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

Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Late-night pork rib set with corkage at Gwangalli BBQ: Haean Sutbul

Haean Sutbul Galbi Gwangalli Main Branch is a charcoal-grilled pork rib restaurant just 3 minutes on foot from Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong, Busan. Visiting late at night for two, we ordered the pork rib 2-3 person set, Asahi draft beer, and seafood doenjang stew with added potato noodles, and the corkage service came fully equipped with glasses and ice. The aged raw ribs paired with barley shrimp salt were especially good, making this a Gwangalli BBQ spot worth revisiting.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Chinese restaurant near Dongui University Station, Busan: 2-person set

Surabanjeom Gaya Branch is a Chinese restaurant near Dongui University Station in Busanjin, Busan. The 2-person set of shrimp ganjajang, sundubu jjamppong, and mini tangsuyuk delivered smoky wok flavor, a slow-aged jjamppong broth, and crisp-yet-chewy sweet rice tangsuyuk. Worth a visit if you're after solid Chinese food around Gaya-dong or Gaegeum-dong.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Nam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Raw fish restaurant in Busan with free bone soup, TV baseball

Sintongyeong Gyeongseongdae Branch is a fresh raw fish restaurant in Nam-gu, Busan, near Gyeongseongdae/Pukyong National University Station. A couple ordered small gizzard shad sashimi for ₩40,000 and sea cucumber for ₩15,000, and got a banchan spread with mulhoe, corn cheese and buchujeon plus a free spicy fish bone stew, all while watching baseball on a big TV. It's a great-value raw fish restaurant for anyone who wants hearty side dishes, soup, and baseball together.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Dongnae, BusanRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Dongnae, Busan: 240-hour aged pork belly, booth seats

Yukmildo Dongnae Direct Branch (육밀도 동래직영점) is a premium aged pork belly Korean BBQ restaurant on Chungnyeol-daero in Dongnae-gu, Busan. Servers grill raw pork belly aged 240 hours through alternating dry and wet aging right at your private booth table, alongside sotbap (hot pot rice) and free corkage. If you want a private, stress-free BBQ dinner without touching the grill yourself, Yukmildo Dongnae Direct Branch is the place.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanShopping

Haeundae optician for ₩69,000 designer frames: Second Face

Second Face Sinsigaji Branch is an optician in Haeundae, Busan, stocking brands like Lindberg, Kumja Eyewear, and Oakley under one roof. On this visit, frames ranging from ₩10,000 to ₩69,000 were browsed, a ₩69,000 frame was chosen, and a new pair of glasses was made after an eye exam in the exam room. If you want a more upscale look, Second Face Sinsigaji Branch can sort out frames and lenses in one visit.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanBars

Gwangalli Bridge view bar with cream cheese gnocchi: Drunken Kitchen

Drunken Kitchen is a bridge-view bar on the 2nd floor of an officetel in Gwangalli, Busan. A family dinner there ran from sunset into the lighting of Gwangan Bridge, over duck-topped cream cheese gnocchi, souffle egg rolls, and rabbit cookie vanilla ice cream. A good pick for a relaxed drink with a sea view in Gwangalli.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Private room hitsumabushi date spot in Gijang, Busan: Yangsando

Yangsando Gijang Yeonhwa Branch is a Japanese restaurant in Gijang, Busan serving Nagoya-style hitsumabushi (grilled freshwater eel rice bowl). Every table sits in its own partitioned room with a pond garden view, and the ₩27,000 solo set comes with three ways to eat it — the last, poured with broth, was the best. It suits blind dates, meals with parents, and quiet meetings alike.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Saha, BusanRestaurants

Bibim milmyeon with dumplings and soy bulgogi sets in Saha, Busan

Sinpyeong Busan Milmyeon is a milmyeon (cold buckwheat noodle) restaurant near Sinpyeong Station in Saha-gu, Busan. Visiting as a pair, the writer ordered a bibim milmyeon + 2 dumplings set and a bibim milmyeon + soy bulgogi set, tasting the tangy-sweet noodles alongside meat-packed dumplings and sweet-savory bulgogi. There's no on-site parking, but the nearby Sinpyeong Station lot kept costs low at ₩800 for 35 minutes.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Buk-gu, BusanRestaurants

Kids-friendly Korean BBQ in Busan with pre-grilled pork belly: Go

Go Ok-hui Hwamyeong Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Buk-gu, Busan, where the kitchen grills all the meat for you. The set (plain pork belly, gochujang-marinated pork, and mild pork skin) plus spicy pork skin, steamed egg, and fried rice made for an easy family meal, with free kids' rice under age 6 and a high chair on hand. No grilling hassle means everything lands on the table hot and ready to eat.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Group dinner Korean BBQ near Jeonpo Station, Busan: staff grill your

Sanseong Sikyukjeom Jeonpo Direct Store is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan, where staff grill nuruk-coated pork neck and pork belly right at your table. Three diners ordered the B set (nuruk pork neck 300g, pork belly 300g, and premium cuts 100g for ₩74,000), finishing with freshwater shrimp doenjang stew, hot pot rice, and cold buckwheat noodles. With so many sauces and salts to choose from, the meal never gets boring, and the wide tables make it a great spot for a group dinner.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Two snow crabs to crab-shell bibimbap for a couple in Gijang: Gijang

Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is a snow crab and king crab restaurant on Chaseongdong-ro in Gijang-eup, Busan. A staff member helped pick two snow crabs from the ground-floor tank, the crabs were weighed with the basket weight deducted first, steamed for 25 minutes, and eaten upstairs, finishing with a crab-shell bibimbap that turned out even better than the crab itself. A great course for two, from crab to crab-shell bibimbap.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanHair & beauty salons

D-curl 10mm up lash extensions in Busanjin, Busan: Almond Eyelashes

Almond Eyelashes is a 100%-reservation lash studio in Busanjin, Busan, near the jewelry street between Beomnaegol and Beomil-dong. The writer got D-curl 10mm up lash extensions with almost no irritation from the fixing patches, falling asleep mid-treatment thanks to the owner's quick hands. The before-and-after difference was so striking that she's making this her regular lash shop.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored