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Cafés, restaurants and places in Busan, written by bloggers who went there.
Yunujae Munhyeon Shabu Kalguksu is a shabu-shabu and kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant near Munhyeon Station in Nam-gu, Busan. Even at an off-peak 2pm, the place was packed for the ₩11,000 red-broth regular-spice set, house-made noodles, seafood pajeon, and kimchi made fresh every morning with domestic napa cabbage. A hearty, satisfying lunch with a wasabi soy dipping ratio guide right at the table.
Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a Western-style restaurant on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan, with baby chairs and kids' dishware. Visiting on a weekend with two sons, the writer ordered the couple's dish set (₩51,000) and added shrimp rosé pasta, working through pumpkin soup, salad, carbonara and pepperoni pizza. The shrimp weren't spicy and were generously sized, so the kids ate happily, making it a successful casual family outing.
Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is a Chinese restaurant in Haeundae, Busan, on the 2nd floor above Subyeon Choego Pork Gukbap in the Haeundae The Sharp Adelisse commercial building. Visiting at sunset for two, the writer ordered jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) topped with a poached egg, palbochae (mixed seafood and vegetable stir-fry) loaded with sea cucumber, abalone and shrimp, and a Tsingtao, praising the thick-cut meat in the noodles and the chewy seafood. Roomy enough for group gatherings yet relaxed enough for solo diners, it's a solid pick for Chinese food in Marine City.
Famous Benny Gwangalli Branch is an Australian-style brunch café in Suyeong, Busan. Puffy-faced the morning after a late-night snack, the writer ordered The Famous Benny, bacon scramble toast, apple carrot juice and lemonade, finding the salmon, avocado and poached egg drizzled with lemon a light, satisfying match. With an 8am opening time, it's a great pick for an early brunch in Gwangalli.
Suwolgyeonghwa is a premium tea café with a hanok (traditional Korean house) feel on the 4th floor of a building facing Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan. Guests can smell each type of tea leaf laid out by the counter before ordering, and picking Rooibos Velvet, Rooibos Wolju, and the Dalbodeure assorted dessert box turned out to taste like a chocolatey twist on rooibos. A place that feels less like a tea shop and more like a cultural experience, even for someone who doesn't know much about tea.
Bueokgan Chinese Haeundae Branch is a Chinese restaurant in a standalone building on the Haeundae Dalmaji uphill road in Busan. The writer ordered Bueokgan jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles), mala cilantro jjamppong rice, and whole-garlic yuringi, and found the seasoning light rather than heavy, with none of the bloated feeling that usually follows jjajangmyeon. Free parking around and behind the building plus corkage-free up to 3 bottles make it a good pick for a relaxed meal.
Dongam Tteokgalbi is a Korean restaurant on the 3rd floor near Haedong Yonggungsa and Lotte Outlet Dongbusan in Gijang, Busan. On a Saturday at 1:30pm, the writer signed a handwritten waitlist, waited past 10 teams, then ate the Dongam Tteokgalbi Set (₩15,000) and Cheese Tteokgalbi Set (₩18,000) with an unlimited Korean side-dish self-bar. A confirmed repeat spot to bring both a baby and parents.
Yunujae Munhyeon Shabu Kalguksu is a shabu-shabu, kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), and fried rice course restaurant on the 1st floor of Daerim Munhyeon City Plaza in Munhyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. For a single ₩11,000 menu, sirloin beef and vegetables are simmered in a spicy white broth, then finished with house-made kalguksu noodles and kimchi fried rice. With a baby chair and 2-hour parking support, it's a solid, filling choice for a family lunch.
Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is an ocean-view Chinese restaurant in Haeundae, Busan, upstairs from Subyeonchoego Pork Gukbap. The visit covered seafood jjamppong, jajangmyeon, and a small order of black vinegar pork loin tangsuyuk, where the sauce felt a bit light for the amount of meat but tasted clean and smelled no gaminess. Sprinkling gochugaru (Korean chili flakes) over the soft jajangmyeon made it thick and spicy, exactly to taste.
Rigo Susan (리고수산) is a sashimi restaurant on the bar street near exit 8 of Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. Ordering the live shrimp sashimi (small), 49,000 won, brought a full spread of side dishes — corn cheese, salad, soup, fried snacks, and seaweed — followed by the shrimp heads fried up separately after the sashimi was gone. The space is spacious and clean, good for anything from drinks with friends to a family get-together.
Famous Benny Gwangalli Branch is a two-story brunch café in Minrak-dong, Gwangalli, Busan, open from 8am. After Sunday service, a couple shared window-side seats upstairs with Egg in Hell (shakshuka), the salmon version of The Famous Benny, matcha lemonade, and mango coconut gelato, with portions generous enough for two. A relaxed pick for a date brunch or a post-jog meal.
Suwolgyeonghwa is an ocean-view tea café right in front of Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan, spread across the 3rd and 4th floors of its building. Visiting with a child on a cloudy late-August day that turned into a sudden downpour, the writer ordered Mellongmance, American-style coffee, and the Dalbodeure box, then spent an hour at a share table watching the beach train pass by. It was an especially satisfying spot for a train-loving kid.
