Looking for a meal near Busan Cinema Center, Centum City or BEXCO? Start with the kind of break you have: a proper sit-down lunch, something to take away, or coffee between screenings. These 10 food stops cover all three.
I’d choose the area first, then the menu. The shops around Centum City Station, the small restaurants around U-dong Market, and the Centum office district are separate stops—not one five-minute food street. Check your route back to the cinema before ordering.
Choose your food stop
| If you want… | Start with… | Plan for… |
|---|---|---|
| Korean rice and side dishes | Bihaksan Boribap | A seated meal near Centum City Station |
| Gimbap to take away | Dogil Gimbap / Sikmoolwon Gimbap | Different locations; check the map and queue |
| A filling market-area lunch | Mueun / Saeol / Sangsaeng Ramen | A separate trip toward BEXCO Station |
| Something lighter | ShallBox / Ordinary Recipe | Sandwiches, salad or bread |
| Thai food / a coffee break | Chang Thai Noodle / PAR Coffee Office | BEXCO Exhibition Center 2 side / Centum office district |
Short on time? With less than an hour before a film, I’d stay close to the venue and choose somewhere with a confirmed short wait. Takeaway does not always mean instant service. For a market-area meal, leave a larger gap for walking, ordering and getting back to your seat.
Around Centum City Station and BEXCO
1. Bihaksan Boribap — a proper Korean rice meal
비학산보리밥생칼국수
Barley rice, vegetables and soybean-paste accompaniments make this a good starting point when you want a full Korean meal. Mix the rice to your taste; knife-cut noodles are another option. I’d put this on the shortlist for a long festival day when a pastry won’t be enough.
Price guide: barley rice is listed at ₩12,000. Menu and opening-hours listing.
Find it: 25 Centum 2-ro, Centum Dream World, 3F, unit 303 · 센텀2로 25, 303호
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2. Dogil Gimbap — a compact meal with plenty of filling
독일김밥
Look below street level: this small gimbap shop is in the second basement of Centum Imperial Tower. The signature Dogil roll and sausage-filled Berlin roll are the easy starting choices. Rabokki adds rice cakes and noodles if you want something more substantial.
Price guide: Dogil roll ₩4,000; Berlin roll ₩6,000. Plan this as a weekday option and confirm holiday hours. Allow for a queue even if you are taking food away. Menu and hours.
Find it: 50 Centumnam-daero, Centum Imperial Tower, B2 · 센텀남대로 50, 지하2층
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3. Ordinary Recipe — bread for the gap between films
오디너리레시피
A bakery stop near the department-store area. Choose a baguette or country loaf to share, or keep it simple with salt bread. The maple-pecan baguette is another option for a sweet snack. Buy what is available on the day rather than building your schedule around one particular loaf.
Price guide: salt bread ₩3,500; maple-pecan baguette ₩5,800. The listing shows a 9 a.m. opening and Sunday closure. Menu and hours.
Find it: 9 Centum 1-ro, unit E-108 · 센텀1로 9, E-108호
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4. Chang Thai Noodle — pad Thai or a bowl of noodles
창타이누들 센텀점
For a change from Korean food, look for pad Thai, basil rice dishes and Thai noodle soups. This is the pick I’d keep for the BEXCO Exhibition Center 2 side of the neighborhood.
Check the new address: the restaurant has moved to 21 APEC-ro, 2F, unit 202. Older posts can still point to its former Centum 3-ro address. Recent listings show Tuesday closure; confirm the last order before an evening visit. Current location and menu listing.
Find it: 21 APEC-ro, 2F, unit 202 · APEC로 21, 2층 202호
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Around U-dong Market and BEXCO Station
Save these four for a meal break with room to explore. They cluster around Haeun-daero 383beon-gil, away from the department-store entrances. Search the Korean names if your map app shows several similarly named places.
5. Mueun — pork cutlet or shrimp wonton noodles
무은 유황돼지 돈카츠
This basement restaurant gives you a useful choice: pork tonkatsu for a substantial lunch, or shrimp wonton noodles if you prefer a bowl of soup. Plan this as a lunch stop and confirm today’s hours before making a special trip.
Price guide: the listing shows tonkatsu at ₩11,000 and shrimp wonton noodles at ₩8,000. Menu and address listing.
Find it: 37 Haeun-daero 383beon-gil, B1 · 해운대로383번길 37, 지하1층
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6. Saeol — chicken nanban and rice
새올
Chicken nanban is the straightforward order here: fried chicken with tartar sauce, served as a set meal. Mapo tofu, seafood fried rice and Nagasaki-style champon offer alternatives if your group wants different dishes.
Price guide: chicken nanban ₩12,000; seafood fried rice ₩10,000. The current listing includes an afternoon break from 3–5 p.m.; check opening days before heading over. Menu and hours.
Find it: 21 Haeun-daero 383beon-gil, 1F · 해운대로383번길 21, 1층
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7. Sangsaeng Ramen — another market-area noodle option
상생라멘 해운대본점
Keep this one on the map if you are in the mood for Japanese ramen. It sits inside the market area, making it an alternative to the rice and cutlet stops nearby. Check the current menu and service hours before heading over.
Check the restaurant listing for current service information.
Find it: 23 Haeun-daero 383beon-gil, U2 Market, units 5–6 · 해운대로383번길 23, 5·6호
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8. ShallBox — sandwiches, salads and bowls
쉘박스 샌드위치 샐러드 본점
If you want a break from fried food, put ShallBox on your list. Sandwiches, salads and poke-style bowls give it a different role from the neighboring noodle shops. A takeaway sandwich also leaves you more flexibility over where to pause for lunch.
Price guide: egg, ham and cheese sandwich ₩6,900; grilled-mushroom salad ₩8,900. Menu and hours.
Find it: 23 Haeun-daero 383beon-gil, U2 Market, units 16 and 25 · 해운대로383번길 23, 16·25호
Google Maps: U2 Market address · Official restaurant website
Centum office district: coffee and takeaway
9. PAR Coffee Office — make time for filter coffee
빠흐 커피 오피스
This is the Centum office-district location, not the Dalmaji branch. Filter coffee and a tart make it a sensible pause when you have a longer gap between plans. I’d save it for a relaxed break rather than squeeze it into the final minutes before a screening.
Check the opening-hours listing; do not assume it stays open late.
Find it: 97 Centum jungang-ro, building B, 1F, unit C-111-1 · 센텀중앙로 97, 비동 1층
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10. Sikmoolwon Gimbap — takeaway on the office-district side
식물원김밥 센텀시티점
Another gimbap option, but in a different part of Centum from Dogil Gimbap. It makes most sense when you are already around Centum Feel or the office district. Check the branch name when searching: the brand has several locations.
The official brand site lists the Centum City branch at the address below.
Find it: 102 Centum dong-ro, Centum Feel building 1, unit 110 · 센텀동로 102, 센텀필1관 110호
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A simple plan for your cinema day
Before a film: choose one stop near your arrival route, check its hours and keep a backup nearby. Between films: use a longer gap for the U-dong Market group. After a late screening: check the kitchen’s last order before walking over—this list is not a late-night dining guide.
Use our BIFF venue guide to check the cinema entrance and floor before you set off. If you are exploring without a screening ticket, see our guide to BIFF without tickets.
Information and photo sources checked on October 9, 2026. Prices are listed examples, not live quotes. Opening days, breaks, last orders and holiday schedules can change; confirm with the shop before travelling. For Chang Thai Noodle, check that your map pin matches the updated APEC-ro address. The ShallBox link opens the U2 Market street address; look for units 16 and 25 inside the market.