Busan Food Trip 101 | Things to Eat in Busan (2 Days)

Introduction to Busan Food Trip 101

Busan Food Trip 101 is a 2-day food itinerary in Busan where you can enjoy pork and rice soup, fish cake, sashimi, crab, and abalone porridge all at once. This Busan food trip is especially recommended for first-time visitors looking for things to do in Busan and the best restaurant in Busan.

Busan Food Trip 101) 1. Ohbok Dwaeji Gukbap Haeundae – Busan pork and rice soup restaurant

Start your Busan Food Trip 101 with busan pork and rice soup in haeundae beach busan.

It’s a must to start the day with busan pork and rice soup.

We ordered sundae gukbap(순대 국밥), pork gukbap(돼지 국밥), boiled pork(수육), and pollack roe(명란).

You can add seasoning sauce and salted shrimp to your taste.

Both soups were full of meat and sundae.

• Sundae gukbap: rich and clean soup, chewy sundae
• Pork gukbap: tasty but slightly oily
• Boiled pork: soft and tender
• Pollack roe: must-try, mixed with sesame oil, garlic, and chili, not too salty and perfect with rice

This is one of the busan best restaurant options for local food experience.

Check out Ohbok Pork and Rice Soup Haeundae on Naver Map

2. Goraesa Fish Cake Haeundae – Busan fish cake & souvenir spot

Next stop in Busan Food Trip 101, try busan fish cake. Located right in front of the pork and rice soup restaurant, making it a perfect route. There are many kinds of fish cakes, great for browsing and buying gifts.

Gift sets are available too.

You can have free fish cake soup tasting.

You can heat your fish cake and eat in the 2nd floor.

When I visited, the second floor didn’t have any staff running the cafe in the 2nd floor.

Check out Goraesa Fish Cake Haeundae on Naver Map for those searching things to do in Busan.

3. Nurimaru APEC House – Busan ocean view spot

This is a great spot to visit in the middle of the food trip course. It’s a perfect healing spot with ocean view in the Dongbaek Island.

The fresh ocean view is perfect for photo-taking. You can see Oryukdo, Gwangan Bridge, and Dalmaji Hill.

We ordered take-away including cafe latte (6,000KRW) and americano (5,000KRW) from doppio coffee cafe to stroll around the APEC house.

There are seats in front of the cafe with the ocean view.

2005 APEC Summit venue interiors are open for viewing. I toured the APEC Memorial Hall and the International Conference Hall.

This is a ocean-view photo I took at the light house located on the top floor of the APEC House.

Check out APEC House on Naver Map for things to do in Busan between meals.

4. Hanwol Hoe Restaurant – Busan sashimi & crab restaurant

For dinner in Busan Food Trip 101, enjoy busan sashimi and crab. Hanwol hoe restaurant is famous for its busan sashimi.

We ordered the 3-person snow crab set (220,000 KRW), which included three types of grilled fish, four kinds of sashimi, snow crab, and spicy fish stew.

The side dishes came out first.

Grilled fish: crispy outside, tender inside.

Sashimi: fresh and chewy (including milchi and rockfish). It’s addictive—I keep going back for more.

Make sure to leave some sashimi to took inside the Mulhoe (Korean cold raw fish soup). It’s refreshing and tasty.

Crab: thick meat, sweet and tender.

Mixed rice with crab innards: creamy and rich.

Spicy fish stew: clean, not spicy, sweet and addictive fish stew

Check out Hanwol Hoe Restaurant on Naver Map for seafood lovers.

5. Bada Maru Abalone Porridge – Busan abalone porridge restaurant

End your Busan Food Trip 101 with busan abalone porridge near the Haeundae. After strolling around the Haeundae, we visited this best abalone porridge restaurant around 7pm. The last order was 7:30pm. There were 2 people in front of us. We waited for 5-10minutes before entering the restaurant.

There were so many autographs all over the walls.

Abalone Porridge (13,000 KRW): The mild, comforting porridge paired really well with chive salad and salted squid. I kept going back for more and ended up finishing the whole bowl.

Steamed Abalone (30,000 KRW): Super tender and soft. Dipping it in sesame oil is a must—highly recommend.

Midodeok Hangover Soup (12,000 KRW): The porridge can feel a bit heavy on its own, but a sip of this clear seafood broth balances it perfectly. The soup is clean and refreshing, and the midodeok bursts with flavor when you bite into it. If you’re visiting with family, this three-dish combo is a must-try.

Check out Bada Maru Abalone Porridge on Naver Map, perfect finishing for a busan trip.

Busan Food Trip 101 Recommendations

This Busan Food Trip 101 is a perfect 2-day itinerary covering pork and rice soup, fish cake, ocean views, sashimi, crab, and abalone porridge.

If you are planning a busan trip, this route covers both things to do in Busan and busan best restaurant spots efficiently.

Highly recommended for first-time visitors.

Have you heard of the famous dessert near Haeundae in Busan—a perfect combo of gelato and chewy rice cake? Check out the Horangi Gelatteok review before you visit!