Southeast coast
부산Busan
Korea's second city is a port, and it eats like one: fish markets, fish cakes and a pork-bone soup that refugees made famous during the Korean War.
Getting there About 2 h 30 min from Seoul Station by KTX; Gimhae airport has domestic and Asian flights.
Signature dishes
Soups & stews
돼지국밥Dwaeji-gukbap
Busan's pork-bone soup with rice, finished with chives and salted shrimp.
PorkSeafood
Noodles & dumplings
밀면Milmyeon
Busan's wheat-flour cold noodles, created by war refugees.
BeefPorkEgg
Street food
어묵Eomuk
Fish cake on skewers in hot broth. The broth is free: drink it from a paper cup.
Seafood
Street food
호떡Hotteok
Griddled pancake filled with molten brown sugar, cinnamon and seeds. Mind the first bite.
Pancakes & fritters
해물파전Haemul-pajeon
Crisp scallion pancake loaded with seafood. Rainy-day food, best with makgeolli.
SeafoodEgg
Seafood & raw
회Hoe
Thick slices of just-caught raw fish, wrapped in lettuce with garlic and chilli paste.
SeafoodRaw
Also look for
- 씨앗호떡 Ssiat-hotteok, seed-filled pancakes