# Daegu café for old-style patbingsu and an ice cream latte: Hands - By Yunseul (https://superchart.com/en/@blue-mug-pages/) - Written Aug 31, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Dong-gu, Daegu - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@blue-mug-pages/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@blue-mug-pages/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/index.md) ## In short Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch is a large café on Hyodong-ro 6-gil in Dong-gu, Daegu, spread over floors 2 to 4 with forest and Kumho River views. On a weekend afternoon with an elementary-school child, the order was old-style patbingsu (shaved ice with red beans) and a Sangha organic ice cream latte — the bingsu is about 1.5 times the size of a Sulbing one, loaded with chewy rice cakes, almonds, walnuts and whole red beans, enough to convert a child who disliked red beans. Seats at Hands Coffee are hard to win on weekends, but a window table facing Haemaji Bridge and the river pays it back. ## Good to know - **Address**: 5-6 Hyodong-ro 6-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu - **Hours**: Daily 10:00–23:00, open year-round - **Café floors**: Floors 2–4 are all café space (not the 1st floor); order on the 2nd floor, kiosk available - **Brunch hours**: Daily 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - **Brunch prices**: Hands House Brunch 17,300 won / Classic Ham Cheese Sandwich 14,800 won / Soft Jambon-Beurre 13,800 won / Chicken Granola Salad 14,300 won / Creamy Mushroom Pasta 14,800 won / Truffle Mushroom Soup 12,800 won - **Dongchon Resort branch exclusive**: Double tray set combining two brunch dishes - **Parking**: Large dedicated lot with accessible parking spaces (full on weekends) - **Accessibility**: Elevator on site, so wheelchairs and strollers can move between floors *as written by the visitor on Aug 31, 2026* ![Main photo from the visit to Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-01-1jamc-1200.webp) My two middle schoolers, kids No. 1 and No. 2, were in the middle of midterms, while my youngest, kid No. 3, still an elementary schooler, was on vacation for the weekend. To let No. 1 and No. 2 study in peace, I quietly slipped out of the house with No. 3. ![Weekend outing on the way to Dongchon Resort](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-02-19a6g-966.webp) We didn't really have a plan, so after some thought about where to go, we ended up at Hands Coffee, a café at Dongchon Resort. - 5-6 Hyodong-ro 6-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu - Daily 10:00–23:00 - Open year-round ## What kind of café is Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch? ![Exterior of Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-03-1xraw-966.webp) ![The four-story building housing Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-04-1298a-966.webp) Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch takes up floors 2 through 4, excluding the ground floor, ![Forest view of Haemaji Bridge and the Kumho River through the floor-to-ceiling windows](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-05-1w0tx-966.webp) and it's popular because you can see Haemaji Bridge and the lush green Kumho River view through the floor-to-ceiling windows on any floor. ## Where do you park at Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch? There's a very large dedicated parking lot, but since this is such a big café, it wasn't easy to find an open spot. Instead, we parked along the roadside in front of the building. There was no enforcement that day, but since there might be another time, it's probably safer to use a nearby public lot. On top of that, cars parked on both sides of the street made the road narrow, so passing oncoming cars felt a bit nerve-wracking. ![The café parking lot and building entrance area](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-06-hsi54-966.webp) Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch has an elevator, so wheelchair and stroller access is easy, and there are accessible parking spaces in the lot as well. ![Interior passageway with an elevator](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-07-1888i-966.webp) ![Stairway leading up to the 2nd-floor ordering area](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-08-icpyy-m-966.webp) ## Ordering on the 2nd floor by kiosk Go up to the 2nd floor and you'll find the ordering area. You can order at a kiosk too, which was fast and convenient. ![2nd-floor ordering counter and kiosk](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-09-1pzuw-966.webp) Wow... such tempting desserts! ![Desserts displayed in the showcase](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-10-c5dmm-m-928.webp) ![Hands Coffee dessert display case](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-11-347ux-966.webp) ![Tempting cakes and baked goods on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-12-lyudd-798.webp) There were too many people to