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I write about restaurants I visit around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

PlaceGimhae, GyeongnamCafés

Large Jillye, Gimhae café: Kyoto matcha latte, egg pie, Peer a Peer

Peer a Peer is a large bakery café in Jillye-myeon, Gimhae, Gyeongnam, set in what looks like a converted factory. On a rainy weekend outing, a married couple ordered a Kyoto matcha latte, a decaf iced Americano, an egg pie and a churros chocolate salt bread at Peer a Peer, and the filling-packed breads and wide parking lot stood out. Peer a Peer is a Gimhae café worth recommending for a break before or after shopping at Jangyu Outlet.

Written Oct 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Bujeon Station Chinese spot, post-surf chili jjamppong & udon: Suraban

Suraban Seomyeon (수라반점 서면점) is a Chinese restaurant on Seomyeonmunhwa-ro near Bujeon Station and Seomyeon Station in Busan. After a chilly May surf, the writer and her husband ordered a set with mini tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), choosing chili fire jjamppong (spicy noodle soup, ₩10,000) and seafood udon, with free rice and americano. The natural heat of real chili leaves the stomach comfortable afterward, and Suraban Seomyeon's chili fire jjamppong is the dish that keeps bringing her back.

Written May 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanCafés

Gwangalli brunch café, solo and pregnant with decaf: Working Holiday

Working Holiday Millak (Working Holiday & Night) is a brunch café and Italian pizza restaurant on the 7th floor of Badamaru on Millaksubyeon-ro in Gwangalli, Busan, with ocean views of Gwangan Bridge. A pregnant writer, close to her due date, visited Working Holiday Millak alone on a day off and ordered jambon eggs Benedict on a croissant, French toast topped with banana brûlée, and coffee switched to decaf for ₩1,000 extra. Verdict: with floor-to-ceiling windows on every side facing Gwangan Bridge, Working Holiday Millak is a great spot to enjoy some quiet time alone.

Written Oct 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Pregnancy go-to shabu kalguksu in Munhyeon-dong, Busan: Yunujae

Yunujae Munhyeon Shabu Kalguksu (윤우재 문현샤브 칼국수) is a shabu kalguksu (hot pot with knife-cut noodles) restaurant in Daerim Munhyeon City Plaza, Munhyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. The writer, who has kept coming back again and again since getting pregnant, ordered the spicy red broth with shabu, mushrooms and minari (water dropwort) for ₩11,000, added a seafood pajeon (savory pancake) because it was raining, and finished with fried rice cooked into crispy nurungji. Remember to put all the meat in at once before the broth boils, and Yunujae Munhyeon Shabu Kalguksu becomes a meal you crave once a week.

Written Oct 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Counter-seat tonkatsu in Jeonpo, Busan: a couple's combo swap, Hets

Hets Jeonpo Branch is a Japanese-style tonkatsu restaurant with counter seating on Jeonpo-daero in Busanjin, Busan. A couple who fell for the Gwangalli main branch ordered one Jeju black pork combo katsu (₩18,000) and one YBD combo katsu (₩17,000) at Hets Jeonpo Branch and swapped fillet and loin. The Jeju black pork was lighter, the YBD had a soft, rich flavor from the attached gabrisal (pork shoulder cap), and spicy soup, Silbi kimchi and truffle oil kept every bite interesting. Verdict: both combos at Hets Jeonpo Branch are delicious, and fans of tender katsu should pick the fillet.

