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The Meal Revisited

I write about meals and restaurant visits in Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceMilyang, GyeongnamRestaurants

Loach soup set meal near Milyang City Hall with octopus pancake: Ilpum

Ilpum Irojeong (일품 이로정) is a Korean set-meal restaurant specialising in chueotang (loach soup) in Milyang, Gyeongnam, a 10-minute walk from Milyang City Hall. The writer arrived with a younger sibling at weekend opening time and ordered the No. 1 menu item, the boiled pork and Sanghwang mushroom loach set, plus a whole-octopus scallion pancake. The thick loach soup, thin crispy fried loach and Sanghwang mushroom water felt like being treated to a feast. Ilpum Irojeong served a hearty lunch the writer wants to bring their parents back for.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Daeyeon-dong BBQ, Busan: pork belly galbi & meljeot dip, Gim Geumja

Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi Daeyeon Branch is a retro-style charcoal pork galbi restaurant in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, near Motgol Station. On an early weekday evening with a toddler, the writer grilled 400g of 100% pork belly galbi (7,900 won per 100g) over real charcoal, then finished with yangpun bibimbap (rice mixed in a large metal bowl), beef brisket doenjang stew and fried eggs. Gim Geumja Sutbul Galbi was a Daeyeon-dong BBQ spot the writer loved for both flavor and value.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Eel restaurant near LCT, Haeundae: baby-friendly lunch at Pungcheonman

Pungcheonman Freshwater Eel Haeundae Jungdong Main Branch is a grilled domestic Japonica freshwater eel restaurant near LCT in Mipo, Haeundae, Busan. A couple visited Pungcheonman with their baby on a weekday lunch, ordered the 2-person grilled eel lunch special with one extra eel added, and had eel grilled over charcoal by the staff, gondeure (Korean thistle) pot rice and eel soup simmered with herbal medicine ingredients. The verdict: Pungcheonman is an easy choice in Haeundae for families with babies, formal in-law meetings and group meals alike.

Written May 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Baby-friendly pot rice lunch in Gwangalli: boneless hairtail at Solsot

Solsot Gwangalli (솔솥 광안리점) is a Korean pot rice (sotbap) restaurant on Gwangnam-ro in Suyeong, Busan, on the main road behind Gwangalli Bulgogi Street. On a lunch visit with a baby, the writer ordered the steak, abalone and boneless hairtail pot rice (₩17,900 each). Staff brought a high chair and baby tableware before being asked, and the baby happily ate the boneless hairtail pot rice. Solsot Gwangalli is an easy, comfortable lunch spot in Gwangalli for families with a baby.

Written May 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Daeyeon, Busan: weekday pork set with shabu, Migsikga's

Migsikga's Grill & Shabu Daeyeon branch (미식가의구이&샤브 대연직영점) is a charcoal brazier grill and shabu-shabu restaurant on the 2nd floor right in front of Exit 6 of Daeyeon Station in Nam-gu, Busan. On a weekday lunch the writer ordered the pork couple set (500g of aged pork neck, pork rib and gabrisal, a pork shoulder cap cut), added shabu and finished with vegetable porridge. With partitioned seats and attentive staff, Migsikga's Grill & Shabu is an easy place to enjoy grilled meat and shabu-shabu at one table.

Written May 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Baby-friendly Jeonpo pasta lunch: whelk puttanesca at Odd Bird Oliver

Odd Bird Oliver is a pasta and Western restaurant near Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. A couple had lunch at Odd Bird Oliver with their baby, ordering roe aglio e olio (₩18,000), whelk puttanesca (₩19,000) and barley jamón mushroom risotto (₩19,000), and dipping the complimentary focaccia into the puttanesca sauce was the best bite of the day. With baby chairs and large tables, Odd Bird Oliver is an easy pasta restaurant for lunch with a baby in Jeonpo.

Written May 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo Station curry spot with toddler floor seating: Sarugak20

Sarugak20 is a curry restaurant on basement level 1 of the building across from the Jeonpo 1-dong Community Center in Jeonpo-dong, Busan, and the second branch of Moru Sikdang, a restaurant known for its curry. On a weekday lunch with her husband, the writer ordered the half-and-half curry (10,000 won) and the Sarugak curry (12,000 won), with fried shrimp and sweet potato cheese croquettes on the side. With floor seating that makes eating with a toddler easy, Sarugak20 is a go-to curry spot in Jeonpo.

Written May 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Seomyeon Korean BBQ with a Jinhae-fan husband and baby: Anmin Busan

Anmin Busan is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Seomyeon, Busan, where staff grill the pork at every table. The writer visited Anmin Busan with her husband, a fan of the Jinhae flagship, and their baby, ordering 3 servings of fresh whole pork belly, crab doenjang (soybean paste) stew and chestnut stone-pot rice; of the 7 sauces, shiitake wasabi was the best of the day. Anmin Busan serves the same atmosphere and flavor as the Jinhae flagship, right in Seomyeon.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Baby-friendly pasta spot in Jeonpo, Busan: jambon risotto at Brassway

Brassway Seomyeon Jeonpo is a pasta and risotto restaurant in a small alley near Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. The writer had lunch at Brassway with her husband and baby, ordering the basil cream jambon (ham) risotto (₩20,000), the signature Brassway galbi pasta (₩27,000) and an ade, and the owner brought out an orange when the baby got fussy. With high chairs and a warm welcome for families, Brassway is an easy pick for lunch with a baby in Jeonpo.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Burger shop in Nampo, Busan with a baby: Shrimp Deluxe, Downtowner

Downtowner Busan Lotte Gwangbok is a handmade burger restaurant on the B1 floor of Lotte Department Store Gwangbok in Jung-gu, Busan. The writer visited with her husband and baby and ordered a Downtowner Burger set with an extra patty and a Shrimp Deluxe on its own. The juicy beef patty and the handmade patty of chopped shrimp stood out. With wide table spacing and seats that work well with a baby, Downtowner Busan Lotte Gwangbok is a Nampo-dong burger spot worth revisiting with family.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Baby-friendly Jeonpo Korean restaurant: boneless mackerel, Hyangtaek

Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch (향택) is a Korean rice-bowl restaurant in Jeonpo-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, on the main road at Jeonpo intersection across from Busanjin Fire Station. In its wood-toned dining room with 2 baby chairs, the writer shared the eggplant doenjang rice bowl (13,000 won), mackerel gondre rice (14,000 won) and yukhoe bibimbap (14,000 won), and the soft, boneless Spanish mackerel was easy to feed a baby. Hyangtaek Jeonpo Branch is a good pick for a gentle, comforting Korean meal with a baby in Seomyeon and Jeonpo.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Seomyeon pizza couple's lunch, garlic potato & puttanesca: Pickles

Pickles is a pizza and pasta restaurant in Seomyeon, Busan, near Jeonpo Station Exit 7. On their second weekday lunch visit, a couple waited for a table at the full restaurant, then shared the potato pizza (23,000 won) and the puttanesca pasta (16,000 won). The potato pizza's homemade garlic sauce was pungent and sweet, and the oil-based puttanesca was rich and savory from the olive oil it soaked up. Pickles is a Seomyeon pizza spot worth returning to for the puttanesca alone.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored