Slow Trail Walker · 18 stories

A Slow Trail Through Busan and Gyeongnam

Writes about cafes, restaurants, and things to do around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Things to do

PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Gwangbok-dong sushi where my grade-schooler eats wasabi: Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi Sushi Lotte Department Store Gwangbok is a Japanese restaurant on the 10th floor of the main building of Lotte Department Store Gwangbok in Nampo-dong, Busan. For a weekend lunch, a family of three ordered a two-person set and a one-person sushi hansang (sushi spread) and added karaage, and the elementary-school child, who even adds wasabi, finished the sushi hansang alone. Moshi Moshi Sushi Gwangbok is a good family dining spot for combining shopping and a meal in one trip.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanThings to do

Laser tag for 3 with a 4th grader in Seomyeon, Busan: Laser Tag Sports

Laser Tag Sports Seomyeon is an indoor laser survival arena in Seomyeon, Busanjin-gu, Busan. On a weekend afternoon, a family of three with a 4th-grade child played 2 games at Laser Tag Sports Seomyeon for 51,000 won after a wait of about 10 minutes, and the hologram sights and realistic sound had the whole family laughing and blowing off steam. Laser Tag Sports Seomyeon is a great fit for families with elementary schoolers over 120cm looking for an active thing to do in Busan, and on weekdays the 3-hour free-play pass is the better deal.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Jagalchi Station tripe grill, a kid's first mild gopchang: Bupyeong

Bupyeong Yang Gopchang (부평양곱창) is a 30-year-old beef tripe and intestine (yang gopchang) grill at 17 Bupyeong 2-gil, Jung-gu, Busan, near Jagalchi Station Exit 3, facing Kkangtong Market and Gukje Market. The writer, a regular since age 20, took the family there for a weekend lunch and ordered a medium seasoned stone-pan gopchang for 45,000 won, plus steamed egg, udon noodles and fried rice. The milder sauce let the elementary-school daughter enjoy her first gopchang. Bupyeong Yang Gopchang is bigger and cleaner now, but the taste hasn't changed, which makes it a solid choice for a family meal out.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeumjeong, BusanRestaurants

Family sushi lunch near PNU, Busan: white fish 10 pieces, Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi PNU Branch is a long-running Japanese sushi restaurant near the front gate of Pusan National University (PNU) in Geumjeong, Busan. A family of three, regulars since 2012, ordered 10 pieces of white fish sushi and a 2-person sushi set (16 pieces of sushi, albap fish roe rice and udon) for a weekend lunch and paid in the high ₩60,000s, with mixed sushi, tempura and stone-pot albap all generous. Moshi Moshi PNU Branch is a local PNU sushi spot worth choosing when you want a full meal of sushi, udon, roe rice and tempura.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Kid-friendly Gwangalli pizzeria, crispy potato half: Extra Mile

Extra Mile is a kid-friendly (Yes Kids Zone) pizza and pasta restaurant near Gwangan Station in Suyeong, Busan. For a weekend lunch, the Extra Mile Classic Combo for two (42,000 won) brought a birria taco and potato half-and-half pizza plus white ragu pasta with mafaldine noodles, and choosing half-and-half cost nothing extra. The potato pizza at Extra Mile, with its crispy potato topping, was memorable enough to crave again.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli pot rice at weekend opening: a kid's favorite steak, Solsot

Solsot Gwangalli (솔솥 광안리점) is a Korean restaurant specializing in sotbap (rice cooked in a stone pot) in Suyeong, Busan, a 2-minute walk from Gwangalli Beach. A family of three arrived right at opening for a weekend lunch and ordered steak pot rice and salmon pot rice at ₩17,900 each and a cheese pork cutlet at ₩9,900. The elementary-school child named the steak pot rice a favorite. For families on a Busan trip who aren't keen on raw fish or seafood, Solsot Gwangalli is an easygoing lunch choice.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli pizzeria, Classic Combo & mafaldine white ragu: Extra Mile

Extra Mile (엑스트라마일) is a pizza and pasta restaurant in Gwangalli, Suyeong-gu, Busan, created jointly by Freewill Pizza, Pickles and Upper East Bakery from Jeonpo-dong. Arriving right at opening for a weekend lunch, the writer ordered Extra Mile's Classic Combo for two: a half-and-half Hot Honey Pepperoni and Potato pizza with a White Ragu Pasta made with mafaldine noodles. Extra Mile's white ragu pasta was so good it became the writer's new all-time favorite pasta.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Weekend ssambap lunch in Dongnae, Busan: bottomless pork, Yukmildo

Yukmildo Dongnae Direct Branch is an aged pork belly and whole five-layer pork belly restaurant near Suan Station and Dongnae Station in Busan, and its ssambap (rice with leaf wraps) lunch special is served on weekends as well as weekdays. On a weekend, a family of three ordered the ₩15,000-per-person ssambap set and got unlimited dwaeji bulbaek (marinated grilled pork) refills, pot rice, kimchi stew and cheonggukjang (fermented soybean) stew, wrap vegetables and nurungji (scorched rice). For a weekend lunch when nobody wants to cook, the Yukmildo Dongnae Direct Branch ssambap set is a generous, filling meal.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Holiday family sushi and seafood yaki udon in Dongnae: Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi Sushi, Lotte Department Store Dongnae Branch is a Japanese sushi and sashimi restaurant on the 8th-floor dining level of Lotte Department Store Dongnae in Dongnae, Busan. During a long holiday, a family with an elementary-school child ordered the child's own pick of flatfish and salmon sushi, the Sushi Hansang (the 'better' option) and seafood yaki udon, and found the portions generous, the flatfish clean and mild, and the udon noodles pleasantly chewy. Moshi Moshi Sushi Dongnae is a good lunch spot near Myeongnyun Station for families with kids who want to shop and eat in one trip.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae pork galbi for Dongnae Seokjeong regulars: Seokok Galbi

Seokok Galbi (석옥갈비) Haeundae Jungdong is a pork galbi restaurant next to E-mart in Jungdong, Haeundae, Busan, opened as the second project of Dongnae's Seokjeong Galbi. A family who were Seokjeong Galbi regulars back when their child would eat only saenggalbi (unmarinated pork ribs) came after 4 pm on a weekend and ordered 3 servings of Seokok 2125 Jangin Galbi at 13,000 won each, a 3,000 won Minsaeng Kimchi Stew and Baekjinju rice. Seokok Galbi's tender saenggalbi with no gamey smell and the cauldron-cooked kimchi stew tasted just like the Seokjeong Galbi days, living up to expectations.

Written Jul 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Haeundae café: after-lunch iced cortado & financier, Low & Sweet

Low & Sweet Roastery (로우앤스윗 로스터리) is a roastery café on Haeridan-gil in Haeundae, Busan, that brews with beans roasted in-house. After a Western-style lunch on Haeridan-gil, the writer tried an iced cortado, two kinds of financier and a salt bread at Low & Sweet Roastery; the cortado's rich espresso flavor and the original financier were the highlights. For coffee and dessert after a meal in Haeundae, Low & Sweet Roastery is a satisfying choice.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Busan cake shop: mango Basque cheesecake for a family meal, Sijeunikeu

Sijeunikeu Shinsegae Department Store Centum City Branch is a premium fruit cake shop on the first basement floor of Shinsegae Department Store Centum City in Haeundae, Busan. The writer went in early July for a cake to bring to a family meal, but the hoped-for peach cake and tart weren't available yet, so the writer chose the mango cream Basque (29,000 won). Sijeunikeu's mango cream Basque pairs big pieces of fresh mango with rich Basque cheesecake and isn't too sweet, so even the older family members were happy with it.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored