Just a 3-minute walk from Jungang Station (중앙역), tucked into a backstreet of Busan’s old downtown district of Jung-gu (Junggu-dong / 중앙동), sits a dessert café that lets you taste seasonal fruit at its peak: “Junggunanban” (중구난방). The star fruit rotates with the seasons — mango, melon, and peach in summer, figs in late summer — appearing in lavish parfaits and Korean shaved-ice bowls called bingsu (빙수). Right now the buzz on Korean social media is all about the towering 3-tier melon parfait, stacked with fresh fruit, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream.
🍈 Parfaits and bingsu made with peak-season fruit
Mango Bingsu (망고빙수): 23,000 KRW — a generous bowl built to share between two.
The real charm of Junggunanban is how seriously they take seasonality. The café’s own Instagram openly tells fans things like “mango will be back next early summer” — that’s how strict their rotation is. Mango, melon, and peach take the lead in summer, then figs roll in toward late summer. Right now in early summer, mango and melon are peak — and they go into parfaits and bingsu loaded with fruit at its sweetest.
The viral 3-tier parfait stacks juicy fresh fruit, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream — generous in every layer.
Parfaits run roughly 17,000–19,000 KRW and bingsu 21,000–23,000 KRW — both sized to share between two. Drinks: Americano around 4,300 KRW, lattes about 4,800–6,000 KRW. Lineup and prices shift with the fruit supply and the season, so if a specific fruit is on your wishlist, go early in its window.
☕ 3 minutes on foot from Jungang Station
The space is bright and airy, with big windows letting in plenty of natural light. Fresh flowers and greenery dot the room — a popular pick on Kakao Map as both a “date spot” and a dessert café (rating: ★3.9). There are group tables too, so it works for solo visits as well as pairs. The shop is about a 3-minute walk from Jungang Station (중앙역) Exit 1, easy to fold into a Nampo-dong (남포동) stroll. There’s no dedicated parking, so public transport is the way to go.
