Korean
Namjeong Buil Gisa Sikdang
남정부일기사식당 Gisa sikdang means a drivers' diner, the kind of roadside canteen Korean taxi and truck drivers eat at; Namjeong Buil is the house's proper name, and no post explains it.
Compiled from 22 blog posts read in fullSources →
A drivers' diner in Bae-dong, Gyeongju, on the west side of Namsan near Samneung. Nearly everyone orders the one dish called jjamppong, which here is not noodle soup but pork and small octopus in a pot you reduce yourself on a gas burner. It is 12,000 won a portion, rice included according to some posts. You simmer it until the liquid is nearly gone, then mix it into a bowl of rice with bean sprouts, radish salad and sesame oil, with lettuce wraps on the side. Seating is on the floor, shoes off. We read 30 posts dated 2 September to 28 October 2026; 23 are first-hand visits, and the other 7 are multi-restaurant lists or trip plans we did not count.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address경상북도 경주시 배리1길 3 (배동)3 Baeri 1-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Phone054-745-9729
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩12,000
- From the station0 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 61 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 10 posts: 10 wrote 09:00–20:00.
| No day given | 09:00–20:00 | 10 of 10 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 19:20 | 4 of 4 posts |
| Closed | Tuesday | 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
- Timing matters. Eight posts queued or watched a line form behind them; four did not wait, arriving around 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m., and in one case at lunch. Recorded waits: 30 minutes behind six or seven groups after 2 p.m. on a weekend, 20 to 30 minutes at lunch, under 10 minutes behind one group on a Saturday. There is no ticket or sign-up sheet; you simply stand at the door in order.
- No post mentions chairs. Six describe floor seating, three of them noting you take your shoes off at the door, and several say sitting on the floor was uncomfortable or hard for people with bad knees. Two mention separate rooms.
- The free sides are steamed egg, bean sprouts, radish salad, fish-cake stir-fry, stuffed cucumber kimchi and kimchi, with lettuce, chili, garlic and ssamjang. Seven posts say refills are available, and several explain you carry your plate to the kitchen yourself.
- Despite the red sauce, six posts say it is not spicy. Three say it is not salty, and some of those found it too bland.
2 more
- Eight posts call the portions generous. Four say it is cheap for what you get, and none call it expensive.
- Four posts came with family and four with a spouse; one is by a Gyeongju-born writer whose family are regulars.
What 22 bloggers said
jjamppong
Large portions
We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (8) and “Not spicy” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 8 · no 4 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 7 of 22 posts
- Parking capacity 7 of 22 posts
- Floor seating 6 of 22 posts
- Shoes off at the door 3 of 22 posts
- Private room 2 of 22 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 2 of 22 posts
- Takeout 1 of 22 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
12 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 12 of 22 posts |
|---|
Twelve posts used the lot in front of the restaurant, and seven call it large or roomy. Still, some found it full at weekend lunch and parked along the roadside instead.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 4 of 22 posts
- Family visit 4 of 22 posts
- Came by car 1 of 22 posts
- With a friend 1 of 22 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
0 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post says what floor the dining rooms are on or whether there are steps. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there are none.
Nobody mentions a threshold at the entrance or wheelchair or stroller access. All we know is that you take your shoes off and sit on the floor.
No post says whether the toilet is indoors or separated by gender.
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 themselves8 of 22 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 22 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 posts we gathered, 7 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.
| 2026-10-23 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 21 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on flavour split. Three posts would not return and three found it ordinary, some comparing it unfavourably with visits two or three years earlier. More posts, though, call it a dish that makes you eat a lot of rice.
- The crumbled seaweed is gone. Seven posts, all from October 2026, say it used to come with the rice and no longer does. None says when it stopped.
- Prices have crept up. Every 2026 post gives jjamppong at 12,000 won a portion (24,000 for two); one says it is about 1,000 won more than two years earlier. Kimchi stew is listed at 11,000 won, makgeolli 3,000 and soju or beer 4,000.
- Several posts say the owner brings jjamppong for the whole table the moment you sit down. One was thrown that the order went in before they had seen a menu, with none in their room. If you want something else, say so as you sit.
- Most posts give opening hours of 09:00 to 20:00, closed Tuesdays, but almost all copied this from listing blocks. Four give last orders at 19:20. One says it opens at 9:30, and one from September 2026 says it closes only on the first and third Tuesdays. It may also close early when ingredients run out, so call ahead (054-745-9729).
- No post describes getting there by bus or train. One says public transport is hard and recommends a taxi or rental car; nearly every visitor we read drove.
Sources (22)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 경주 노포 식당 남정부일기사식당 아쉬웠던 후기 2026-10-28 · 햄새밍턴의 순간포착 세상에 이런곳이
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- [경주] 남정부일기사식당 2026-10-27 · 감자님의 블로그
- 경주여행 아침식사되는곳 남정부일기사식당 낙지짬뽕 내돈내산 후.... 2026-10-26 · 순간의 기록들 · via Daum
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- 경주숨은맛집 현지인 밥도둑 남정부일기사식당 2026-10-26 · 오늘도 야무지게 놀거야
- 오랜만 ~~~2 ya! 2026-10-25 · ✿ ˚ ༘ ♡
- 2026 강원도 1-1) 강릉 가는 길, 경주 맛집, 할배 십원빵, 미피 카페, 튀.... 2026-10-23 · 팬이아닌아저씨는빠져
- 짬뽕이 그 짬뽕이 아닌데? 그래도맛있다 [남정부일기사식당] 2026-10-23 · 은하수가득한 밤
- 경주사람이 알려드리는 우리가족 단골맛집, 남정부일기사식당 2026-10-21 · ✿ 빵실한 하루 ✿
- 경주 소문난 백종원 맛집 현지인 점심 추천 남정 부일 기사식당(2026.... 2026-10-19 · 야테 맛있는 여행 블로그
- [경주_1일차] 황리단길 찍먹하고 바베큐 파티 | 숙소 추천✨ (스압주.... 2026-10-17 · sj._nv20
- 경주 풍자또간집 남정부일기사식당 웨이팅 메뉴 솔직후기 2026-10-16 · 신혼부부 일상기록ෆ
- 경주 맛집 | 남정부일기사식당 2026-10-14 · hello
- [내돈내산] 경주 노포 맛집 남정부일기사식당 2026-10-14 · 단비의 다락방
- 경주 맛집 남정부일기사식당 낙지돼지짬뽕 후기 2026-10-13 · 별거 없는 취향소
- 경주 당일치기 여행코스｜국민힐링파크,인스타핫플,대릉원 얼굴빵,.... 2026-10-13 · MAKE SOME NOEASY
- 경주 맛집 남정부일기사식당, 풍자 또간집 방문! 2026-10-13 · 체리채의 소소한 취미생활 :)
- 10월 초 경주여행 2일차 (남정부일기사식당, 석굴암, 불국사, 월성, .... 2026-10-12 · 일상 기록
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Of 298 candidate posts we opened 110 and kept 22 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.