6 Best Restaurants in Centum City, Busan

This popular chain serves up delicious Japanese-style tonkatsu (pork cutlet), udon, and curry. There are no tables, so just slide onto a stool at the counter and watch the cooks work their magic. The decor and cozy ambience will have you feeling like you just stepped off the street in Osaka. The curry is savory, sweet, and satisfying, and everything arrives in massive bowls.

This little neighborhood spot is all about the silky Korean soft tofu known as sundubu, served bubbling hot in black earthenware pots. They also have meals for two with tasty extras such as stir-fried spicy pork and octopus. It gets slammed at lunchtime, but the home-cooked style food is an outlier in shiny Centum City, so it's more than worth the wait.

The Centum branch of this popular chain just may be the nicest in town. The Party manages to elevate the notion of the buffet by guaranteeing a wide range of delectable, freshly prepared dishes with a dash of class. The food runs the gamut from Korean favorites, Chinese, sushi and sashimi, to Western standards such as pizza, pasta, and grilled-on-the-spot steak.

If you're shopping in the area, this is a solid place to sit down and grab a bite. The Food Hall offers a good range of options: there are 10 outlets serving Japanese dishes such as cold soba noodles and donburi and Korean favorites like bibimbap and cold noodles. Plates are purchased using a meal ticket system—buy tickets at the main cashier to purchase meals at any of the counters. Though the department store closes at 8 pm weekdays and 9 pm on weekends, the food hall stays open until 10 pm.

Drawing regular neighborhood workers along with visitors, this cool, laid-back café radiates easy urban charm. It's situated on the ground floor of the KNN building and is the ideal spot to stop off and recharge when exploring the glass and steel canyons that make up Centum City.

This chain specializes in myriad varieties of bibimbap, Korea's healthy mixed-rice dish that has become synonymous with the country's cuisine. For the full experience, make sure to order the dolsot bibimbap, which comes sizzling in a hot stone pot. Vegetarians will also have options here.