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Sudalba Gwangan
수달바 광안 Sudal means otter — the sign out front carries an otter character — and 'ba' is the Korean way of saying bar.
Compiled from 21 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Korean drinking-food bar on a side street in Millak-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan, a short walk in from the far end of Gwangalli Beach. The whole room is one U-shaped counter around an open kitchen; people come for raw beef (yukhoe, yuk-sashimi, brisket sashimi), jjolmyeon soft-tofu stew (15,000 won) and aged-kimchi tuna rolls (10,000 won) with traditional liquor. Most dishes are 10,000–20,000 won, and three posts note a minimum first order excluding drinks: 15,000 won solo, 20,000 for two, 30,000 for three. We read 30 posts dated 11 March to 6 October 2026; 22 of them describe actually eating there. A March 2026 post drank draft beer; a September one says it has since been dropped.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address부산광역시 수영구 광안해변로295번길 30-1, 1층 (민락동)30-1 Gwanganhaebyeon-ro 295beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan
- Phone070-7727-7200
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩34,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 45 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 14 posts: 11 wrote 17:00–02:00, 9 wrote Friday 17:00–03:00, 9 wrote Saturday 17:00–03:00.
| No day given | 17:00–02:00 | 11 of 14 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 17:00–02:00 | 3 of 14 posts |
| Friday | 17:00–03:00 | |
| Saturday | 17:00–03:00 | |
| Last order | 01:00 | 10 of 10 posts |
| Last order | Friday 02:00 | 6 of 10 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 02:00 | 6 of 10 posts |
Rows without a count: 9 of 14 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
- Seating is a U-shaped counter only — thirteen posts say so and none mention a table. One post says the waitlist only takes parties of two or three; a group of four found it a bit awkward, and another says threes are seated at the corner.
- Four posts waited and six walked straight in. The waits recorded: 1 hour 30 minutes on a Saturday evening, 10 minutes at 9pm on a Monday, 20 minutes on a Sunday evening. One more arrived half an hour before the 5pm opening, went in first, and found a long line outside when leaving at 6:50. Three of the six who didn't wait came right at opening. Several mention remote waitlisting on CatchTable.
- Four posts say seating is capped at two hours when people are waiting; one named the two-hour weekend limit as its only complaint.
- Nine posts mention a free starter of sprout salad, several noting a yuja (citron) dressing; one had it refilled twice.
2 more
- Four posts got a free small plate per person who wrote a Naver receipt review — strawberry-jam cheese crackers, ricotta tomato or ice cream; one says it needs a food order of 20,000 won or more. A line that the event is off when there's a queue was copied, not experienced, so we didn't count it.
- Seven posts note the kitchen sits in the middle of the counter, so you watch the yukhoe being cut and the gimbap rolled in front of you.
What 21 bloggers said
jjolmyeon sundubu-jjigae
Spicy
We read all 21 in full. The most common claims are “Spicy” (5) and “Returning customer” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 4 · no 6 |
|---|---|
| Roomy | yes 2 · no 5 |
Things you can check on site
- Counter seating only 13 of 21 posts
- Complimentary starter 9 of 21 posts
- Open kitchen 7 of 21 posts
- Review event 4 of 21 posts
- Time limit on the table 4 of 21 posts
- Coupon 2 of 21 posts
- Waiting area 2 of 21 posts
- Beer served 2 of 21 posts
- No children 1 of 21 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 21 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 21 posts
- Free refills 1 of 21 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 21 posts |
|---|
One post says from experience there's no parking at the bar. Nine more carry a copied 'no parking, use nearby public lots' line, and one copied block lists parking as an amenity. No one drove.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 9 of 21 posts
- Date 2 of 21 posts
- Group visit 1 of 21 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 21 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
| Toilet inside | 1 of 21 posts |
|---|
No post describes the floor from experience; the '1st floor' in the address is copied. That doesn't mean there's no step down or upstairs — nobody said.
Nobody wrote about a step at the door, stairs, or wheelchair or stroller access. One post says the counter seats are high; we don't know if any lower seating exists.
