Haeundae Italian restaurant for a weekend dinner date: Smith's Farm

A Haeundae Italian restaurant worth knowing: Smith's Farm

Smith's Farm location, hours, reservations, parking

Smith's Farm is at 31 Haeundae-ro 483beon-gagil, Haeundae-gu, Busan, and it's open from 11 to 22 (last order 21). You can book through Naver or Catch Table, and there's a parking lot inside the building.

• Address: 31 Haeundae-ro 483beon-gagil, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea
• Hours: 11 - 22, L.O 21
• Reservations: Naver, Catch Table
• Parking: parking lot available (in the building), roadside nearby if full

Why I picked Smith's Farm for a Haeundae date

Smith's Farm is an Italian restaurant in Haeundae, Busan, and I'm here to recommend it because a cozy, comfortable vibe plus their signature dishes and a glass of wine is honestly unbeatable.

This is another one of my go-to spots! It's so delicious and the atmosphere is so good that I came here for a weekend evening date with my boyfriend, haha, 🧡 The vibe and the taste are both great, so I highly recommend it as a date spot or a gathering place, 💭

What are the seats like at Smith's Farm?

Smith's Farm has tons of 2-, 4-, and 6-person tables and the place is really spacious, so you can eat somewhere private or in a more open area. The atmosphere is great and it can seat larger groups too, so it works well both for dates and gatherings 🧑🧑🧒🧒

Weekend evening wait — is booking worth it?

On a weekend evening, we'd booked ahead so luckily we got seated without waiting at Smith's Farm. We almost ended up waiting, ㅠㅠ. You can reserve through Naver or Catch Table.

The owner looks like Park Seo-jun, haha, seriously, the resemblance is uncanny. He's super cheerful and kind, hoho

Smith's Farm menu lineup and signature dishes

Smith's Farm's menu covers all the Western-restaurant staples — soups, salads, gnocchi, risotto, pasta, steak, pizza, and desserts. The signature dishes are the stone octopus steak and the gnocchi 🐙

Unlike a typical gnocchi place, they have cream cheese and sweet pumpkin-potato gnocchi. I've had the gnocchi before and it was chewy with a really generous portion — so good 💭💭 There's also a wide range of alcohol, coffee, tea, and other drinks 🍷

This time we ordered the stone octopus steak and bolognese pasta!

Our mains came out generously plated. The restaurant's atmosphere and lighting are so pretty, and the food looked so beautiful that I felt good before I even took a bite 😝

How does the stone octopus steak at Smith's Farm taste?

Smith's Farm's signature stone octopus steak is fresh stone octopus finished with a soy-butter sauce; slice into a tentacle and it's golden brown outside, soft as pudding inside. It's a total eye-catcher visually too.

So plump and so tender, seriously delicious. The color and sweet flavor of the carrot purée go really well with the octopus 🧡 plus the vegetables served alongside, and the wasabi mayo, wasabi, and spicy chipotle sauce = absolutely no misses 😵😍

The grilled vegetables served with the octopus steak

The stone octopus steak comes with a carrot purée sauce and grilled garnish. The garnish is a mushroom trio, corn, baby cabbage, zucchini, broccoli, and tomato 🍅🥦🌽🥕

So generous and genuinely delicious. The fresh, colorful vegetables come out grilled in abundance and pair perfectly with the octopus! The sweetness and crunch unique to grilled vegetables + the soft texture of the octopus = 🐷💜

Is the octopus portion generous?

The stone octopus at Smith's Farm is overwhelming in size right from the start. You can see how big and hearty the octopus looks, fitting for a signature dish.

The tentacles are really big and thick, so you definitely feel you got your money's worth. Not tough at all — the octopus flesh is full of moisture, with a plump texture that goes down smoothly 🫠

What does the bolognese pasta at Smith's Farm taste like?

Smith's Farm's bolognese pasta is a labor-of-love dish, made with ground meat and vegetables simmered for a long time. Between the noodles, the classic ragu sauce brings rich umami and a clean meaty flavor that's so delicious 🍝

The sauce isn't overly intense so it goes down even easier, haha, and the poached egg, arugula, and cheese boost the flavor even more! It's not an artificial or sharp tomato taste — it's a deep, heavy aroma of the meat's own umami and richness 🍅🥫

Spooning the bolognese sauce onto the grilled vegetables from the octopus steak we ordered together was also delicious!

I'd had the gnocchi before, so this time I tried the pasta, and it didn't disappoint 😍 The dishes at Smith's Farm are just a cut above, delicious in the small details.

Overall thoughts: a weekend dinner date in Haeundae at Smith's Farm

My boyfriend and I slurped down the corn from the octopus steak, joking it tasted like puffed corn snacks, laughing, ㅋㅋ, like a couple of old folks.

An Italian restaurant with real atmosphere in Haeundae, my boyfriend and I had a date that wasn't a special occasion but still felt special. Smith's Farm in Haeundae — I got swept up in the atmosphere and fell for the distinctive flavors and textures all over again. It's the perfect place to enjoy delicious Italian food with someone you care about while soaking in the ambience, so save it for your next trip to Haeundae.