Absinthe is a bar in Seomyeon And Jeonpo, Busan.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Name a spirit and a mood; the signature builds beat anything you could order by name.
Address: 34 Seojeon-ro 58beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan
Jerseyman Club pours whisky and easy cocktails in the same Jeonpo alley as Busan's best late rooms, relaxed enough to bring the whole table.
Signature drink: Whisky highballs and house cocktails
Tip: Groups and even calm dogs are welcome, which is rare for this alley; book on Naver first.
Continental mixes classics and pours malt whisky until three in Seomyeon, Busan, a dim, grown-up cocktail room in the middle of the bar district.
Signature drink: Malt whisky and classics
Tip: Go after eleven when the dinner crowd clears; the bar seats are the ones to hold out for.
Wood Side Bar lines a long Seomyeon counter in Busan with whisky bottles and 16,000 won cocktails, a Blue Ribbon pick for a slow second round.
Signature drink: Bartender's choice whisky highball
Tip: Tell the bartender a flavour direction rather than a drink name; the picks land well.
Jerseyman Club pours whisky and easy cocktails in the same Jeonpo alley as Busan's best late rooms, relaxed enough to bring the whole table.
Signature drink: Whisky highballs and house cocktails
Tip: Groups and even calm dogs are welcome, which is rare for this alley; book on Naver first.
Praha 993 brews Czech-style lager beside the F1963 arts complex in Busan, tank beer and pork knuckle in a factory-turned-culture-yard setting.
Signature drink: Unfiltered Czech lager
Tip: Register your car at the counter for F1963 parking; pair the lager with the gallery loop.
Hurshimchung Brau pours German-style dunkel beside the Oncheonjang hot springs in Busan, a Hotel Nongshim brewhouse of steins and smoked chicken.
Signature drink: Dunkel by the 600cc stein
Tip: Soak in the Hurshimchung spa first, then take a 600cc dunkel with the sausage board.
Continental mixes classics and pours malt whisky until three in Seomyeon, Busan, a dim, grown-up cocktail room in the middle of the bar district.
Signature drink: Malt whisky and classics
Tip: Go after eleven when the dinner crowd clears; the bar seats are the ones to hold out for.
Wood Side Bar lines a long Seomyeon counter in Busan with whisky bottles and 16,000 won cocktails, a Blue Ribbon pick for a slow second round.
Signature drink: Bartender's choice whisky highball
Tip: Tell the bartender a flavour direction rather than a drink name; the picks land well.
Henry 17 hides a classical whisky room up a Millak stairwell in Busan, speakeasy in style but welcoming once you find the second-floor door.
Signature drink: Classic highballs from 16,000 won
Tip: Ring the bell and commit; solo drinkers get looked after well at the counter.
