Busan Food Lover's 3-Day Itinerary: Every Meal Deliberate
Three days in Busan, structured entirely around food, is not as self-indulgent as it sounds. Busan has a genuinely distinct culinary identity within Korea — one shaped by geography, war, and a port culture that has been moving seafood for centuries. The city’s most iconic dishes are not elegant or refined. They are working people’s food: fortifying, deeply seasoned, built for people who wake up early and stay out late.
This itinerary does not chase Michelin stars or rooftop fusion restaurants. It follows the food that Busanites actually argue about: which neighborhood makes the best dwaeji gukbap (돼지국밥), how to order hoe (회) at Jagalchi without getting overcharged, where to find ganjang gejang (간장게장) that is worth the mess. Every meal here has a specific rationale. Nothing is included just to fill space.
| Where | Nampo, Gukje Market, Seomyeon, Haeundae, Gwangalli |
| Duration | 3 full days, food-paced (not rushed) |
| Cost | around 241,000-393,000 KRW total (~182-296 USD) |
| Best for | Food-first travelers who don’t mind eating five times a day |
| Booking | Cooking class ahead; restaurants are walk-in only |
Tipping is not customary in Korea. Do not tip at restaurants, cafes, or taxis.
Why Busan Is Korea’s Food Capital
Busan’s food identity starts with the port. As Korea’s largest harbor city, Busan has had access to the freshest seafood in the country for as long as there have been fishing boats. The market culture that grew around Jagalchi and the waterfront is not a tourist attraction — it is infrastructure that still feeds the city daily. The seafood here is notably better than in Seoul, not because of culinary skill differences but because the distance from ocean to plate is measured in minutes rather than hours.
The other defining chapter in Busan’s food history is the Korean War. Between 1950 and 1953, Busan was the last city that did not fall to North Korean forces, and enormous numbers of North Korean refugees poured into the city with nothing. They cooked with what they could find: pork bones that butchers discarded, wheat flour from US aid packages, whatever vegetables survived the displacement.
Milmyeon (밀면) — Busan’s cold wheat noodles — was invented in this period as a cheaper local answer to Pyongyang-style naengmyeon. Dwaeji gukbap, now the city’s most emblematic breakfast, was made affordable because pork offal was cheap and the broth extracted flavor from every part of the animal. Both dishes are still 8,000-11,000 KRW in most places, maintaining the affordability that was their original point.
How to Eat in Busan Like a Local
Lunch is the main meal. Busan restaurants typically serve their full menu at lunch for lower prices than dinner. A bowl of dwaeji gukbap that costs 9,000 KRW at lunch might climb to 11,000 KRW in the evening at the same shop. If you are choosing when to eat a substantial meal, lean toward midday.
Many iconic spots have no English menu. This is not a problem if you use Naver Lens — the photo translation function in the Naver app — or if you simply point at what the table next to you is eating. Busan food is tactile and visual; most dishes are recognizable from neighboring tables without a menu.
Banchan (반찬) — small side dishes — are free and refillable. At any sit-down restaurant, ask for more kimchi, kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi), or any side dish and it will be refilled at no cost. This is standard, not exceptional service.
Standing food stalls are cash only. Street carts and pojangmacha (포장마차, covered tent stalls) rarely take cards. Carry 10,000-20,000 KRW in small notes when walking food markets.
Avoid: tourist-priced “Busan food experience” packages near Haeundae beach that charge 50,000 KRW per person for dishes you can eat yourself for 10,000 KRW. The self-guided approach in Days 1 and 2 of this itinerary costs a fraction of those packages and gives you better food.
Day 1: Old Busan Food Circuit — Nampo, Gukje, Jagalchi
Breakfast: BIFF Square and Nampo Street Food (8am–9:30am)
Take Line 1 to Nampo Station (남포역), exit 7. BIFF Square — the outdoor pedestrian zone named for the Busan International Film Festival — has street food vendors operating from early morning, and this is the right hour to visit before tour groups arrive.
Ssiat hotteok (씨앗호떡) is the first priority. This is a griddle pancake filled with sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and honey — the outside caramelizes on the cast iron, the interior is slightly sticky and seed-dense. One costs 1,500 KRW, and there is almost always a short queue at the most established stall. The version at BIFF Square is specifically famous because the seed filling is more generous than at imitations elsewhere in the city. Eat it immediately; it softens quickly.
