A Cup in Busan — Chaewon B.

Chuseok family lunch at a Dalmaji-gil Chinese restaurant: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Haeundae Branch is a Chinese restaurant with European-style interiors on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan. On a weekend lunch visit, three dishes were shared — beef belly jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup, swapped to rice), black vinegar sirloin sweet and sour pork, and chili jjajang noodles — and the small lot beside the restaurant was full, so parking ended up on the roadside. With group tables available, Bueokgan Chinese Haeundae Branch made a strong candidate for a Chuseok family meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae weekday lunch set for two with yellow window seats: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a Western restaurant on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan. On a weekday lunch with her mom, the writer ordered the couple set for two — soup, salad, pasta and pizza plus two drinks — choosing sweet pumpkin soup, garden salad, carbonara and arugula pizza. The sunlit yellow seats by the window made Bueokgan an easy place to eat slowly and talk.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSuyeong, BusanCafés

French toast vs. grilled mushroom toast at Famous Benny, Gwangalli

Famous Benny Gwangalli Branch is a brunch café in Suyeong, Busan that opens at 8am. This visit compared two plates side by side, French toast for something sweet and grilled mushroom toast for something savory, in a wood-toned café with bright first- and second-floor seating. Pick French toast on a sweet-tooth day or grilled mushroom toast on a heartier morning — either way this Gwangalli morning brunch spot delivers.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored