The best restaurants Busan 부산

Located in the F1963 cultural complex, this delightful restaurant, affiliated with the Boksoon makgeolli brewery, offers a divine combination of drinks and dishes. The menu of rice wines is breathtaking, their mastery of this art is perfect, and if there's one place to come in Korea to enjoy this beverage, it's here! Sparkling, bitter or smooth: rediscover it in all its complexity. And to accompany it, an original cuisine, notably based on ingredients fermented on site. The very elegant architecture and decor are the crowning touch.

In this restaurant, the queens of the plate are none other than my little octopuses. Most people come here to enjoy them fried with noodles or rice, vegetables, shrimps or even pork intestines. A real delicacy to be eaten without hunger (and without end). And it's no surprise that everything is topped with the inevitable spicy sauce. Given the prices and quality of this establishment, it's often very crowded, so expect a bit of a wait. But it's worth it!

For those who like to brunch, head to this establishment with its minimalist, modern decor, brightened up by charming yellow tulips. In this "landmark for couples and good girlfriends" you can enjoy classic brunch fare: soups, salads, hot and cold sandwiches, as well as a few desserts. We particularly recommend the well-stocked mixed salad (콥샐러드) with the grilled avocado sandwich (그릴드아보카도샌드위치). It's fresh, it's good, it's relatively light, so we don't hold back from going.

This small, stone-walled restaurant offers resolutely modern Korean cuisine. Two dishes in particular caught our eye. You can opt for the famous donkkaseu 동까스, which is a kind of breaded pork cutlet. Here, the cheese version is a treat (albeit very high in calories). Another equally delicious option is a huge rice-filled omelette, served with a well-flavored meat sauce. Both are a real treat.

Famous restaurant serving good beef broths. The seolleongtang that is eaten here consists of a creamy, milky beef broth rich in flavour, in which noodles and meat strips are found. An energizing treat that warms you up in winter. This dish is served with rice (what a surprise) and an excellent radish kimchi, the sweet and mild kkakdugi. Family cuisine, generous service, reasonable prices... in short, a very good option for a successful meal. It's less crowded at night than it is at lunchtime.

This restaurant, with its very modern decor, is very popular, especially with the trendy "Busanese" youth. They come here regularly to enjoy the house specialty: tender, juicy steak cooked to perfection! So good you don't want to finish it, really. To accompany the steak, there are pasta dishes, risottos and appetizers (try the fried milk bites). Some delicious cocktails are also on the menu. A quality, tasty, top-notch address!

This restaurant serves a delicious soup/stew that originates from the city of Busan. As well as being tasty, it's highly reputed for its saving effects after a night out (ideal for hangovers). The star dish is called dwaejigukbap (돼지국밥) and it's a clear soup made from bone broth and sesame oil. Inside are pieces of pork, rice and green onions. This is a famous establishment, so all day long you can expect a fairly long queue.

Opening in 2019, this establishment offers very good sushi (초밥/초 chobap). We're positioned opposite the cooks and it's great fun to watch them work out the sushi, from preparing the fish to assembling it. As in Japan, the small plates pass by on a conveyor belt and you grab the victuals that most appeal to you. You have the option of taking a set menu, which entitles you to 10 sushi + a bowl of noodles, or paying for your sushi by the piece. A very good establishment!

Despite its canteen feel, this is THE restaurant to try Busan's great specialty, dwaeji gukbap. It's a pork soup flavored with sesame oil and a bone broth: the flavors are simply exquisite! You can't miss this establishment, as there's often a queue outside. And yes, there may be a bit of a wait ahead. But according to connoisseurs, the popularity of the place lies in the finesse of the taste, which is said to be unrivalled to this day.

This restaurant serves one of the best curries in Busan. Generous, spicy to perfection, it's a true delight, a dance of flavors. To accompany the rice and curry, you have several meat options: bacon, chicken, beef, breaded pork. For us, spices go best with pork or chicken. This restaurant is certainly a delight, but there's a hint of a downside: the waiting time... But if you want to take your time, it's perfect!

