Night Notebook · 48 stories

A Night Ledger Through Busan and Daegu

Writes about restaurants, bars, and cafes across Busan/Gyeongnam and Daegu/Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

PlaceGangseo, BusanRestaurants

Sinho-dong mulhoe restaurant 5 min from the bus stop: Suseong Susan

Suseong Susan (수성수산) is a restaurant specializing in mulhoe (Korean cold raw fish soup) and sashimi bibimbap in Sinho-dong, Gangseo, Busan, on the seaside across from Buyoung Apartment Complex 2. At lunch there were 5 groups waiting, but the line cleared quickly, and the meal was a large halibut and flounder half-and-half mulhoe and a 3-fish assorted sashimi bibimbap, with the sashimi served separately and abalone, seaweed soup and side dishes included as standard. For a cold mulhoe lunch on a hot day, Suseong Susan is worth recommending.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamRestaurants

Namyangsan Station restaurant: clam vongole & free salad, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Restaurant Yangsan Oslo Park Branch is a Western restaurant on basement level 1 of Oslo Park in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, Gyeongnam. The writer ordered vongole pasta, jambon pizza, sweet potato fries and a cola, and also had a complimentary salad plus pickles requested separately. The slightly spicy vongole pasta packed with clams and the jambon pizza topped with honey and pistachios stood out, and with spacious parking and a Yes Kids Zone, Bueokgan suits both family meals and dates.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan Chinese restaurant with tableside nurungji soup: Gupo Jjambbong

Gupo Jjambbong Gupo Main Branch is a Chinese restaurant on Sirang-ro in Buk-gu, Busan, near Gupo Market. The blogger ordered the A course for two with jjambbong (spicy seafood noodle soup) swapped in for the noodles, and the table filled up: seafood nurungji soup (crispy scorched rice) with sauce poured on at the table, chili pepper stir-fry with flower buns, tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), eggplant dumplings and, to finish, sanghwang mushroom sweet potato stem jjambbong. Gupo Jjambbong was the most satisfying Chinese course meal the blogger has had recently.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan shabu kalguksu near Jigegol Station, medium red broth: Yunujae

Yunujae Munhyeon Shabu Kalguksu is a shabu-shabu and kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on the first floor of Daerim Munhyeon City Plaza in Munhyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. On an early weekday evening the writer walked in without a wait and ordered two servings of the medium red broth, a seafood pajeon (savory pancake) and a cola; the 11,000 won per-person set covers sirloin, vegetables and mushrooms, house-made kalguksu noodles and fried rice, and it tasted satisfying. Even diners who struggle with spicy food can handle the medium red broth, making Yunujae a good-value spot for lunch or a family meal.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Pork BBQ near Jeonpo Station, Busan, grilled aged kimchi: Sanseong

Sanseong Sikyukjeom Jeonpo Direct Store is a Gyeongsang-style pork restaurant near Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan, where staff grill nuruk (rice-koji) aged pork at your table. The writer ordered the set for two (nuruk pork neck, pork belly and special cuts) with mul milmyeon (cold wheat noodles in broth), plus aged kimchi grilled in the pork fat, refilled radish salad and a castella egg roll with cheongyang chili. With its hanok-style interior and generous sides, Sanseong Sikyukjeom is a pork BBQ spot worth revisiting.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Bone grill restaurant in Gimhae Yulha: a small that's plenty for two

Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Gamjatang Yulha Branch is a restaurant in Yulha, Gimhae, Gyeongnam, specializing in gamjatang (pork bone stew), ppyeo-gui (grilled pork bones) and haejangguk (hangover soup). The writer and her companion shared a small mild bone grill and make-your-own tuna mayo rice balls, and the garlic pork skin pyeonyuk (sliced pressed pork), served free to celebrate the restaurant's selection by Hansik Daega, won high praise even from a companion who normally dislikes pyeonyuk. Even the small bone grill was more than two people could finish, making Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Gamjatang a good-value pick for family meals or eating alone.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamCafés

Mulgeum brunch café: Peru drip coffee & blueberry toast, Famous Venny

Famous Venny Yangsan Oslo Park Branch is a new Australian-style brunch café at Oslo Park in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, Gyeongnam. The writer ordered an iced drip coffee made with Duk's Coffee Peru Joel Silva beans, an iced vanilla latte, The Famous Venny Bacon and French toast, and received a blueberry cream cheese toast through a Naver review event. With a choice of drip coffee beans and stylish plating, Famous Venny is a brunch café worth recommending for a date at Oslo Park.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Gimhae restaurant near Jangsindae Station, ray for 2: Gaya Kkeutjip

Gaya Kkeutjip Samgye is a Korean set-meal restaurant on Gaya-ro 181beon-gil in Samgye-dong, Gimhae. Arriving just after the lunch rush with no wait, the blogger ordered the Kkeutjip steamed ray set for 2 with an extra bowl of rice, and the table filled with homemade sides such as clay-oven mackerel, pan-fried handmade tofu and japchae (stir-fried glass noodles). With easy parking and baby chairs, Gaya Kkeutjip is a solid pick for a family meal out in Gimhae.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Busan monkfish restaurant in Suyeong: cheek meat, salty sea squirt

Sintongyeong Agu Suyuk.Tang (신통영 아구수육.탕) is a Tongyeong-style seafood and monkfish suyuk (boiled monkfish) restaurant near Suyeong Station in Busan, across from Suyeong Post Office. The writer, who had only ever eaten agujjim (spicy braised monkfish), ordered the small fresh monkfish suyuk, which was enough for 2–3 people and came with liver, tail, innards and chewy cheek meat to try cut by cut. For a group dinner or family meal with a local feel, Sintongyeong Agu Suyuk.Tang is a good fit.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Baby-friendly Yonghwang café in Gyeongju for mango bingsu: Yellow Farm

Yellow Farm Gyeongju (옐로우팜 경주점) is a fresh-fruit juice café on Yonghwang-ro 13-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. On a Gyeongju trip, two of us shared one fresh mango bingsu (shaved ice dessert, ₩17,900): well-ripened mango on soft milk ice, in a portion just right for two. With a spacious, high-ceilinged room, high chairs and its own parking lot, Yellow Farm Gyeongju is a great mango bingsu café to visit with a baby.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Pub near Bujeon Station, Busan for charcoal jjukkumi: Yongdusan

Yongdusan Sutbul Jjukkumi (용두산숯불쭈꾸미) is a charcoal-grilled jjukkumi (baby octopus) restaurant in Jeonpo, Busanjin-gu, Busan, near Bujeon Station. The writer ordered the regular-size charcoal jjukkumi set with a plate of bosam (boiled pork slices) and double cheese steamed egg, plus a spicy chive pancake; staff grilled the jjukkumi right at the table for a smoky flavor that paired well with the bosam. Yongdusan Sutbul Jjukkumi has a wait even on weekdays, but it is a good-value second-round pub that is worth it.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Bone hot pot in a mother-of-pearl hall, Gyeongju Bomun: Hyoeunok

Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch is a beef bone hot pot restaurant directly across from Gyeongju Donggungwon in the Bomun resort area of Gyeongju. Its main dish is the Ppyeoberest, a mountain-of-bones beef bone hot pot limited to 30 a day. The writer ate it at regular spice level in a spacious hall decorated with traditional mother-of-pearl, as a course of beef bones, beef shabu-shabu, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and gondre (Korean thistle) rice porridge. With easy parking and a generous set, Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch is a solid pick for lunch in Bomun.

Written Jul 4, 2026Sponsored