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Narrow Menu, Busan/Gyeongnam and Seoul Restaurants

Writes about small restaurants and everyday meals in Busan/Gyeongnam and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceDong-gu, BusanRestaurants

Rainy-day pork soup for gukbap beginners at Busan Station: Yeongdong

Yeongdong Milmyeon & Dwaeji Gukbap Busan Station Branch is a milmyeon (wheat noodle) and dwaeji gukbap (pork and rice soup) restaurant in Dong-gu, Busan, about 300 meters from Exit 6 of Busan Station. On a rainy day a couple ordered only dwaeji gukbap: the writer, who rarely eats pork soup because of its gamey smell, enjoyed the clear, clean broth loaded with chives and salted shrimp, and her husband drank every last drop of the broth. Yeongdong Milmyeon & Dwaeji Gukbap is a safe pick for pork soup beginners worried about the smell and for travelers who want a solo meal before their train.

Written Jul 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Korean BBQ near Jagalchi Market for a no-sashimi dinner: Bueongi Maeul

Bueongi Maeul (부엉이마을) is a pork rib restaurant near Exit 1 of Toseong Station in Jung-gu, Busan, close to Jagalchi Market and Nampo. A couple, with a husband who can't eat raw fish, came for dinner and shared one 800g plate of pork ribs and doenjang (soybean paste) stew. They enjoyed the complimentary steamed egg, the side dishes of shredded scallion salad and myeongi (pickled wild garlic leaves), and an outdoor table in a cool breeze. If you want something other than sashimi for dinner near Jagalchi Market, Bueongi Maeul's pork ribs, with their local-regulars feel, are a solid alternative.

Written Jul 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiCafés

Dog-friendly Goyang garden café with Mom: pumpkin loaf, Baedagol

Baedagol Bakery House (배다골베이커리하우스) is a large bakery café with a spacious outdoor garden in Wondang, Deogyang-gu, Goyang. The writer returned to Baedagol Bakery House on a weekday afternoon with her dog Tori and her mom, sat in the dog-friendly outdoor garden, and ordered an iced Americano, a caramel macchiato, sweet pumpkin loaf and squid-ink crumble bread. With easy parking, a pleasant garden, a bright interior and tasty bread, Baedagol Bakery House is a great Goyang café to visit with a dog.

Written Oct 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno3-ga Korean BBQ with an American friend: Cham Dwaejitgan

Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the 1st floor of the Piccadilly CGV theater at Jongno3-ga Station Exit 2-1 in Seoul, where staff grill the pork belly from start to finish. On a Friday evening the writer waited about 30 minutes through CatchTable's remote queuing, then shared two servings of pork belly and a fried rice finish with an American friend, with free refills on every vegetable side except the minari. Cham Dwaejitgan is a good pick on a night when you want to keep talking and let someone else work the grill.

Written Aug 15, 2026Sponsored
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