South Korea second-largest city — beaches, seafood, and port culture.
Busan’s cold wheat noodles came out of a wartime shortage and stayed. What milmyeon is, how it differs from naengmyeon, which of the two versions to order, and when to go so you are not queueing for an hour.
Busan’s signature pork soup arrives deliberately unseasoned, which is why so many first-timers are disappointed. Here is what is on the seasoning tray, how to order without getting offal by accident, and where to eat it.
Busan flies a drone show over Gwangalli Beach every Saturday night and charges nothing for it. Here are the times, the spot to stand in, why the second show beats the first, and what to do when the weather cancels it.
A practical guide to Busan’s hillside village: how to get there from Toseong Station, when to go to skip the queue, what the climb is really like, and how to be a decent guest in a neighbourhood where 5,600 people still live.