Food destinations within easy reach of Busan, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

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Gijang (Yeonhwari and Daebyeon)

  • ★ 4.4
  • 45-60 min by Donghae Line and bus

Famous for Haenyeo seafood tents, anchovy hoe and snow crab

Gijang strings haenyeo tents and crab tanks along the coast north of Busan, diver-caught shellfish at Yeonhwari and anchovy boats at Daebyeon.

Donghae Line to Gijang Station, then local bus or taxi to the coast

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Tongyeong

  • ★ 4.4
  • About 90 min by intercity bus

Famous for Chungmu gimbap, honey bread and winter oysters

Tongyeong packs chungmu gimbap, kkulppang and Korea's best winter oysters around its harbour, the classic seafood day trip an easy bus west of Busan.

Express bus from Busan Seobu (Sasang) Terminal to Tongyeong

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Gyeongju

  • ★ 4.3
  • About 30 min by KTX to Singyeongju

Famous for Hwangnam bread, ssambap tables and Gyodong beopju

Gyeongju pairs its royal tombs with Hwangnam bread queues and ssambap tables, the easiest history-and-food day trip on the KTX line north from Busan.

KTX from Busan Station to Singyeongju, then city bus

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Ulsan (Eonyang)

  • ★ 4.1
  • About 40 min by intercity bus or car

Famous for Eonyang bulgogi grilled over charcoal

Eonyang, over the hills from Busan, is the home town of the dry-grilled bulgogi style, its old bus-road diners still pressing beef over charcoal.

Intercity bus toward Eonyang from Busan's Nopo Terminal, or KTX to Ulsan Station

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Masan (Changwon)

  • ★ 4.0
  • About 60 min by intercity bus

Famous for Agujjim, the braised monkfish dish born in Masan

Masan's Odong-dong agujjim street braises the spicy monkfish dish this port town invented, a full alley of steaming plates about an hour west of Busan.

Intercity bus from Busan Seobu Terminal to Masan, then taxi to Odong-dong

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