Daegu café with white sangria smoothie and decaf latte: Hands Coffee
In short
Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch is a large café in Dong-gu, Daegu, spreading over the 2nd to 4th floors with views of Dongchon Resort. The white sangria smoothie ordered less sweet, a decaf café latte and a blueberry cream cheese waffle were enjoyed at a 3rd-floor window seat, and the chewy glutinous-rice waffle with Haagen-Dazs and fresh blueberries earned its 16,800 won price. For a caffeine-free drink on a hot day, the white sangria smoothie at Hands Coffee is the one to order.
Good to know
- Location
- 5-6 Hyodong-ro 6-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu, 2nd to 4th floors
- Hours
- 10:00 to 23:00
- Parking
- Available (roadside parking when the 1st-floor lot is full)
- Long black
- 5,000 won
- Café latte
- 5,800 won
- Dutch coffee
- 5,000 won
- White sangria smoothie
- 6,500 won (ordered less sweet)
- Decaf café latte
- 6,300 won
- Blueberry cream cheese waffle
- 16,800 won
- Price reference
- ₩16,800 ≈ $12.5 (2026-09-15)
as written by the visitor on Aug 30, 2026
I stopped by Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch, which has a cool, breezy view of Dongchon Resort in Daegu. It's already a well-known coffee spot, but this time, besides coffee, I tried the sangria smoothie and their signature blueberry cream cheese waffle — and it turns out this place is a waffle spot too! It's a large café spanning the 2nd to 4th floors, with high ceilings and plenty of space, making it a perfect place to visit for a leisurely day off. Let's get into the review!
Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch: location, hours and parking
- 📌 Location. 5-6 Hyodong-ro 6-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu, 2nd–4th floors
- ⏰ Hours. 10:00–23:00
- 🚗 Parking. Available
- ✅ Café with Dongchon Resort views in Daegu
- ✅ Popular large brunch café in Daegu
A coffee shop right by Dongchon Resort in Daegu
There are many cafés around Dongchon Resort, but this one stands out for its size — spacious enough not to feel cramped, and convenient to reach by car. Even if the 1st-floor lot is full, you can park along the road, so it's not a big inconvenience!
What each floor of this Dongchon Resort view café is like
Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch spans the 2nd to 4th floors, and each floor has its own atmosphere. I made my way down from the 4th floor, checking out which seat would be best. Being higher up, the 4th floor had a better view and was quieter than the other floors, making it a good spot for conversation.
The 3rd floor is the largest, with high ceilings, so it never felt stuffy even with a lot of customers.
I settled on the 3rd floor, and since it sits on the highest hill of Dongchon Resort, the view was excellent. Seeing the bridge and the lush green scenery was really relaxing on the eyes.
The 2nd floor has wide sofa seating, and this is where you order bakery items and coffee.
What to order from the Hands Coffee menu
A lot of customers were ordering brunch and waffle menu items!
- Long black ₩5,000
- Café latte ₩5,800
- Dutch coffee ₩5,000
The long black and drip coffee are both great, but menu items with cream on top, like the Mélange, are popular too. For dessert, the Hands handmade cookies and handmade glutinous rice waffle are both crowd favorites — highly recommend!
What we ordered at Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch
- White sangria smoothie, less sweet ₩6,500
- Decaf café latte ₩6,300
- Blueberry cream cheese waffle ₩16,800
I ordered two caffeine-free drinks.
Decaf café latte, 6,300 won
Hands Coffee's coffee has never disappointed me, so this time I went for the decaf café latte. There was no sourness, just a nutty, dark bean aroma mixed into the milk — nutty without being greasy, and clean-tasting overall. Even being decaf, the aroma was great, and it was a latte with absolutely no rough edges!
White sangria smoothie, 6,500 won (less sweet)
This is a white sangria smoothie with a fresh spearmint and lemon aroma. If you're looking for a cool, caffeine-free drink, this smoothie comes highly recommended, no question. Ordered less sweet, it wasn't sugary at all — refreshing and clean-finishing, perfect after a meal. It has the freshness of spearmint and a fragrant, lemon-balm-like scent, without any sourness, so even people who dislike tart flavors will enjoy it. I'd definitely order this sangria smoothie again on a return visit!!
Blueberry cream cheese waffle, 16,800 won
This is the blueberry cream cheese waffle. It's enormous in size, and since it's the signature menu item, I had to try it. At ₩16,800 for one waffle, I thought it was pricey, but the glutinous rice waffle itself is huge, topped with fresh blueberries, cream cheese, and Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream.
I liked that there was no maple syrup on the waffle — the tart-sweet blueberries paired really well with the ice cream and cream cheese. There's a reason this waffle is famous: the glutinous rice waffle itself tastes great on its own, so I think I would have been satisfied even with a waffle topped with something else entirely. I wasn't hungry since I'd just had lunch, but between the waffle, the smoothie, and the coffee, nothing missed the mark, and I came away pretty satisfied with my dessert outing!
Is Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch worth a visit?
Hands Coffee is a large café with a view of Dongchon Resort — spanning the 2nd to 4th floors with high ceilings, so it didn't feel uncomfortable even with a lot of customers. I already knew their coffee was clean-tasting, but the white sangria smoothie I tried this time had such a lovely fragrance that I really want to recommend it. The blueberry cream cheese waffle is generously topped with blueberries, and the combination of Haagen-Dazs and the glutinous rice waffle is so good that it's a dessert almost anyone would enjoy. If you're looking for a café near Dongchon Resort in Daegu, check out Hands Coffee~
Where it is
5-6 Hyodong-ro 6-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu, South Korea대구광역시 동구 효동로6길 5-6 핸즈커피 동촌유원지점
