Pepperoni pizza date at Otter Rabbit House, a Jongno café in Daegu

There's a really good brunch place in my neighborhood, and it just opened a new branch in Jongno, so I went to check it out. Let me introduce Otter Rabbit House Jongno Branch 🤍

Where is Otter Rabbit House Jongno Branch, and where can you park?

• ☑️ Located right at the entrance of Jongno alley
• ☑️ Near Gyeongsanggamyeong Park
• 🅿️ There's public parking near Gyeongsanggamyeong Park too
• 🚨 It gets crowded with cars nearby, so I'd recommend parking near Dongseongno or somewhere else with available spots before visiting

A second branch of the Dowon-dong original: a new brunch café in Daegu's Jongno

Otter Rabbit House Jongno Branch is the second location. The original is in Dowon-dong. Dowon-dong is honestly hard to get to unless you live nearby, so I was so happy they opened a new one in Jongno 🥹

I'd visited the Dowon branch and gone back countless times, so when I heard about the Jongno opening, I came for a date 🩷

The exterior felt antique and serene, like stepping into a European brunch spot. Doesn't it fit the word 'Jongno' perfectly ✨ Since it's summer, there's a cherry bingsu (shaved ice) standee at the entrance 🍒 It looked so delicious.

Only 8 to 9 seats inside: when is the best time to visit?

• ☑️ There are 8-9 seats total
• 🕖 We came after lunch, so there were plenty of open seats

With such a varied brunch menu, it was a great spot to visit either for lunch or during that awkward time before dinner.

☑️ I'd recommend this place to:

• Anyone who wants to enjoy brunch in a pretty, atmospheric space
• Anyone wanting a light meal
• Anyone who wants to relax over coffee
• Anyone stuck in that in-between meal time

Ordering at the kiosk and the one-drink-per-person rule

You order at the kiosk by the entrance! ☑️ If the kiosk feels tricky, staff at the counter can take your order too.

When I first visited, there were so many menu options I couldn't decide what to get 🤔 The menu board has detailed photos of each dish, which really helped me choose ✨

There's coffee, tea, and even wine to go alongside your meal ☕️

• ☑️ Brunch dishes cannot be packed to go
• ☑️ You need to order one drink per person

First to arrive: Baera-min ade and caffe latte

We ordered a Baera-min ade and a caffe latte, plus pepperoni pizza and an oil pasta 🍕 The Baera-min ade combines pear, lime, and mint 🍋 It's refreshing and clean-tasting, seemed like a good match for the brunch dishes.

☑️ The food came out about 10 minutes after ordering. It was just as pretty as the café's interior, and it arrived quickly while we were sipping drinks and chatting ✨ Even the plates had a great vibe at Otter Rabbit House.

How was the pepperoni pizza?

Pepperoni pizza 🍕 It's loaded with pepperoni. The thin, warm crust wasn't too heavy — just tasty and easy to finish ❤️

Spicy clam broth pasta with whole garlic cloves

Spicy clam broth pasta 🐚 A spicy, savory clam pasta. Honestly this pasta was more delicious than the pizza for us 💛 There were quite a lot of clams, and the whole garlic cloves mixed in were exactly to my taste.