Eomuk (어묵), Busan fishcake, is the companion snack. Vendors thread fishcake sheets onto long skewers and simmer them in kelp broth in large stainless steel vats. One skewer costs 1,000-2,000 KRW; the vendor hands you a small paper cup of the cooking broth to drink alongside. Busan eomuk has a springier texture and more pronounced fish flavor than the processed fishcake sold elsewhere in Korea.
Total breakfast cost grazing two or three stalls: 4,000-6,000 KRW.
Mid-Morning: Gukje Market Food Hall (9:30am–11:30am)
Gukje Market (국제시장, International Market) is a five-minute walk northeast from Nampo Station. The market itself is a covered warren of stalls selling dried seafood, textiles, kitchen equipment, and miscellany — but for food purposes, the destination is the Bupyeong Market section attached to its eastern edge.
The Bupyeong food stalls open from early morning and serve the vendors, delivery drivers, and market workers who have been there since before the tourists arrive. Pajeon (파전), the savory green onion pancake, is the staple here: a wide, flat pancake with scallions embedded throughout, pressed crispy on both sides. Variations include kimchi pajeon and bindaetteok (빈대떡), a thicker mung bean pancake. One serving runs 3,000-5,000 KRW and is filling enough to count as a proper snack.
Tteok (떡), Korean rice cakes, are sold in multiple textures: chewy injeolmi rolled in soybean powder, syrup-glazed songpyeon, or plain white garaetteok. Buy 2,000-3,000 KRW worth and eat while walking the stalls. Arrive before 11:30am for the best selection before the midday rush.
Lunch: Dwaeji Gukbap at a Gukje-Area Restaurant (12pm–1:30pm)
Dwaeji gukbap (돼지국밥) is Busan’s definitive breakfast-and-lunch dish, and eating a proper version here matters more than at any other point in this itinerary. Numerous restaurants cluster in the streets between Gukje Market and the roads leading toward Seomyeon, and most have been operating for decades.
The preparation: a generous bowl of milky-white pork bone broth arrives with rice served separately. Add the rice to the broth or eat it alongside. The opacity comes from hours of simmering until collagen and marrow emulsify into the liquid — the result is deeply porky and assertively savory. On the table you will find saeujeot (새우젓, salted fermented shrimp) and doenjang (된장, soybean paste) to season the broth.
Kkakdugi (깍두기), cubed radish kimchi, either comes with the meal or can be ordered separately — the fermented radish crunch and acidity cut through the rich broth effectively.
A good bowl: 9,000-12,000 KRW, including standard banchan. Honest note: the traditional preparation includes pork offal — intestines and liver add textural complexity to the broth. If you want pork meat only, ask for “sunsal gukbap” (순살국밥), though not all shops offer it.
Afternoon: Jagalchi Fish Market Hoe (2pm–5pm)
Walk 10 minutes south from Gukje Market, or take Line 1 to Jagalchi Station (자갈치역), exit 10. Jagalchi is Korea’s largest seafood market and has been operating at this waterfront site since the Japanese colonial period.
The ground floor of the main market building and the outdoor stalls along the waterfront handle wholesale and live fish sales. The upper floors — second and third — are where the hoe (회) restaurants operate. This is the part worth a dedicated visit.
The format: walk past tanks, point at what you want, confirm the price per kilogram before they take anything out — this is the step most visitors skip and regret. The fish arrives as sliced sashimi alongside sesame oil with salt, wasabi, ssamjang (chili-soybean dipping sauce), perilla leaves, and banchan.
A solo hoe platter runs 30,000-50,000 KRW depending on fish species. Flounder (광어, gwangeo) and sea bream (도미, domi) are common choices; octopus and shellfish are priced separately. Confirming price before preparation is expected — any vendor who hesitates to quote upfront is worth noting.
Mul hoe (물회) is an alternative worth knowing: raw fish served cold in a vinegar-soy broth with thin noodles and julienned vegetables. It is refreshing rather than rich, especially effective in summer, and costs slightly less than a full sashimi platter at 15,000-25,000 KRW.
One honest note: the tanks on the market floors are densely packed, the air smells strongly of the sea, and the preparation happens openly. This is not a sanitized dining experience. It is the real deal, and treating it as such rather than as a performance makes the visit more worthwhile.
