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Lunch and Dinner

I write about meals at restaurants I visit in Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Things to do · Shopping

PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Lotte Gwangbok solo Japanese lunch: mentaiko set & menbosha, Daidokoro

Daidokoro Lotte Department Store Gwangbok Branch is a Japanese-style restaurant on the 10th floor of the main building of Lotte Department Store Gwangbok in Jung-gu, Busan. For a solo lunch, the writer ordered the mentaiko (pollock roe) set for 17,500 won with a mini udon, 4 pieces of mini menbosha (shrimp toast) and a Pepsi, then added an extra milk pudding, a personal favourite. With a mentaiko set that is neither salty nor fishy and Dotonbori-style decor, Daidokoro makes a satisfying solo meal.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeumjeong, BusanRestaurants

Geumjeong, Busan eatery: chili mentaiko pasta & soba, Gatjidong

Gatjidong Busan Jangjeon Branch is a Japanese-style rice restaurant in Geumjeong, Busan, near Exit 5 of Oncheonjang Station and across from the south gate of Jangjeon Raemian. The writer went with a younger sibling, started with soup from the self-serve bar, then had Jeju green tangerine buckwheat soba with one katsu cutlet and a whole mentaiko cream pasta with added ttaengcho (hot green chili). With free parking, a self-serve bar and solo seating, Gatjidong Busan Jangjeon Branch is a filling Geumjeong spot worth revisiting.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanCafés

Gwangalli dessert café, vanilla bean egg tart: Working Holiday Millak

Working Holiday Millak is an Australian-style brunch café on the 7th floor of the Bada Maru building on Millaksubyeon-ro in Suyeong, Busan, near Gwangalli Beach. On a cloudy day, the writer ordered French toast, an egg tart and an iced Americano at the kiosk. The ocean view was hazy, but the exotic interior and the egg tart packed with vanilla bean filling stood out. For a pretty space and sweet brunch desserts in Gwangalli, the egg tart at Working Holiday Millak is the one to order.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanCafés

Jeonpo, Busan café for fig tiramisu with homemade compote: Day of Week

Day of Week Jeonpo is a café known for seasonal fruit tiramisu, on the 2nd floor of a building near Exits 7 and 8 of Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. After lunch in Seomyeon and a browse through the small gift and lifestyle shops of Jeonpo, the blogger stopped at Day of Week Jeonpo for an iced americano and the last fig tiramisu of that season, enjoyed in natural light from the big windows. The fig tiramisu, served with homemade fig compote on the side, paired well with the bright, acidic coffee, making Day of Week Jeonpo a satisfying daytime café stop.

Written Oct 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Daeyeon-dong BBQ, Busan: galbi & soju-beer with a friend, Gim Geumja

Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi Daeyeon Branch (김금자숯불갈비 대연점) is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant near Exit 2 of Motgol Station in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. On a night out with a friend, the writer grilled seasoned galbi and the restaurant's best-selling spicy galbi over charcoal, with muksabal (acorn jelly in cold broth), bone soup, cold jjolmyeon (chewy cold noodles) and a glass of somaek (soju mixed with beer). The not-too-sweet marinade, real charcoal flavor and tiered bone soup pricing make Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi a place worth returning to whenever a charcoal galbi craving hits.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Bar-seat beef rib soup and iced matcha in Seomyeon: Gang Galbitang

Gang Galbitang Seomyeon (강갈비탕 서면) is a galbitang (beef short rib soup) restaurant near Exit 11 of Seomyeon Station in Busan. Dining alone at the bar table, the writer ordered the signature galbitang with a Jeju medium-noodle add-on and an iced matcha, then enjoyed four big ribs in a clean, refreshing broth and finished by stirring rice into the soup. For a filling solo meal near Seomyeon Station without feeling self-conscious, Gang Galbitang Seomyeon is an easy pick.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Dog-friendly Japanese BBQ in Gwangalli: free meat for dogs at Bisyoku

Bisyoku Gwangan Branch is a Japanese-style barbecue restaurant near Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong, Busan, that allows dogs and runs an artificial snow event every day. Two adults and two dogs shared the Asashi Set (200g premium sirloin and 300g thin pork belly) and hanwoo doenjang stew, and Bisyoku Gwangan Branch gave the dogs 6 complimentary pieces of meat. For an atmospheric barbecue dinner in Gwangalli with your dog, Bisyoku Gwangan Branch is a good fit.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanCafés

Haeundae pet-friendly café: rainy-day espresso & egg tart, Low & Sweet

Low & Sweet Roastery (로우앤스윗 로스터리) is a pet-friendly roastery café on Haeridan-gil, near Haeundae Station in Busan. On a rainy day with a friend, the writer had an iced americano and an espresso, both made with bright, acidic beans, plus the egg tart that had sold out on a previous visit and a salt bread. A 5-minute walk from Haeundae Station with a public parking lot right in front, Low & Sweet Roastery is an easy stop on a Haeundae date.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Busan Chinese restaurant, full by 11:20 on a revisit: Songjeong Dol

Songjeong Dol Jjamppong (송정돌짬뽕) is a stone-plate jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) Chinese restaurant near Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan. On a return visit, the writer ordered the same medium Dol Jjamppong and glutinous-rice tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) as last time, and Songjeong Dol Jjamppong was already nearly full at around 11:20 a.m. With a flavour that changes in stages as the broth reduces, crispy stone-plate nurungji (scorched rice) and scallion kimchi at the self-serve bar, Songjeong Dol Jjamppong is a Songjeong favourite worth coming back to.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Nampo-dong summer patio BBQ with a pig-sign photo spot: Bueongi Maeul

Bueongi Maeul (부엉이마을) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, that grills marinated pork ribs in a casual open-air patio setting. In summer the tent walls are rolled up, and the writer had 800g of pre-seared marinated pork ribs aged 3 days with the owner's recommended soju (3,000 won), served in an ice bucket, plus pollack roe with garlic and complimentary steamed egg. Bueongi Maeul is a good pick for meat and drinks on a summer night in Nampo-dong.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Dongnae 24-hour eatery: bulgogi-milmyeon lunch set, Dallae Haejang

Dallae Haejang Busan Dongnae is a 24-hour hangover soup (haejangguk) and Korean restaurant on Myeongnyun-ro in Dongnae, Busan, near Dongnae Station. From the lunch special, the writer ordered stone-pot spicy pork, which came with a warm broth and scorched rice (nurungji). They also had a coal-briquette bulgogi and milmyeon (cold wheat noodles) set, a combination that suited a summer lunch. With a spacious hall, private rooms, a self-serve bar and a spotless restroom, Dallae Haejang Busan Dongnae is a solid pick for a hearty lunch in Dongnae.

Written Jul 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju Korean restaurant, first in and ₩1,500 makgeolli: Hwangnam

Hwangnam Dukkebi Restaurant Hwangnam Main Branch is a Korean restaurant on Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, known for its Cheomseongdae 7-dish set with a tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty) shaped like Cheomseongdae observatory and crab fried rice. On a Gyeongju day trip, the writer and her younger sister booked through Naver, were the first party in at opening, and shared the Cheomseongdae 7-dish set and ₩1,500 glasses of makgeolli at a floor (maru) seat; the set felt like 3 to 3.5 servings for two, so a little was left over. Because a crowd gathers before opening, the key to eating at Hwangnam Dukkebi Restaurant is a Naver reservation.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored