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Orders from Busan

Writes about restaurant visits around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Songjeong, Busan pork cutlet lunch with street parking: Deli Donkatsu

Deli Donkatsu is a Western-style pork cutlet (gyeongyangsik donkatsu) restaurant in Songjeong, Haeundae, Busan, toward Osiria, where most dishes cost ₩10,000 or less. At an opening-time lunch, the writer ordered the double-size Western-style cutlet and the sizzling cream kimchi fried rice, and especially liked the sweet-and-sour sauce and the soft, creamy fried rice. Deli Donkatsu is an easy pick for a good-value lunch, a solo meal or a meal with kids.

Written Apr 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Japanese lunch spot in Songjeong, Busan: steak don & fish yard, Yuok

Yuok (유옥) is a Japanese restaurant on Songjeonggangbyeon-ro in Haeundae, Busan, specializing in rice bowls and set meals. On a fourth visit, the writer ordered the regular jumbo unaju (eel rice bowl) set and the new steak don (steak rice bowl), arriving right at opening to beat the full weekday lunch crowd. Regulars who only order Yuok's eel bowl should give the steak don a try.

Written Nov 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Eel bowls in Songjeong, Busan: unaju a fish-averse husband loves, Yuok

Yuok (유옥) is a Japanese rice bowl restaurant on Songjeonggangbyeon-ro in Haeundae, Busan, serving unaju (grilled eel rice bowl) and oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) as full set meals. On her third visit, the writer arrived at opening time on a weekday for the jumbo unaju set and the oyakodon set, and her husband, who is sensitive to fishy smells, said Yuok's eel bowl is better than other places'. Verdict: Yuok is a Songjeong restaurant she can confidently recommend to friends.

Written May 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanCafés

Gwangalli brunch café for kids, French toast: Working Holiday Millak

Working Holiday Millak is a newly opened brunch café with floor-to-ceiling sea views on the 7th floor of Bada Maru on Millaksubyeon-ro in Suyeong, Busan, near Gwangalli Beach. On a holiday visit with a child, the writer ordered jambon eggs Benedict, French toast, iced tea and beer; despite the crowd, the food arrived in about 15 minutes, and the child was amazed by the French toast. With its view, atmosphere and food, Working Holiday Millak is a prime spot for the Gwangalli drone show and a solid choice for gatherings and dates.

Written May 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Songjeong Beach Chinese spot, level-2 white jjamppong: Songjeong Dol

Songjeong Dol Jjamppong (송정돌짬뽕) is a Chinese restaurant near Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan, serving stone-plate jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and jjajang (black bean noodles) piled high with seafood. On a return visit with her jjamppong-loving husband, the blogger lined up for the 11am weekday opening and ordered the signature white stone jjamppong at spice level 2 with a mini tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork); the rich, refreshing broth and the crispy nurungji (scorched noodles) on the bottom filled them up without any rice. Songjeong Dol Jjamppong is a place worth going back to, with broth so good it is hard to choose between the stone jjamppong and the white stone jjamppong.

Written May 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang brunch café's autumn chestnut Basque cake: Mandali To Go

Mandali To Go Ilgwang Branch is a bakery and brunch café on Ilgwang-ro in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang, Busan. On a third visit to Mandali To Go, the writer and her husband ordered citrus white ragu pasta, a homemade jambon (ham) apple cream sandwich, the new autumn chestnut Basque cake and an iced café latte, and the grilled lemon juice cut the richness of the white sauce. The portions were generous enough to satisfy a husband who doesn't usually enjoy brunch, making Mandali To Go an Ilgwang brunch café worth returning to again and again.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Grate-grilled fish near Jeju Airport with kids: mackerel, croaker sets

Naneun Jigeum Saengseoni Meokgo Sipda Yongdam Airport Branch (나는지금생선이먹고싶다 용담공항점) is a grilled fish restaurant on Yongmun-ro in Jeju City, near Jeju Airport. A family who landed on a 5pm flight made it their first meal of the trip, ordering Mom's Set (cutlassfish, kimchi stew and duruchigi, a spicy stir-fried pork) plus a mackerel set and a yellow croaker set for the kids, and loved the nutty, lightly charred aroma of the grate-grilled fish. For an easy grilled fish meal with children near Jeju Airport, Naneun Jigeum Yongdam Airport Branch is a stress-free stop.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Summer wait and bulgogi panini at Ilgwang Beach café Mandali To Go

Mandali To Go Ilgwang Branch is a bakery and brunch café near Ilgwang Beach in Gijang, Busan. In peak vacation season the Mandali To Go parking lot was packed with double-parked cars and there was a short wait before a second-floor table opened up for an apple cream sandwich, bulgogi panini and orange ade, with cookies and black tea financiers taken home to go. Tables free up faster than expected, and the food was satisfying enough to finish every last piece of the house bread.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Songjeong, Busan pork cutlet revisit at 11am opening: Deli Donkatsu

Deli Donkatsu is an old-school, Western-style Korean pork cutlet (donkatsu) restaurant in Songjeong, Haeundae-gu, Busan. On a repeat visit with her husband, the writer arrived for the 11am opening and ordered the double-portion pork cutlet and cream kimchi fried rice. The meal came with morning rolls, strawberry jam and soup, and the crispy batter and sweet-and-tangy old-school sauce were satisfying. Deli Donkatsu is an easy place to return to whenever you crave a retro-style pork cutlet.

Written Sep 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang family restaurant, private rooms and beef risotto: Riverside

Riverside is an Italian-style restaurant near Sinpyeongso Park in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang, Busan, with a large parking lot and private room seating that draw many families. On an early school-vacation dinner with the kids, the writer ordered fresh ragu pasta, tomato risotto with beef chuck flap (salchisal), and gorgonzola pizza; the texture of the risotto rice and the beef stood out most. Riverside is a regular Ilgwang favorite that fits well after catching crabs and splashing around at Sinpyeongso Park.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang tteokgalbi restaurant a year on: same 15,000-won set, Dongam

Dongam Tteokgalbi is a tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty) and pot rice restaurant on Gijang Haean-ro in Gijang, Busan, near Lotte Premium Outlets and Lotte World Luge. Returning after a year, we ordered the Dongam tteokgalbi and the cheongyang cream tteokgalbi, and while prices had stayed the same, the self-serve bar was more varied than before and even had old-school Korean snacks. At 15,000 won for the tteokgalbi set plus that self-serve bar, Dongam Tteokgalbi felt like a full Korean course meal for the money.

Written Aug 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Heatwave weekday shoe-shopping lunch at Gijang outlet: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Restaurant is a Western restaurant on the 1st floor of Shinsegae Simon Busan Premium Outlets in Jangan-eup, Gijang, Busan. On a weekday shoe-shopping trip put off by the heat, the family ordered the kid-favorite jambon pizza, abalone cream risotto and shrimp rosé pasta, and the honey-brushed pizza and rich abalone risotto stood out. Coming on a weekday was the right call at Bueokgan: both the parking lot and the dining room were half empty.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored