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

Yeonje, BusanRestaurants

Yeonsan-dong kalguksu restaurant open at 10am: Sinseon Myeonga

Sinseon Myeonga is a kalguksu (hand-cut noodle soup) restaurant in Yeonsan-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan that pulls its own fresh noodles in the shop every day. Arriving at 10am, the writer put anchovy kalguksu at 7,000 won, octopus bibimbap at 10,000 won and a small bossam (boiled pork wraps, serves 2) at 22,000 won on one table, plus a complimentary sundae sample and sikhye and yakgwa afterwards. A couple who usually struggle with wheat noodles emptied even the broth with no stomach trouble, making Sinseon Myeonga an easy recommendation for a morning meal in Yeonsan-dong.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Busan sushi restaurant with tonkotsu ramen: Moshi Moshi Sushi

Moshi Moshi Sushi is a Japanese restaurant on the 10th floor of the main building at Lotte Department Store Gwangbok in Jung-gu, Busan. We ordered salmon sushi with tonkotsu ramen and yaki udon, and the sashimi was fresh and neatly cut, so nothing felt heavy, while the noodle and soup dishes turned it into a filling meal. Moshi Moshi Sushi is an easy choice when you are shopping with your parents and want a clean, fuss-free place to eat.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanCafés

Gwangalli café, extra-spicy shrimp pasta and panuozzo: Working Holiday

Working Holiday Minrak is an ocean-view brunch café on the 7th floor of Badamaru at 29 Minrak-subyeon-ro in Suyeong, Busan. From a floor-to-ceiling window seat facing Gwangan Bridge and Gwangalli Beach, I had panuozzo for 17,000 won, shrimp oil pasta ordered at the extra-spicy level for 19,000 won, a 7,000 won milkshake, and a financier from the review event. With parking support as well, Working Holiday Minrak is an easy place to linger over brunch.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Two jumbo unaju eel sets on a fall weekend in Songjeong, Busan: Yuok

Yuok is an Osaka-style eel rice bowl (unaju) restaurant on Songjeongganbyeon-ro in Haeundae-gu, Busan. On a fall weekend lunch in Songjeong, two Jumbo Unaju Sets at 28.0 each arrived course by course, with whole grilled eel, an oversized tamagoyaki and green tea ochazuke to finish. The interiors feel like a trip to Japan and the eel carries no fishy smell, so Yuok works well for a family meal or a date.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanCafés

Gwangalli brunch café with Melbourne Dukes coffee: Famous Benny

Famous Benny Gwangalli Branch is an Australian-style brunch café in Minnak-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan, one block in from the Gwangalli running course. Dogs are welcome inside, and the order here was Egg in Hell (shakshuka), croissant French toast and an acai bowl with an americano and a latte pulled from Dukes beans roasted in Melbourne, Australia. Famous Benny occupies a standalone building, so you can also take the window-side lounge chairs on the 2nd floor — a brunch stop worth planning after a morning walk.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Gwangalli alley pizza restaurant with open kitchen seats: Extra Mile

Extra Mile is a pizza and pasta restaurant set inside an alley in Gwangalli, Busan, in a building that looks like an ordinary house. The writer visited with her boyfriend and ordered the Classic Combo for two — a half-and-half pizza of hot honey pepperoni and potato plus bisque cream pasta — and filled the wait with the coloring sheet left on the table. Extra Mile is an easy recommendation for a Gwangalli date meal when you want pizza and pasta in one sitting.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Evening milmyeon restaurant in Seomyeon, Busan: Seomyeon Milmyeon

Seomyeon Milmyeon is a milmyeon (wheat cold noodle) restaurant on the 1st floor of Eos Plaza, by Exit 8 of Seomyeon Station in Busanjin, Busan. An evening visit meant walking straight in with no wait for ice-flecked mul-milmyeon at 10,000 won and potato-skin dumplings at 7,500 won, and the 72-hour beef bone broth with its spicy, sour, sweet sauce carried the bowl. With 30 minutes of parking covered in the Eos Plaza lot, Seomyeon Milmyeon is an easy milmyeon stop to drive to in Seomyeon.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanBars

Seomyeon bar serving garlic bread and garlic chips: Yuumangju

Yuumangju Seomyeon Branch is a Korean anju bar on the second floor near Exit 6 of Seomyeon Station in Busanjin, Busan. Dropping in for a second round after dinner, the meal covered the complimentary garlic bread and garlic chips and the O-Dae-Bal platter of beef intestine, chicken feet and cuttlefish, with a photo menu that made ordering easy and wide, comfortable seating. Yuumangju Seomyeon Branch suits anyone who wants several textures to pick from on a single plate.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Open-kitchen sashimi restaurant near Jeonpo Station, Busan: Rigo Susan

Rigo Susan Jeonpo Station Main Branch is an aged sashimi restaurant in an alley by exit 8 of Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. On a weekday afternoon visit with a friend, the mixed sashimi + raw shrimp set (small) arrived with a generous spread of side dishes including tofu kimchi, corn cheese, okonomiyaki and cold udon, and the open kitchen plus a restroom stocked with a hair straightener stood out. The aged fish had no fishy taste, the raw shrimp was springy, and the fried shrimp heads at the end made Rigo Susan a satisfying meal.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanCafés

Haeundae bakery takeout trio with egg tart box: Low & Sweet Bakery

Low & Sweet Bakery is a bakery café on Udong 1-ro 38beon-gil in Haeundae-gu, Busan. A lemon madeleine, an egg tart and a plain financier went home with a coffee, and buying the egg tarts as a set of four got them packed in a gift box. For anyone who loves egg tarts and baked pastries, Low & Sweet Bakery is a takeout stop worth a detour in Haeundae.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Chinese restaurant in a former bathhouse building, Haeundae: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Haeundae Branch is a Chinese restaurant at the entrance to Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan, on the first floor of a new building put up on the site of an old bathhouse. The jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) arrived with two large shrimp and a real smoky wok aroma, the black vinegar sweet and sour pork was dusted with coconut powder for an unusual finish, and the basic jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) had a sauce that ran a little thin. With everything from tables for two to group seating and parking right in front of the building, Bueokgan Chinese is an easy choice for a family meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Songjeong Korean restaurant with a reserved table for two: Songjeongok

Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch is a hanok-style abalone set-menu restaurant on Songjeonggwangeogol-ro in Haeundae, Busan, formerly a spicy seafood steamer house before its makeover this year. Meeting an old friend, the writer booked ahead and ordered two servings of the abalone pot rice set (19,000 won), which came with abalone innards stirred into the rice, hinoki-steamed pork, seasoned raw crab and house-made green onion kimchi, finished with nurungji (scorched rice) in the leftover pot. Songjeongok suits both a long catch-up with a friend and a quiet, date-like meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored