# Weizen vs pilsner at a Seomyeon window-seat pub in Busan: Craft Hans - By Jiyong Cha (https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-late-glass/) - Written Aug 17, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Busanjin, Busan - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-late-glass/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@nampo-late-glass/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/index.md) ## In short Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch is a craft beer pub on the second floor of the Mokgumeong building in Seomyeon, Busan. On a Saturday at 6pm, the writer and a friend took a window seat, compared a glass of weizen with a glass of pilsner, and ordered crispy chicken at the discounted price of 15,900 won with a side of fries. The weizen went down sweet and easy while the pilsner was sharply bitter, making Craft Hans a solid pick for chimaek (chicken and beer). ## Good to know - **Location**: 24 Dongcheon-ro 95beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan (2nd floor, Mokgumeong building) - **Hours**: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 17:00–02:00; Fri, Sat 16:00–03:00 - **Seating**: Group tables available, reservations accepted - **Crispy chicken**: 15,900 won (discounted price) - **Beers ordered**: Weizen and pilsner - **Complimentary snack**: Geonppang (Korean hardtack biscuits) *as written by the visitor on Aug 17, 2026* My friend and I decided to have a proper drink in Seomyeon, so we went looking for a good spot with a nice vibe for drinking and ended up at Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch. ## Where is Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch, and what are its hours? Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch is at 24 Dongcheon-ro 95beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea, on the 2nd floor above Mokgumeong. It's open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 5pm to 2am, and Friday/Saturday from 4pm to 3am. Group seating and reservations are both available. ![Exterior of Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch on the 2nd floor of the Mokgumeong building](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-01-d479r-1200.webp) There's a menu board posted right by the passage to the right of Mokgumeong on the 1st floor. You just head up these stairs through the right-hand passage. ![Stairs leading up to the 2nd floor from the 1st floor passage](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-02-cjgwk-900.webp) ## Saturday at 6pm: the window seat and baseball on the screen The screen at Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch was showing a baseball game in full swing. You can see it well from every seat, so it'd be perfect to visit during baseball season. My friend and I came around 6pm on a Saturday, and there were already several groups there — some finishing up and leaving too. One whole side is a full window wall, making it a bright and pleasant spot for day drinking. ![Interior of Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch with window wall and screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-03-ym3o3-m-900.webp) They actually pour the craft beer straight from taps! Not just for show! ![Draft beer taps pouring craft beer](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-04-bs7sv-900.webp) Neon signs scattered around really set the mood. From opening at 4pm through summer daylight around 7pm, it has that bright day-drinking feel, and once it starts getting dark, the texture of the wood and brick walls combined with the neon gives off a 1970s Western vibe. ![Bar atmosphere decorated with neon signs and brick walls](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-05-xs6nn-900.webp) ![Pub seating with wood walls and neon signs](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-06-p49g4-m-900.webp) Here's the menu — honestly, at these prices in the middle of Seomyeon's Manchwi-ro, they must be doing great business. ![Menu board at Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-07-g62w3-900.webp) ![Menu page listing side dishes and beers](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-08-c2s9g-900.webp) While waiting, the ggeonppang (dry hardtack biscuits) sucked all the moisture right out of my body, ![Ggeonppang hardtack biscuits served as the basic side snack](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-09-14855-900.webp) and the beer that showed up the second we ordered — ahh~~~ this is exactly what the ggeonppang was for, right? ![Two glasses of draft beer served right after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-10-1ugh6-900.webp) ![Weizen and pilsner beer glasses](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-11-rflm7-900.webp) ## Weizen or pilsner: which beer tasted better? Of the two glasses we ordered at Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch, the one on the left is weizen and the right is pilsner. The weizen was sweet and delicious. The pilsner is a lager, but since it's naturally hop-forward, it had a strong bitter edge. I recommend the weizen haha (it's also perfect for somaek, the soju-beer mix, haha). I was sad Craft Hans didn't have any ppalttu (a fruit-flavored soju), but honestly Seomyeon in general seems short on it these days. Without it, we just drank Chamisul, which wasn't that tasty. Instead I'd recommend Jinro Zero Sugar. ![Table setting with beer glasses](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-12-8d8bm-900.webp) ## Fries and crispy chicken for 15,900 won The fries were so crispy that my hand kept reaching for more~~ This isn't some weird in-between fries taste — it's exactly the fries flavor we all love. The beer came right after ordering, and the fries followed in under 10 minutes. ![Crispy fried potato fries](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-13-1n4cy-900.webp) We ordered the crispy chicken too, and it also didn't take long to arrive. You can get it for a bargain 15,900 won with the discount. The batter clings right to the meat, isn't too thick, just the right amount, with lots of meat — enough that one whole chicken would be plenty for two people to share with leftovers. (Though the trap was it was so good we finished it all anyway.) Very generous portion. ![A whole crispy fried chicken](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-14-79myr-900.webp) The chili sauce and honey mustard sauce we all know so well. As they say, a familiar taste is dangerous — we cleaned out the sauces and the pickled radish too. ![Chili sauce, honey mustard sauce and pickled radish](https://img.superchart.com/images/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans-15-4ttml-900.webp) ## Is Craft Hans a good spot for chimaek in Seomyeon? This was my first drink in 6 months, and I have to say — whether or not it was the right choice to break my dry streak at Craft Hans, the drinks went down smoothly. The vibe was good too, with enough space between tables that it wasn't noisy. Lots of foreigners come here too, giving it a bit of a foreign pub feel, and with the screen always on, it felt like a neighborhood bar despite being in Seomyeon. Bottom line — it was a genuinely good spot for chimaek. Whether it's a group that looks like they came from studying, a couple, a foreign couple, or a group of guys, Craft Hans seemed like a place any group could enjoy. Besides the fries, there were a bunch of other side dishes that looked really delicious, but my stomach had shrunk so I could only eye them without trying. Next time I do chimaek here, I definitely want to try the honey cream cheese baguette! ## Where it is - Craft Hans Seomyeon Branch (크래프트한스 서면점) - 24 Dongcheon-ro 95beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 부산진구 동천로95번길 24 - 35.1572948, 129.0609574 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8%ED%95%9C%EC%8A%A4%20%EC%84%9C%EB%A9%B4%EC%A0%90/@35.1572948,129.0609574,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@nampo-late-glass/seomyeon-daytime-beer-weizen-pilsner-craft-hans/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt