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Small Vial, Busan and Daegu

Writes about restaurants, beauty spots, stays, and cafes across Busan-Gyeongnam and Daegu-Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Restaurants · Stays · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés

PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju Bomun rib hot pot with my parents and kid: Hyoeunok

Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch (효은옥 경주분점) is a hanok-style beef rib hot pot restaurant in the food town at the entrance to Bomun Tourist Complex in Gyeongju, across from Donggungwon Bird Park. With parents and a child, the writer ordered the signature Bone-verest (Gyeongju minari beef rib hot pot 5-item set, 65,900 won) mild and ate it like a course: beef ribs, shabu beef, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and gondre (thistle greens) porridge. The price seemed high at first, but given the variety and portions, Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch turned out to be good value for a family meal.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju family café with ocean latte and croissants: Cafe Road 100

Cafe Road 100 is a large garden bakery café on Bobul-ro near Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. On a family trip with grandparents and a child, we walked the big outdoor garden and tried an Americano, a vanilla latte, the signature ocean latte and a croissant, and the child ran around the garden and practically inhaled the croissant. Verdict: Cafe Road 100 is a Gyeongju family-trip café where adults can relax and kids can play without feeling cooped up.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Osiria Korean restaurant: beef jeon topped with cockle salad, Kkomak

Kkomak Hansang Gijang Main Branch (꼬막한상 기장본점) is a Korean set-meal restaurant specializing in cockle (kkomak) dishes in Osiria, Gijang, Busan, across the road from Dongbusan Lotte Outlet. On a family outing with a child, the writer ordered beef jeon (pan-fried battered beef) with cockle bibimbap for two (24,000 won on the menu) and a barley-dried corvina set (27,000 won), all served with 12 side dishes, and the standout was piling sour-spicy cockle salad onto the beef jeon. Kkomak Hansang Gijang Main Branch is a good Gijang Korean restaurant for taking parents out or eating out with kids.

Written Oct 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju rib restaurant, 60-day kimchi ribs, kid rice balls: Hwangnam

Hwangnam Dukkebi Restaurant Hwangnam Main Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in braised pork back ribs in the heart of Hwangnidan-gil, Gyeongju. On a weekend visit with a child, the writer ordered the aged kimchi braised ribs (60-day aged kimchi) for 2 and a beef soboro bibimbap (rice with seasoned ground beef) with the sauce served on the side; shaped into rice balls, the bibimbap had the child asking for more. With its hanok atmosphere, generous kimchi ribs and a kids' menu, Hwangnam Dukkebi Hwangnam Main Branch is a highly satisfying pick for families with children.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju Korean restaurant after checkout: abalone pot rice, Handa Sot

Handa Sot Gyeongju (한다솥 경주점) is a hanok-style Korean pot rice (sotbap) restaurant on Cheomseong-ro in Gyeongju, near Cheomseongdae and Daereungwon. A three-generation family with grandparents and a young child visited around 11 a.m. after hotel checkout and had the 9 basic side dishes, abalone pot rice and kiln-grilled Spanish mackerel. The high chair, baby tableware and non-spicy sides kept both the child and the grandparents happy. Handa Sot Gyeongju is worth recommending for a hearty Korean meal on a three-generation Gyeongju trip.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang sea-view restaurant: abalone risotto & Cobb salad at Riverside

Riverside is a sea-view Western restaurant right in front of Sinpyeong Small Park (신평소공원) in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang, Busan, and it has reportedly been listed in the Blue Ribbon guide 2 years in a row. On a drive to Gijang with Mom, the writer had a brunch of Cobb salad and abalone risotto made with live Wando abalone at a window seat with the folding doors open. The sea view, atmosphere and food at Riverside were all satisfying, making it a place worth going back to.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae Market eatery: hagfish set for two with parents, Hyejane San

Hyejane San Gomjangeo Main Branch is a live hagfish (gomjangeo) and seafood restaurant around the middle of Haeundae Traditional Market in Busan. The 2-person set of seasoned hagfish and seafood stew cost 78,000 won, and the free live octopus, sea squirt and shrimp especially pleased seafood-loving parents. With a spacious, clean dining room, fair prices and good food, Hyejane San Gomjangeo is a place worth returning to for a family meal.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Baby-friendly Songjeong Korean BBQ with Bumbo seats: The Barbecue 051

The Barbecue 051 is a camping-style Korean BBQ restaurant with an outdoor terrace on Gijanghaean-ro in Gijang, Busan, on the road from Songjeong to Osiria. A camping-loving family booked a table for around 7 p.m. on a Saturday with their baby and ordered the set for two: 440g of pre-grilled pork belly and pork neck with 5 handmade skewers. They also had pork kimchi stew and mul naengmyeon (cold noodle soup), and the Bumbo seat and blankets stood out as thoughtful touches. The Barbecue 051 is a good stand-in for a camping barbecue when there's no time for a trip.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Haeundae dog-friendly brunch café with ragu cream risotto: Oira

Oira is a dog-friendly brunch café near Jungdong Station in Haeundae, Busan, with a brunch café on the 1st floor and a gallery on the 2nd. The writer ordered the Hanwoo (Korean beef) hamburg steak, ragu cream risotto and Oira salad, and especially liked Oira's spacious interior, private parking lot and dog-friendly terrace. With both atmosphere and food covered, the writer is 100% going back to Oira.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukStays

Gyeongju family hanok stay, lukewarm outdoor jacuzzi: Soso Byeolchae

Soso Byeolchae (소소별채) is a duplex hanok-style stay tucked down an alley of traditional houses near Hwangnidangil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. On a family trip with a child, the family stayed in Room 101 and used the living room with floor-to-ceiling windows, the island kitchen, the lukewarm outdoor jacuzzi and the indoor jacuzzi. Thanks to easy access to Hwangnidangil and thoughtful amenities, Soso Byeolchae became the family's top pick for a return visit.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanHair & beauty salons

Haeundae hair spa: silk Botox to thicken fine, permed hair, Eco Revi

Eco Revi Hair & Spa Haeundae Centum Branch is a scalp and hair care salon on the 1st floor of Centum Hotel in Haeundae, Busan. For fine hair dried out by frequent dyeing and perms, the writer had a scalp scan and diagnosis, a 3-step silk Botox clinic, a steam treatment at a massage-chair shampoo station and an aroma massage, and afterward the hair clearly felt thicker and firmer. For limp hair damaged by dye and perms, the silk Botox at Eco Revi Hair & Spa is a good fit.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang eel restaurant for kids: first-time eel teishoku at Yangsando

Yangsando Gijang Yeonhwa Branch (양산도 기장연화점) is a Nagoya-style hitsumabushi (grilled eel over rice) restaurant in Yeonhwa-ri, Gijang, Busan. In a private room, a family ordered hitsumabushi (27,000 won) and a teishoku set meal (27,000 won); a child trying eel for the first time finished the whole teishoku bowl, and the staff provided a baby chair and kids' tableware. For a family meal out with kids in Gijang, Yangsando Gijang Yeonhwa Branch is an easy, comfortable choice.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored