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

Jung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Nampo sushi restaurant with white fish nigiri, kids' udon: Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi Sushi Lotte Department Store Gwangbok is a Japanese restaurant in the 10th-floor dining hall of the main building at Lotte Department Store Gwangbok in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan. After an early-morning movie, a family of three ordered sushi sets plus one bowl of udon for their 7-year-old, and the aged white fish nigiri, the salad and the side dishes were the highlights. With department store parking support and a kids' menu, Moshi Moshi Sushi is an easy lunch stop to keep returning to on a Nampo-dong outing.

Written Sep 1, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Nampo Station sushi restaurant with salmon salad: Moshi Moshi Sushi

Moshi Moshi Sushi Lotte Department Store Gwangbok is a salmon sushi restaurant on the 10th-floor restaurant floor of the main building in Jung-gu, Busan. Even with a Naver reservation at noon on a weekday, the wait at Moshi Moshi Sushi was about 20 minutes, and the order was salmon salad (24.0), salmon and flounder sushi (27.5) and assorted sushi set A, 10 pieces (18.0). The salmon was soft and the flounder pleasantly chewy, so Moshi Moshi Sushi is worth considering if you want sushi near Lotte Gwangbok.

Written Sep 2, 2026Sponsored
Dongnae, BusanRestaurants

Dongnae sushi restaurant's 10-piece Assorted Sushi B: Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi Sushi, Lotte Department Store Dongnae Branch is a Japanese restaurant on the 8th floor near Myeongnyun Station and Dongnae Lotte Cinema in Dongnae-gu, Busan. The Assorted Sushi B set (moduem chobap B) arrives with 10 pieces of sushi, 3 pieces of tempura, clear soup, tofu salad and vegetable salad, and the eel, salmon and beef tartare sushi sit on small rice portions under thick-cut fish. With a private room and baby chairs on hand, Moshi Moshi Sushi suits everything from a solo lunch to a family meal out.

Written Aug 29, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Three-generation lunch at Songjeongok, a Songjeong Korean restaurant

Songjeongok Songjeong Main Branch is a hanok-style Korean set-menu restaurant a one-minute walk from Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan. Three generations — grandmother, mother and daughter — shared the abalone seafood hinoki steam set (23,000 won), which came with creamy abalone innards pot rice, hinoki-steamed seafood, garbisal (pork jowl) bossam, kimchi, tofu, salad and soy-marinated crab. With baby chairs on hand, Songjeongok made for a generous meal that suited every age at the table.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Tea water and an 8-seat table, Haeundae Chinese restaurant: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Haeundae Branch is a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor of a building on Dalmaji-gil 117beon-na-gil in Haeundae, Busan. Black vinegar pork loin sweet and sour pork costs 28,000 won, poached egg pork belly ganjjajang (noodles with black bean sauce) 10,000 won and mapo tofu rice bowl 12,000 won, and even with the sauce poured over it the pork stayed crisp, served alongside fragrant tea-scented water and crunchy jjasai (pickled mustard stem). With tables from two-seaters up to a 7–8 person table and three free parking options, Bueokgan Chinese Haeundae Branch suits both a family outing and a date.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo, Busan sashimi restaurant booking: platter for two, 8 sides

Rigo Susan Jeonpo Station Main Branch is a sashimi restaurant in Jeonpo-dong, Busanjin, Busan, known for its aged live-fish sashimi platters and live raw shrimp. Two diners who booked after seeing Rigo Susan on Instagram ordered one aged sashimi platter (49,000 won) and were served more than eight side dishes, including steamed egg, fried squid and vinegared octopus. One platter was plenty for two, making Rigo Susan an easy choice in Jeonpo-dong for sashimi and a drink.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanCafés

Caffeine-free tea while pregnant at Suwolgyeonghwa, a Songjeong café

Suwolgyeonghwa is a fusion hanok tea café on the 3rd and 4th floors of a building on Songjeong Jungang-ro in Haeundae-gu, Busan, with ocean views from both levels. As a last stop before heading to Busan Station, the writer ordered Louis Wolju, a caffeine-free rooibos blend tea safe to drink during pregnancy, American-style gabae (iced Americano) and the Dalbodeure box of fusion Korean desserts. With Songjeong beach and the beach train in view from the window seats, Suwolgyeonghwa is a 1000% return visit.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Late-lunch tonkatsu with no wait via CatchTable: Hets Jeonpo, Busan

Hets Jeonpo Branch is a tonkatsu restaurant with bar-counter seating on the second floor along Jeonpo-daero in Busanjin, Busan. After registering ahead on CatchTable and arriving for a late lunch, only one group was waiting, so the seat came right away, and the order was hire katsu (pork tenderloin cutlet) and loin katsu served with truffle oil and corn dressing. If the roughly one-hour peak-time wait at Hets Jeonpo feels like too much, a late lunch booked on CatchTable is the answer.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang, Busan Western restaurant with three dishes and cider: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Restaurant, Shinsegae Simon Busan Premium Outlets is a European-style Western restaurant at the very back of the outlet's North Plaza first floor (next to Ugg) in Gijang, Busan. Everything is ordered from the table-order tablet, and this visit covered shrimp anchovy oil pasta at 18,000 won, kung pao chicken pilaf at 22,000 won, rocket prosciutto pizza at 22,000 won and a cider. The kung pao chicken pilaf was the best pick, and Bueokgan handles a date or family meal without leaving the shopping route.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Dalmaji-gil restaurant in Busan: chewy truffle gnocchi at Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a Western restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan, in front of the SK View apartments, with a Chinese restaurant under the same brand on the 1st floor. During a Busan trip the writer ordered sweet potato fries (8,000 won), truffle mushroom cream gnocchi (22,000 won) and shrimp rosé pasta (20,000 won) from the tablet at the table, and the gnocchi was thick, chewy and generously portioned. With a wide hall, sofa seats and baby chairs, Bueokgan Haeundae Branch works just as well for group gatherings as for a date.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae Chinese restaurant after the beach with kids: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is a Chinese restaurant in Haeundae, Busan, with Dongbaekseom ocean views, on the 2nd floor above Subyeon Choego Pork Gukbap on Marine City 3-ro. After a day at Haeundae Beach, the writer ordered poached-egg ganjajang (noodles with black bean sauce served separately), black vinegar tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, small) and abalone fried rice for dinner with the kids, and found the handwashing sink at the entrance, the baby chair and 90 minutes of free parking at the Adelis complex genuinely easy with children. Between the ocean view and the quality of the food, Bueokgan Chinese stands out as a reasonably priced family dinner in Haeundae.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo sashimi restaurant with caramel popcorn starter: Rigo Susan

Rigo Susan Jeonpo Station Main Branch is a set-platter sashimi restaurant on Jeonpo-daero 216beon-gil in Busanjin, Busan. Visiting on a weekday after work, the writer ordered the small mixed sashimi set at 49,000 won plus a 10,000 won beer, and the caramel popcorn served as a free starter, the cold udon side and the fried food with tartar sauce were the standouts. Rigo Susan suits anyone who likes sashimi sliced thin and eats salmon.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored