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Dim Counter, Seoul and Busan/Gyeongnam Bars and Restaurants

Writes about neighborhood restaurants and bars in Seoul and Busan/Gyeongnam, favoring the ones near closing time. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Cafés

PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Dongnae BBQ with honeycomb pork skin, truffle mayo: Sanseong Meat Shop

Sanseong Meat Shop Dongnae Main Branch (산성식육점 동래본점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on Myeongnyun-ro in Dongnae, Busan, where staff grill nuruk-aged pork neck and pork belly over charcoal for you. Arriving early in the evening, the writer ordered 2 servings of nuruk pork neck (28,000 won), 1 serving of nuruk pork belly (14,000 won), buckwheat pot rice, honeycomb pork skin and Suntory mini highballs, and enjoyed the mild, tender meat, sides like the truffle oil scallion mayo, and the staff moving the grilled meat onto a mini brazier. Sanseong Meat Shop is a Dongnae BBQ spot that suits team dinners, dates and family meals with kids alike.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Dongnae charcoal BBQ: ₩54,000 pork set for two, Sanseong Meat Shop

Sanseong Meat Shop Dongnae Main Branch is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ restaurant with private rooms on Myeongnyun-ro in Dongnae, Busan, serving nuruk (rice-yeast) aged pork. The writer ordered the ₩54,000 pork set for two (pork neck, pork belly and gabrisal, a pork shoulder cap cut), adding ₩6,000 pork skin and buckwheat pot rice, and enjoyed the free beef and radish soup, green onion truffle mayo side dish and an egg roll cooked in the meat fat. Sanseong Meat Shop is a Dongnae BBQ spot for group and work dinners where everything from the side dishes to the staff grilling makes you feel well looked after.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanCafés

Weekend Gwangalli brunch café: banana bacon French toast, Famous Benny

Famous Benny (Gwangalli Branch) is an Australian-style brunch café in Millak-dong, Suyeong, Busan, tucked into an alley behind Millak Sea Land. On a weekend visit around 10am with a child, the writer ordered The Famous Benny, a croissant eggs Benedict topped with salmon (18,000 won), French toast with grilled banana, bacon and blueberry compote (17,000 won) and lattes. Staff carried everything up to the second floor, and the specialty coffee stood out. Famous Benny is a solid weekend brunch pick for anyone who wants both fresh ingredients and good coffee.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan shabu kalguksu for 2 with beer and cheese fried rice: Yunujae

Yunujae Munhyeon Shabu Kalguksu (윤우재 문현샤브 칼국수) is a shabu kalguksu restaurant (shabu-shabu hot pot followed by knife-cut noodles) with house-made noodles near Munhyeon intersection in Munhyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. Two people ordered the red broth at ₩11,000 per person, added extra sirloin and a bottle of beer, and went from mushroom-and-sirloin shabu-shabu to chewy kalguksu and finally cheese fried rice. Verdict: Yunujae is a good-value Munhyeon-dong spot for a chilly day, whether you want a hangover soother or food to go with a drink.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae pork belly BBQ smoked on an asado grill: Gwang-anmok

Gwang-anmok Haeundae Branch is a pork BBQ restaurant specializing in aged pork neck and pork belly, on the 2nd floor of the Artbox building on Gunam-ro in Haeundae, Busan. On a 5pm visit, the A Set (57,000 won) arrived pre-seared and smoked on an asado grill, and the meal finished with dongchimi (radish water kimchi) cold noodles (7,000 won). Verdict: the Gwang-anmok pork neck ranks as the best pork neck I've ever eaten, juicy and full of deep aged flavor.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan galbi restaurant in Daeyeon-dong: dinner for three under ₩90,000

Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi Daeyeon Branch is a marinated pork galbi restaurant using domestic pork, at the intersection in front of the Nam-gu District Office in Daeyeon-dong, Busan. On an early weekend evening, three people ordered five servings of pork galbi plus bone soup, cold buckwheat noodles, doenjang jjigae and drinks, and the bill came to under 90,000 won. With galbi at 3,800 won per 100g and bone soup at 1,000 won, Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi is an easy recommendation for value-for-money grilled meat in Daeyeon-dong.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
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