GetYourGuideBusan: Jagalchi Market & Gamcheon Village WalkCheck availability →Evening: Seomyeon Food Street (6pm–9pm)
Take Line 1 to Seomyeon Station (서면역). Seomyeon is Busan’s inland commercial hub and the heartland of milmyeon (밀면), the cold noodle dish that was born in this city.
Milmyeon is Busan’s answer to naengmyeon (냉면), the cold buckwheat noodles associated with Pyongyang cuisine. The Busan version uses wheat flour rather than buckwheat, producing a noodle that is slightly chewier and lighter in flavor. Two versions exist: mul milmyeon (물밀면) arrives in a cold, mildly sweet-sour broth with thin slices of pork and half a hard-boiled egg; bibim milmyeon (비빔밀면) comes without broth, tossed in a bright red chili paste that is spicier than it looks. Both cost 8,000-10,000 KRW. The restaurants specializing in milmyeon around Seomyeon are typically unglamorous: fluorescent lighting, laminate tables, handwritten menus. The noodles are the point.
The alley behind Seomyeon Station Exit 1 has a cluster of pojangmacha — orange-tarped tent stalls — that open in the early evening. Pajeon (파전) with makgeolli (막걸리), unfiltered rice wine, is the classic pairing at these stalls: the thick savory pancake and the slightly fizzy, mildly sweet wine complement each other in a way that feels earned by a long day of eating. A large pajeon for two costs 10,000-15,000 KRW; makgeolli is typically 4,000-5,000 KRW per bottle.
Day 1 budget summary:
- Breakfast stalls (ssiat hotteok + eomuk): 4,000-6,000 KRW
- Gukje Market snacks (pajeon, tteok): 8,000-12,000 KRW
- Dwaeji gukbap lunch: 9,000-12,000 KRW
- Jagalchi hoe: 30,000-50,000 KRW
- Seomyeon milmyeon + pajeon + makgeolli: 20,000-30,000 KRW
- Total: approximately 71,000-110,000 KRW (roughly 53-83 USD)
Day 2: Haeundae Seafood and Gwangalli Grilled Eel
Early Morning: Haedong Yonggungsa Temple (7:30am–9:30am)
The sea-cliff temple Haedong Yonggungsa (해동 용궁사) is primarily an atmospheric destination rather than a food stop — but the small vendors near the temple entrance offer something specific and worth stopping for. Haenyeo (해녀), the traditional women free-divers who work this coastline, often sell fresh sea urchin (성게, seongge) by the temple waterfront from early morning. A paper cup of fresh sea urchin costs 5,000-8,000 KRW. Eat it on the spot. The flavor is intensely oceanic — briny, sweet, and faintly vegetal — and noticeably different from refrigerated sea urchin served anywhere that is not adjacent to water.
The restaurant stalls on the approach path to the temple are tourist-priced and serve nothing you cannot eat better elsewhere on this itinerary. Skip them. The temple itself takes 40-60 minutes to visit properly; the rocky coastline walk between the main gate and the actual temple buildings is the best part.
From Haeundae Station, bus 181 runs to the temple in about 30 minutes. Return the same way.
Late Morning: Haeundae Traditional Market (10am–12pm)
Haeundae Traditional Market (해운대 재래시장) sits immediately adjacent to Haeundae Station and is smaller and more local in character than Gukje. This is where the neighborhood residents shop, not where tour buses stop.
Grilled clams (조개구이, jogae-gui): vendors set up small charcoal grills outside stalls and grill clams, cockles, and scallops in their shells. The process is minimal — direct heat, shells open, you eat them with a small squeeze of lemon or a dip into the provided sauce. A mixed plate costs 10,000-15,000 KRW and makes a satisfying mid-morning snack that does not qualify as a full meal, which is the right pacing for this point in the day.
Jjamppong (짬뽕): the Chinese-Korean spicy seafood noodle soup found throughout Korea was developed by Chinese immigrants and integrated fully into Korean food culture. The Haeundae market version, from one of the small Chinese-Korean restaurants in the surrounding streets, makes a warm and filling late-morning meal: thick chewy noodles in a deeply red, mildly spicy broth crowded with squid, clams, and pork. Cost: 9,000-12,000 KRW. If you prefer something milder, jjajangmyeon (짜장면) — black bean sauce noodles from the same restaurants — is a good alternative.
