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Cafés, restaurants and places in Busan, written by bloggers who went there.

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Gangseo, BusanRestaurants

Myeongji, Busan raw fish spot with thick-cut yellowtail: Suseong Susan

Suseong Susan (수성수산) is a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) and raw fish bibimbap restaurant by the sea in Myeongji (Sinho Industrial Complex), Gangseo-gu, Busan. The writer ordered the 3-fish mixed mulhoe with halibut, flounder and mullet for 20,000 won and received a complimentary yellowtail tasting, cut in big, thick slices with a satisfying chew. For sweet-and-sour mulhoe and seasonal yellowtail in Myeongji, Suseong Susan is worth adding to the list.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Busan hot pot in Seomyeon with egg porridge: Samgeori Byeolgwan

Samgeori Byeolgwan (삼거리별관) is a beef bulgogi hot pot and bulgogi shabu-shabu restaurant in an alley near Exit 2 of Seomyeon Station in Busanjin, Busan. The writer ordered beef bulgogi hot pot for 2, a Milkis and egg vegetable porridge, and the porridge the owner cooked personally was especially welcome on a day after a dentist visit. Samgeori Byeolgwan is a good-value Seomyeon hot pot spot where plenty of vegetables and marinated bulgogi end with a sweet, comforting porridge.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Blue Ribbon donburi in Jeonpo, Busan: gyudon & udon set at Peisen-dong

Peisen-dong Seomyeon (페이센동 서면본점) is a Blue Ribbon donburi restaurant in Jeonpo-dong (Seomyeon), Busanjin, Busan. The set for 2 (2 rice bowls + 1 noodle dish + drink, ₩30,000) brought karaage-don (Japanese fried chicken rice bowl), kimchi gyudon (beef rice bowl with kimchi) and sukiyaki udon, with portions bigger than expected in a calm, kid-free dining room. Peisen-dong Seomyeon is an easy, good-value donburi spot for a solo meal or a hearty lunch.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanCafés

Haeundae Station terrace café: pistachio swirl & egg tart, Low & Sweet

Low & Sweet Roastery is a bakery café in Haeridan-gil near Exit 4 of Haeundae Station in Busan, and it roasts its own coffee beans. The writer visited Low & Sweet Roastery around 12 pm for the Choti espresso blend coffee, a latte, a ₩5,500 pistachio swirl and a ₩3,600 egg tart, and spent time on the front and back terraces. With dogs welcome and free milk for kids, Low & Sweet Roastery is a Haeundae café with plenty of reasons to come back.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli Korean BBQ: ₩5,000 kimchi stew & noodles, Myeongseung

Myeongseung Jeju Saenggogi is a Jeju pork restaurant on a Gwangan-dong side street in Suyeong, Busan, a short walk from Gwangalli Beach. Two friends came for an early dinner and ordered 3 portions of black pork belly, janchi guksu (noodles in anchovy broth), kimchi stew and a beer, and they loved the Jeju-style side dishes such as momguk, Jeju bracken and rapeseed kimchi, the owner's homegrown lettuce and the ₩5,000 noodles and ₩5,000 kimchi stew. The writer usually only eats tuna kimchi stew, yet calls this the best kimchi stew of their life, which makes Myeongseung Jeju Saenggogi a Gwangalli Korean BBQ spot where both the pork and the meal dishes deliver.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
Dongnae, BusanBars

Dongnae, Busan cocktail bar for light drinkers: Kahlúa milk at Yahwa

Yahwa Busan Dongnae is the first solo-drinking bar to open in Dongnae, Busan, serving everything from low-alcohol cocktails to strong drinks. The writer came for a second round after dinner with a friend, ordered the signature Dohwa, a Long Island iced tea, Kahlúa milk and New York cheesecake, then joined an image game run by the owner and played darts. Yahwa Busan Dongnae is an easy spot for light drinkers and heavy drinkers to wrap up the night together.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli Japanese diner: 100-hour aged curry set for two, Daidokoro

Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch is a Japanese home-cooking restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Namcheondong-ro in Suyeong, Busan. It has been open since 2015 and is known for its 100-hour aged curry. Arriving just before lunch, the writer ordered the signature 2-person set, upgraded, and got katsu curry, karaage (Japanese fried chicken), mini udon, menbosha (fried shrimp toast) and homemade pudding in one spread. Verdict: Daidokoro Gwangalli Main Branch is a cozy, friendly spot for a Japanese home-style meal before a stroll along Gwangalli Beach.

Written Nov 1, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Cream gnocchi date spot in Jeonpo, Busan: hair ties provided at Panna

Panna Seomyeon Main Branch is a Western restaurant on the 2nd floor on Seojeon-ro 38beon-gil in Jeonpo-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, serving sous vide top blade steak, pasta and gnocchi. The writer ordered the Panna Cream Gnocchi and Panna Orange Ade at Panna Seomyeon Main Branch, surrounded by orange lighting, Halloween decorations and a projector. The crispy-outside, chewy-inside gnocchi paired well with the tangy orange ade, and Panna Seomyeon Main Branch suits anyone looking for cream gnocchi and an atmospheric date spot in Seomyeon or Jeonpo.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli pork BBQ: ₩49,000 Handon set deal plus 300g pluma, Jukrim

Jukrim Sutbul Dwaeji Gui (죽림숯불돼지구이) is a Korean pork BBQ restaurant near Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong, Busan, where staff grill the meat from start to finish over Jirisan oak white charcoal. Four friends ordered the Jukrim Handon set at the discounted price of ₩49,000, added 300g of Iberico pluma and kimchi-malli guksu (cold kimchi noodles), and all loved the nutty aged pork belly and neck and the pluma that melts like beef. Jukrim Sutbul Dwaeji Gui is a great Gwangalli spot for a group meal: no grilling hassle, plenty of time to talk, and a Gwangan Bridge night walk right after.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
Nam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Gyeongseongdae Station BBQ: ₩35,500 pork belly platter at Wanbeoljip

Wanbeoljip Kyungsung University Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Gyeongseongdae Station Exit 1 in Nam-gu, Busan, where staff grill the pork belly for you. Before heading to class, a parent of a 19-month-old ordered the 500g small platter of aged pork belly, pollock roe pork belly and spicy pork skin, then finished with perilla oil makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) in sesame sauce. Verdict: the 35,500 won small platter is great value, and the carbonara-like perilla oil makguksu is the highlight of Wanbeoljip Kyungsung University Branch.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Namcheon-dong, Busan: pork cut to order, Geobugi Dongne

Geobugi Dongne Namcheon Branch is a pork belly and Korean BBQ restaurant on Suyeong-ro in Namcheon-dong, Suyeong, Busan. On a weekday evening, the writer and her husband ordered the 500g pork couple set (32,500 won), which was cut to order at the butcher counter. They grilled it on a stone plate alongside potatoes and garlic scapes from the self-serve bar. The meat and the self-serve bar were both satisfying, and the doenjang stew and pot rice made Geobugi Dongne a filling Namcheon-dong BBQ spot.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Pork BBQ revisit in Seomyeon, Busan: neck grilled to 80%, Anmin Busan

Anmin Busan is a pork BBQ restaurant on Dongcheon-ro in Seomyeon, Busan, where the staff grill the meat for you. The writer booked ahead and returned on a weekday evening with a partner, ordering the half-pig set and a doenjang stew (fermented soybean paste stew). The pork neck grilled to about 80% so it never burned, paired with pine pollen salt, and the stew with a whole red snow crab both hit the mark. Thanks to skilled grilling and a wide range of sauces, Anmin Busan was just as satisfying on a second visit.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored

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