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Minsaengju
민생주 Minsaeng is the Korean word for the people's livelihood, and ju can mean liquor; none of the posts explain the name.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Minsaengju is a seafood drinking spot on the second floor of a building across from the Millak shellfish market in Gwangalli, Busan. It opens at 6 p.m. and runs until 3 a.m., according to the hours the posts copy. The most-ordered dishes are live raw shrimp with purple sea urchin (69,000 won), eaten in fifteen posts, and the white-whelk stew spread (42,000 won), eaten in twelve. Twelve posts describe the free starter: a hot iron plate and raw eggs you fry yourself. The menu follows the seasons, with a summer list in August posts and an autumn list by late September. We read 30 posts dated May 25 to October 4, 2026; two were about other places and were set aside, and 27 describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address부산광역시 수영구 광안해변로279번길 1, 2층 (민락동)1 Gwanganhaebyeon-ro 279beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan
- Phone051-752-0303
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩69,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 89 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 16 posts: 14 wrote Daily 18:00–03:00, 2 wrote 18:00–03:00.
| Daily | 18:00–03:00 | 14 of 16 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 18:00–03:00 | 2 of 16 posts |
| Last order | 01:50 | 9 of 10 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
- Expect to wait. Thirteen posts waited; two walked straight in (one late on a weeknight, the other just before the room filled). Recorded waits are an hour, an hour and ten minutes, and over an hour on the CatchTable app. Queue counts run from 36 parties at 7:30 p.m. (37 in another post from the same evening) to 14 on a weeknight and three at 10 p.m. Of five posts that arrived around the 6 p.m. opening, four found people already ahead of them, and one still waited an hour. You join the queue on CatchTable and wait outside to be called.
- Two posts mention a CatchTable kiosk and a few waiting chairs by the ground-floor stairs—four or five by one count, five or six by the other.
- Two posts say group tables are time-limited. An eight-person party was told the limit is two and a half hours when other groups are waiting, and their own call came late because they had to wait for the group ahead to leave.
- Twelve posts describe the free starter: a hot iron plate and two raw eggs you fry yourself, with pink or seasoned salt. One post says the plate cooled before they got to it and the eggs ended up scrambled; another broke the yolk.
4 more
- A bar counter runs along one wall facing the windows. Seven posts mention window or counter seats, and one describes the windows thrown fully open to the street.
- Five posts mention a private room for groups; a party of five got the last one, and a party of eight found it roomy enough.
- Five posts call the staff friendly; examples include fetching more soju from elsewhere when the house ran out.
- Two posts describe the walk in: about 15 minutes from exit 3 of Gwangan Station, or a short walk from the terminus of buses 41 and 83. A third notes it is a bit of a walk from the station.
What 25 bloggers said
hwalsaeuhoe & borasungge uni
Friendly staff
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (5) and “Spicy” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 13 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 14 of 25 posts
- Complimentary starter 12 of 25 posts
- Large windows 7 of 25 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 6 of 25 posts
- Private room 5 of 25 posts
- Beer served 3 of 25 posts
- Waiting area 2 of 25 posts
- Time limit on the table 2 of 25 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 25 posts
- Review event 2 of 25 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 25 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 9 of 25 posts
- Group visit 4 of 25 posts
- Family visit 1 of 25 posts
- Date 1 of 25 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
Two posts describe the walk in: about 15 minutes from exit 3 of Gwangan Station, or a short walk from the terminus of buses 41 and 83. A third notes it is a bit of a walk from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 14 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 1 of 25 posts |
The bar is upstairs; fourteen posts describe going up to the second floor. The ground floor is a real-estate office (Bokdwaeji Bokdeokbang), and posts warn the entrance and sign are small and easy to confuse with the door of the building next door.
Two posts mention climbing stairs to the second floor. No one mentions a lift, a step at the door, or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller—which means nobody wrote about it, not that there is none.
One post says the restroom is inside the bar and clean. Separate men's and women's restrooms appear only in copied listings and second-hand mentions, so we did not count them.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 disclosing payment1 of 25 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves3 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way21 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 26 posts we gathered, 1 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.
