Ovantgarde is a bar in Nam Gu, Busan.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Check the venue's socials for the night's line-up; sets usually start around nine.
Address: 15-1 Yongso-ro 7beon-gil, Nam-gu, Busan
Absinthe mixes bespoke cocktails on a Jeonpo second floor in Busan, a small dark room where the menu is a conversation, not a laminated list.
Signature drink: Unique cocktails built to order
Tip: Name a spirit and a mood; the signature builds beat anything you could order by name.
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.
