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

Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang outlet restaurant revisit for shrimp anchovy pasta: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Restaurant, Shinsegae Simon Busan Premium Outlets is a Western restaurant at the very back of the NORTH building's first floor at the Gijang outlet mall in Busan. Craving the young cabbage Caesar salad and lasagna from a previous visit, the writer returned and added shrimp anchovy pasta; the salad and lasagna seemed slightly overcooked this time, but the flavor was still excellent. It's a great spot to shop and eat in one place without worrying about parking.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Egg Benedict solo brunch and ₩2,000 coffee in Gwangalli, Busan

Vivid13 is a brunch-and-pasta restaurant in a side street above Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong, Busan. Eating alone for a late lunch, the writer ordered egg Benedict and an iced latte — the two soft-boiled eggs on top made it feel like a two-person portion, and with carrot rapee and salad on the side, every last bite got finished. With window seats for solo diners and a self-serve bar, Vivid13 works equally well for eating alone or for a date in Gwangalli.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Solo lunch: spicy pork poke bowl near Busan's Jungang Station

PARENTS Coffee & Salad Jungang-dong Branch is a salad, poke, and wrap sandwich spot a 2-minute walk from Exit 14 of Jungang Station in Jung-gu, Busan. Eating solo at lunchtime, the writer ordered the spicy pork neck poke salad (₩13,000), crispy chicken wrap sandwich (₩7,900), and an almond latte (₩3,800) — generous pork portion, and the wrap stayed interesting thanks to a sweet potato mousse layer. With solo-friendly two-tops up to group tables, it's an easy lunch pick for office workers.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Family lunch set with kids at Lotte Dept. Store Busan: Daidokoro

Daidokoro Lotte Department Store Gwangbok Branch is a Japanese home-style restaurant on the 10th floor of the department store's main building in Jung-gu, Busan. After a hospital appointment nearby, the writer and their daughter had the family set (₩45,900) with karaage, tonkatsu curry, a kids set, mini udon and a drink, and the airplane-shaped kids tray plus Pokémon and Jjanggu figures kept the child entertained the whole meal. For anyone near Nampo-dong looking for an easy lunch spot with a child, Daidokoro's family set was a solid choice.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Korean restaurant in Gijang for weekday lunch with mom: Kkomak Hansang

Kkomak Hansang Gijang Main Branch is a Korean restaurant near Osiryeon and Haedong Yonggungsa in Gijang, Busan, serving dried corvina and cockle dishes. Visiting for a late weekday lunch with mom, the writer ordered the ₩27,000 dried corvina set, which came with a hefty fillet, spicy cockle salad, cockle jang, beef pancake, pollack pancake, and a seaweed soup with a whole fish fillet inside. With underground parking and roomy seating, it's an easy spot to bring parents.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Regular's pick for special loin katsu with beef radish soup refills

Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch is a Japanese-style tonkatsu restaurant near Exit 2 of Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. A regular since last year ordered the special loin katsu again, refilled the myeongi namul (wild garlic leaves), green onion kimchi and beef radish soup several times, and ate at a window counter seat while gazing out at the greenery. With bright pink meat that's tender, not chewy, this is the writer's top pick for katsu in Jeonpo.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanCafés

Stair-climb entrance and pumpkin ice tea at Suwolgyeonghwa, Songjeong

Suwolgyeonghwa is a hanok-style ocean-view tea café on the 3rd–4th floors of a building right in front of Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan. Reached by climbing a decorated stairway to the 4th floor to order, I enjoyed a Shuring Pumpkin Ice, Chestnut Louigureum Ice, and a Dalbodeure box by the window before checking out the floor seating on the 3rd floor. With the sea and hanok-style interior sharing one space, the mood is clearly different from your average ocean-view café.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Dongnae, BusanCafés

Fig, nuts, and Lotus financiers tasted side by side: CORR, Dongnae

CORR is a financier-focused dessert café on Yeogo-ro in Dongnae-gu, Busan. Ordering basil pesto, fig, nuts, and Lotus financiers plus a dujjonkku (double chewy cookie) to compare, the crust cracked audibly crisp while the inside stayed moist and chewy. With 10 financier flavors to choose from and two private rooms, CORR also works well as a meeting spot in Sajik-dong.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Spicy level 3 stone-plate jjamppong and mapa tofu rice: Songjeong Dol

Songjeong Dol Jjamppong is a Chinese restaurant near Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan, serving jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) that bubbles away on a hot stone plate. Ordered at spicy level 3 with extra squid, alongside mapa tofu rice and mini tangsuyuk, the broth stayed hot and thickened into a rich, deep flavor, right down to the crispy rice scraped from the bottom of the stone plate. A great stop for a spicy, warming meal after a walk along the beach.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanRestaurants

Spicy braised monkfish (agujjim) near Suyeong Station, Busan

Sintongyeong Agu Suyuk.Tang is a monkfish restaurant right by exit 3 of Suyeong Station in Busan. Braving a rainy-day opening rush for two, the writer shared a ₩40,000 spicy braised monkfish (agujjim) with plump, tender fish and a standout sauce that made both the portion and the flavor feel worth it. A solid pick for a spicy dinner or work dinner with a bottle of Daesun soju.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Charcoal-grilled marinated pork ribs in Seomyeon: Gilchon Sutbul Galbi

Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch is a pork rib restaurant near Seomyeon Station in Busanjin, Busan. The marinated pork ribs, scored deep for the sauce to soak in, were grilled over real charcoal and eaten plain first, then rounded off with doenjang jjigae and naengmyeon. The verdict: a sauce that's neither too sweet nor too salty, letting the meat's own juiciness shine, and a solid pick for group dinners or work gatherings.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Window-seat Korean restaurant with East Busan view: Dongam Tteokgalbi

Dongam Tteokgalbi is a Korean restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building on Gijang Haean-ro in Gijang, Busan, near Haedong Yonggungsa temple. Visiting right at opening, we sat by the window with an East Busan view and ate tteokgalbi (grilled minced beef patties), cream cheongyang tteokgalbi, hot pot rice with blue crab doenjang stew, and a self-serve bar loaded like a full Korean buffet. It's a solid, filling meal to slot between Haedong Yonggungsa and the Lotte Outlet.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored