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Side Burner, Busan/Gyeongnam and Daegu/Gyeongbuk Restaurants

Writes about restaurants in Busan/Gyeongnam and Daegu/Gyeongbuk, from neighborhood spots to a few longer drives out. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju ssambap restaurant: late lunch after a water park, Neulbom

Neulbom (늘봄) is a Korean set-meal and snail ssambap (rice with leaf wraps) restaurant at 107 Bobul-ro in Bomun, Gyeongju. On the first day of summer break, after swimming at California Beach and before heading to Gyeongju World, the family stopped at Neulbom around 2:30pm, when there is no break time. They ate tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties) for the child and jeyuk-bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork) for the couple, with greens from the ssam self-bar and plenty of side dishes. With baby chairs, private rooms and a large car park, Neulbom is an easy fit for a family meal on a Bomun trip.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Milmyeon restaurant by Ulsan bus terminal, no-cucumber bibim: Samsam

Samsam Milmyeon Main Branch (삼삼밀면 본점) is a milmyeon (wheat cold noodle) restaurant in Dal-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 70m on foot from the Ulsan intercity bus terminal. After a full day around Samsan dealing with car repairs and a hospital visit, the writer stopped in just before 5pm on a Monday and ordered a cucumber-free bibim milmyeon, a water milmyeon, an extra noodle portion and dumplings. Samsam Milmyeon's table ordering lets you adjust the cucumber, radish and dadaegi (spicy seasoning paste), and the portions were so generous that two people could not finish everything.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Nam-gu, Ulsan shabu-shabu buffet with cypress-steamed dishes: Shabre

Shabre Garden Ulsan Nam-gu Branch is a newly opened all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu buffet on the 2nd floor of Medical Tower Building 4 on Suam-ro in Nam-gu, Ulsan. At the weekday 5pm dinner opening (29,900 won), the meal included half-and-half broth with thin-sliced beef brisket and beef chuck, pyeonbaek-jjim (dishes steamed in a cypress box), sushi and made-to-order waffles. Shabre Garden has a wide range of hot dishes, which makes it a good fit for a family dinner out with kids.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
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