Style: Chinese
Location: Busan, Nampo-dong, PIFF Square
Price: approx. 14,000 won for two people
Contact: 051 245 0018

Just a few steps away from the Busan theater in PIFF square is one of Korea’s oldest and most celebrated hand-made wonton restaurants. Since 1948, 18 Byeon (named after square now know as PIFF Square) has been turning out simple Chinese style cuisine to line-ups of eager fans. The menu is tiny, only nine dishes, and focus on the hand-made wheat flour dough and a select few ingredients like, pork, scallion and ginger to go with it. The flavors are subtle and complex without any red pepper and garlic. Despite the kimchi and damoogi at 18 Byeon, the wontons (spelled wang-tang on the menu) are distinctly Chinese.

Along with the wonton soup and noodles there are sides like the beef and rice dish (above) and small plain rice kimbap. 18 Byeon is almost alwas busy but even more so during the festival. Lines can wind all the way up the stairs and out the door, but don’t let that scare you off, the lines are long but they move fast and average wait times are less than ten minutes. 60 years of tradition in a country where restaurants open and close faster than you can blink is a sign of its high standards and it’s perfect if you need a break from to the McDonald’s and Starbucks during the festival.

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