Casual Dining in Nampo and Jagalchi

1969 Buwondong Kalguksu

Order Buwon kalguksu, 9,000 won, with the juicy gyoza mandu on the side.

1969 Buwondong Kalguksu has hand-cut its own noodles since 1969 in Busan's Nampo-dong, a Michelin Guide shop selling only kalguksu and mandu.

Halmae Gaya Milmyeon

Order Mul milmyeon with the broth kept icy; add mandu for 4,000 won.

Halmae Gaya Milmyeon ladles Busan's wheat-noodle milmyeon on Gwangbok-ro, a busy Nampo-dong hall where the queue moves as fast as the kitchen.

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Cafés in Nampo and Jagalchi

Aery Coffee

Order Single-origin latte

Aery Coffee pours competition-series filters by Jungang Station in Busan's old downtown, known for concentrated milk drinks in limited daily runs.

Bakeries in Nampo and Jagalchi

Baekgudang

Order Croison pastry

Baekgudang has baked in Busan's old downtown since 1959, three generations deep, and its croison and pie manju still queue out the Jungang-dong door.

B&C Bakery Gwangbok

Order Cream-filled manju

B&C has made its manju and cream puffs the same way since 1983, and this Gwangbok branch puts the Busan bakery staple a block from Gukje Market.

Street Food in Nampo and Jagalchi

Gukje Market Food Alley

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Try Bibim dangmyeon and yubu jeongol

Gukje Market's food alley seats you on benches over bibim dangmyeon, yubu pockets and chungmu gimbap, Busan street eating at its most direct.

Sinchang Toast

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Try Griddled egg toast

Sinchang Toast has buttered its griddle by Gukje Market for decades, a Busan breakfast counter of ham and egg toast from 2,000 to 4,500 won.

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Markets in Nampo and Jagalchi

Jagalchi Market

Jagalchi Market is Korea's largest fish market, born from Busan's wartime waterfront, where you pick live seafood downstairs and eat it upstairs.

Gukje Market

Gukje Market grew out of postwar Busan and still runs as a maze of stalls, its food alleys ladling bibim dangmyeon, yubu pockets and chungmu gimbap.

Budget Eats in Nampo and Jagalchi

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Hidden Gems in Nampo and Jagalchi

18beon Wandang

Order Wandang, the paper-thin dumpling soup, 10,000 won a bowl.

18beon Wandang has folded feather-thin dumpling soup in Nampo-dong for about eighty years, one of the last keepers of Busan's Japanese-influenced wandang.

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