Maeun tang (매운탕), spicy fish stew built around whatever whole fish is fresh that morning, is available at the market seafood restaurants and is the more adventurous choice: the broth is numbingly spicy, the whole fish arrives still on the bone, and eating it properly requires some patience with bones. Worth trying if you have the appetite for it.
Afternoon: Busan Food Tour Option (2pm–5pm)
A structured food tour on Day 2 afternoon makes particular sense after the self-guided Day 1 circuit — a guide provides context and access to spots you might miss independently. The better tours cover Gukje Market, Jagalchi, Nampo street food, and at least one sit-down restaurant, complementing rather than repeating Day 1.
GetYourGuideBusan City Center Food Market TourCheck availability → GetYourGuideTaste of Busan: Gukje, BIFF & Jagalchi Food TourCheck availability →If you prefer to continue independently, head to Gwangalli early to walk the beachfront before the dinner crowd arrives. It is a 5-minute bus or taxi ride from Haeundae.
Evening: Gwangalli Grilled Eel Dinner (6pm–9pm)
Bus or a short taxi from Haeundae puts you at Gwangalli (광안리) in approximately 15 minutes. The beach is quieter than Haeundae and has a different character — more neighborhood, less resort.
Jangeo (장어), grilled eel, is the signature Gwangalli dinner. Restaurants specializing in it cluster on the streets running parallel to the shore, behind the beachfront strip. Two types appear on menus: minmuljangeoo (민물장어), freshwater eel, and baraengjangeo (바다장어), sea eel. Both are grilled over charcoal at the table on a slanted cast-iron grill. The eel is served in segments, and you eat it by wrapping pieces in perilla leaves with a smear of doenjang, or simply with coarse salt — the latter lets the char and fat speak without interruption.
A full eel dinner for one person: 20,000-30,000 KRW, inclusive of rice and soup. Order doenjang jjigae (된장찌개), soybean paste stew, as the accompanying soup — it is earthy and quietly sustaining alongside the fatty richness of the eel. If the weather is clear, request an outdoor table; Gwangan Bridge (광안대교) illuminates with changing light sequences starting around 8pm, and watching it while finishing dinner is an entirely unforced piece of atmosphere.
Day 2 budget summary:
- Sea urchin at temple: 5,000-8,000 KRW
- Haeundae market (grilled clams + jjamppong): 20,000-27,000 KRW
- Afternoon food tour: 30,000-60,000 KRW (or 0 KRW if self-guided)
- Eel dinner at Gwangalli: 25,000-35,000 KRW
- Transport: 5,000-8,000 KRW
- Total: approximately 85,000-138,000 KRW (roughly 64-104 USD)
Day 3: Cooking Class, Ganjang Gejang, Bupyeong Night Market
Morning: Korean Cooking Class (9am–1pm)
A morning cooking class is the right way to spend Day 3. By this point you have eaten your way through Busan’s signature dishes and have context for what you are learning to cook. Most Busan cooking schools offer classes covering kimchi-making, tteok (떡, rice cake) preparation, and pajeon — the hands-on version of what you have been eating for two days.
The format at most schools: you visit a market to buy ingredients with the instructor, return to the cooking space, and spend 2-3 hours making and eating what you produce. Classes typically run in English and accommodate dietary restrictions with advance notice. A 3-4 hour class including ingredients and the meal you cook costs approximately 40,000-60,000 KRW.
GetYourGuideBusan Gukje & Jagalchi Market Food TourCheck availability →Lunch: Ganjang Gejang — The Rice Thief (1:30pm–3pm)
Ganjang gejang (간장게장) earns its nickname — “bap dodugi” (밥도둑), the rice thief — before the first bite is finished. Raw crab is marinated in soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and sometimes chili for several days until the shell softens slightly and the flesh takes on the brine fully. What arrives at your table is one or two crabs, split and arranged shell-up, alongside a bowl of white rice and multiple banchan.
The technique: pull apart the shell, scoop the orange-brown roe and fermented crab innards directly onto your rice with a spoon, then add small pieces of crab meat. The marinade from the shell gets mixed in. The combination — intensely salty, richly savory, with a faint sweetness from the crab’s natural flavor — is the kind of thing you eat slowly and then discover you have finished two bowls of rice in the process. The name is accurate.
