Wood Side Bar is a bar in Seomyeon And Jeonpo, Busan.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Tell the bartender a flavour direction rather than a drink name; the picks land well.
Address: 522-5 Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan
Display plays jazz off vinyl behind a red London phone box in Seomyeon, Busan, with weekend live sessions and cocktails built to the records.
Signature drink: LP-side cocktails from 15,000 won
Tip: Weekend live sets carry a 20,000 won cover; weeknights the phone-box door stays quiet.
Pale Blue Dot seats solo drinkers along a record wall in Jeonpo, Busan, a one-person-friendly listening bar of LPs, books and honest prices.
Signature drink: Cocktails from 10,000 won with a record request
Tip: Write a song request with your first order; the owner threads them through the night.
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.
Bar NYX tucks a cinema-themed cocktail den inside Paradise Hotel Busan, pouring from around 130 spirits behind an unmarked doorway off the Haeundae lobby.
Signature drink: Film-themed signature cocktails
Tip: Adults only and forty seats; book the private room for a group before the weekend rush.
The Booze runs a basement speakeasy two blocks from Haeundae Beach in Busan, deep whisky shelves and cigar-friendly late hours for the after-dinner crowd.
Signature drink: Rare pours by the glass
Tip: It opens at eight and peaks after ten; ask for the by-the-glass list before committing to a bottle.
Display plays jazz off vinyl behind a red London phone box in Seomyeon, Busan, with weekend live sessions and cocktails built to the records.
Signature drink: LP-side cocktails from 15,000 won
Tip: Weekend live sets carry a 20,000 won cover; weeknights the phone-box door stays quiet.
Pale Blue Dot seats solo drinkers along a record wall in Jeonpo, Busan, a one-person-friendly listening bar of LPs, books and honest prices.
Signature drink: Cocktails from 10,000 won with a record request
Tip: Write a song request with your first order; the owner threads them through the night.
Muse-on spins guest requests off vinyl near Haeundae Beach in Busan, a free-entry record bar where the only queue that matters is for songs, not the door.
Signature drink: Highballs with a request slip
Tip: Reserve on Naver for the peak eight-to-eleven window; walk-ins do fine early evening.
