Minrak brunch café in Busan, burrata pomodoro: Working Holiday Minrak

Today's post is a review of Working Holiday Minrak, a brunch café in Gwangalli. Let's start with the overall video first.

Where is Working Holiday Minrak, and what are the hours?

• Address: 29 Minrak-subyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea, Badamaru Building, 7th floor
• Hours: Daily 09:00–22:30
• Parking: Available in the building ❤️

At this Gwangalli brunch spot, Gwangan Bridge and the sea come through the floor-to-ceiling windows huge and crystal clear — it's both a view spot and a brunch spot ❤️

I couldn't find the sign at first and thought there wasn't one, but if you look closely it's written lower down. If you've found the Starbucks on the first floor, you're in the right place — just take the elevator up.

The view right in front was so pretty I had to take a photo. It's probably even prettier from the 7th floor, right? 😍

The Badamaru building seems to have a lot of good restaurants. Heading up to the 7th floor where Working Holiday is.

Inside the 7th floor: Gwangan Bridge windows and interior

This is the entrance to Working Holiday. I've never actually been on a working holiday, but this gives me that feeling. (Sorry for the lame joke, quick apology 🙆)

The interior really catches the eye. It's much more comfortable than the Working Holiday in Gwangalli, and since it's not too crowded yet, I'd recommend coming here now if you like quiet places ❤️ (Might get busy later too...)

The Badamaru building is fairly large, and this café occupies the whole 7th floor. Other floors are split among multiple shops, but here the entire floor is used exclusively — meaning it's that spacious 👍

Working Holiday Minrak menu and prices

Let me sum up the menu at Working Holiday Minrak, a top brunch spot in Gwangalli.

• Smashed avocado ₩17,000
• Salmon eggs Benedict ₩19,000
• Jambon eggs Benedict ₩19,000
• Big Brekkie ₩24,000
• Panuozzo ₩17,000
• Fish and chips ₩21,000
• Chicken avo sandwich ₩18,000
• Melty meat chicken sandwich ₩19,000
• French toast ₩17,000
• Korean beef 1+ striploin steak ₩55,000
• Corn soup ₩11,000 (new)
• Lemon dill salad ₩16,000 (popular)
• French fries ₩10,000
• Fried calamari ₩13,000
• Roasted potato with cheese sauce ₩11,000
• Bolognese pasta ₩20,000
• Pomodoro ₩18,000
• Shrimp oil pasta ₩19,000
• Fricassee pasta ₩19,000
• Squid aglio olio ₩20,000
• Honey sweet potato pizza ₩27,000
• Margherita pizza ₩22,000
• Holiday latte (popular) ₩7,000
• Macadamia cream latte (popular) ₩7,000
• Espresso ₩5,500
• Vanilla bean latte (popular) ₩6,500
• Mocha latte (popular) ₩6,500
• Flat white (popular) ₩6,000
• Cappuccino (popular) ₩6,000
• Affogato ₩7,000

For the rest of the menu, please check the photos.

Tasting the burrata pomodoro and the Big Brekkie

We ordered the pomodoro, the Big Brekkie, and 2 iced Americanos. The pomodoro is a tomato pasta topped with burrata cheese. The Big Brekkie combines sausage, scrambled eggs, bacon, avocado, croissant, and salad.

The tomato pasta tastes true to the basics. Without the burrata cheese it might've been a bit plain, but the burrata cheese saved it from that 👍

Avocado is something I love — I once got really into avocado, but after eating an underripe one I gave up on it for a while. Eating it again after so long, it was so good. I imagine it'd be hard for a restaurant to manage this, since it can't be underripe or overripe.

After finishing the scrambled eggs and the sausage croissant, I was so full. With brunch, it always seems like it won't be enough before you eat, but once you finish, you're stuffed. Such a strange kind of food ❤️

Is Working Holiday Minrak worth it for brunch near Gwangalli?

We cleaned our plates completely ❤️ If you're looking for a brunch café in Gwangalli, I strongly recommend this place. Parking is available, the view is great, the interior is pretty, and the food tastes good — nothing is missing.