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Namcheon-dong, Busan · Japanese set courses since 1990

송원일식

Songwon · 부산 남천동

Sashimi first, then grilled dishes and tempura, followed by sushi and a final bowl of stew. Songwon has served this style of meal in Namcheon-dong for 36 years, five minutes by car from Gwangalli Beach. New here? Start with the ₩66,000 Ran course. A separate lunch course is also available.

  • Matsu · Ran · Kiku · Sakura
  • Sashimi · sushi
  • Lunch set course
  • Sake · highballs
The house favouriteRan course₩66,000per personLive lobster and grilled eelSakura course₩110,000per person
Sashimi on a blue plate over a straw mat
BE-JUMIN guide

Songwon serves Matsu, Ran, Kiku and Sakura courses, plus a separate lunch course. The owner's pick is the ₩66,000 Ran, with seafood such as sea squirt, shrimp, abalone and clams, assorted sashimi and a seasonal dish. Ingredients vary with the season. Kiku features sea urchin, sea cucumber innards, snow crab and cheese-baked shrimp. Sakura includes sea urchin, sea cucumber innards, live lobster, grilled freshwater eel and cheese-baked shrimp. Sushi, soups and rice bowls are also available individually at lunch.

A Songwon course laid out: sashimi, seafood on the iron plate, soup, and sauces
A full spread of sashimi, sizzling seafood, stew, and Korean dipping sauces.

Courses

New to Songwon? Start with Ran

KRW · per person · tax included

Lunch only

Lunch set course

점심특선코스

₩30,000per person

RecommendedRan course란 코스The house favourite₩66,000per person

Ran includes seafood such as sea squirt, shrimp, abalone and clams, plus sashimi such as flounder, sea bass, red sea bream, salmon and tuna, and a seasonal dish. The selection varies with the season. It is the owner's recommendation for a first visit.

  • SashimiSashimi
  • Spicy fish stewSpicy fish stew

Course order · 11 dishes

  1. Salad & starters샐러드와 곁들임
  2. Seafood해산물Sea squirt, shrimp, abalone, clams and more; varies seasonally
  3. Sashimi생선회Flounder, sea bass, red sea bream, salmon, tuna and more; varies seasonally
  4. Mulhoe or sekkoshi물회 · 세꼬시All courses: bone-in sashimi in midwinter, mulhoe in summer
  5. Clear soup맑은국
  6. Grilled fish생선구이
  7. Simmered dish조림요리
  8. Seasonal dish계절요리
  9. Tempura튀김
  10. Nigiri sushi생선초밥
  11. Spicy fish stew매운탕A spicy finish
Signature courseSakura course사쿠라 코스Live lobster and grilled eel₩110,000per person

Sakura includes sea urchin, sea cucumber innards, live lobster, grilled freshwater eel and cheese-baked shrimp. Sashimi and a selection of cooked dishes are followed by a clear lobster stew.

  • Live lobsterLive lobster
  • Seafood with sea urchinSeafood with sea urchin
  • Grilled freshwater eelGrilled freshwater eel

Course order · 13 dishes

  1. Salad & starters샐러드와 곁들임
  2. Sea urchin & sea cucumber innards우니 · 해삼 내장Uni is sea urchin roe
  3. Seafood해산물Live octopus, sea cucumber, abalone
  4. Sashimi생선회With live lobster
  5. Tuna sashimi참치회
  6. Mulhoe or sekkoshi물회 · 세꼬시All courses: bone-in sashimi in midwinter, mulhoe in summer
  7. Clear soup맑은국
  8. Grilled fish생선구이
  9. Cheese-baked shrimp치즈새우구이
  10. Grilled freshwater eel민물장어구이
  11. Tempura튀김
  12. Nigiri sushi생선초밥
  13. Clear lobster stew랍스터 지리
Matsu course마쯔 코스A lighter introduction₩44,000per person

A course covering the essentials: sashimi, grilled and simmered dishes, tempura, sushi, and a spicy fish stew to finish.

