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Busan, First Cup

Writing about café visits around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Things to do · Bars

Gwangalli beer bar, Busan: ice-rinsed thin glasses at Ganppa Beer

Ganppa Beer Gwangalli 2 is a standing beer bar on a side street in Gwangalli, Suyeong, Busan. On her first free night in years, the writer came with older female friends for a second round after dinner, shared the Ganppa fried chicken skin and Sapporo draft set, and won a free beer at the after-midnight new-keg rock-paper-scissors game. Refrigerated kegs and thin glasses rinsed in 0–1°C ice water make Ganppa Beer's draft unusually crisp, a good Gwangalli pick for a second round or a solo drink.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJeju, JejuThings to do

Horse riding farm near Jeju Airport for kids: Jeju Mongsaengi Farm

Jeju Mongsaengi Farm (제주몽생이농장) is a family experience farm on Sinseoldong-gil in Jeju City, about 15 minutes by car from Jeju Airport. The writer's two children, aged 8 and 4, did the full trainer-style package at Jeju Mongsaengi Farm, which covers a talk about the horses, horse riding and carrot feeding in about 30-40 minutes, and the 4-year-old rode without fear thanks to an assistant teacher. Tangerine picking and art activities were still being prepared because the farm had just opened, but Jeju Mongsaengi Farm is a good place for kids' horse riding near Jeju Airport.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Haeundae bakery egg tart gift box and lemon madeleine: Low & Sweet

Low & Sweet Bakery is a bakery café on Haeri-dan-gil in Haeundae, Busan, known for its egg tarts and salt bread. Instead of the usual salt bread, this visit meant an egg tart, a lemon madeleine and a pain au chocolat packed to go with an iced Americano, and the free kids' milk made it easy to stop by with a child. Low & Sweet Roastery, in front of the Haeundae Station public parking lot, also sells egg tart gift boxes, making Low & Sweet an easy bakery stop from 8am to 8pm.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Gift cake with an insulated bag at a Busan dessert shop: Sijeunikeu

Sijeunikeu Shinsegae Department Store Centum City Branch is a fresh-fruit dessert shop on basement floor 1 of Shinsegae in Centum, Haeundae, Busan. For a visit to a friend's home, the writer chose the whole mango cream basque for 29,000 won and added insulated bag packaging for 2,200 won more, and the generous fresh mango on top gave a clean sweetness the recipient enjoyed too. For a gift-worthy fruit cake near Centum City Station, Sijeunikeu is an easy, reliable pick.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored

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