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Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Weekday lunch abalone cream risotto in Haeundae, Busan: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a Western restaurant on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan. Arriving for an early weekday lunch, the table ordered jambon pizza, abalone cream risotto, seafood tomato clay-pot pasta and an apple Earl Grey ade, and every dish came out almost at once even with the window seats nearly full. The sweet-salty jambon pizza and thick abalone cream risotto were the standouts, and with plenty of parking Bueokgan suits both a brunch outing and a date.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Marine City Chinese restaurant with open-air seats: BUUK jjajangmyeon

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is a roughly 100-pyeong (330 m²) Chinese restaurant on the second floor of a building facing the sea in Marine City, Haeundae, Busan. One side of the dining room is open to the air, and the order here was BUUK jjajangmyeon, woo-samgyeop beef jjamppong, and jalapeño cream shrimp. Thick noodles, a rich jjamppong broth that is not spicy, and cream shrimp that never turned soggy make Bueokgan Chinese a solid lunch pick in Busan.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Dongnae, BusanRestaurants

Sushi restaurant next to Lotte Cinema in Dongnae: Moshi Moshi Set 2

Moshi Moshi Sushi, Lotte Department Store Dongnae Branch is a directly operated Japanese restaurant on the 8th-floor dining floor of Lotte Department Store Dongnae in Dongnae-gu, Busan. Set 2 for two brings 16 pieces of sushi with chashu and seafood yaki udon, and Moshi Moshi Sushi cleared everything from the silken tofu starter to the chashu; because there is no break time, lunch still works in the awkward mid-afternoon hours. A solid lunch stop before or after a Lotte Cinema movie or department store shopping.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, BusanRestaurants

Nampo-dong Japanese restaurant tofu salad set no. 3: Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi Sushi Lotte Department Store Gwangbok is a Japanese sushi restaurant on the 10th floor of the main building of Lotte Department Store Gwangbok in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan. Three diners shared the two-person set no. 3 — 16 pieces of sushi, salmon salad, udon as the noodle choice, vegetable salad, tofu salad and clear soup — and added a side of chashu, with the tofu salad and the beef tartare sushi standing out. Moshi Moshi Sushi is an easy, filling stop to fold into a day of shopping in Nampo-dong.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Ragu lasagna in a 100-pyeong Haeundae restaurant: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a European restaurant on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan, with a hall of more than 100 pyeong. On a sister's recommendation the writer ordered three plates at Bueokgan — napa cabbage Caesar salad, lasagna and truffle mushroom cream gnocchi — and the lasagna left the strongest impression. Book ahead and you are seated with no wait, which makes Bueokgan Haeundae Branch an easy pick for brunch or a date.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Extra-large jjajangmyeon at a Marine City Chinese restaurant: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is an ocean-view Chinese restaurant on the second floor above Subyeon Choego Pork Gukbap at the end of Marine City in Haeundae, Busan. The order was BUUK jjajangmyeon (extra-large portion), beef woosamgyeop jjamppong (spicy seafood-style noodle soup) and black vinegar sirloin tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork): the jjajangmyeon noodles had gone a little soft, while the bone-broth jjamppong and glutinous-rice tangsuyuk were both satisfying. At Bueokgan Chinese, sticking to the jjamppong and tangsuyuk makes for a happy meal.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae lunch between yoga classes: pumpkin pastry soup at Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a Western-style brunch restaurant on the second floor of a building on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan. Dropping in between yoga classes, we ordered the pastry soup at 10,000 won, the napa cabbage Caesar salad at 16,000 won and the jambon pizza at 24,000 won, and the deeply flavoured pumpkin soup and the honey-drizzled jambon pizza were the standouts. With one bright hall, one toned-down hall and basement parking, Bueokgan Haeundae Branch works well for a weekend date or a meal out with children.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Chinese restaurant near Dongbaekseom, Busan: beef jjamppong, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is an ocean-view Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Adelis commercial building in Marine City, Haeundae, Busan. Bueokgan has its own parking lot near the coastal walking trail that leads to Dongbaekseom, so the weekend visit was easy, and the meal was suran ganjajang (black bean noodles with a poached egg), usamgyeop beef jjamppong (spicy seafood-style noodle soup with thin-sliced beef belly) and black vinegar tenderloin tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork). With Marine City and the Haeundae sea in view from the window, it suits family get-togethers and group dinners.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Arch-nook brunch in Haeundae: arugula prosciutto pizza at Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a European restaurant of more than 100 pyeong on the second floor of a building along Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan. With the full-height window seats taken, brunch happened at a table inside one of the big arches: arugula prosciutto pizza, shrimp anchovy oil pasta, iced batch brew coffee and a single orange. The thin-crust pizza was even better with hot sauce and leftovers were packed to go, making Bueokgan an easy, unhurried brunch stop on Dalmaji-gil.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Naver window-seat booking at a Haeundae Chinese restaurant: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is an ocean-view Chinese restaurant in Marine City, Haeundae, Busan, on the second floor above Subyeon Choego Pork Gukbap. A couple reserved a hall window seat through Naver Reservation and ordered black vinegar pork tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, small), ganjajang (stir-fried black bean noodles) with a poached egg, and beef jjamppong with woo-samgyeop brisket — three dishes so generous that two people could barely finish them. With the sea in full view, Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch suits a date, a family get-together or a special-occasion meal.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Haeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae pizza restaurant with pink kids' tableware: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a European restaurant on Dalmaji-gil in Haeundae, Busan, run as a YES kids zone with baby chairs and kids' tableware. On this second family meal at Bueokgan Haeundae Branch, the child picked carbonara and pepperoni pizza, ordered from the table tablet, and the pink kids' tableware and the wide spacing between tables made the hall easy with a little one. For a relaxed Western meal with a child in Haeundae, Bueokgan Haeundae Branch is a solid choice.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo pizza and beer set with buffalo wings in Busan: Freewill Pizza

Freewill Pizza is a pizza restaurant in Jeonpo, Busanjin, Busan, where you can order half-and-half pizza with a beer set. The writer and her partner shared a half-and-half of the signature Freewill Pizza and Hot Chicken Shrimp plus buffalo wings, and the generous toppings and cheese made every slice rich. If you go at peak hours, put your name on the waiting list at Freewill Pizza in advance.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored