Busan & Beyond
Seoul gets most of the attention, but some of Korea’s best food is on the coast and the islands: pork and hairtail on Jeju, pork soup and fish cakes in Busan, seafood all along the east coast.
These regional guides cover what to eat in each place, where locals go, and what it costs.
Start here:
• What to eat in Jeju
• What to eat in Busan
Order like a local: 여기 지역 음식 뭐예요? (Yeogi jiyeok eumsik mwoyeyo?) “What is the local food here?”
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What to eat on Jeju Island in 2026: black pork with anchovy sauce, gogi-guksu, galchi, abalone porridge, haenyeo seafood and tangerines, with how locals eat them and real prices.
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What to eat in Busan in 2026: dwaeji gukbap, milmyeon, ssiat hotteok, eomuk and more, with where locals go for each dish, real prices and how to get there from Seoul.