Korean
Dong-gu, Busan
Pyeongsanok
평산옥
Only two things are on the menu, suyuk and noodles. Thin slices of pork are dipped in warm broth before plating, so the…
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Korean
Dong-gu, Busan
평산옥
Only two things are on the menu, suyuk and noodles. Thin slices of pork are dipped in warm broth before plating, so the…

우성삼계탕
Samgyetang has been the only dish for some forty years, so ordering is just a matter of saying how many people are at t…

면채움
The bibim noodles here look less like the usual red bibim milmyeon and more like bibim guksu heaped with vegetables, wi…

다이닝룸
One charcoal grill in the open kitchen handles everything: Korean 1++ Hanwoo tenderloin, Australian wagyu, lobster, aba…

포맨티코
Instead of the bright colors many Vietnamese restaurants use, the room is done in wood furniture and warm light, closer…

맛나분식
Gyeran-mandu, egg dumpling, has no wrapper at all: soaked glass noodles are folded into egg batter and griddled until g…

장우손부산어묵 깡통시장본점
Bite into these fish cakes and they push back, firm rather than spongy. They are handmade with less flour and more fish…

골목포차
Under a slogan about the drinking table a mother would set, every anju plate comes with basic sides like kimchi and sav…
Eel
Jung-gu, Busan
주야상회
On the hagfish alley along the Jagalchi waterfront road, skinned hagfish, gomjangeo in Busan, is seared once over charc…

한방장어구이 사직거제점
Because the eel comes out of the kitchen fully grilled, nobody at the table has to watch it cook, and there is little s…

수복돼지국밥
The gukbap splits by cut: dwaeji gukbap holds meat only, ol-naejang offal only, seokkeo gukbap the two mixed, and sunda…
Sichuan
Busanjin, Busan
라라관 서면본점
Order for two and the pot comes split three ways at no extra charge: numbing red mala, a white broth that tastes like a…

명성닭한마리
A whole chicken simmers in a big shared pot, and choosing the suji version, with beef tendon added, makes the broth dee…

레귤러하우스
Up a flight of stairs off a Gukje Market alley, this second-floor coffee room has vintage furniture and low lighting th…

맛소문오리불고기
Duck aged at low temperature in house-made gochujang sauce is grilled on the griddle with chives and mushrooms. The sau…

양산집
Three generations of one family have simmered dwaeji gukbap in an alley of Kkangtong Market since 1954. The bone broth…

난로회담
Well out toward Jangansa Temple in Gijang, this hanok grill has makgeolli highballs and misugaru soju on its drink list…

쌍둥이돼지국밥 대연점
Young men in suits move fast across the wide hall carrying earthenware bowls. The suyuk baekban already has pork in its…

동화반점
The fried rice carries a strong wok aroma, and in the uni-jjajang the meat and vegetables are minced fine enough to cli…

남천 가야밀면
Dumplings can be ordered in small counts, not only by the plate, which suits a solo bowl of milmyeon with just a few on…

부산약콩밀면
Wheat flour is mixed with yakkong, small black soybean, powder and kneaded with a natural brine made from glasswort and…
Cafe
Yeongdo, Busan
해빙모먼트
The cafe sits right at the entrance to Huinnyeoul Culture Village, and its big windows and terrace face straight out to…
Coffee
Gangseo, Busan
카페진목
The terrace tables have an exotic shape that feels closer to a campsite than a city cafe, and when the sun drops toward…
Korean
Jung-gu, Busan
섬진강재첩전문점
Jaecheop are such tiny clams that nobody bothers picking out the meat; they are spooned up with the clear broth. The se…