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Compact Mirror Seats, Busan and Gyeongnam

Writes about beauty shops, restaurants and cafes she visits around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Donburi lunch with draft beer in Gwangalli: weekday set, Peisen-dong

Peisen-dong Gwangalli is a Japanese rice bowl (donburi) restaurant on the second floor of a building in a residential area on Millak-ro, Suyeong, Busan. The writer arrived at opening time on a weekday lunch and ordered the ₩30,000 set for two (2 rice bowls, 1 noodle dish, 1 drink), choosing katsudon, karaage-don and Nagoya cold soba, and shared a draft beer. With generous portions and great flavor, Peisen-dong Gwangalli is worth a return visit for anyone looking for a good-value meal in Gwangalli.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Ssambap lunch by Dongnae Station, Busan: gochujang bulgogi, Yukmildo

Yukmildo Dongnae Direct Branch (육밀도 동래직영점) is a Korean barbecue restaurant on the main road by Dongnae Station in Busan, right next to Megamart. The writer and a friend ordered two weekday lunch special ssambap sets (rice with leaf wraps, 15,000 won per person) with gochujang bulgogi, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew), stone pot rice and cabbage, kelp and seaweed wraps, and the gochujang bulgogi portion was so generous they left some. With parking for 30 cars, free corkage and private rooms, Yukmildo Dongnae Direct Branch suits everything from a quick lunch to a group gathering.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanHair & beauty salons

Dongnae lash salon, round-root lift for downward lashes: Beauty Haze

Beauty Haze is a lash lift and lash extension salon on the 5th floor of Daewol Officetel on Myeongnyun-ro in Dongnae, Busan. The writer, whose lashes grow downward, had a hydrating nutrition lash lift at Beauty Haze after the owner recommended a curl that is round at the root and tightly lifted at the tips so the waterline doesn't show, and in 40 minutes the writer's eyes looked as defined as with extensions. Beauty Haze in Dongnae suits anyone who wants a tight lift but also wants advice tailored to their eye shape.

Written Jun 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, BusanRestaurants

Gupo Market Chinese spot, opening-time lunch with a friend: Hongmigwan

Hongmigwan (홍미관) is a Chinese restaurant in Buk-gu, Busan, on the Gunam Station side of Gupo Market, with a sign calling its jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) one of Busan's top 3. After a morning of shopping at Gupo Market, the writer and a friend arrived right at opening time and ordered the 26,000-won lunch set: tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), 4 chili shrimp, jjajang (black bean noodles) and jjamppong. The tangsuyuk stayed crispy despite the sauce being poured on, the jjamppong was loaded with seafood, and the verdict is clear: Hongmigwan's lunch set is a highly recommended lunch after shopping at Gupo Market.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, BusanRestaurants

Gupo Chinese restaurant for kids' first chili shrimp: Hongmigwan

Hongmigwan (홍미관) is a Chinese restaurant in front of Gupo Market in Buk-gu, Busan, opened by a former Chinese chef from a top luxury hotel. After a first visit with a friend, the writer returned with two kids and, after a wait, ordered the A set (mini tangsuyuk sweet and sour pork plus 6 chili shrimp, ₩20,000) and uni-jjajang (black bean noodles with finely minced sauce). The picky kids finished every chili shrimp and even the jjajang sauce, making Hongmigwan a good fit for a family meal in Gupo.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Chinese restaurant in Haeundae for a spicy late lunch: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is a second-floor Chinese restaurant in Marine City, Haeundae, Busan, where the window seats look out over Dongbaek Island and the sea. A spice-loving couple arrived after the lunch rush and ordered chili ganjajang (dry black bean sauce noodles, 10,000 won), a spicy poached-egg octopus rice bowl (16,000 won) and a small black vinegar sirloin tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, 28,000 won), and even the husband, who dislikes seafood, enjoyed the octopus rice bowl. With the view, atmosphere, parking and food all satisfying, the writer is 100% set on returning to Bueokgan Chinese near Dongbaek Island.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
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