Written May 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Solo steak lunch spot in Jeonpo, Busan: sous vide flat iron, Brassway

Brassway Seomyeon Jeonpo is an Italian home-style restaurant in Jeonpo, Busan, where the chef, a Le Cordon Bleu graduate, trained at the Sofitel and Signiel hotels. Close to her due date, the writer came alone after yoga for a quiet lunch at Brassway of sous vide flat iron steak, sweet potato and potato fries, and a Coke Zero. With steaks often costing ₩40,000–50,000 these days, Brassway's tender sous vide steak at ₩34,000 makes it a solid Western restaurant for dining solo.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Black pork BBQ in Seomyeon, Busan with anchovy sauce & roe bar: Yukga

Yukga Seomyeon Main Branch (육가 서면본점) is a black pork belly BBQ restaurant on Seomyeonmunhwa-ro in Busanjin, Busan, set on the 2nd floor with a kids' play room and group rooms. After booking ahead, the writer ate black pork kkodeulsal (a chewy special cut), ogyeopsal (skin-on pork belly) and cheek meat with house-pickled anchovy sauce (myeoljeot) and pollack roe from the self-serve bar, then tried milmyeon (Busan-style wheat noodles) and doenjang sul-bap (soybean paste rice stew). Verdict: from the meat to the meals and dessert, Yukga Seomyeon Main Branch satisfied, and the writer is keen to return.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo, Busan tonkatsu: late solo hirekatsu lunch | Katsu Kitchen

Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch (카츠키친 프리미엄 전포본점) is a ryokan-style Japanese tonkatsu restaurant on Dongseong-ro 25beon-gil in Jeonpo, Busan. The writer went alone on a weekday day off after the lunch hour, walked in with no wait and ordered hirekatsu (tenderloin cutlet, ₩13,000) with soba and a Terra beer, switching between salt, wasabi, tonkatsu sauce and the free spicy sauce. Katsu Kitchen's crispy-outside, juicy-inside tonkatsu makes it an easy, comfortable spot for a solo meal.

Written Jun 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanCafés

Day-off solo café in Jeonpo, Busan: carrot pie & choco roll at Hippy

Hippy is a cream pie and soft roll dessert café on the Jeonpo café street in Busanjin, Busan. On a day off, the writer visited Hippy alone for a carrot cream pie, a chocolate soft roll and a decaf iced americano: the soft roll was so fluffy it vanished the moment it hit the tongue, and the carrot cream pie was pleasantly sweet with a crisp, flaky crust. Because Hippy's menu keeps changing, every return visit to this Jeonpo dessert café is something to look forward to.

Written Jun 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Solo Mix 4 tonkatsu with small soba in Jeonpo, Busan: Katsu Kitchen

Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch is a Japanese tonkatsu restaurant in Jeonpo-dong, Busanjin, Busan. Craving cold soba and tonkatsu, the writer went for a solo lunch and ordered the Mix 4, which combines tenderloin, loin and cheese katsu, served with beef and radish soup, a small bowl of soba noodles and vanilla ice cream. Verdict: Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch is easy for solo meals and dates alike, and a tonkatsu spot you keep going back to.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Post-surf level-2 spicy beef rib soup in Seomyeon: Gang Galbitang

Gang Galbitang Seomyeon is a galbitang (beef rib soup) and gukbap restaurant on Saessak-ro in Busanjin-gu, Busan, serving spicy beef rib soup with a choice of spice levels, take-home meal kits and a self-serve side bar. Chilled from seawater after a surf session, the writer ordered the spicy gang galbitang at level 2 (15,000 won) with Jeju medium noodles and a heaping bowl of rice. Verdict: Gang Galbitang Seomyeon serves a restorative bowl that warms you through, one the writer still craved after eating bak kut teh in Singapore.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Seomyeon steakhouse: fully cooked sous vide while pregnant at Panna

Panna Seomyeon Main Branch is a Western restaurant in Seomyeon and Jeonpo, Busan, where an owner with 15 years of hotel experience cooks steak and pasta. On her third visit, a pregnant blogger dined alone on a top blade sous vide steak (26,000 won), a garden salad and a Coke Zero, and found that despite its color, the Panna sous vide steak was cooked all the way through, tender and full of herb aroma. Panna Seomyeon Main Branch satisfies as a solo meal but makes you want to return with a group to try more of the menu.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored