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A converted Gwangalli house serving buckwheat pork noodle soup, sixty bowls a day
A converted house at 51, Gwangan-ro 7beon-gil in Suyeong-gu, one block back from Gwangalli beach. A long narrow garden runs alongside, so window seats look out on bamboo and greenery. Six or so single-diner tables line the window for solo meals, and extra banchan comes from a self-serve counter. The drinks list carries only alcohol made in Busan.
The signature is Busan-style pork noodle soup, capped at sixty bowls a day, so it can be gone by evening. Pork and anchovy build the broth, thick buckwheat noodles cut like kalguksu go in, and a seasoned shrimp jang on the side sets the salt level. The broth is deep but clean, and lifting the noodles reveals rice underneath, which makes the portion larger than it looks. The suyuk alongside splits about evenly between fat and lean, with a firm bite.
Sanseong-style samgye baekban at KRW 15,000 serves half a chicken with the meat and broth apart. The broth is skimmed until it turns milky and soft, and staff suggest dropping the cultivated wild ginseng root into it. The chicken is seasoned through, so salt is optional, and the tangy red sauce keeps it from getting monotonous. The pork bindaetteok is the other thing to order: the meat is ground in house and chopped fine, light on fat and seasoned enough to eat without a dip.
Lunch brings a queue. Open 11:00 to 21:00 with a break from 15:30 to 17:00 and last orders at 20:10. There is no dedicated car park, but a paid lot sits within 100m and charges KRW 2,000 if you say you are eating at Busan-ae.