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

Worth the trip

Gijang (Yeonhwari and Daebyeon) ★ 4.4

45-60 min by Donghae Line and busDonghae Line to Gijang Station, then local bus or taxi to the coast

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.

Gijang (Yeonhwari and Daebyeon)

Tongyeong ★ 4.4

About 90 min by intercity busExpress bus from Busan Seobu (Sasang) Terminal to Tongyeong

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.

Tongyeong

Gyeongju ★ 4.3

About 30 min by KTX to SingyeongjuKTX from Busan Station to Singyeongju, then city bus

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.

Gyeongju

Ulsan (Eonyang) ★ 4.1

About 40 min by intercity bus or carIntercity bus toward Eonyang from Busan's Nopo Terminal, or KTX to Ulsan Station

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.

Ulsan (Eonyang)

Masan (Changwon) ★ 4.0

About 60 min by intercity busIntercity bus from Busan Seobu Terminal to Masan, then taxi to Odong-dong

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.

Masan (Changwon)
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