16 restaurants in Busan, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Busan.
Hapcheon Gukbapjip ★ 4.5
Nam-gu · 235 Yongho-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48593
Hours: Tue-Sun 09:10-19:30; closed Monday
Hapcheon Gukbapjip has ladled old-style Busan dwaeji gukbap in Yongho-dong since 1999, a Bib Gourmand noteworthy for its clear, repeatedly basted broth.
Tip: The red-signed dining room fills at lunch; the Hanaro Mart car park over the road gives an hour free.
Anmok ★ 4.4
Gwangalli · 3 Gwangnam-ro 22beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48307
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00, break 15:30-17:00, last order 20:30
Anmok rethinks dwaeji gukbap for Namcheon-dong, Busan, a Bib Gourmand room where the pork soup comes clean and composed rather than heavy and cloudy.
Tip: No parking of its own; join the Catchtable waitlist from 17:00 on busy evenings.
Eonyang Bulgogi Busanjip ★ 4.4
Gwangalli · 32 Namcheonbada-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48304
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:30
Eonyang Bulgogi Busanjip grills the dry Gyeongsang style of bulgogi in Namcheon-dong, Busan, a Michelin Guide room locals just call Busanjip.
Tip: Bulgogi here is charred and smoky, not sweet soup; order rice and cold noodles to round it out.
Hanwolgwan ★ 4.4
Gwangalli · 10 Gwangan-ro 62beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48303
Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-21:00; Sat 09:00-23:00; Sun 09:00-21:00
Hanwolgwan simmers heifer hanwoo into a clear, restrained gomtang near Gwangalli in Busan, a Bib Gourmand kitchen that also plates Pyongyang naengmyeon.
Tip: The Gwangan Signal car park across the road gives a coupon hour; weekday mornings are quietest.
Buda Myeonoak ★ 4.4
Haeundae · 36 Jungdong 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48095
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-20:00, last order 19:30; closed Monday
Buda Myeonoak presses pure buckwheat Pyongyang naengmyeon near Haeundae Beach in Busan, a Bib Gourmand shop with a light, umami-led chilled broth.
Tip: Naengmyeon here is subtle by design; taste the broth before reaching for vinegar and mustard.
100.1 Pyeongnaeng ★ 4.4
Gwangalli · 29 Namcheonbada-ro 10beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48314
Hours: Daily 11:30-21:00, break 15:30-17:30, last order 20:00
100.1 Pyeongnaeng began as a hundred-day naengmyeon pop-up in Busan in 2023 and now holds a Bib Gourmand for its Pyongyang cold noodles in Namcheon.
Tip: Seoul naengmyeon obsessives travel down for this bowl; register on the Catchtable waitlist first.
Songheonjip ★ 4.3
Gwangalli · 18 Millak-ro 19beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48285
Hours: Mon-Tue and Thu-Sun 11:00-20:00, break 15:00-17:00; closed Wednesday
Songheonjip chars thick tteokgalbi patties over charcoal near Gwangalli Beach in Busan, a Bib Gourmand second act from the team behind Sonnae Hyangmi.
Tip: Remote waiting opens at 11:00 and the house-turned-dining-room is small; queue early on weekends.
Moemiljip ★ 4.3
Haeundae · 23 Marine City 3-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48118
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:30-20:30, break 15:30-17:00; closed Monday
Moemiljip mills Korean buckwheat in-house for its Marine City noodle bowls in Busan, a Bib Gourmand room prized for the chew of fresh memil guksu.
Tip: The Orange Plaza building gives two hours of parking; the perilla bowl beats the bibim for a first visit.
Unaju ★ 4.3
Haeundae · 39 Cheongsapo-ro 67beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48116
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:00-22:00, break 15:00-17:00, last order 20:30; closed Tuesday
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.
Tip: Pair it with the Cheongsapo daritdol skywalk; the weekday lunch special at 28,000 won is the deal.
Shunsai Kubo ★ 4.3
Buk-gu · 17 Yangdal-ro 4beon-gil, Buk-gu, Busan 46517
Hours: Daily 11:30-21:00, break 15:00-17:30
Shunsai Kubo brings Nagoya-style hitsumabushi to Hwamyeong in northern Busan, a Bib Gourmand eel house run by Japan-trained chef Lee Jae-wook.
Tip: The Hwamyeong public car park is covered by the shop; rooms for groups need booking ahead.
Tokyo Babsang ★ 4.3
Gwangalli · 34-6 Namcheonbada-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48304
Hours: Daily 11:30-21:00, break 15:00-17:30, last order 20:30
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.
Tip: Use the Tabling remote queue before you walk over; the first hour of parking next door is covered.
Namakzip ★ 4.2
Nam-gu · 145 Bunpo-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48515
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:30-21:00, break 15:00-17:00; closed Tuesday
Namakzip simmers a gomtang-style take on Busan pork soup in Yongho-dong, a Michelin Guide listing with hand-made dumplings and a short, focused menu.
Tip: It sits in the W Square block; the Gwangalli branch spares you the trip south if you are beachside.
Jin Dweji Gomtang ★ 4.2
Gwangalli · 4 Gwanganhaebyeon-ro 284beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48283
Hours: Daily 09:30-21:00, last order 20:40
Jin Dweji Gomtang opened in 2024 behind Gwangalli Beach in Busan and made the Michelin Guide fast, serving Berkshire pork soup at a U-shaped counter.
Tip: The upstairs room is small and the day's pots can sell out; go before the dinner rush.
Yangkyungoak ★ 4.2
Gwangalli · 16 Millakbondong-ro 31beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48288
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00, last order 16:30; closed Monday
Yangkyungoak presses Pyongyang naengmyeon to order in a remodelled Millak-dong house in Busan, a Michelin Guide listing that closes when the day sells.
Tip: It is a daytime shop that shuts by five; the Taeyang car park next door is partly covered by the till.
Sogonggan ★ 4.2
Haeundae · 47 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro 298beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48099
Hours: Wed-Mon 12:00-21:30, break 15:00-18:00; closed Tuesday
Sogonggan cooks a beef-led Korean course menu up a Haeundae side street in Busan, a Michelin Guide room whose name puns on small space and beef space.
Tip: Catchtable is effectively the only door; lunch at 97,000 won undercuts dinner for the same beef.
L'Essence ★ 4.2
Gwangalli · 17 Gwangnam-ro 22beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48307
Hours: Wed 17:30-23:00; Thu-Sun 12:00-23:00, break 14:30-17:30; closed Monday and Tuesday
L'Essence cooks seasonal French tasting menus in a quiet Namcheon alley in Busan, four tables and a Michelin Guide listing built on vivid sauce work.
Tip: Four tables means weekends vanish fast; the non-alcoholic pairing is done with real intent.