Japanese restaurants in Busan

10 japanese places in Busan we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Busan · Japanese across every city.

  • Iwa

    Order The dinner omakase; the aged white fish courses are the signature.

    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

    Order The single kaiseki omakase course, 110,000 won and paced across the evening.

    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

    Order House hitsumabushi, 39,000 won, eaten plain, then with condiments, then in broth.

    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

    Order The hitsumabushi, 39,000 won; the half portion suits a lighter lunch.

    Shunsai Kubo brings Nagoya-style hitsumabushi to Hwamyeong in northern Busan, a Bib Gourmand eel house run by Japan-trained chef Lee Jae-wook.

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  • Tokyo Babsang

    Order The unaju rice box; upgrade to hitsumabushi if it is your first visit.

    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

    Order The full skewer course at 33,000 won, grilled over binchotan charcoal.

    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

    Order The native-chicken yakitori omakase, 59,000 won from neck to tail.

    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

    Order The hitsumabushi at 39,000 won; the kaisendon is the seafood alternative.

    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
    • 1 MICHELIN star
    • ₩₩₩₩
    • Haeundae

    Order The single kaiseki course, built around that day's fish from the Busan markets.

    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

    Order Whatever the day's fish dictates; the hanwoo rice bowl closes the course well.

    Zero Base is a Michelin Guide listed Japanese counter in Busan's Millak-dong, where the course changes with whatever seafood lands that morning.

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