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I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops in Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Stays

PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Lamb skewers with Mom in Daeyeon-dong, Busan: rib skewers at Janghoga

Janghoga Yang Kkochi Gyeongseong–Pukyong University Direct Branch is a lamb skewer restaurant near Gyeongseongdaebugyeongdae Station in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. The blogger shared lamb skewers, premium lamb rib skewers and guobaorou (Chinese sweet and sour pork) with their mom, and the lamb skewers with no gamey smell, the thick premium lamb rib skewers and the chewy guobaorou were all satisfying. Being able to try lamb ribs as affordable skewers is reason enough to recommend Janghoga Yang Kkochi's Gyeongseong–Pukyong University branch.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Sea-view brunch in Millak, Busan: Set B and pistachio gnocchi, Marento

Marento is an Italian restaurant facing Gwangalli Beach in Millak-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan, running as a brunch café by day and a place for a glass of wine by night. On a rainy day, the blogger and their mom sat at a big ocean-view window and shared Set B (Mare Brunch, kabocha pumpkin soup and 2 coffees, 34,500 won) and pistachio cream gnocchi (25,000 won), and both the neat brunch plate and the first-ever pistachio gnocchi were satisfying. For unusual gnocchi with a sea view, Marento is worth a stop.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Seomyeon Korean pub, 4 bottles of soju and aged kimchi ribs: Sinchon

Sinchon Yangpuni Seomyeon Main Branch (신촌양푼이 서면본점) is a Korean braised rib restaurant in Seomyeon, Busan, that has served only yangpuni galbijjim (braised short ribs in a metal bowl) for 20 years. On a late weekday evening, two women ordered 2 portions at heat level 3 with the Jeolla-style aged kimchi topping, plus seafood potato pancake, a rice ball and glass noodles, and finished 4 bottles of soju. The aged kimchi topping was the stroke of genius that makes Sinchon Yangpuni a top Seomyeon spot for food with drinks.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanBars

Birthday party bar in Seomyeon, Busan with cake storage: Yohai

Yohai is a Korean gastropub (yori jujeom) near Seomyeon Station in Busan, taking up the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Dining Yagyeong building, with a free karaoke room, an indoor smoking room and cake storage compartments on the 3rd floor. A married couple stopped by Yohai for a second round, sitting by a 2nd-floor window over crab and egg soup (19,900 won), boneless spicy chicken feet (15,900 won) and soju, and found conversation easy even with large groups in because the two floors are separate. Yohai is a Seomyeon bar that handles birthday parties, group gatherings and a quiet second round equally well.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

All-you-can-eat marinated lamb skewers in Nampo-dong, Busan: Sacheon

Sacheon Hwogwa Yangkkochi Nampo Branch is an all-you-can-eat hotpot and lamb skewer Chinese restaurant on Bupyeong 1-gil in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan. The writer and her husband ordered the 24,900-won-per-person hotpot plus lamb skewer deal, alternating between a split pot of white broth and level-2 red broth and charcoal-grilled lamb skewers, and were pleased with the lamb's lack of gamey smell and the clean self-serve bar. For visitors to Nampo-dong who want lamb skewers and hotpot in one filling meal, Sacheon Hwogwa Yangkkochi Nampo Branch is a good-value choice.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Couple's cheese katsu on Jeonpo café street, Busan: Katsu Kitchen

Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch is a Japanese tonkatsu restaurant in an alley off the Jeonpo-dong café street in Busanjin, Busan. A couple ordered Mix 3 (fillet + cheese, 14,500 won) and Mix 4 (loin + fillet + cheese, 15,500 won). The cheese katsu was crisp outside and chewy inside, the fillet light and tender, and the beef soup was satisfying too. With its generous combos, good flavor and friendly service, Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch is a Busan tonkatsu spot worth a return visit.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju bakery café with pumpkin pastry near Bulguksa: Cafe Road 100

Cafe Road 100 is a bakery café at 100 Bobul-ro near Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju. The writer visited Cafe Road 100 with her mom, had an Americano (6,000 won) and a pumpkin pastry (6,500 won), took photos at the sunflower photo spot, and found the spacious no-kids second floor and free parking convenient. Verdict: Cafe Road 100 is a photo spot and a great bakery, well worth adding to a Bulguksa itinerary.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Dalmaji-gil pasta restaurant with Mom: 3 dishes for ₩50,000, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch (부엌간 해운대점) is a Western restaurant with a hotel-style interior on the 2nd floor of a building in a Dalmaji-gil alley in Haeundae, Busan. On a visit with Mom, the blogger ordered three à la carte dishes at Bueokgan Haeundae Branch: pumpkin soup (₩8,000), shrimp anchovy oil pasta (₩18,000) and jambon pizza (₩24,000), and both kept saying how good the thin, crispy jambon pizza was. With consistently pleasing atmosphere, friendly service and food, Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is worth recommending as a Haeundae pasta restaurant to visit with your mom.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanBars

Quiet Suyeong Station bar for talking: cheese omelet, Dari Yeodeolgae

Dari Yeodeolgae (다리여덟개) is a bar specializing in boiled octopus, on the 2nd floor of a building on Muhak-ro 21beon-gil near Suyeong Station in Busan. A group of 4 booked Dari Yeodeolgae for a third round and ordered medium boiled octopus (44,000 won), a cheese rolled omelet (15,000 won) and hangover ramyeon (8,000 won) with soju; the complimentary side dishes, which even include clam soup, and the tender octopus with no fishy smell stood out. Dari Yeodeolgae is a Suyeong Station bar worth recommending when you want a drink and a relaxed conversation without the noise.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanHair & beauty salons

Haeundae hair salon: MTS ampoule hair loss care for Mom, Eco Revi

Eco Revi Hair & Spa Haeundae Centum Branch is a hair and scalp care salon on the first floor of the Haeundae Centum Hotel in Centum, Haeundae, Busan. The writer gave a mother worried about heavy hair shedding the hair loss scalp treatment (200,000 won), about 2 hours in a private room covering a scalp camera check, steam, an MTS ampoule, a head spa and an aroma oil massage. The mother called the Eco Revi Hair & Spa treatment pure healing, and the writer recommends it as a thoughtful gift for parents.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanBars

Gwangalli bar in Busan for family drinks and seafood egg soup: Moknal

Moknal (목날) is a Korean pub on the 3rd floor of a building facing Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong, Busan, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Gwangan Bridge and a cozy old-style tavern feel. A family of four came to Moknal for a second round of drinks around 7:30 pm and ordered Set A (half mixed skewers, seafood egg soup, 1 bottle of soju and 1 bottle of beer) for ₩58,000, watching the sun set over Gwangan Bridge. Moknal suits a quiet second round when you want a Gwangalli sea view with Korean bar food.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Seomyeon, Busan with 10 sauces and 6 sides: Don J

Don J Busan Seomyeon (돈제이 부산서면점) is a pork neck and pork belly BBQ restaurant and pub near Seomyeon Station in Busan, where staff grill the meat for you. The writer ordered the neck and belly set (38,000 won) plus Daepo-dong steamed egg, highland kimchi stew and Mom's-touch fried rice, and despite not usually enjoying pork belly, finished everything without it feeling greasy, thanks to the 10 sauces and 6 side dishes. Don J Busan Seomyeon is a relaxed Seomyeon BBQ spot with a countryside grandma's-house feel, ideal for a meal with drinks.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored