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Busan City is holding the “2026 Busan Dwaeji Gukbap Competition Gukbap Showcase” with the Busan Tourism Organization.
On October 11, Busan City announced that it would hold the “Busan Dwaeji Gukbap Competition Gukbap Showcase” with the Busan Tourism Organization from October 16 to 18 at Now Living in the Busan International Finance Center (BIFC2). The Gukbap Showcase is the final offline event in the Busan Dwaeji Gukbap Competition, following “Gukbap Roundtable” and “Gukbap Week,” which have been held since August.
The event will feature a “Gukbap Salon” talk concert with Chef Kang Leo and food columnist Park Sanghyun on the theme “The People Who Make a Bowl of Busan”; the “Gukbap Awards,” which will honor the pork and rice soup restaurants of the year chosen by citizens and tourists; and a “Gourmet Experience,” where 11 of the 20 citizen-recommended restaurants will serve pork and rice soup cooked on-site. Visitors can sample three types of gukbap by booking in advance or purchase a half-size bowl at the venue.
This year’s 20 citizen-recommended gukbap restaurants are 1953 Hyeongje Dwaeji Gukbap Main Branch; 70 Nyeon Jeontong Halmae Gukbap; Du Beonjjae Neulhaerang; Mokchon Dwaeji Gukbap Yeonsan City Hall Branch; Seojin-seop Dwaeji Gukbap; Somunnan Dwaeji Gukbap Bupyeong Branch; Subyeon Choego Dwaeji Gukbap Millak Main Branch; Suyeong Dwaeji Gukbap; Sikbok Dwaeji Gukbap; Sinchang Gukbap Main Branch; Ssangdungi Dwaeji Gukbap Main Branch; Yeongjin Dwaeji Gukbap Main Branch; Onammae Dwaeji Gukbap Jeonggwan Branch; Uri Dwaeji Gukbap; Ibagu Gukbap; Jamae Gukbap; Cheonghwabaek Dwaeji Gukbap Gwangalli Main Branch; Haeundae Halmaejip; Hapcheon Gukbapjip Yongho Branch; and Hwanamjeong Dwaeji Gukbap Choeup Main Branch.
The “TOP 3” and “TOP 10” gukbap restaurants will be selected based on the results of “Gukbap Week,” a public vote that began on September 28 among the 20 restaurants selected based on recommendations from more than 10,800 citizens. Voting for “Gukbap Week” runs through October 14. To vote, participants can tap the “Busan Dwaeji Gukbap Competition” button at the top of KakaoMap or visit one of the 20 citizen-recommended restaurants and scan the QR code on promotional materials displayed there.
Through this event, the city plans to promote dwaeji gukbap beyond a local dish and develop it into a culinary tourism attraction that visitors can seek out and enjoy in person.
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Na Yunbin, Director General of Busan City’s Tourism Content Industry Bureau, said, “This is an event where people can experience in one place the flavors and stories of dwaeji gukbap, which citizens have loved.” He added, “We hope a bowl of gukbap enjoyed at the showcase will inspire visitors to travel to the restaurants and neighborhoods where it is served, giving them an opportunity to discover new sides of Busan through culinary tourism.”
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