Mapbusim

MapBusim is a map of Korean restaurants that specialize in spicy food.

Most restaurant apps let you search by area or cuisine. MapBusim lets you

search by heat. Pick the level you can handle, and the map shows only the

places that match.

■ Five heat levels

Move the heat slider and the map updates instantly.

Numbers alone mean nothing, so every level is anchored to food you may

already know.

Lv.1 Mild — mild instant noodles, everyday kimchi stew

Lv.2 Medium — Shin Ramyun, standard tteokbokki

Lv.3 Hot — Buldak (Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen), original

Lv.4 Very Hot — 2x Spicy Buldak

Lv.5 Extreme — places where you sign a waiver first

Approximate Scoville ranges are shown alongside each level, and the

reference foods change depending on your language, so the scale makes

sense wherever you are from.

Useful in the other direction too. You can filter for Lv.1 and below.

■ What the restaurant claims, and what people actually felt

A restaurant may call a dish "level 3", but there is no shared standard.

MapBusim shows two numbers: the official level from the restaurant, and

the perceived level voted on by people who actually ate there.

When the gap is wide, a warning appears.

■ Pain indicators

Sweat / Tears / Bathroom run / Regretted it next day.

Reviewers report what actually happened, shown as percentages.

"87% regretted it the next day" tells you more than a 4.2 star rating.

■ Eating with someone who cannot handle spice

Start a group session and share the link. Everyone picks their own heat

level, and the map filters to the lowest one in the group.

Restaurants with non-spicy options or adjustable heat are marked.

No account needed to join.

■ Also included

· Heat gap rankings — hotter than advertised, or all bark

· Nationwide heat map showing regional averages

· Menus, prices, opening hours, free milk or cheese refills

· Korean address with a copy button, for showing taxi drivers

· Directions via Kakao Map or Google Maps

· Prices in KRW with a reference conversion

· Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese

■ Suggest a restaurant

Know a place that is not on the map? You can submit it.

Owners can register their own restaurant. Submissions are reviewed

before they appear.

■ Please note

Spice tolerance varies from person to person. Levels are a guide, not a

guarantee. If you have stomach problems or are not feeling well, skip the

challenge. Keep water and dairy nearby.