Gilpost · Gijang-gun, Gijang-eup
Korean
Wonjo Jipbul Gomjangeo Gijang Oegajip
원조짚불곰장어 기장외가집 Wonjo jipbul gomjangeo means 'the original straw-fire hagfish' — the hagfish is seared over burning rice straw — and Gijang Oegajip means 'Grandma's house (on the mother's side) in Gijang'.
Compiled from 12 blog posts read in fullSources →
A hanok tucked down an alley in Gongsu village, Gijang, that sears hagfish over burning rice straw. Straw-fire, sauced and salt-grilled hagfish are all 30,000 won a portion, and single portions aren't sold, so pairs order the 63,000-won set of one straw-fire and one sauced. The straw-fire hagfish is cooked in an outdoor pit by the entrance and arrives ready to eat; the sauced one cooks beside your table and ends with 3,000-won fried rice. We read 16 posts dated 17 August to 22 October 2026; 12 describe an actual meal, the other 4 are listings and itineraries built from public information.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 공수2길 5-15-1 Gongsu 2-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan
- Phone051-721-7098
- Typical spend₩2,000 – ₩63,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 127 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 3 wrote Daily 11:00–21:00, 2 wrote 11:00–21:00.
| Daily | 11:00–21:00 | 3 of 6 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:00–21:00 | 2 of 6 posts |
| Last order | 20:00 | 5 of 5 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Single portions are not sold — three posts say so ('no single orders, two portions minimum'). That makes the 63,000-won set dearer than two portions bought separately, which one writer called a funny-sad setup; the same writer was allowed to order two straw-fire and one sauced instead.
- Writing a Naver receipt review earns a free extra — four posts mention it: either a half bowl of eel soup or a tasting plate of raw conger eel. Two posts got the soup, one the conger; one post gives the terms as at least two photos and 20 characters of text.
- One post came by bus from Haeundae, and another walked from nearby lodging. The directions via Osiria Station and the 185 bus are copied from the listing.
- Six posts went with family — in-laws, a family gathering, a party of seven, parents. Two brought children: in one the kids happily ate despite seeing the hagfish move; in the other a nearly three-year-old barely touched it. One post went with friends, one with a boyfriend.
2 more
- Four posts call the staff or owner kind; one was shown how to eat the dishes, another was steered through the menu. Three posts say staff cooked the sauced hagfish or the fried rice at the table.
- Three posts say there was no fishy smell. One writer passed on a warning that the straw-fire hagfish turns fishy once it cools — hearsay, so we did not count it.
What 12 bloggers said
jipbul gomjangeo
Friendly staff
We read all 12 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (4) and “No gamey smell” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Review event 4 of 12 posts
- Takes reservations 3 of 12 posts
- A minimum number of portions on the first order 3 of 12 posts
- Staff cook it at your table 3 of 12 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 12 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 2 of 12 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 12 posts
- Free refills 1 of 12 posts
- Beer served 1 of 12 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
5 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 5 of 12 posts |
|---|
There is parking — five posts parked there or saw the lots. One counted room for three or four cars out front plus a lot behind, one parked in the 'second lot' at the back in the evening, and one was waved in by a parking attendant. The '7 in front, 20 behind' figure is copied from the listing.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 6 of 12 posts
- Came by car 1 of 12 posts
- Came with children 2 of 12 posts
- With a friend 1 of 12 posts
- Date 1 of 12 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post says which floor the dining room is on or whether there are steps — only that it's a hanok entered through a door on the left down an alley.
Nobody wrote about a step at the door or wheelchair or stroller access. That means we don't know, not that it's absent.
None of the visit posts mention the toilets. 'Separate men's and women's toilets' appears only in a post copied from the listing.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 12 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way8 of 12 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 16 posts we gathered, 4 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
| 2026-10-21 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Posts disagree on whether the sauced hagfish is spicy: one says it has a kick, two say it isn't very spicy at all.
- No one reported waiting: one post walked in at 5 pm with two other tables, another arrived at opening on a Wednesday. But one post saw every seat fill by about 5 pm on a Saturday, and three booked ahead. How long a busy dinner wait runs, nobody wrote.
- Prices are consistent: 30,000 won a portion for every hagfish dish. Two people on the set spend 63,000 won, or 66,000 with fried rice. One post called it expensive, quoting the writer's father: pricey and small, but tasty.
- Opening hours: five visit posts give 11:00–21:00, one gives 10:30–21:00, and five agree on last orders at 20:00 — mostly in info boxes copied from the listing. No one mentions a closing day.
- Five posts give the same phone number, 051-721-7098. Three posts booked through Naver Booking; none mention booking by phone.
- Four of the 16 posts were written without a visit and weren't counted: a golf-package ad, a listing copied from the city's restaurant database, one copied from Naver Place, and a film-location itinerary built from Visit Busan material. Lines like 'since 1991' or 'Chow Yun-fat came in 2023' are the house's own claims or hearsay, and we didn't rely on them.
Sources (12)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 부산 기장 맛집 원조짚불곰장어 기장외가집, 산 곰장어 짚불·양념 솔직 후기 2026-10-12 · TripRim 여행 블로그 · via Daum
- [부산/기장] 원조 짚불 곰장어 기장외가집 | 곰장어 세트차이 | 부산 .... 2026-10-12 · SO SO log
- 부산 기장 맛집｜원조짚불곰장어 기장외가집, 추억의 맛을 가족과 .... 2026-10-10 · 빵빵맘의 즐거운 하루.
- 기장맛집 - 원조짚불곰장어기장외가집/기장꼼장어맛집 2026-09-28 · and so on,
- 기장 원조짚불곰장어기장외가집 부모님 모시고 가기 좋은 꼼장어 .... 2026-09-22 · 피부치료 생기한의원 창원점
- 3박 4일 여행, 부산 in 아난티코브/윈덤그랜드부산 35개월 아기랑 (부.... 2026-09-17 · ᴅᴇᴀʀ,ʙʟᴏɢ ᰔ
- [부산 기장 맛집] 불향 가득한 원조의 맛! '원조짚불곰장어기장외가집' 방문 후기🔥 2026-09-12 · 떠나의 On&Off · via Daum
- [기장 곰장어 맛집]부산 기장 맛집 원조짚불곰장어 기장외가집 2026-09-07 · 팀크레딧
- 부산 기장 꼼장어 맛집 짚불구이 기장외가집 메뉴 가격 솔직 후기 .... 2026-09-06 · 고미리레 의 세상 탐험 여행 블로그
- 부산 가족여행 2일차 코스 추천｜신창국밥·해동용궁사·롯데아울렛.... 2026-09-02 · 일상공유
- [부산/식당]기장 꼼장어 맛집! 택시기사님추천 원조짚불곰장어기장.... 2026-08-21 · 떠나보자구
- 부산 기장 맛집 원조 짚불 곰장어 기장외가집 내돈내산 후기 2026-08-17 · 일상, 낚는 중
Of 303 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 12 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.