  • TempuraTempura

Course order · 10 dishes

  1. Salad & starters샐러드와 곁들임
  2. Seafood해산물
  3. Sashimi생선회
  4. Mulhoe or sekkoshi물회 · 세꼬시All courses: bone-in sashimi in midwinter, mulhoe in summer
  5. Clear soup맑은국
  6. Grilled fish생선구이
  7. Simmered dish조림요리
  8. Tempura튀김
  9. Nigiri sushi생선초밥
  10. Spicy fish stew매운탕A spicy finish
Kiku course키쿠 코스Sea urchin and snow crab₩88,000per person

Kiku features sea urchin, sea cucumber innards, snow crab and cheese-baked shrimp. Seafood and sashimi are followed by grilled dishes and tempura, with a clear fish stew to finish.

  • Cheese-baked shrimp and grilled fishCheese-baked shrimp and grilled fish

Course order · 14 dishes

  1. Salad & starters샐러드와 곁들임
  2. Sea urchin & sea cucumber innards우니 · 해삼 내장Uni is sea urchin roe
  3. Seafood해산물Live octopus, sea cucumber, abalone
  4. Sashimi생선회
  5. Tuna sashimi참치회
  6. Mulhoe or sekkoshi물회 · 세꼬시All courses: bone-in sashimi in midwinter, mulhoe in summer
  7. Clear soup맑은국
  8. Grilled fish생선구이
  9. Cheese-baked shrimp치즈새우구이
  10. Simmered dish조림요리
  11. Snow crab대게
  12. Tempura튀김
  13. Nigiri sushi생선초밥
  14. Clear fish stew생선 맑은지리A light, clean finish

From the kitchen

A look at the dishes

The selection changes slightly with the day's ingredients.

  • Grilled freshwater eelGrilled freshwater eel민물장어구이Served sizzling on an iron plate
  • SekkoshiSekkoshi세꼬시With chogochujang, a tangy chili sauce
  • Tuna sashimiTuna sashimi참치회
  • Grilled fishGrilled fish생선구이
  • Cheese-baked shrimp and grilled fishCheese-baked shrimp and grilled fish치즈새우구이 · 생선구이
  • Clear soupClear soup맑은국
  • Seafood on a sizzling plateSeafood on a sizzling plate해산물 철판구이
  • Shrimp tempuraShrimp tempura새우튀김
  • SashimiSashimi생선회
  • Grilled fishGrilled fish생선구이

How the meal flows

Cold dishes, warm dishes, then stew

Know the rhythm of the meal and every new plate makes more sense.

  1. Start with the cold dishes

    The meal starts with cold dishes such as salad, small starters, seafood and sashimi. All courses include sekkoshi, thinly sliced bone-in fish, in midwinter and mulhoe in summer. Try the white fish before the richer red fish, with a little soy sauce and wasabi.

  2. Then come the warm dishes

    Clear soup is followed by warm dishes, including grilled dishes and tempura. Kiku includes snow crab and cheese-baked shrimp; Sakura includes grilled freshwater eel and cheese-baked shrimp. See each course above for its full menu.

  3. Finish with sushi and stew

    Nigiri signals that the meal is nearly over. Matsu and Ran finish with spicy maeuntang; Kiku and Sakura with a clear jiri. Save a little rice if you would like to stir it into the broth.

Before your visit Songwon specialises in aged sashimi rather than fish prepared live to order. All courses include sekkoshi in midwinter and mulhoe in summer. Leafy vegetables for wrapping the fish are not provided.

À la carte

KRW · tax included

Lunch점심특선

Lunch can be as simple as one dish. Choose from sushi, fish soups and abalone porridge, with pork cutlet and udon for children too.

  • Lunch set course점심특선코스30,000
  • Freshwater eel rice bowl민물장어덮밥30,000
  • Sushi스시20,000
  • Premium sushi특스시30,000
  • Seasonal fish soup계절탕20,000
  • Mulhoe set물회정식20,000
  • Korean rockfish soup우럭탕20,000
  • Fish roe & offal soup알내장탕20,000
  • Abalone porridge전복죽20,000
  • Raw fish bibimbap회비빔밥20,000
  • Salmon & flounder sushi연어 · 광어 초밥25,000
  • Assorted cutlets모둠까스20,000
  • Kids' pork cutlet어린이 돈까스10,000
  • Udon우동10,000

À la carte일품요리

Add a plate to your course, or order a few to share over drinks.

