Busan is known for their eel and most tourists come here to enjoy the fresh taste of grilled eel. M really wanted to go, so he asked his aunt to take us to the best eel restaurant in Busan. The locals like to come here and it was pretty packed on a weekend.
The eels are alive in the tanks outside and you can watch them wriggle before your meal.
The menu is on the wall.
All the seating is on the floor, so if you aren’ used to it, you might get a little uncomfortable. My legs went numb a few times due to my poor circulation, so I was moving around adjusting my legs.
The grill has a bunch of super hot coals. It’s so hot, its glowing.
The eel is skinned and chopped up into pieces on a plate. As the eel is fresh, the flesh is still moving slightly. It’s a little bit scary, but it’s ok because you will be sticking it on the grill.
Looks beautiful.
We really had no idea when each piece would be done, so we just guessed. As long as it has a nice golden char to the edges, it will be ready to eat.
The meal comes with a few banchan and a few other items to wrap your eel in.
My favorite leaf to use is the sesame leaf with some spicy sauce, a piece of eel and garlic chive kimchi. Just wrap it all up and stick it in your mouth. The eel tastes just like fish.
Grilled eel was a unique experience because the eel I am used to is covered in a sweet BBQ sauce compared to the fresh eel in Busan. It’s something I can’t get fresh in Vancouver because we don’t have eel.
Once you are done the BBQ portion of the meal, you are given more banchan.
This is roasted pumpkin. It’s soft and quite flavourful.
More kimchi.
The last part of the meal is soup and rice. I can’t remember what type of soup it was but it had some meat and vegetables. It was a very good soup but a tad spicy.
By the end of the meal you’ll get quite full. I was happy with the meal and I would definitely go again because I love being involved with my food and cooking it.
We Rate Unyang Charcoal Eel BBQ: 
Phone:
+82 51-247-2150
Address:
Seodaesindong 2(i)-ga, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea
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