Gwangalli brunch café for a big family of 8: Working Holiday Minrak

Working Holiday Minrak location and opening hours

📍 Address: 29 Minraksubyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan, 7th floor of Bada Maru
⏰️ Hours: open every day, 09:00 - 22:30 (last order 22:00)
🚘 Parking: underground car park in the building ⭕️

Why we picked it for a big family meal on our Busan trip

After Yangyang, our second summer vacation with my parents' side of the family took us to Gwangalli in Busan, the hot spot of the moment :)

It was a trip of 8 people: Mom, Dad, my family, and my brother's family. Even one restaurant meal isn't easy with a group like that, but Working Holiday Minrak, a brunch café in Gwangalli, had a great location, a great view and food we were happy with!

Exterior of Working Holiday Minrak on the 7th floor of Bada Maru

View of the café entrance on Minraksubyeon-ro in Gwangalli

Working Holiday Minrak is on the 7th floor of the Bada Maru building. Even the exterior gives off such a hip vibe!

Hip-looking entrance of Working Holiday Minrak

Order at the kiosk, easy even on a first visit

Ordering is simple at the kiosk by the entrance. The menu photos and descriptions are detailed, so picking dishes wasn't hard even on a first visit.

Café interior that suited the writer's taste

Busy even at 4:30pm, but the space is large

The interior is totally my taste.

I expected crowds, so I went at an in-between time, around 4:30pm, but a hot spot is a hot spot. It was already bustling with customers.

Still, the café is really big and the tables are spaced comfortably, so it never felt stuffy. It looked great for families like ours and for group gatherings :)

Large hall with generously spaced tables

Gwangan Bridge view through the big windows

Gwangan Bridge spreads out in one sweep. A view spot, no question 👏

Window seat with a view of Gwangan Bridge

Café atmosphere like a seaside restaurant abroad

Indoor photo spot with Gwangan Bridge in the background

4 dishes we ordered with three kids

If the kiosk feels inconvenient, there are menus inside the café too 😉 We came with 5 adults and 3 kids, so we chose dishes the kids could enjoy as well.

☑️ Margherita pizza
☑️ Fricassée pasta
☑️ Fish and chips
☑️ Bolognese pasta

For the pastas where you can choose the spice level, we picked not spicy for all of them 🙋‍♀️

All the dishes have arrived!!

Look at that presentation, wow. The plating seemed to capture the hip Gwangalli vibe perfectly.

Ordered dishes with Gwangalli-style plating

My top pick: the fricassée pasta

Out of everything, my top pick was definitely the fricassée pasta. I really love cream pasta, and this cream sauce was thick yet not heavy, with a rich, nutty flavor. So good!!

Fricassée pasta with a thick cream sauce

It comes with generous chunks of grilled chicken and button mushrooms, so every bite was full of flavor. It was a cream pasta I never got tired of, right to the end.

Cream pasta with grilled chicken and button mushrooms

Fish and chips and margherita pizza

The fish and chips were crispy outside and moist inside! Not greasy, so I could eat them cleanly to the end, and the fries served alongside were the kids' top pick too :)

Next, the most basic menu item, the classic Italian margherita pizza!

The oven-baked dough was chewy yet plain in a good way, and the tomato sauce, cheese and basil came together cleanly, so it went really well with the other dishes.

Bolognese pasta, a hit with the kids

The bolognese pasta looked stunning, with plenty of rich meat sauce, and the kids ate it up. The tomato acidity isn't strong and the savory depth of the meat comes through, so it's a flavor anyone, young or old, can enjoy without any fuss.

Lingering after the meal with the bridge view

Working Holiday Minrak has brunch and dinner menus, but it's also totally fine to come just for coffee, drinks or alcohol. The relaxed atmosphere made it perfect for staying on after the meal, looking out at Gwangan Bridge.

Above all, the Gwangan Bridge view through the big windows was truly a work of art 🤩 It felt like a seaside restaurant abroad, so it's great for photos too. Lots of foreign tourists come here, and once I visited myself I understood right away why it's so popular.

We were happy with both the delicious food and the great view on our family trip to Busan at this Gwangalli brunch café, Working Holiday Minrak! If you're looking for a brunch café with a nice atmosphere or a place for a family meal in Gwangalli, I strongly recommend it.