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Writes about small cafes and restaurants scattered around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants

Gimhae eel restaurant with private group rooms and eel soup: Ildeung

Ildeung Chamsutt Jangeo (일등참숯장어) is a charcoal-grilled freshwater eel restaurant in Gusan-dong, Gimhae, near Yeonji Park, serving 100% domestic Japonica eel. The writer ordered the Ildeung Alchan Set (1kg eel plus eel soup, 65,000 won) with bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles). Staff grilled the eel at the table, and the meal finished with ginger jujube tea. With private rooms for 6 to 28 people, group seating for 4 to 106 and a kids zone, Ildeung Chamsutt Jangeo is worth considering for a family gathering or company dinner in Gimhae.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored

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Gamjatang feast for 3 in Gimhae Yulha: ₩55,000 set, rice cake balls

Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Gamjatang Yulha Branch is a gamjatang (pork bone stew) and haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant in the Yulha 2-jigu district of Gimhae. The writer ordered the Gamjatang Daega Hansang for 3 people (55,000 won), which brings gamjatang, garlic pork skin pyeonyuk (pressed sliced pork), spicy skate salad, spicy marinated crab, fried rice and unlimited refills of 5 kinds of sari (add-ins), and finished almost all of it. The Daega Hansang at Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Gamjatang Yulha Branch suits family dinners and group meals where everyone wants to share a spread of dishes.

Written Oct 30, 2026Sponsored

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Gimhae kalguksu with ceiling fans and fresh clams: Seosan Dongjuk

Seosan Dongjuk Kalguksu (서산동죽칼국수) is a newly opened kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on Deokjeong-ro in Jangyu-Yulha, Gimhae, that cooks with live dongjuk clams. Over dongjuk kalguksu, an oknaksae pancake with squid, octopus and shrimp, and dongjuk clam soup, the clams were plentiful and so fresh that almost none stayed shut, while ceiling fans kept the hall cool even in midsummer. Seosan Dongjuk Kalguksu is a good Jangyu kalguksu pick, with a walk along Yulhacheon stream right outside afterwards.

Written Jul 20, 2026Sponsored

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Juchon, Gimhae gamjatang restaurant: small fern pot, mustard pyeonyuk

Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch is a gamjatang (pork bone stew) and haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant in Juchon-myeon, Gimhae, which says it is run by a Korean cuisine master. The writer ordered a small fern gamjatang, jellyfish salad with pork skin pyeonyuk (pressed sliced pork), gondre sotbap (thistle rice cooked in a pot) and fried rice, and was especially pleased with the handmade pork skin pyeonyuk, its mustard sauce and the big domestic pork neck bones. Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Juchon Branch is a solid pick for a hearty meal from early morning near Costco Gimhae.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored

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Dog-friendly Jillye, Gimhae café and Pyeongjimot drive: Peer a Peer

Peer a Peer (피어어피어) is a large bakery café in a renovated old factory in Jillye-myeon, Gimhae, with exhibition and book spaces and an outdoor area full of reeds. In early October the writer visited Peer a Peer with Mom and their dog Pongki, had a blueberry yogurt, a cold brew, an egg pie tart and a French croissant, then drove 5 minutes to Pyeongjimot reservoir. Linking Peer a Peer, Pyeongjimot and Baeksuk Village makes a dog-friendly autumn drive course in Jillye, Gimhae.

Written Oct 2, 2026Sponsored

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Gimhae sushi restaurant my Busan sister ranks No. 1: Sushi Hwa

Sushi Hwa is a flame-seared sushi restaurant on Bongridan-gil in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, certified by Gimhae City as a Safe Restaurant (안심식당). Recommended by a sister living in Busan as the best sushi place she knows, Sushi Hwa served two people its flame-seared sushi set of 27 pieces, 2 salads and 2 cold buckwheat noodles (naengmomil), and the flame-seared wagyu, beef brisket, shrimp and scallop sushi with cool soba made a genuinely filling meal. For two people after a hearty sushi meal on Bongridan-gil, the Sushi Hwa flame-seared sushi set is a safe choice.

Written Sep 29, 2026Sponsored

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New annex café in Gimhae: Shin-chan decor and cold brew at Yu Yu Yu

Yu Yu Yu (유유유) is a large bakery café at 450 Inje-ro in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, where a newly opened annex now runs alongside the original building. From the annex's floor-to-ceiling windows and their green view, the visit covered cold brew, passion fruit ade, Earl Grey tigré, a kaya butter croissant and a ham omelet sandwich, plus Crayon Shin-chan decorations dotted around the rooms. With a wide dedicated parking lot, Yu Yu Yu is an easy choice in Gimhae for family meet-ups and group visits.

Written Sep 19, 2026Sponsored

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Gimhae gopchang restaurant with pineapple sauce: Miracle Yang Gopchang

Miracle Yang Gopchang is a beef tripe and intestine (gopchang) restaurant on Yulha 7-ro in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, opened two months ago by the owner of the original Changwon branch. Two of us ordered the salt-grilled set for 2 and the gopchang hot pot for 2 with extra udon noodles, and the owner grilled the teukyang (premium tripe) and daechang (large intestine) over charcoal at the table, served with a standout homemade pineapple sauce. The intestines had no off smell and the hot pot broth went from sharp and spicy to rich as it simmered — the only regret was being too full for the teukyang fried rice.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored

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