12 cocktail bar places in Busan we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Busan | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Continental ★ 4.2
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 504-4 Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan
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.
Wood Side Bar ★ 4.2
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 522-5 Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan
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.
Henry 17 ★ 4.2
Gwangalli · 17 Millak-ro 27beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan
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.
Bar NYX ★ 4.3
Haeundae · 296 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
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.
The Booze Haeundae ★ 4.1
Haeundae · 13 Gunam-ro 12beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan
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.
Display ★ 4.2
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 198-13 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.
Pale Blue Dot ★ 4.2
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 347-1 Jeonpo-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan
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.
Muse-on ★ 4.0
Haeundae · 39 Jungdong 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
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.
Ovantgarde ★ 4.0
Nam-gu · 15-1 Yongso-ro 7beon-gil, Nam-gu, Busan
Ovantgarde keeps live music going in a Kyungsung University basement in Busan, cheap draft and simple mixes under whichever band is playing that night.
Absinthe ★ 4.0
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 34 Seojeon-ro 58beon-gil, Busanjin-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.
Jerseyman Club ★ 3.9
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 34-1 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.
Continental ★ 4.2
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 504-4 Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan
Continental holds Seomyeon's late shift in Busan, a proper cocktail room that keeps mixing until three in the morning after the food alleys go dark.