☕ Cafes in Busan
South Korea
About Busan for Solo Travelers
Korea's ocean city where a temple clings to sea cliffs, a neighbourhood of painted houses climbs a hillside, and the world's freshest raw fish is eaten at dawn in the harbour market.
Solo Travel Tips· Solo Friendly
Busan is South Korea's most relaxed and scenic city for solo travelers — Haeundae beach, the Gamcheon Culture Village (coloured hillside houses), and the Jagalchi fish market are all excellent solo experiences. The KTX bullet train from Seoul takes 2.5 hours. The Haedong Yonggungsa temple on the cliffs above the sea is one of Korea's most beautiful and photogenic solo stops. The jjimjilbang saunas are excellent social solo evenings.
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Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
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Best Cafes in Busan for Solo Travelers
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Momos Coffee
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A Busan roaster founded in 2007 whose barista Jooyeon Jeon won the World Barista Championship in 2019. The original café near Oncheonjang Station is set in a leafy, garden-like space and often has a queue; there's also a branch by the harbour in Yeongdo. Order a filter or espresso made with one of their own roasts.
📍20 Osige-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea
Werk Roasters
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A Busan roastery founded in 2018 that moved from the Jeonpo café district to a new space near Gwangan Station (Exit 5), a few minutes from Gwangalli Beach. It's known for single-origin filter coffee and Australian-style milk drinks, with English-speaking staff and several floors of seating away from the street noise.
📍566 Suyeong-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea