Busan pizza restaurant with biga dough and cheese crust: Extra Mile

Hello haha, I visited Extra Mile, a pizza restaurant with a great vibe in Gwangalli, Busan

What is Extra Mile like inside? A converted white house near Gwangalli

Extra Mile is set inside a converted white house. It felt like visiting a pretty friend's home haha

These are photos of the interior. The warm wood-tone interior was so pretty. I sat by the window (the view was gorgeous!)

Extra Mile's menu and the combo we ordered

This is Extra Mile's menu. Since it's in Gwangalli, there was an English menu too for foreign guests. I ordered the classic combo — hot honey pepperoni + potato half-and-half pizza with added cheese crust — and bisque cream pasta

The table paper had a printed design and there were crayons, so I asked staff — turns out you can color while you wait, so I did

And you can't have pizza without something fizzy. I ordered a cola and lemon came along with it

Everything I ordered arrived. Let's try it one by one

How does the hot honey pepperoni and potato half-and-half pizza taste?

First up is the half-and-half pizza. Hot honey pepperoni: pepperoni, mascarpone, ricotta cheese, pickled chili / Potato: dubaek potato, truffle oil, bacon

The cheese pull is a work of art TT

Starting with the hot honey pepperoni side. My first wave of joy came just from seeing all that topping piled on

The salty pepperoni, the nutty cheese, the sweetness of the honey, and the spice of the chili come together in harmony. So many flavors blending so well — it's really delicious

Biga pre-fermented dough: even the crust ends were worth eating

Extra Mile's pizza dough is made in-house using premium Italian flour and the biga pre-fermentation method, apparently. I was really curious how a dough made this Italian way would taste

The dough was nutty and chewy — so good. I never eat the crust end of a pizza normally, but here the crust was almost more delicious than the rest. It felt healthier somehow, like eating fermented bread

Extra Mile's potato pizza is full of truffle aroma

Next is the potato pizza. Thinly sliced potato and crispy potato shreds are piled on top

One bite and it was pure crispiness and nuttiness!! With a subtle truffle scent, the nutty flavor just exploded 💥

Bisque cream pasta: lay the gamtae (seaweed) on top, don't stir it in

Last up is the bisque cream pasta. It has shrimp, reggiano cheese, gamtae (seasoned dried laver), and parsley. Staff advised laying the gamtae on top instead of mixing it in

I first tried just the noodles with gamtae. The shrimp aroma hit strongly, and the nutty flavor blended beautifully with the fragrant gamtae

And then the plump shrimp! The shrimp were really substantial

Laid on top of the pasta, yum. The shrimp aroma rose up so strongly and it was delicious. Oh, and the portions for both the pasta and pizza were huge. My stomach was about to burst but I ate every bite happily ^0^

Final verdict: Extra Mile as a Gwangalli date spot

Extra Mile, a great-vibe pizza restaurant in Gwangalli, Busan!! I was already in a good mood from how pretty the space was, and then the food being delicious made it even better. Especially the fermented dough made with Italian flour — super chewy and nutty — and the cheese crust was insanely good ❤️ Loaded with toppings, I was happy the entire time I ate the pizza.

The bisque cream pasta had a strong shrimp flavor that was exactly my taste haha. The noodles were bouncy and the nutty pasta was delicious. The atmosphere is so nice I'd recommend it as a date spot too. Since it's located in Gwangalli, I'd also recommend it to tourists. I'm 100% coming back.

• If you're looking for a pizza restaurant in Gwangalli, Busan
• If you're looking for a date restaurant in Gwangalli, Busan
• If you're looking for a pasta restaurant in Gwangalli, Busan
• If you're looking for a Western food restaurant in Gwangalli, Busan — I highly recommend Extra Mile!!