Busan brunch café with beach-facing side seats: Working Holiday Minrak

Recommending Working Holiday Minrak, a Gwangalli brunch café with an amazing atmosphere and ocean views.

Today I'm writing up my visit to Working Holiday Minrak, a brunch café I'd recommend in Gwangalli. This is a place where you can enjoy coffee, easy bites, and pizza while taking in a wide-open ocean view. It has such an exotic vibe that it's perfect for a date spot, and also great for a solo visit to relax and unwind.

Working Holiday Minrak: location, hours and parking

[Basic info for Working Holiday Minrak in Gwangalli]

• Brunch café location: 29 Minrak Subyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan + 7th floor of the Badamaru building
• Hours: 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM + last order at 10:00 PM
• Parking: underground lot behind the Badamaru building + 1 hour free with a ₩10,000+ purchase, up to 4 hours supported per day

[Menu ordered]

• 📍 Holiday latte
• 📍 Smashed avocado
• 📍 French toast

Inside the 7th floor of Badamaru and the beach-facing side seats

First off, this place is located at the very end of the Gwangalli Minrak Raw Fish Center, on the 7th floor of the Badamaru building.

Ordering was done self-serve through a kiosk near the entrance, and the interior gave off such an exotic feel, almost like being overseas.

Between the seating layout and the ordering style, the whole vibe felt relaxed and free, and the kitchen was set up as an open kitchen.

This is a spot where you can enjoy coffee, easy bites, and pizza while soaking in a wide-open ocean view. With such a gorgeous atmosphere, I'd recommend it as a date course, and it's also great for a solo visit to just relax and heal! 🫪

On top of that, they also have terrace seating. The terrace is outdoors, so you can spend time with a gentle breeze blowing by.

The seat we sat at wasn't facing Gwangan Bridge but the side that overlooks Gwangalli Beach instead, and it genuinely felt like floating on the sea! 💙

What is on the menu at Working Holiday Minrak?

Here's the menu at Working Holiday Minrak, the Gwangalli brunch café. Ordering is done self-serve via the kiosk just outside the entrance.

There were easy-to-eat items like open sandwiches, plus Napoli-style pizza made daily with freshly fermented dough and fresh ingredients, and Australian-style brunch dishes.

Beyond coffee, there was also a wide selection of drinks—wine, non-coffee options, alcohol, and ade! 😁

The signature holiday latte

At this recommended Gwangalli ocean-view spot, the first thing we ordered was the signature holiday latte.

It was a latte topped with soft, rich ice cream, deep in flavor and pleasant even for someone who's not a big coffee drinker.

Smashed avocado open sandwich

The second thing we ordered was the smashed avocado, an easy-to-eat open sandwich.

Lotus root chips were tucked in here and there on the bread, and the avocado was spread evenly across it. Toppings included cheese and salad, and it was simple yet filling—perfect for brunch! 🤭

Brioche French toast

The third thing we ordered at Working Holiday Minrak, the Gwangalli brunch café, was the French toast, where you could really savor the rich vanilla aroma of the house-made brioche bread.

Bananas drizzled with sweet syrup were placed alongside, and while the French toast took a bit of time to prepare, the taste was worth the wait.

The moist brioche bread paired with the sweetness made it a flavor you just kept going back for, bite after bite.

That wraps up all the details on Working Holiday Minrak, the brunch café I'd recommend in Gwangalli.