Only one post says the toilet is inside the bar. Separate men's and women's toilets appear only in copied amenity lists, not in anyone's account.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 saying they paid themselves13 of 21 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way8 of 21 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 23 posts we gathered, 2 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 11 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Opinions split on size: five posts call it cramped, two call it roomier than expected (about ten pairs at once; space behind the stools). Two found the small, nearly backless stools uncomfortable.
- Both posts that mention the stools found them uncomfortable — small and almost backless.
- One post came by bus, getting off at Millak-dong Alley Market and walking three minutes. Others say it's about five minutes on foot from the far end of the beach; nobody described the walk from a subway station.
- Only one post came as a group of four and found the counter a little awkward. Companions otherwise: friends in nine posts, a partner in two, alone in one.
- Fourteen posts give opening hours, all copied from listings: nine say 5pm–2am with Fridays and Saturdays to 3am, five just say 5pm–2am. Last order 1am (2am Fri–Sat). Only one says it's open every day of the year.
- All prices are from posts dated March–October 2026. Three give a bill: 69,000 won for two with four dishes and two drinks, 23,000 won for one dish as a second stop, and under 40,000 won for three dishes. Three posts call it cheap; one says it's 'by no means cheap.'
- More than ten posts give the same phone number, 0507-1485-7203. 'Reservations' appears only in copied amenity lists; no one booked ahead. The CatchTable the posts mention is a remote waitlist, not a reservation.
- A March 2026 post drank draft beer; a September post regrets that draft is gone. A June post mixed soju with Cass without saying whether it was bottled or draft. Whether draft is available now rests on that one September post.
Sources (21)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 부산 광안리 수달바 광안, 친구가 단골이라던 명란구이 내돈내산 후기 2026-10-06 · Marialia · via Daum
- 부산 광안리 술집 안주 맛집 수달바 n번째 또간집 2026-09-26 · vvonarchive · via Daum
- [일상 30] 벌써 1년의 반이 지나고,,😇 2026-09-21 · Rosie · via Daum
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- 광안리 수달바 2차 추천 조용하고 분위기 좋은 술집 - 내돈내산 2026-09-10 · 냥짱이네 블로그입니다 · via Daum
- 부산 광안리 술집 안주맛집 수달바 광안 : 내돈내산 2026-09-09 · 노는 게 제일 좋아 ♪
- 부산 광안리 혼술바 추천 수달바 안주, 분위기 맛집후기 2026-09-09 · 얌얌이의 찍먹트립
- ♡ 0801~0818 ♡ 2026-09-08 · ✩*.ﾟ ⋰˚☆ ⋆˖ ࣪⭑
- 광안리 2차 술집 2만원 이하 가성비 안주맛집 수달바 2026-09-07 · 행복의 다경
- 광안리 술집 수달바 광안 한식주점 내돈내산 부산 데이트 맛집 추천 2026-09-03 · YOON LOG · via Daum
- 부산 광안리 해수욕장 분위기 좋은 이자카야 술집 안주 맛집 수달바.... 2026-08-28 · 진아의 여행이야기
- [부산/수영구] 광안리 술집 추천 내돈내산 수달바 데이트 장소 2026-08-26 · 연두로그:)
- [부산 수영구/광안역] 광안리 / 민락동 맛집 + 카페 + 술집 내돈내산 .... 2026-08-26 · 나만의 맛집여행기록지
- 광안리 술집 내돈내산 수달바 데이트 안주 맛집 오픈런 2026-08-18 · 에브리데이 슬이데이
- [광안리 맛집] 인생 육회 갱신! '수달바' 내돈내산 재방문 후기 (오픈.... 2026-08-05 · 햅곤의 Blog
- [부산 맛집 ] 수달바 - 광안리의 힙한 감성과 프리미엄 한식 요리의 .... 2026-07-25 · 뚝딱맘의 소소한 일상
- 부산 광안리 혼술하기 좋은 다찌술집 수달바 2026-06-03 · 화봉동 루키 · via Daum
- 재방문한 광안리 술집 모음 내돈내산 주옥같은인생 아키수산 낭만.... 2026-04-20 · INTO THE 여니
- 광안리 분위기 좋은 술집 안주가 인상 깊었던 수달바 내돈내산 이용.... 2026-03-17 · 행복하고 자유로운 오리 이야기
Of 373 candidate posts we opened 79 and kept 21 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.