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PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Korean beef omakase near Jagalchi Station in Busan: 5 cuts at Usiya

Usiya Nampo-jeom is a hanwoo (Korean beef) omakase restaurant in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, near Jagalchi Station. On a long-awaited Busan trip the night before a wedding photo shoot, two diners had Course A (79,000 won): beef sashimi and beef tongue, five grilled cuts (tenderloin, striploin, skirt, flat iron and brisket), seasoned grilled oxtail, sukiyaki, pot rice with aged kimchi stew, and ice cream. Usiya Nampo-jeom is a Nampo-dong hanwoo course spot where comparing the texture and flavor of each cut is the fun part.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan pork belly BBQ with shiitake and garlic stems: Donnamu Jip

Donnamu Jip (돈나무집) is a pork belly BBQ restaurant in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, near Exit 1 of Kyungsung Univ.·Bugyeongdae Station. With the big front windows thrown open for an outdoor-patio feel, the writer grilled a plate of Jirisan pork belly (360g, 37,000 won) with shiitake mushrooms, garlic stems, potato and domestic aged kimchi, then added Donnamu Jip's limited 10,000 won kimchi stew. Verdict: the best pork belly the writer had eaten lately, with a 100% intention to return.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli pork BBQ, 3 servings for 2 and jjolmyeon stew: Haean Sutbul

Haean Sutbul Galbi Gwangalli Main Branch (해안숯불갈비 광안리 본점) is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant near Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong, Busan, about a 5-minute walk from Geumnyeonsan Station Exit 1. After booking on Naver and being shown to a private room, two people finished 3 servings of grade-1 chilled marinated pork galbi (14,900 won per 200g) plus pork kimchi stew (7,000 won) with added jjolmyeon (chewy wheat noodles). Haean Sutbul Galbi Gwangalli Main Branch is an easy place for a group BBQ, thanks to a mild marinade and down-draft hoods that keep the smoke away.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan Station gukbap restaurant with celebrity signatures: Yeongdong

Yeongdong Milmyeon & Dwaeji Gukbap Busan Station Branch is a dwaeji gukbap (pork and rice soup) and milmyeon (Busan wheat noodle) restaurant near Exit 6 of Busan Station in Dong-gu, Busan. In a spacious dining room with celebrity signatures covering the walls, the writer shared pork soup (₩10,000), suyuk baekban (boiled pork set meal, ₩13,000) and a large bibim milmyeon (₩9,000); the suyuk had no gamey smell, the broth was savory yet clean, and the spicy noodles were sweet and tangy. For a filling meal before or after a train at Busan Station, Yeongdong Milmyeon & Dwaeji Gukbap is a reliable choice.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulCafés

Jongno 3-ga bakery, 2 groups at a time: squid ink bread, Munhwa

Munhwa Bakery (문화제빵) is a hanok-fronted neighborhood bakery a 2-minute walk from Exit 6 of Jongno 3-ga Station, on the way to Ikseon-dong in Seoul. The visit was timed for opening, and Munhwa Bakery lets customers in 2 groups at a time; the picks were garlic bread, coffee bread, squid ink condensed milk bread and milk cream bread. The breads at Munhwa Bakery are big enough for a meal as well as a snack, and the bakery sells only bread baked that day.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Wondang gukbap restaurant for spicy offal soup at dinner: Gohyangok

Gohyangok Eolkeun Sundaeguk Wondang Branch is a sundae-guk (blood sausage soup) restaurant in Seongsa-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, standing directly across from Hanyang Country Club. On a chilly evening the meal was spicy pork gukbap at ₩12,000, spicy offal gukbap at ₩12,000 and a side of old-school hamburg steak at ₩10,000, with extra chili paste stirred in for a sharper kick. After more than ten visits across the chain's branches, Gohyangok again served a filling, warming bowl.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeouido gyukatsu restaurant set menu, weekend wait: Hurato Sikdang

Hurato Sikdang Yeouido is a gyukatsu (Japanese breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on the 3rd floor of Yeouido Finance Tower in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. On a weekend afternoon, two diners ordered SET 1 — two gyukatsu plus two drinks for 44,000 won — and added shrimp tempura with chicken karaage for 5,000 won, finishing the sirloin gyukatsu themselves on the mini brazier at the table. Weekends usually mean a wait at Hurato Sikdang, so booking on Naver Reservation or joining the CatchTable waitlist first makes the visit far easier.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
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