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Narrow Plate, Busan/Gyeongnam

Writes about restaurants and cafes across Busan and Gyeongnam, mostly small places she keeps going back to. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceGimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Juchon, Gimhae gamjatang restaurant: gondre egg rice pot for a toddler

Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch (뼈대있는해장국 주촌점) is a gamjatang (pork bone stew) and haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant in Juchon-myeon, Gimhae, near Costco, certified as a Korean food master (hansik daega) restaurant. The writer ordered the Daega Hansang set of gamjatang with garlic pork skin pyeonyuk (pressed pork skin slices) and spicy skate salad, plus a separate gondre (Korean thistle) egg rice pot for a 2-year-old. Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk is a good stop with kids when you need a hearty meal after a Costco run.

Written Oct 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamRestaurants

Yangsan Korean restaurant for hot and cold kalguksu: Jinhae Jang

Jinhae Jang Bone Kalguksu, Yangsan Branch (진해장뼈칼국수 양산점) is a Korean restaurant in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, across from Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, serving pork bone hangover soup and kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup). After a movie date, the writer and her husband ordered the summer-only cold kalguksu, spicy bone kalguksu and plain bone kalguksu, added the spicy seasoning sauce, and refilled rice and side dishes for free at the self-serve bar. Jinhae Jang Bone Kalguksu is a Yangsan kalguksu spot where a hot-broth fan and a cold-noodle fan can both leave happy.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJinju, GyeongnamRestaurants

Jinju naengmyeon restaurant for a weekday lunch with a kid: Songgiwon

Songgiwon Jinju Naengmyeon Direct Store (송기원진주냉면 직영점) is a Jinju naengmyeon (cold noodle) restaurant on Cheonsu-ro in Jinju, Gyeongnam, heading toward its 100th year. On a Sacheon–Jinju outing, the writer and a child arrived at 1pm on a weekday and ordered a large Jinju mul-naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth), Jinju mixed naengmyeon and ujeon (pan-fried beef); there was no wait, but every seat inside was taken. Verdict: at Songgiwon Jinju Naengmyeon, join the Tabling remote waitlist ahead of peak times, and order the crowd-pleasing ujeon to share with kids.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamCafés

Kid-friendly Yangsan brunch café: bacon scramble toast, Famous Venny

Famous Venny Yangsan Oslo Park Branch is a newly opened brunch café inside Oslo Park in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, Gyeongnam. On a visit with a young child, the writer ordered a bacon egg roll, bacon scramble toast and mango coconut gelato, and the staff served the spicy mayo sauce separately because it was being shared with the child. With high chairs and kids' tableware provided, Famous Venny made for an easy, relaxed brunch with a little one.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
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