Find a ganjang gejang restaurant in Seomyeon or the streets around Nampo. A full gejang meal costs 20,000-35,000 KRW per person; some restaurants set a minimum order for the crab itself. One direct note: ganjang gejang is raw crab prepared through curing rather than cooking. If shellfish allergies or raw seafood are a concern, or if you are pregnant, this dish is not for you — ask about cooked crab alternatives at the same restaurants.
Afternoon: Seomyeon Makgeolli Bars and Rest (3pm–6pm)
The afternoon of Day 3 is intentionally unscheduled — three days of deliberate eating and walking adds up. Use this time for one of the following:
Seomyeon Underground Shopping (서면 지하상가): the mall connecting several station exits is free, air-conditioned, and low-pressure — a good transition space between meals.
Makgeolli bars in Seomyeon: several small bars specialize in artisan makgeolli ranging from milky-sweet to tart and wine-like. A flight of three or four types runs 15,000-20,000 KRW — a slower experience than the pojangmacha version from Day 1.
Evening: Bupyeong Night Market (6pm–9:30pm)
Take Line 1 to Jagalchi Station, then walk 10 minutes north to the Bupyeong (Gukje Market) area. The Bupyeong Night Market (부평 야시장) runs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings — confirm the schedule before planning around it, as dates shift seasonally.
The night market operates differently from the daytime food stalls in the same area. Street food vendors serve a mix of Korean classics and international-influenced items: tteokbokki (떡볶이, chewy rice cakes in spicy sauce) alongside loaded fries, Korean corn dogs, craft drinks, and rotating specialty stalls. This is Busan’s food culture in its most social and informal register — people eat standing, move between stalls, and linger over drinks while live music plays from a small stage on some evenings.
Budget 15,000-25,000 KRW for an hour-long wander across multiple stalls. Finish the evening at a pojangmacha with pajeon and dongdongju (동동주), a slightly grainier and more rustic rice wine than makgeolli — an appropriate closing bracket for three days of Busan food.
Day 3 budget summary:
- Cooking class: 40,000-60,000 KRW
- Ganjang gejang lunch: 25,000-35,000 KRW
- Afternoon (makgeolli bar or shopping): 0-20,000 KRW
- Bupyeong Night Market: 15,000-25,000 KRW
- Transport: 5,000 KRW
- Total: approximately 85,000-145,000 KRW (roughly 64-109 USD)
Overall Food Budget Summary
Three-day total: approximately 241,000-393,000 KRW (roughly 182-296 USD), or 80,000-130,000 KRW per person per day.
The single largest line item is the cooking class on Day 3. The next largest is typically the Jagalchi hoe on Day 1, where the quality of fish you choose directly determines the cost. Every other meal on this itinerary is priced at what working people pay in Busan — which means excellent food at genuinely affordable prices by international standards.
Busan Food Glossary
| Korean | Romanization | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 돼지국밥 | Dwaeji gukbap | Pork bone and offal soup, Busan’s signature breakfast-lunch |
| 밀면 | Milmyeon | Busan cold wheat noodles (mul: broth; bibim: spicy, no broth) |
| 회 | Hoe | Raw fish, sashimi-style |
| 물회 | Mul hoe | Raw fish in cold vinegar-soy broth with noodles |
| 간장게장 | Ganjang gejang | Raw crab marinated in soy sauce |
| 어묵 | Eomuk | Busan fishcake on skewers |
| 씨앗호떡 | Ssiat hotteok | Seed-filled griddle pancake from BIFF Square |
| 파전 | Pajeon | Savory green onion pancake |
| 떡볶이 | Tteokbokki | Chewy rice cakes in spicy sauce |
| 짬뽕 | Jjamppong | Chinese-Korean spicy seafood noodle soup |
| 장어 | Jangeo | Grilled eel |
| 막걸리 | Makgeolli | Unfiltered rice wine |
| 반찬 | Banchan | Free, refillable side dishes served at meals |
Three Days at a Glance
| Day | Focus | Signature dish | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Busan food circuit: BIFF, Gukje, Jagalchi | Dwaeji gukbap, hoe | 71,000-110,000 KRW |
| 2 | Haeundae seafood, Gwangalli grilled eel | Jjamppong, jangeo | 85,000-138,000 KRW |
| 3 | Cooking class, ganjang gejang, night market | Ganjang gejang | 85,000-145,000 KRW |
Vegetarian and Vegan Realities
Busan’s food identity is built on pork broth and raw seafood, which makes it one of Korea’s harder cities for vegetarian and vegan travelers. Dwaeji gukbap, hoe, jjamppong, and jangeo are all off the table by definition. That said, it is not impossible: bibimbap without meat, sundubujjigae (soft tofu stew, confirm no anchovy broth), and plain pajeon can usually be arranged with a clear request, and temple food near Beomeosa leans fully plant-based.
