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Between Daegu Stops

Writes about restaurants encountered around Daegu and Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Bars · Stays

PlaceBuk-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu pho restaurant for dinner drinks with mom and husband: Raichen

Raichen Chilgok Branch is a Vietnamese restaurant in Chilgok 3-jigu, Dongcheon-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, right in front of Palgeo Station, where a Hanoi-born owner serves pho made with broth simmered for 24 hours from beef bones and brisket. A regular came for dinner and drinks with her mom and husband and ordered cold pho (14,000 won), banh xeo, a crispy Vietnamese pancake (15,500 won), and Raichen pork trotter rice (12,500 won), enjoying the icy broth, the homemade chili sauce, the crispy banh xeo and the tender trotter. Raichen Chilgok Branch is a Vietnamese spot in Chilgok 3-jigu that even people sensitive to strong spices can enjoy without hesitation.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukStays

Kid-friendly Gyeongju hanok with pool-villa jacuzzi: Soso Byeolchae

Soso Byeolchae (소소별채) is a private whole-house hanok stay right beside the main street of Hwangnidangil in Gyeongju, with both an indoor and an outdoor jacuzzi. The writer stayed at Soso Byeolchae with her husband and child, sleeping in the upstairs loft bedroom, using the stylish kitchen, and swimming and eating by the outdoor jacuzzi, where a baby tube was provided. Soso Byeolchae suits families who want a Southeast Asian pool-villa feel with their kids in central Gyeongju.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju hanok restaurant, family lunch 7-dish set: Hwangnam Dukkebi

Hwangnam Dukkebi Restaurant is a hanok Korean restaurant in Hwangnidan-gil, Gyeongju, known for its Cheomseongdae tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty) and Cheomseongdae 7-dish set, both modeled on Cheomseongdae, National Treasure No. 31. For a family lunch with a husband and child, the writer ordered the Cheomseongdae 7-dish set (43,000 won) with slush cream makgeolli and slush homemade sikhye, and the whole family photographed the Cheomseongdae-shaped crab fried rice before eating. For Gyeongju travelers who want looks, taste and value in one meal, the Hwangnam Dukkebi Restaurant Cheomseongdae 7-dish set is a solid pick.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju café on the last trip day: bright americano, Bonghwangdang

Cafe Bonghwangdang (카페 봉황당) is a café at the entrance of Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, with a wide panoramic garden view and Gyeongju souvenirs for sale. After lunch on the last day of a Gyeongju trip, the writer ordered 2 iced americanos (5,500 won each), a milk tea parfait (8,500 won) and a Bonghwangdang yeonhwagwa set (20,000 won). The americano's clean acidity and the parfait's layers of different textures were satisfying. With a museum-like second floor and yeonhwagwa gift sets, Cafe Bonghwangdang makes a good final stop on a Gyeongju trip.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju mochi shop: pre-lunch takeout, back next day, Tareudang

Tareudang (타르당) is a new takeout-only tart and fruit mochi dessert shop on Sajeong-ro in Hwangridan-gil, Gyeongju. On a trip from Daegu, the blogger stopped by Tareudang before lunch to beat early sell-outs and took away fresh whole mango mochi, fresh musk melon mochi and fresh gold kiwi cream mochi, loving the chewy, soft rice cake wrapped around whole fruit. Verdict: Tareudang's fruit mochi was good enough that the blogger bought another round the next day on the way home.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Summer-break family BBQ in Palgongsan, Daegu: Texas Platter at Modak

Modak Texas Barbecue Palgongsan Branch is a Texas-style barbecue and steak restaurant on Palgongsan-ro in Dong-gu, Daegu. The writer came for a family get-together at the start of their child's summer break and ordered the 2-person Texas Platter Set (₩57,000) and the new rosé ravioli pasta (₩16,000), along with witch soup and nachos served as appetizers, an unlimited-refill self-serve bar and an outdoor campfire zone. Verdict: Modak Texas Barbecue is a good-value alternative to Palgongsan's pricey steakhouses and a family get-together spot that feels like being away on a trip.

Written Jul 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguBars

Daegu izakaya like a Fukuoka stall: chicken nanban at Naiba Hutto

Gyodong Naiba Hutto (교동 네이바훗도) is an izakaya in Gyodong near Dongseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, with an interior that recreates a riverside food stall in Nakasu, Fukuoka. On a return visit, the writer paired 7 yakitori skewers (₩20,500 set) and chicken nanban (₩12,000) with soju and Sapporo beer for the first time, and enjoyed both the binchotan-grilled skewers glazed in house-made tare and the crispy chicken nanban. Verdict: for a Fukuoka yakitori-trip feeling without leaving Daegu, Gyodong Naiba Hutto is the answer.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Chimsan-dong, Daegu beef grill lunch with Mom and sibling: Gogi 9dan

Gogi 9dan Chimsan Direct Branch is a Korean beef grill restaurant on Chimsannam-ro in Buk-gu, Daegu. For a lunch with Mom and a younger sibling, the writer ordered one platter of flower galbisal (kkotgalbisal, rib-finger beef), the ₩17,000 Gogi 9dan set and a gorgonzola pizza, grilled over fist-sized charcoal with nuruk salt and finished with patbingsu (shaved ice with sweet red beans). Gogi 9dan Chimsan Direct Branch is a good-value beef spot that wins you praise for picking the family gathering venue.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Korean restaurant for Chobok, skipping samgyetang: Geumdeungeo

Geumdeungeo Deulanguil Main Branch (금등어 들안길 본점) is a Korean set-meal restaurant specializing in oven-grilled mackerel on Deuran-gil in Suseong, Daegu. On Chobok, the first of the summer 'dog days', the writer and her mom skipped samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) and ordered two oven-grilled mackerel sets at 19,000 won each and one smoky stir-fried pork set at 20,000 won. They ate at a floor-to-ceiling window seat watching the sunset, with side dishes made that morning, koji salt and chard doenjang soup. If a steaming bowl of chicken soup feels like too much on a hot Chobok day, the mackerel set at Geumdeungeo Deulanguil Main Branch is a great alternative.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguHair & beauty salons

Black tint lash lift for droopy, uneven eyes in Daegu: Saero Beauty

Saero Beauty (새로뷰티) is a lash extension, lash lift and eyebrow tattoo salon in the Samwoo Suseong Town apartment shopping arcade near Daegueunhaeng Station in Suseong, Daegu. The writer, who has uneven double eyelids and a droopy left eye, got a black tint lash lift (₩40,000) and an under-lash lift (₩20,000) at Saero Beauty in five steps, from consultation to a nourishing serum finish. The verdict: the droopy left eye was fixed and both eyes now look the same size, a very satisfying result.

Written Jul 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMilyang, GyeongnamRestaurants

Milyang Korean restaurant: Hangul Day makgeolli lunch, Ilpum Irojeong

Ilpum Irojeong (일품 이로정) is a Korean set-meal restaurant in Milyang, Gyeongnam, specialising in Namwon-style chueotang (loach soup), across from Milyang City Hall and the bus terminal. For a Hangul Day holiday lunch with the in-laws, the writer ordered two 14,000-won boiled pork sanghwang loach soup sets, assorted fried loach, an extra sanghwang loach soup and 2,900-won makgeolli, and the soft boiled pork was easy for parents with sensitive teeth. With a self-serve side bar and free dessert included, Ilpum Irojeong is a good Milyang restaurant for a restorative meal with parents, and the writer took sanghwang loach soup home as takeout.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongsan, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongsan pork BBQ lunch with in-laws: ₩3,800 kkotdaepae, Kkotdwaeji

Kkotdwaeji Sikdang Gyeongsan Branch (꽃돼지식당 경산점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the bar street in Oksan-dong, Gyeongsan, where a meat specialist grills Korean Handon pork for you. The writer took her in-laws to Kkotdwaeji Sikdang for lunch after picking them up at Dongdaegu Station, ordering pork belly, kkotdaepae (thin-sliced pork) at ₩3,800 per 100g, fried rice and bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles), and the in-laws gave the fully grilled pork belly and the kkotdaepae a thumbs up. Kkotdwaeji Sikdang Gyeongsan Branch is a Gyeongsan BBQ spot where no one is stuck at the grill and the whole family gets to feel looked after.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored