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Cafés in Haeundae Beach & Haeridan-gil

Haeridan-gil, the lanes of U-dong behind the old Haeundae station, with brunch cafés, tea rooms and roasters a few blocks from the beach.

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Haeundae Beach (해운대해수욕장) is about 1.46 km of sand, 40 m wide, open all year and visited by more than 10 million people a season; Dongbaekseom, at its western end, is a former island now joined to the mainland.1 Swimmers have gone into the January sea for the Polar Bear Festival every year since 1988.1

Most of the area's cafés are inland, on Haeridan-gil (해리단길), the lanes of U-dong behind Haeundae station. Cheap rents drew young owners there from around 2017, and when Weekly Kyunghyang visited in October 2018, shops were still opening and long-time merchants were already uneasy about rising rents.2

Local tip: Haeridan-gil starts on the far side of the old Haeundae station building: walk through it and over the disused track, and you are in the lanes of U-dong.2

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From railway to café lanes

Trains stopped running on the Donghae Nambu Line past Haeundae in December 2013, and residents took over the disused track as a walking path.3 You reach Haeridan-gil by walking into the old Haeundae station building and crossing the former track.2 The Korail station once called Haeundae is now Sinhaeundae; the metro station of the same name, on Line 2, opened in August 2002 and is unrelated.4 That metro station is in U-dong, the same neighborhood as Haeridan-gil.42

Blueline Park on the old line

The 4.8 km of former track between Mipo and Songjeong became Haeundae Blueline Park, opened on 6 October 2020 under a 2013 agreement between the Korea Rail Network Authority and the city.5 It turned retired stations and track into a coastal route with views over Haeundae and Cheongsapo.5 The plan was contested: in 2016 a coalition of 28 civic groups opposed a scheme for a scenic train, rail bikes and a café street on what had become a free walking path.3

Cafés on Udong 1-ro and its lanes

Udong 1-ro 38beon-gil is the busiest lane. oFFoN, at no. 12, was one of the brunch cafés Weekly Kyunghyang found in 2018; AboutLife Coffee Roasters is at no. 11, 고재 at 14-7 and 바르보롬 at 14-6, with Double A Coffee and 황실클래식 around the corner on 38beonga-gil.2

A second cluster sits on Udong 1-ro 20beon-gil: Duplit at 27-13, the brunch and champagne café 포션 at no. 7 and the tea room 푸른 응접실의 홍차 upstairs at 27-10, its name echoing the 푸른 응접실 that the same 2018 report named.2 On Udong 1-ro itself are Cafe Hito at no. 21, Hav Coffee at 34 and 모루씨 at 44, and Vrew Coffee is around the corner at Udong 1-ro 20beonga-gil 27-4.

Hours, the beach road and the weather

Hours coffee at Haeun-daero 573beon-gil 40 opens daily 08:30–18:30 and has Wi-Fi, and EZ Coffee keeps 09:00–21:00. On the beach road, Homestead Coffee is at Haeundaehaebyeon-ro 317, and Casa Busano has a Haeundae branch on Gunam-ro.

Summers are hot and humid, often above 30 °C, and typhoons can arrive between July and September.6 The beach also hosts the Haeundae Sand Festival, with sand sculptures.1 On 7 November 2026 the Busan Fireworks Festival extends its viewing areas from Gwangalli to Haeundae.7

Sources

  1. Haeundae Beach, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. 해운대 왔으면 해리단길 카페에 들러봐, Weekly Kyunghyang (Park Kyung-eun, October 15, 2018), accessed October 2026
  3. "시민 휴식시설, 상업개발 안된다" 반발, Kyunghyang Shinmun (Kwon Ki-jeong, March 9, 2016), accessed October 2026
  4. Haeundae station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. 국가철도공단, 해운대 폐선 활용 '해운대 블루라인 파크' 개통, Dailian (October 6, 2020), accessed October 2026
  6. Busan, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  7. 부산불꽃축제, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, regional festival listing (2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Haeundae Beach & Haeridan-gil cafés: questions

Where is Haeridan-gil in Busan's Haeundae?

Haeridan-gil is the café and restaurant quarter in the lanes of U-dong behind Haeundae station. You reach it by walking through the old Haeundae station building and across the former railway track. Young owners began opening there around 2017, and the busiest lanes are Udong 1-ro 38beon-gil and Udong 1-ro 20beon-gil.

What is Haeundae Blueline Park in Busan?

Haeundae Blueline Park uses 4.8 km of former Donghae Nambu Line track between Mipo and Songjeong, where trains stopped in December 2013. It opened on 6 October 2020 under a 2013 agreement between the Korea Rail Network Authority and Busan, after civic groups had opposed commercial development of the walking path in 2016.

How big is Haeundae Beach in Busan?

Haeundae Beach is about 1.46 km long and 40 m wide, is open all year and draws more than 10 million visitors a season. Dongbaekseom, a former island at its western end, is now joined to the mainland. The beach hosts the Polar Bear Festival every January, held since 1988, and the Haeundae Sand Festival.

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