Gwangalli, Busan · Yeosu-style grilled eel & eel soup
Jinyanggol · 광안리 민락동
Eel is grilled on an iron plate and simmered into a spicy red soup in the style of Yeosu, a port city on Korea's south coast. Window seats overlook the sea and Gwangan Bridge.
- Grilled eel on iron plate
- Red Yeosu-style eel soup
- Seodae raw fish
- Sea view
Jinyanggol specializes in Yeosu-style grilled eel and eel soup. Solo diners can choose the set meal, which includes one serving of grilled eel, soup, rice, and side dishes. Groups of two or more can share an iron-plate grill and order a bowl of eel soup each. The soup is not clear; it is a rich, spicy red broth. Choose regular for a first taste or large for extra eel meat.
Eel장어
Eel is prepared in the style of Yeosu. The grilled eel is brushed with a sweet glaze and served on a sizzling iron plate, while the red soup is made by simmering eel heads and bones for hours. Choose the set meal when dining alone, or share an iron-plate grill and add soup for a group of two or more.
Owner's pickEel Set Meal
장어정식
Jangeo-jeongsik
A complete tray with one serving of grilled eel, eel soup, rice, and about ten side dishes. It lets solo diners enjoy both of the restaurant's specialties in one meal.
Per person
21,000
Owner's pickGrilled Eel on Iron Plate
장어구이 야끼바
Jangeo-gui Yakiba
Eel is grilled until crisp outside and tender within, then finished with a sweet glaze, sliced green chili, and sesame on a sizzling iron plate. Wrap a piece in a perilla leaf with shredded ginger.
To share · min. 2
Small60,000Medium70,000Large80,000
Owner's pickEel Soup
장어탕
Jangeo-tang · Spicy
This hearty Yeosu-style soup starts with a rich broth made from eel heads and bones. Dried radish greens, bean sprouts, bracken, and fillets of eel are added before serving. Stir in the perilla seed powder; the large portion comes with extra eel meat.
Per person
Regular14,000Large17,000
Soups & Set Meals탕과 정식
The menu also features flavors from Yeosu beyond eel: a set meal of seodae (tongue sole) tossed in a tangy, spicy sauce; clear cod soup popular as a Korean hangover remedy; and two winter specials, maesaengi rice cake soup and raw oyster bossam.
Spicy Seodae Salad Set
서대회정식
Seodae-hoe Jeongsik · Spicy
Fresh tongue sole from Yeosu is tossed to order in a sweet, sour, and spicy sauce. Mix it with rice for a bright, appetite-opening meal.
Per person
15,000
Cod Soup
대구탕
Daegu-tang
Generous pieces of cod are served in a clear, refreshing broth. It is the kind of soup Koreans often choose the morning after a late night of drinking.
Per person
11,000
Early Nov to MarMaesaengi Rice Cake Soup
매생이떡국
Maesaengi-tteokguk
A winter specialty made with delicate maesaengi seaweed from Korea's south coast, oysters, and sliced rice cakes. It may not release much visible steam, but the soup is very hot, so eat slowly.
Per person
10,000
Also in this section
- Raw Oyster Bossam생굴보쌈Raw oysters, boiled pork, and kimchi · winter onlyFor two or more50,000
Maesaengi rice cake soup and oyster bossam are winter dishes and may sell out early depending on the day's supply.
Window seats
Gwangan Bridge outside the window
The dining room sits on an upper floor near Millak Waterside Park, with one wall of glass. Watching the sea while the soup simmers is part of the meal here. Come after the lunch rush and a window seat is easy to find.
The owner
The name brings together the owner, Jinyang, and her wish for a welcoming neighborhood restaurant.
The restaurant takes its name from the owner, Jinyang. Inspired by the welcoming village in the Korean film Welcome to Dongmakgol, she wanted to create a place where anyone could come in and enjoy a comforting meal. That is why she chose the phrase Welcome to Jinyanggol. By putting her own name on the sign, she also promises to stand behind every meal served from the kitchen.
The owner, Jinyanggol
How to eat grilled eel
Perilla leaf, ginger, and a spoonful of soup
The eel is good straight off the plate, but everything on the table is there for a reason.
Start with a perilla leaf
Start with a fragrant perilla leaf rather than lettuce. Its herbal flavor balances the richness of the eel. One or two pieces of eel are enough for each wrap.
Add ginger and green chili
Top the eel with some of the shredded ginger served alongside it. The ginger cuts through the richness and leaves a clean finish. Add a slice of green chili from the plate if you enjoy extra heat.
Finish with the soup
Stir a generous spoonful of perilla seed powder into the eel soup, then add rice. Alternating bites of grilled eel with spoonfuls of hot soup is the Yeosu way to enjoy the meal.
If you ordered the set meal, the grill and the soup arrive together. Wrap a few pieces, then add rice to the soup to finish a full meal.
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