A minimalist menu, with just five small dishes, but all very tasty. These are mainly cold noodle dishes(kalguksoo or milmyeon) spiced with beef, which are so exquisite that we're delighted to sample them. Since we know you're a gourmand, we recommend you order the mandu next door, those pretty little filled ravioli that you'll surely regret finishing because they're so good. A highly recommended address for fast, delicious food on a budget. A real favorite!

Want to discover new flavors? Then don't hesitate to push open the doors of Bun Cha Ra Boom. This Vietnamese restaurant promises a truly intense culinary experience. On the menu you'll find pho (rice noodles served in a coriander-scented broth); bun cha (grilled meat dishes with rice vermicelli, salad and a mildly spicy sauce); and com rang (fried rice with shrimp and ham, a cousin of Cantonese rice). A very good address that we highly recommend.

If you're an expert cheese burger lover, this is the place to go. In this restaurant with its friendly industrial decor, you can only try this version. But it's simply exquisite. You can choose between a single or double burger (for those with a sweet tooth), and you can also choose your sauce, which is either "original" or "spicy", as well as the accompaniment (fries with cheese, rosties...). One of the best burgers you'll find anywhere in Busan. And despite the crowds, the service is fast.

This restaurant is for those with a taste for risk and adventure. In fact, this establishment specializes in the famous Japanese balloon fish, fugu. Be warned, this fish is poisonous, so it must be carefully prepared in a particular way. The restaurant's chef is licensed to serve it, so there's no need to worry. Different menus are available, offering a variety of ways to enjoy the famous fish: sashimi, grilled, soup.... The flesh is pure delight!

This restaurant is ideal if you're in the mood for a drink! The soju goes wonderfully well with the dish of dakdoritang 닭도리탕 served here. Be careful, it's quite spicy, so your tongue may dance a little salsa. It's a bit of a "catch-all" dish, featuring chicken pieces, noodles, potatoes, a few vegetables, gigantic tteok and, of course, the renowned gochujang (in large quantities). Truly delicious. An establishment for an evening with Korean flair.

In this restaurant, we taste something surprising that is mostly eaten in Asia. It's small, hooked and cartilaginous... so? Yes, you've probably guessed it, it's chicken noodles! Koreans love it, especially as an accompaniment to their national soju. Served spicy and caramelized in gochujang and soy sauce, they're really good! So put on your plastic gloves and enjoy them with your fingers! For a typical and highly original experience! Other dishes are also available.

This restaurant offers traditional Korean cuisine. The emphasis is on soups/stews. These include miyeokguk (seaweed soup), sundubu (spicy tofu stew), kinchijjigae (kimchi stew).... to name but a few. All very well executed. You can also order some meat or seafood dishes. We like this place because of the quality of the dishes, the low prices and the fact that it's open all hours.

Eat grilled fish at the Jalgachi market at a reasonable price? This is possible in this fabulous little restaurant where two cooks are on duty all day long cooking, breading and grilling fish and shellfish. On the right side of the street you will find this miraculous little restaurant. It's tiny, it's only 2 to 3 metres wide, and you might only recognize it by the phone number on a sign, but it doesn't taste much better... A small maritime feast in prospect for a bite to eat!

This restaurant, well known in the area, offers huge land-sea dishes, in which shellfish, seafood, vegetables and meat blend their flavors in a spicy broth that warms the mouth as well as the heart. Several types of dishes are available (with or without meat, with lobster...) and prices vary according to what's inside. Yes, it's not the most affordable restaurant, but if you come with several people, you'll quickly get your money's worth (2 people minimum). A surprising and delicious discovery.

Located on the^2nd floor of the Jagalchi market next to a host of other fish restaurants, we like this establishment for its sea view, its low tables, its good atmosphere and, of course, its cuisine! In this long restaurant, you'll find everything, based on fresh fish of course (raw, in soup...). But the set menu (30,000 won) with its bevy of small dishes is a marvel, and we highly recommend it. A little bonus: the menu is in English and the photos can help you make your selection.