10 japanese places in Busan we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Busan | Japanese across every city.
Iwa ★ 4.3
Haeundae · 13 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro 209beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48093
Iwa runs an aged-fish omakase counter behind Haeundae Beach in Busan, a Michelin Guide sushi room whose chef holds a patent on his ageing method.
Matsuzaki ★ 4.2
Gwangalli · 10 Suyeong-ro 582beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48297
Matsuzaki seats a handful of diners for kaiseki omakase near Gwangan Station in Busan, a Michelin Guide room set with fine tableware and quiet service.
Unaju ★ 4.3
Haeundae · 39 Cheongsapo-ro 67beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48116
Unaju grills eel twice over charcoal on a Cheongsapo hillside in Busan, a Michelin Guide hitsumabushi house drawing on a 1948 Nagoya restaurant's recipes.
Shunsai Kubo ★ 4.3
Buk-gu · 17 Yangdal-ro 4beon-gil, Buk-gu, Busan 46517
Shunsai Kubo brings Nagoya-style hitsumabushi to Hwamyeong in northern Busan, a Bib Gourmand eel house run by Japan-trained chef Lee Jae-wook.
Tokyo Babsang ★ 4.3
Gwangalli · 34-6 Namcheonbada-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48304
Tokyo Babsang plates unaju and hitsumabushi at the calm end of Gwangalli in Busan, a Bib Gourmand eel kitchen that runs steadily all week with no rest day.
Yakitori Onjung ★ 4.3
Seomyeon and Jeonpo · 9-7 Dongcheon-ro 108beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47247
Yakitori Onjung grills Korean chicken over binchotan in Busan's Jeonpo nightlife blocks, a Bib Gourmand skewer bar with two course lengths and a lively hall.
Yakitori Haegong ★ 4.2
Gwangalli · 30-5 Millakbondong-ro 19beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48290
Yakitori Haegong runs a native-chicken skewer omakase in a pink Millak-dong building in Busan, a Michelin Guide bar where you watch the grill work.
Haemok ★ 4.3
Haeundae · 8 Gunam-ro 24beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48094
Haemok grills eel behind a blue fence two streets from Haeundae Beach in Busan, a Bib Gourmand Japanese kitchen with queues that start before noon.
Mori ★ 4.7
Haeundae · 21 Gunam-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48095
Mori is Busan's one-Michelin-star kaiseki room in Haeundae, run by Japan-trained chef Kim Wan-gyu and his Japanese wife, with a single seasonal course.
Zero Base ★ 4.3
Gwangalli · 17 Millak-ro 33beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48285
Zero Base is a Michelin Guide listed Japanese counter in Busan's Millak-dong, where the course changes with whatever seafood lands that morning.