What is Busan known for eating, and where do you find it? Busan Metropolitan City describes 436 restaurants in English. We grouped them by the dish on their menu and by district — tap a district to jump to that dish on its page. Not a ranking.
Busan dishes and where to find them
| Dish | What it is | Places | Most in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwaeji gukbap 돼지국밥 |
pork broth with rice and sliced pork — the everyday dish Busan is best known for Listed prices ₩9,000–₩12,000 |
17 | Nam 3 · Seo 2 · Saha 2 |
| Milmyeon 밀면 |
cold wheat-flour noodles, Busan’s version of naengmyeon — mul (in broth) or bibim (spicy) Listed prices ₩7,500–₩9,000 |
12 | Busanjin 3 · Yeonje 2 · Nam 2 |
| Raw fish (hoe) 회 |
sliced raw fish, usually eaten wrapped in lettuce with gochujang or soy; mulhoe is the cold spicy soup version Listed prices ₩10,000–₩110,000 |
31 | Haeundae 7 · Sasang 5 · Suyeong 5 |
| Nakgopsae 낙곱새 |
a spicy stew of small octopus (nakji), beef tripe (gopchang) and shrimp (saeu) — the name is the three ingredients | 4 | Busanjin 1 · Suyeong 1 · Dongnae 1 |
| Bokguk (pufferfish soup) 복국 |
pufferfish soup, usually a clear, light broth (jiri) or a spicy one (maeuntang) Listed prices ₩16,000–₩40,000 |
8 | Haeundae 5 · Nam 2 · Yeongdo 1 |
| Eel (jangeo) 장어 |
grilled eel, with salt (sogeum-gui) or a sweet-spicy sauce (yangnyeom-gui); gomjangeo is hagfish Listed prices ₩60,000 |
7 | Gijang 3 · Jung 1 · Buk 1 |
| Pajeon (green onion pancake) 파전 |
a green onion pancake, often with seafood; Dongnae pajeon is Busan’s own style Listed prices ₩12,000–₩28,000 |
4 | Dongnae 2 · Dong 1 · Jung 1 |
| Jokbal (pig’s trotters) 족발 |
braised pig’s trotters, sliced — naengchae jokbal is served cold with a mustard sauce | 3 | Haeundae 2 · Jung 1 |
| Agujjim (braised monkfish) 아구찜 |
monkfish braised with bean sprouts in a spicy sauce Listed prices ₩27,000–₩60,000 |
16 | Jung 5 · Suyeong 5 · Nam 2 |
| Kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) 칼국수 |
knife-cut wheat noodles in a hot broth, often with clams or seafood Listed prices ₩9,000 |
10 | Busanjin 4 · Sasang 2 · Gijang 1 |
| Galbi (ribs) 갈비 |
grilled or braised ribs, beef (so-galbi) or pork (dwaeji-galbi) Listed prices ₩11,000–₩79,000 |
32 | Haeundae 9 · Dong 5 · Dongnae 3 |
Districts
| District | Places | With menu |
|---|---|---|
| Haeundae | 83 | 83 |
| Suyeong | 59 | 52 |
| Busanjin | 43 | 41 |
| Jung | 40 | 37 |
| Dongnae | 29 | 28 |
| Nam | 27 | 27 |
| Dong | 27 | 27 |
| Gijang | 27 | 27 |
| Geumjeong | 15 | 15 |
| Sasang | 15 | 15 |
| Yeongdo | 15 | 15 |
| Yeonje | 14 | 14 |
| Gangseo | 11 | 11 |
| Saha | 11 | 10 |
| Buk | 10 | 10 |
| Seo | 10 | 10 |
Read a Busan menu: the dishes you will see most
Ordering: menus inside are usually in Korean only. Show the Korean name (tap ▶ to hear it) — the English in brackets is the standard name from Busan’s official menu dictionary.
| On the menu | Say it | In English | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 돼지국밥 | Dwaejigukbap | Pork and Rice Soup | 14 |
| 수육 | Suyuk | Boiled Beef Slices / Boiled Pork Slices | 11 |
| 모둠회 | Modumhoe | Assorted Sliced Raw Fish | 9 |
| 군만두 | Gunmandu | Pan-fried Dumpling | 5 |
| 따로국밥 | Ttarogukbap | Rice and Soup | 5 |
| 낙지볶음 | Nakjibokkeum | Stir-fried Octopus | 4 |
| 밀면 | Milmyeon | Wheat Noodles | 4 |
| 복국 | Bokguk | Puffer Soup | 4 |
| 아귀찜 | Agwijjim | Braised Spicy Monkfish | 4 |
| 갈비탕 | Galbitang | Short Rib Soup | 3 |
| 고기만두 | Gogimandu | Meat Dumpling | 3 |
| 김밥 | Gimbap | Gimbap | 3 |
| 매운탕 | Maeuntang | Spicy Fish Stew | 3 |
| 물만두 | Mulmandu | Boiled Dumpling | 3 |
| 삼겹살 | Samgyeopsal | Grilled Pork Belly | 3 |
| 양념갈비 | Yangnyeomgalbi | Marinated Grilled Beef Ribs / Marinated Grilled Pork Ribs | 3 |
| 육회비빔밥 | Yukhoebibimbap | Beef Tartare Bibimbap | 3 |
| 추어탕 | Chueotang | Loach Soup | 3 |
| 평양냉면 | Pyeongyangnaengmyeon | Pyeongyang Cold Buckwheat Noodles | 3 |
| 갈치구이 | Galchigui | Grilled Cutlassfish | 2 |
| 갈치찌개 | Galchijjigae | Cutlassfish Stew | 2 |
| 곰탕 | Gomtang | Beef Bone Soup | 2 |
| 단팥죽 | Danpatjuk | Sweet Red Bean Porridge | 2 |
| 대구뽈찜 | Daeguppoljjim | Braised Codfish Head | 2 |
| 막국수 | Makguksu | Buckwheat Noodles | 2 |
| 물회 | Mulhoe | Cold Raw Fish Soup | 2 |
| 비빔냉면 | Bibimnaengmyeon | Spicy Buckwheat Noodles | 2 |
| 삼계탕 | Samgyetang | Ginseng Chicken Soup | 2 |
| 언양불고기 | Eonyangbulgogi | Eonyang Bulgogi | 2 |
| 열무국수 | Yeolmuguksu | Young Summer Radish Kimchi Noodles | 2 |
Getting to Busan
- Gimhae Airport — live flights and crowding
- KTX Seoul ↔ Busan — today’s timetable
- Express bus Seoul ↔ Busan
FAQ
Where do these Busan restaurants come from?
From Busan Metropolitan City’s English restaurant guide (visitbusan.net), published as open data. We group them by district — this is not a ranking.
Which Busan district has the most listed places?
Haeundae (83), then Suyeong (59) and Busanjin (43).
Source: Busan Metropolitan City restaurant listings (English and Korean, visitbusan.net) via the public data portal (data.go.kr, FoodService). English dish names: Busan Metropolitan City All-Lang menu dictionary (standard names from the Korean Food Promotion Institute). Names, menus and hours as listed — confirm before you go. Page rebuilt 2026-09-27.