If you are traveling with a vegetarian or vegan companion, read the dedicated Busan vegetarian and vegan guide before Day 1 — it will save you from building a food itinerary around dishes half your group cannot eat. Naver Maps and Naver Lens both help here too: photographing a menu and translating it on the spot is often faster than trying to explain dietary restrictions verbally, especially at the smaller, no-English-menu shops this itinerary favors.
Where to Stay for a Food-First Trip
Basing yourself in Seomyeon puts you within walking distance of milmyeon shops, pojangmacha alleys, and the makgeolli bars used on Days 1 and 3, plus easy Line 1/Line 2 access to Nampo, Gukje, and Jagalchi. Haeundae is the better base only if the Day 2 seafood circuit and Gwangalli’s eel dinner matter more to you than the old-town food crawl. See the where to stay in Busan guide for neighborhood-by-neighborhood detail beyond food logistics.
Drinking Alongside the Meals
Makgeolli and dongdongju appear throughout this itinerary as the default pairing, but Busan’s craft beer and makgeolli scene has grown well beyond the pojangmacha pour. A handful of taprooms in Seomyeon and Gwangalli now brew or curate small-batch options if you want something beyond the mass-market brands sold at convenience stores. The Busan craft beer and makgeolli guide is worth a look if you want to build a proper drink crawl around Day 3’s free afternoon rather than defaulting to whichever bar is nearest.
How the Season Changes This Itinerary
Busan’s food calendar shifts enough that a few substitutions are worth planning around depending on when you visit.
| Season | What changes | Adjust |
|---|---|---|
| Summer (Jun-Aug) | Mul hoe and jjamppong are at their best; humidity makes long market walks tiring | Front-load Jagalchi and Gukje Market before noon |
| Jangma monsoon (late Jun-Jul) | Outdoor stalls at BIFF Square and Bupyeong may close early in heavy rain | Have the cooking class or a covered food hall as backup for Day 1 or 3 |
| Autumn (Sep-Nov) | Crab season improves ganjang gejang quality; clearer skies for the Gwangalli dinner | Ideal window for this itinerary as written |
| Winter (Dec-Feb) | Maeun tang and hot broths (dwaeji gukbap, jjamppong) feel better than raw hoe | Consider swapping a hoe course for a second broth dish |
Ganjang gejang is a good example of a dish where timing genuinely matters: raw crab quality improves markedly in autumn and early winter, so a Day 3 lunch booked for late autumn is a slightly better version of the same dish than the same order in mid-summer. None of this is a reason to change the itinerary’s structure — it is simply useful context for what to expect on the plate.
Frequently asked questions about Busan
Is this itinerary too much food for three days? It is intentionally food-heavy, and most travelers find the pacing works because portions at Korean meals are moderate and walking between neighborhoods burns off some of it. If it feels like too much, cut one stop per day — the Day 1 Gukje Market snacks and the Day 3 makgeolli flight are the easiest to skip without losing the itinerary’s core dishes.
Can I do this itinerary on a tighter budget? Yes. The cooking class (40,000-60,000 KRW) and the Jagalchi hoe platter (30,000-50,000 KRW) are the two line items that swing the total most. Skipping the cooking class and choosing mul hoe or a smaller sashimi order instead of a full platter can bring the three-day total closer to 150,000-200,000 KRW without missing any signature dish. See the Busan on a budget guide for more general cost-cutting.
Does this itinerary work if I only have two days, not three? Yes, with a tradeoff. Keep Day 1 (Nampo, Gukje, Jagalchi) intact since it covers the widest range of signature dishes in one circuit, then compress Day 2 and Day 3 into a single day: skip the cooking class, keep the Haeundae market and Gwangalli eel dinner, and either skip ganjang gejang or substitute it into the same lunch slot as the Gukje Market visit. You lose the hands-on cooking class and some breathing room, but the core dish list stays mostly intact.
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