![]() ![]() Locals call it a perfect hangover cure or 2 a.m. The slightly stinky smell from salt-fermented shrimp masks the deep, satisfying flavor. It’s served with an equally humble-looking dish of vegetables and a bowl of rice. This humble pork stew is probably Busan’s most emblematic dish. Paradise Hotel Busan, 1408-5 Jung-dong Haeundae-gu, Busan +82 The lobby lounge’s mango bingsu (Korea’s favorite shaved ice dessert) is made with rose petals and is a culinary marvel. The Paradise Hotel is the hippest hotel in the city for nightlife (there’s a club in the hotel), spa (the new rooftop pools have incredible views and a bar) and fancy desserts. Park Hyatt Busan, 51 Marine City 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan +82 The rooms have stunning interiors that incorporate traditional Korean design into a monochromatic modern aesthetic. This tall and shiny hotel in Busan isn’t on the beach, but it has great views of Gwangalli beach. Park Hyatt Busan: latest addition to Busan's Marine City. While Haeundae is a family friendly beach, Gwangalli is popular with younger crowds who come in single-sex groups and eye members of the opposite sex and occasionally party together. Lit by 100,000 lights that change colors, Korea’s longest suspension bridge is particularly beautiful from the beach at night. ![]() Just in front of the beach is the Haeundae “Sea Village” Pojangmacha street, a strip of identical, tented seafood stalls selling everything from live octopus to lobster.Ĭustomers pick their own meal from a tank and minutes later have it cooked and served to them alongside their favorite Busan soju. Here’s what to do when you travel to South Korea’s second city:ĭuring the summer swim season – it runs from July 1 to August 31 each year – millions of South Koreans, and increasingly more foreign visitors, descend on this strip of beach and revel in the water before heading out to party on weekend nights. Or watching burly local men play a popular street game of driving nails with a single blow into a thick wooden beam for prizes of cigarettes and whiskey.Įven apart from the prevalence of seafood, the cuisine in Busan is also different from that found in the rest of the country. Or eating hoe (Korean sashimi) – again with soju – at the shiny new fish market. In the more low-key Busan, a night out usually means drinking soju with friends on the beach while watching kids play with firecrackers. The country’s two largest cities, however, are remarkably different destinations. Often called “the summer capital of South Korea,” the port city of Busan is just a two-and-a-half-hour train ride from Seoul. ![]()
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