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A Cup and a Pause

I write about visits to cafes in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Shopping · Things to do · Bars

PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Suseong, Daegu Korean restaurant with attic seating: Cafe Dongyi

Cafe Dongyi Branch 1 (카페동이 1호점) is a Korean set-meal restaurant serving single-person trays in the Suseong SK Leaders View shopping arcade on Dongdaegu-ro, Suseong-gu, Daegu. Meeting a friend there, the writer climbed the wooden stairs to the 2nd-floor attic, looked down on the ground-floor kitchen, ate the solo-brazier grandma's jjukkumi (spicy stir-fried baby octopus) set meal, and was also served lemonade and after-meal omija tea. With 2 hours of free parking at Homeplus Daegu Suseong and self-registration on a tablet, Cafe Dongyi Branch 1 is a restaurant worth recommending near Suseongmot Lake and Dusan-dong.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguShopping

Farsighted glasses fitting at a Suseong, Daegu optician: Four Eyes

Four Eyes Eyeglasses Lotte Super Suseong Branch is an eyewear shop on the first floor of Lotte Super in Suseong, Daegu. After long hours on a monitor and smartphone worsened the writer's farsightedness, Four Eyes ran a full eye exam in its optometry room and matched lenses to daily habits before making the glasses. With dedicated Oakley, Rudy Project and Ray-Ban display cases, Four Eyes handles an eye exam and sunglasses browsing in a single stop.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju City Korean BBQ with a 3-party wait: galbisal at Dolgyeok Hanwoo

Dolgyeok Hanwoo is a charcoal-grill hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant in Yeondong, Jeju City, a short ride from Jeju Airport. After waiting behind three parties, the writer and a friend grilled hanwoo galbisal (rib finger meat) over charcoal and ate it with the hanwoo yangji miyeokguk (beef brisket seaweed soup) and manong gochu ganjang (garlic chili soy sauce) served alongside. Dolgyeok Hanwoo is worth the wait when a Jeju trip calls for one filling, satisfying meal.

Written Aug 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuCafés

Make-your-own flower bingsu at a Gujwa café in Jeju: Sigan-eul Damda

Sigan-eul Damda Gujwa is a café on Pyeongdae 7-gil in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, with a water garden outside and a flower-decorated interior. The writer visited with a friend for the Jeju flower bingsu (shaved ice), which arrives with four handmade flower and citrus syrups — rose, hibiscus, marigold and green citrus — and for carrot tteora, a spoonable rice tiramisu. Worth remembering if you want a quiet break and a few photos around Sehwa and Pyeongdae.

Written Aug 19, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang weekend drive lunch with Heineken by Songdo Beach: Plan A

Plan A Restaurant is an ocean-view Western restaurant on the 4th floor of a building directly across from Songdo Beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. A couple on a weekend drive took a window seat and used the table tablet to order beef tomato spaghetti, the Plan A beef chop steak 120g, chicken salad and a Heineken, then laughed for ages at the hammer-shaped bottle opener served with the beer. Plan A Restaurant makes an easy lunch course for couples who want sea views and a light-hearted meal together.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguCafés

Daegu café open late at Dongchon Resort, milk tea and cake: Hands

Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch is a large brick café at Dongchon Resort in Dong-gu, Daegu. After dinner the writer met friends here and ordered an iced americano, iced milk tea, soft serve ice cream and two slices of cake, talking until the café closed. Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch suits a night meet-up you want to pair with the night view and a walk along the river.

Written Aug 30, 2026Sponsored
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