  • Butter-grilled abalone전복버터구이50,000
  • Assorted grill모둠구이50,000
  • Grilled freshwater eel민물장어구이60,000
  • Tuna otoro참치 대뱃살100,000
  • Sashimi platter사시미Medium50,000Large70,000
  • Shrimp tempura새우튀김25,000
  • Spicy raw fish salad회무침30,000
  • Snow crab대게100,000

Drinks주류

Soju, beer, Korean rice wine and highballs, plus two Japanese sakes by the bottle.

  • Soju소주7,000
  • Beer · non-alcoholic beer맥주 · 무알콜 맥주7,000
  • Cheonnyeon Yaksok · Sansachun천년약속 · 산사춘Korean traditional liquor10,000
  • Sen sake · Highball센(사케) · 하이볼10,000
  • Chungha · Byeolbit Chungha청하 · 별빛 청하Korean clear rice wine9,000
  • Warm sake (glass)정종 (잔)8,000
  • Hire-zake히레사케Warm sake with a toasted fugu fin9,000
  • Hwarang화랑20,000
  • Bokbunja · Maechwisoon복분자 · 매취순25,000
  • Ilpum Jinro일품진로35,000
  • Hwayo 25화요 2535,000
  • Hwayo 41화요 4160,000
  • Yuzu sake유자사케35,000
  • Soft drinks · tonic water음료수 · 토닉워터2,000
  • Lemon레몬2,000
  • Corkage콜키지20,000

Sake by the bottle

Two food-friendly bottles to enjoy throughout the meal.

  • 安芸虎 純米大吟醸

    Akitora Junmai Daiginjo

    Junmai DaiginjoKochi, JapanALC. 15.5%

    Soft ginjo aromas, gentle acidity, and a rounded, full body. The fragrance is restrained enough to carry comfortably through the meal.

    720ml90,000

  • 紀州誉 純米

    Kishu Homare Junmai

    JunmaiWakayama, JapanALC. 15~16%

    Bright umami, a fresh hint of koji, and a crisp finish. This versatile junmai works equally well chilled or warm.

    720ml50,000

Inside

Namcheon-dong's cherry blossoms, brought indoors

Cherry branches sweep across the ceiling, while bamboo and small lights give each table a little privacy. The owner recreated Namcheon-dong's much-loved springtime blossom street indoors, worried that redevelopment might one day erase the familiar view. A spacious hall and private rooms make Songwon a comfortable choice for groups.

Cherry-blossom branches filling the ceiling at Songwon
Blossoms on the ceiling
A wooden corridor under the blossoms, lined with plants
The corridor under the blossoms
Stairs to the second floor, passing under the blossoms
Stairs to the second floor

The owner

The story behind 36 years of Songwon in Namcheon-dong.

The owner has loved cooking since childhood and has spent years exploring different kinds of food. He began professionally with dumplings, then worked with chicken, pork, beef, and seafood before settling on Japanese cuisine. Japanese food is the final stop in this business. Grilled, fried, simmered, raw—it all comes in one course, like a gift box. Guests know exactly what to choose.

Songwon is written with the characters for pine (松) and garden (園). Like a pine standing in a wide garden, it expresses our hope to put down roots and stay for years to come. The blossoms across the ceiling bring Namcheon-dong's famous cherry-lined street indoors—a way to preserve it should redevelopment change the neighbourhood.

After thirty-six years in the same spot, Songwon is one of the Japanese restaurants Busan's independent taxi drivers recommend when passengers ask. Gwangalli Beach is a five-minute drive away, perfect for a walk after dinner. The warm-hearted owner is also happy to suggest a nearby place to stay. Namcheon-dong once had eight Japanese restaurants; with government offices close by, it remains a favourite meeting place for long-time regulars. I hope Songwon becomes part of a happy memory from your trip.

The owner, Songwon

The Songwon building and its sign
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