving for some carbs, I do recommend the Donkatsu (it comes with rice) or the Stir Fried Octopus Rice (nakji-deokbap).

Donkatsu @$20

The donkatsu was lightly battered and the meat was thin and easy to chew. Tasty and the sauce was a mix of tangy and savoury. Eat it with rice, the sliced cabbage with thousand island sauce and baked beans for a 'yesteryear' kind of vibe. Pretty nostalgic and reminded me of the missed opportunity to try donkatsu at Namsan many years ago.

delicious!

Octopus is always a good choice, especially if it is chewy but still tender.

nakji deokbap

lovely bite

To end, one might enjoy a sweet refreshing Korean drink such as pear, sikhye 식혜 or grape.

grape drink

Thank you Victoria (Vicky) for being such a warm and friendly host, as well as staff at Myung Ga II who are earnest in introducing their food to diners.

Have a try and let me know which is your favourite. I know which ones are mine. 잘 먹었습니다!

Myung Ga (명가) II 

Address: 28 Tg Pagar Rd, Singapore 088451

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myungga2.sg

Business Hours:

Tues-Sun: 11.30am-3pm, 5.30pm-9.30pm

(Break time 3pm-5.30pm)