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A Mirror Table on Gwangbok-ro

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

PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Osiria outlet shopping lunch in Gijang: tteokgalbi for three, Dongam

Dongam Tteokgalbi (동암떡갈비) is a tteokgalbi and pot-rice Korean restaurant on Gijanghaean-ro in Gijang, Busan, directly across from Lotte Outlet East Busan. On a rainy day after shopping at the Osiria outlet, the cheese tteokgalbi was sold out, so three orders of the basic Dongam Tteokgalbi arrived with pot rice, blue crab doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) and unlimited self-bar side dishes, ending with nurungji (scorched-rice tea) after two bowls of rice. At 15,000 won for the basic set with unlimited side dishes made from Korean ingredients, Dongam Tteokgalbi is great value and an easy choice when dining with older parents.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju dessert takeout: egg tart sold out as we ordered — Tareudang

Tareudang is a takeout dessert shop on Hwangnidang-gil in Gyeongju that fills mochi with seasonal fruit. On a weekend afternoon the most popular flavors were already sold out and the last egg tart went while we were standing at the counter, so we left with a mango yogurt mochi and a friend's gold kiwi mochi, packed to order and eaten right away. The mango yogurt was sweet and soft, the gold kiwi tart and refreshing — at Tareudang, the earlier you arrive, the more choice you get.

Written Sep 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Songjeong dog-friendly wine bar, fig cheese salad: Just Chilling

Just Chilling Songjeong is a dog-friendly brunch restaurant and wine bar on Songjeong Jungang-ro in Haeundae, Busan. The ground-floor space has an outdoor terrace, and a solo visit here meant a relaxed fig cheese salad and the signature chimichurri steak; dogs are welcome when you bring proof of vaccination. Just Chilling Songjeong works equally well for brunch after a walk on Songjeong Beach or a glass of wine in the evening.

Written Sep 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Chicken rice-crust pho lunch in Cheongsapo: Cheongsapo Rice Noodles

Cheongsapo Rice Noodles Main Branch (Cheongsapo Ssal Guksu Bonjeom) is an Asian noodle restaurant on the Cheongsapo waterfront in Haeundae, Busan, where you eat pho with an ocean view. Three of us had lunch with beef pho and chicken rice-crust pho, plus the complimentary banh xeo and a side of fried rice, and the rice-crust broth with a whole chicken leg was the most filling bowl. Cheongsapo Rice Noodles sits close to Blue Line Park's Cheongsapo Station, so it works well as a lunch stop on a Cheongsapo trip.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanHair & beauty salons

Haeundae hair salon two-step clinic for dry summer hair: Drapore

Drapore Haeundae Jung-dong Branch is an appointment-only hair salon on the first floor of Central Medi Tower at 505 Jwadong-sunhwan-ro in Haeundae-gu, Busan, a new salon born out of Lee Kyung-min Pore in Cheongdam-dong. For hair left dry and frizzy by summer sun, stylist Yul at Drapore did a Hoyu shampoo scalp cleanse followed by the Hoyu clinic, which uses two separate treatment products. One session does not give you brand-new hair, but after the blow-dry the strands felt smoother and tangled less, so the Hoyu clinic is worth trying for dry hair.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanCafés

Coastal dessert café in Gijang, Busan with mugwort cream latte: Deokmi

Deokmi Gijang Branch is an ocean-view dessert café standing right on the shore on Dongam Haean-gil in Gijang-gun, Busan. After a drive past Ananti Cove, the writer stopped in for Deokmi's signature Oreo cheesecake, a fig Earl Grey tiramisu, Bomnaeum (a house-made mugwort cream latte) and an Americano. With floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Gijang sea, Deokmi Gijang Branch is a calm place to pause during a coastal drive.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
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