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Writes about restaurants and cafes they have visited around Busan and Gyeongnam, in their own words. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Senteomsiti Station cake shop: non-bitter ripe mango mini, Sijeunikeu

Sijeunikeu Shinsegae Department Store Centum City Branch is a seasonal fruit cake shop in the B1 food section of Shinsegae Centum City in Haeundae, Busan. The writer took a Sijeunikeu Mango Top Cake Mini to go, shared it with a friend over coffee, and loved the well-ripened mango with no bitterness and the not-too-sweet 100% dairy fresh cream. For two people who want a small celebration, the Sijeunikeu Mango Top Cake Mini was the right pick.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Ocean-view Chinese lunch set with a friend in Haeundae: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is an ocean-view Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor of a Marine City building in Haeundae, Busan. Meeting a friend in Haeundae, the writer shared the weekday lunch set (35,000 won) of black-vinegar sirloin tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), poached-egg pork belly ganjajang (dry-fried black bean noodles) and beef-and-pork-belly jjamppong (spicy noodle soup, +2,000 won) while enjoying the Dongbaek Island sea view. Bueokgan Chinese is a Haeundae spot worth returning to for good Chinese food with an ocean view.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Katsu restaurant in Daeyeon, Busan: cheese & curry katsu, Myeonsikdang

Myeonsikdang Pukyong National University Branch (면식당 부경대점) is a ramen, rice noodle, soba and katsu restaurant near the Pukyong National University side gate in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. On this visit the writer ordered mozzarella cheese katsu (12,500 won) and spicy curry katsu (13,500 won), and the stretchy cheese, rich curry sauce and free bowl of rice with one dish per person made for a filling meal. With a wide menu, a self-serve bar and a clean indoor restroom, Myeonsikdang Pukyong National University Branch is a good-value spot for friends or couples who can't agree on what to eat.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Korean BBQ for groups of up to 80 in Daeyeon-dong, Busan: Gim Geumja

Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi Daeyeon Branch (김금자숯불갈비 대연점) is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant near Motgol Station in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, grilling domestic pork over hardwood charcoal. The writer tried the spacious hall that seats up to 80, the private room for up to 16, the self-serve bar, the 1,000 won bone soup and the Cheongyang cream udon set. For a group dinner or family gathering over charcoal pork galbi in Daeyeon-dong, Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi Daeyeon Branch is well worth considering.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Daeyeon Station BBQ with grilled sundae & free coffee: Daepae Maket

Daepae Maket Busan Daeyeon Branch is a thin-cut pork belly (daepae samgyeopsal) restaurant near Exit 5 of Daeyeon Station in Nam-gu, Busan. Over dinner with a friend, the writer grilled thin-cut pork belly and enjoyed complimentary fish cake soup, self-bar potatoes, sundae (Korean blood sausage) and rice cakes cooked on the grill, doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), a kids' zone, and free coffee or ice cream on the way out. Daepae Maket Busan Daeyeon Branch is an easygoing spot for a filling pork belly meal near Daeyeon Station.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored
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