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 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 12 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
What we do not know
- Three posts say the room is not large; one adds that despite its size the tables were not cramped. One post found staff chatter loud near the kitchen.
- All opening hours are copied from listings. Sixteen posts agree on 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.; nine give last orders at 1:50 a.m. and one at 1:30. Only one post mentions closing days, saying it is open every day.
- Prices here are menu prices; no post gives a total bill. One post calls the dishes pricey, and two say it isn't cheap but stop short of a verdict. The cuttlefish tempura is 26,000 won in one early-August post and 28,000 won in two others.
- Prices and dishes shift with the season. The whelk stew spread was 38,000 won in a May write-up and 42,000 won from August on. A spicy cold noodle with beef tartare was listed at 18,000 won in early August but gone by late September. One post noted the beef pancake's scallion salad had become cabbage by August.
- Many posts give the same phone number, 0507-1318-7974. One copied listing says reservations are not taken; visitors queued through CatchTable, and no one reports booking by phone.
- Nine posts repeat the same string of search keywords for Gwangalli bars. Only one of them discloses sponsorship, and three say they paid their own way. A separate branch, Minsaengju Jeonpo, exists in Busanjin-gu; its post was not counted here.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [광안리] 민생주 웨이팅 뚫고 드디어 방문! 핫플 술집 메뉴 후기 2026-10-04 · 택투더쓰 Food Trip
- [광안리술집] 민생주 | 감성 아지트에서 즐긴 광안해변공원술집 만.... 2026-10-02 · remember.you.with.love
- 5일 동안 먹기만 했음 청년의 추석 2026-10-01 · Mingdi's diary · via Daum
- 광안리 분위기 좋은 술집_ 민생주 솔직 후기 2026-10-01 · 걸어서 맛집 속으로
- 친구랑 광안리에서 노는 법 2026-10-01 · Lee happy- ̗̀( ˶’ᵕ‘˶) · via Daum
- 부산 / 제철 해산물 안주 맛집 “민생주” 2026-09-29 · 낚시하는 여자 전쏘 · via Daum
- [내돈내산] 광안리 민생주｜생새우회에 우니, 머리튀김까지 제대로 .... 2026-09-29 · SEOL의 일상(일과 일상을 담는 블로그)
- 광안리 민생주 후기, 활새우회와 우니, 무늬오징어 2026-09-26 · 덤덤이의 생활취향
- 광안리술집 민생주, 직접 구워 먹는 계란부터 된장찌개·팥빙수까지 2026-09-24 · 아이델리
- 광안리술집 민생주 또간집이 될 것 같은곳 | 해산물 안주가 다양했.... 2026-09-24 · 오아맘의 리뷰
- 부산 광안리술집 해산물 전문 포차 백골뱅이탕 맛집 민생주 2026-09-23 · 오늘도뚜벅_데이트로그
- 부산 광안리 민생주 생새우회 우니 맛집 늦은 시간 방문 후기 2026-09-15 · Daily Memo
- 부산 광안리 핫플 술집 생새우회 웨이팅 맛집 ‘민생주’ 맛있는 안.... 2026-09-14 · 뚱미니의 행복log❤️
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- 제철 해산물 맛집 우니가 맛있는 광안리 웨이팅 술집 민생주 2026-08-20 · Atelier de Reve
- 부산광안리술집 : 활새우회부터 바위굴 우니까지 2026-08-17 · 짜몽이 로그
- [부산 수영] 민생주 2026-08-11 · Charlotte web
- 부산 광안리 안주 맛집 민생주 생백골뱅이탕과 옥수수콘튀김 솔직 .... 2026-08-07 · 진리남
- 광안리[민생주] 보라성게우니와 활새우회 솔직리뷰 2026-08-04 · 으니의 맛집탐방
- [광안리술집] 민생주 | 활새우회&보라성게 우니 내돈내산 솔직후기! .... 2026-08-03 · Busan 인간입니다
Of 339 candidate posts we opened 56 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.