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Plain Stool, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Cafes and Restaurants

Writes about cafes and restaurants around Daegu and Gyeongbuk, one visit at a time. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Things to do · Shopping · Stays · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Korean restaurant in Beomeo-dong: mild squid stir-fry Mom loved

Banwoldang Buja Sikdang Suseong Branch is a Korean restaurant on Beomeocheon-ro in Beomeo-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, where spicy stir-fries such as fire-grilled squid stir-fry can be ordered at the spice level you choose. The writer went for dinner with her mother, who had lost her appetite lately and can't handle spicy food, and ordered the mild fire-grilled squid stir-fry with doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew), which her mother truly enjoyed. Banwoldang Buja Sikdang Suseong Branch is a good pick for a hearty Korean dinner with parents, since everyone can eat together at a comfortable spice level.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguCafés

Daegu bakery café for a mom-and-son sand play date: Slow But Barrel

Slow But Barrel Daegu is a large bakery café on Sinpyeong-ro in Dong-gu, Daegu, with an indoor sand play area and spacious outdoor seating. After a kids café and lunch, the writer took her son, who wanted bread, to Slow But Barrel Daegu, just the two of them, and they enjoyed the sand play, a wide range of breads and the Halloween pumpkin photo zones. Slow But Barrel Daegu is a kid-friendly Daegu café where mom and child can both recharge, even on a day when your energy is completely drained.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Korean restaurant lunch after a kids' café: Cafe Dong-i Sicheol

Cafe Dong-i Sicheol is a Korean restaurant near Sinmae Station in Suseong, Daegu. After a kids' café in Gyeongsan, a mother and her son ate there: a kids' tray for ages 3–7 in the 4,000-won range and a jjukkumi (spicy baby octopus) set with kimchi jjigae swapped in for the soup, plus a free fried egg service bar and friendly staff. Portions at Cafe Dong-i Sicheol were big enough to take leftovers home, making it a solid pick for a filling lunch with a child.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDalseo, DaeguCafés

Daegu bakery café for honey lemon ade and bread to go: Otter Rabbit

Otter Rabbit House is a bakery brunch café near Wolgwang Waterside Park in Sangin-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu. While out running an errand, the writer stopped at Otter Rabbit House alone for ragu tteokbokki (rice cakes in ragu sauce), a bread she picked herself and a honey lemon ade, then took bread home for her husband and son. Otter Rabbit House is an easy café for a solo break, and its baby chairs make it just as comfortable with a little one.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Korean restaurant for seafood stew and abalone porridge: Haenyeo

Haenyeo Sotbap Suseong Direct Store is a Korean restaurant specializing in sotbap (rice cooked in an individual stone pot) on Cheongsu-ro near Suseongmot in Daegu. Two days after a family lunch at Haenyeo Sotbap, the writer returned with her husband and ordered seafood stew, 2 abalone porridges and bulgogi pot rice. Because the food and banchan (side dishes) are clean-tasting and never overpowering, Haenyeo Sotbap is a place the writer visits often.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Siji, Daegu Korean BBQ for family from abroad: Dugeundugeun

Dugeundugeun Sutbulgalbi (두근두근숯불갈비) is a charcoal pork galbi and pork belly restaurant on Nobyeon-ro in Siji, Suseong, Daegu. The writer's family, including a 9-year-old niece visiting from abroad and the writer's foreign brother-in-law, sat at a group table and grilled pork galbi on one side and pork belly on the other, and the niece ate 2 bowls of rice. Dugeundugeun Sutbulgalbi is a good fit when you want to show family from overseas a Korean charcoal barbecue.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Suseongmot, Daegu Korean restaurant for a big family meal: Cafe Dongyi

Cafe Dongyi Branch 1 is a Korean set-meal restaurant in Dusan-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, near Suseongmot lake. The writer's sister's family, visiting from abroad, came with their children and shared six dishes: a flame-grilled spicy pork set, yeolmu bibimbap (young radish bibimbap), a kimchi stew set, a jjukkumi (baby octopus) set, fried dumplings and tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), while baby seaweed soup, gim (roasted seaweed), fried eggs and snacks came free so the kids ate comfortably. The baby octopus set felt a little small, but Cafe Dongyi Branch 1 was an easy choice for a multigenerational family meal.

Written Oct 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGumi, GyeongbukShopping

Unmanned flower shop in Gumi: green gradient cactus pot, Gumi Flower

Gumi Flower Bisan-jeom is an unmanned flower shop on Suchul-daero 3-gil in Bisan-dong, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, selling potted plants plus fresh-flower, doll and soap-flower bouquets. Looking for a plant for home, the writer chose a cactus pot with a green-to-lime gradient at Gumi Flower Bisan-jeom and also browsed budget bouquets starting from ₩10,000. Because every price is displayed and no staff are watching, Gumi Flower Bisan-jeom lets you take your time choosing, which was its biggest plus.

Written Oct 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguCafés

Daegu dog café for a dog-loving kid, dessert to go: Daenghaus

Daenghaus&Bingsuking is a dog-friendly café, dog swimming pool and dessert café in Jung-gu, Daegu. The writer visited Daenghaus&Bingsuking on a weekend outing with a child who loves dogs. The child played happily with the dogs and got so excited that the Bingsuking dessert was packed to go and eaten at home after a nap. For a family outing with a dog-loving kid where boredom never sets in, Daenghaus&Bingsuking is a good fit.

Written Oct 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Korean BBQ beyond pork belly in Gyeongju: Ddeoggogi Ttaenggijae

Ddeoggogi Ttaenggijae is a Korean BBQ restaurant on Yongdam-ro in Hyeongok-myeon, Gyeongju, specializing in dwitgogi (mixed pork trimmings). On this visit, the writer ordered dwitgogi and pork skin, wrapped the robot pre-grilled dwitgogi in lettuce and ate the chewy pork skin between bites. Ddeoggogi Ttaenggijae is worth a visit when you want to try pork cuts other than pork belly.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju walnut pastry shop with ice cream, 4th-5th visit: Buja Hodu

Buja Hodu (부자호두) is a walnut pastry dessert shop on Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju. The writer's family stops at Buja Hodu on every Gyeongju trip, and this was their 4th or 5th return visit: they took a box of walnut pastries home and tried Buja Hodu ice cream at the shop. Buja Hodu works well both as a travel snack and as a Gyeongju souvenir gift set to bring home.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju brunch café for flower photos and cheesecake teatime: Yard

Yard is a brunch and dessert café in the Bomun-danji area of Gyeongju, on the main road by Gyeongju World. On a family visit with a young child, the writer took photos in the flower field in front of Yard, had brunch on the first floor, then stayed on for a teatime of cheesecake and drinks. Yard suits families with kids or couples on a Gyeongju date who want flower field photos and a relaxed brunch in one stop.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored