Makeoli Salon, Seomyeon



There is a Korean review with loads and loads of pictures here. All of their pictures are better than this one, anyway.

This is probably the fanciest place you will ever drink makeoli. Fresh paint, no graffiti and no banged up kettles. Don't let the appearance fool you though, this place is dirt cheap. Actually, its cheaper than any other makeoli place I've found in Seomyeon. The staff are friendly, good atmosphere and a huge variety of makeoli for the connoisseur.



Directions: Two blocks from the Foxy Club in Seomyeon. Follow the sign to Angel Hotel, its on the same street. Its difficult to see from the main road though. Subway exit 2,4 and 6 will put you on the correct side of the street.

Prices: Dirt cheap!
Food: From about 10,000. The usual makeoli den specials.
Drinks: 1 litre jugs of makeoli from 4,000 won

English menu: No english!

Zooza, Seomyeon

Come hungry, leave happy?

Well, in any case, that the slogan of Zooza's, a new American-themed bar/restaurant. I don't think "leave happy" is quite correct... my feeling was more "leave wishing you'd ate somewhere else". This is Seomyeon after all. Unfortunately they've chosen to put Zooza's in Judie's Taehwa, which means you don't even have to leave the building to get better fare. Let me show you what I mean....

Ho-hum. Is this supposed to be carbonara? Make an effort next time, please.

OK, now what is this supposed to be. It looks kind of like a pizza. Well, not really. There are some toppings, most of which are onion, and some rather lost looking black olives. However, the real disgrace here is the crust. It's some sort of sweet pastry crust, like what you'd use it an apple tart or something like that. Seriously, I will happily eat pizza (even Dominoes) for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day of the week but I couldn't finish more than a slice of this rubbish. What were they thinking?

Well, the pizza was not the worst pizza I've has in Korea, but it was bad enough for me to say, don't risk it. Don't eat their food. Just eat somewhere else.

Some readers might think I'm being too harsh, but obviously they have not tried this crappy pizza. If you want me to say something nice about the place, well, they had some thick-cut french fries service that did not suck. There is a nice view from the windows and they have several TVs with different stations on them. And they have done a pretty good job of making it look like an Applebees or something.

Also, the staff smile alot, but they are really dim. They aren't even familiar with what's on their own menu. And service is painfully slow. You could order, get up, leave and order some real food, eat it and come back before your order arrived here. And that's what I'd recommend you do.

I suppose you could just come here to drink beer, if you were willing to wait for it.

Location: 4th floor, Judies Taehwa Building, Seomyeon.

Phone: 051-667-7666 (That explains the pizza!)

Vegetarian Option: Yes

English menu: Yes. Some of the staff speak English.

Prices:

Pasta and Hof food from 7,000

Pizza from 13,800

Set: (2 pasta, 1 pizza and beer) 28,500

There is steak too.... um... yeah.. good luck with that.

Fuzzy Navel, Haeundae/Seomyeon

The very popular Fuzzy Navel in Haeundae has been serving quality mexican food for some time. Now that Busan is finally warming up, its one of the best places in Busan to spend a Sunday afternoon relaxing, drinking and enjoing some hard to come by quesadillas.

To make things even better, according to this advertisment, they will are currently renovating Fuzzy Navel 1 (not 2) in Seomyeon (and in my opinion, changing anything about that nasty foreigner ghetto err... bar would make it less painful to be inside). Furthermore, not only are they renovating, but they are bringing over the amazing mexican menu from Haeundae. Best news ever! Of course, no doubt Seomyeon 1 will still be Fuzzy Navel, which means crowds of English teachers and tourists, and slow food service due to crowding.

Fuzzy Navel
Locations (for the mexican menu): Seomyeon, Haeundae - other locations have limited food menus.
Directions: Just follow anyone speaking English in a loud and obnoxious manner and you will be there in no time.
Open: 11am-6am

Prices:
quesadillas: 9,900 won
draft beer: 3,300 won

Hans Brew House

Hans Brew House Seomeyon

Microbrewery and German style Hof

Hans Brauhaus is a large very popular German style hof in Seomyeon. Overall its quite good, and just as expensive as you'd expect. Most importantly, its an excellen place to watch Korean try and use knives and forks. Hours of entertainment right there.

They have a variety of sets, which seem to be quite good value. The "Substance Set" is quite substantial, and worth a shot if you don't mind having your dessert served first. Well, you only live once, right? The set does contain a few UFO (Unidentified Fried Objects) as well. To get the best dishes, however, you're better off ordering outside the sets, which will allow you to taste Hans's sausage. Which is what you came here for, isn't it?

Staff are friendly and service is quite fast, and
they'll even churn your icecream bread into a

ready-to-eat mess for you right at the table for you.

On the right is that substantial substance set I mentioned ealier. The mashed potatoes are actually not bad. And you can see the corn, a government-mandated requirement in all western dishes served in Korea.

I did mention that set includes beer, didn't I?

The microbrews are nothing to write home about, but they are *real* beer. And it beats paying 7 or 8 thousand won for an import that's worth 2. (Yeah, that Tiger Beer you're drinking - sells for $1 in SE Asia. For a big bottle.)



Also, the beer is served in those Mediaeval Times style pitchers, which never fails to bring a smile to my face.

Hans also has a free points card too, which allows you to, with enough points, eventually get free brews or even sets. Naturally, you need a great many points to get anything, but with the prices at this joint you could rack them up quite fast. My tip is to bring a group of sausage-loving friends and use your points card for everyone.

So come and get a taste of Hans's german sausage. You know you want it.

Phone: 051-816-007
Location: On the corner near ABC Mart in Seomyeon
English Menu: Yes. Some of the staff speak Englishl.
Vegetarian Option: Yes - try the cheese gratin - its amazing.
Price :

Food from 12,000

Sets from 28,000

Microbrews: 4,000/400ml

27,000/3000ml