take a photo of the menu board, so I'm using a photo from Naver Place instead. ![Brunch menu board at Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-13-15y2t-966.webp) ## Brunch at Hands Coffee: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch, brunch is available daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The brunch menu includes - Hands House Brunch ₩17,300 - Classic Ham Cheese Sandwich ₩14,800 - Soft Jambon-Beurre ₩13,800 - Chicken Granola Salad ₩14,300 - Creamy Mushroom Pasta ₩14,800 - Truffle Mushroom Soup ₩12,800 among others, and there's also a double tray set combining two brunch dishes — and this double tray set is only available here at the Dongchon Resort branch. ![Sign for the Dongchon Resort-exclusive double tray set](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-14-1chm2-966.webp) ## Finding a 3rd-floor window seat on a weekend afternoon After ordering the bingsu (shaved ice dessert) and ice cream latte on the 2nd floor, we headed up to the 3rd floor. ![Seating on the 3rd floor of Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-15-1fw24-966.webp) *3rd floor* It was a weekend afternoon so there were a ridiculous number of people, and there were barely any open seats, so I hardly managed to take any indoor photos. The only seats left were bar-table spots like this one... Since we planned to stay a while, we did a bit of seat-hunting and finally claimed a window seat on our third try. Originally we sat in this spot. The sofa chairs were comfortable, and there were outlets, which is great for laptop use, but the table was a bit narrow. ![Patbingsu and ice cream latte set out at a window seat](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-16-1vejx-966.webp) ## Old-style patbingsu, about 1.5 times the size of a Sulbing bingsu The buzzer went off and we picked up the drinks we'd ordered on the 2nd floor — old-style patbingsu and an ice cream latte. ![A generous serving of old-style patbingsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-17-1i96l-966.webp) Kid No. 3 was the one who ordered it, but I was genuinely surprised by how generous the portion was. It's about 1.5 times the size of Sulbing's! So of course I ended up eating some too, haha. There's chewy rice cake, along with almonds and walnuts that add both texture and flavor, plus a generous helping of whole red beans that aren't too sweet, which I liked even more. ![Old-style patbingsu topped with rice cake and nuts](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-18-y87xo-966.webp) ![Close-up of the bingsu piled high with whole red beans](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-19-19wo0-966.webp) Since it's the old-style patbingsu, the ice isn't milk ice but plain, roughly shaved ice, which has its own charm — and I actually preferred it that way. ![Old-style patbingsu showing the roughly shaved ice](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-20-qyxli-966.webp) My kid doesn't really like red beans and usually orders bingsu with the beans left out, so I was skeptical when she ordered the old-style version this time. But she ended up eating even more than me. She said she finally understood the true flavor of red beans, and declared she'd start putting beans in her bingsu from now on, haha. ![Table scene while eating the bingsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-21-1euph-966.webp) ### Is the ice cream latte strong on coffee flavor? This one's mine — an ice cream latte made with Sunghah Organic ice cream. Lattes with Sunghah Organic ice cream can be found at a lot of coffee shops these days, but maybe because Hands Coffee's coffee is so good, the coffee flavor came through much more richly than at other places. ![Ice cream latte topped with Sunghah Organic ice cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-22-gtzfr-966.webp) Nice touch — they even give you a spoon for scooping up the ice cream! ![Ice cream latte served with a spoon](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-23-122kl-966.webp) On a hot summer day, I highly recommend Hands Coffee's old-style bingsu and ice cream latte. ![View of the Kumho River outside the window alongside the drinks](https://img.superchart.com/images/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu-24-z4kwy-966.webp) After a relaxing time healing while taking in the beautiful views at Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch, I think I'll come back next time for brunch. ## Where it is - Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch (핸즈커피 동촌유원지점) - 5-6 Hyodong-ro 6-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu, South Korea - 대구광역시 동구 효동로6길 5-6 핸즈커피 동촌유원지점 - 35.8821099, 128.6480086 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%95%B8%EC%A6%88%EC%BB%A4%ED%94%BC%20%EB%8F%99%EC%B4%8C%EC%9C%A0%EC%9B%90%EC%A7%80%EC%A0%90/@35.8821099,128.6480086,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@blue-mug-pages/hands-coffee-dongchon-old-style-bingsu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt