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A Table in Daegu

I write about restaurant meals I encounter around Daegu and Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Things to do

PlaceGyeongsan, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongsan sushi spot: value set & aged 72 loin katsu, Sonsi Sushi

Sonsi Sushi Yeungnam University Main Branch is a sushi and Japanese restaurant at 325 Daehak-ro in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, right next to the Pascucci café by Yeungnam University. The writer's husband has called Sonsi Sushi the best sushi place in Gyeongsan since his student days, and after a weekday dinner wait the couple had the value set (premium aged sushi, aged chojang hoedeopbap – raw fish rice bowl with sweet-spicy chili sauce – and shrimp tempura) plus aged 72 loin katsu, with satisfying portions and flavor. Sonsi Sushi Yeungnam University Main Branch is a Gyeongsan sushi restaurant well worth the wait.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Sinmae, Daegu kids' Korean lunch: gluten-free tangsuyuk, Cafe Dong-i

Cafe Dong-i Sicheol is a Korean set-meal restaurant in Suseong, Daegu, in an alley beside Sinmae-dong Park near Sinmae Station. On a weekend lunch with her sister and niece, the blogger ordered the 4,900-won Little Explorer tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) set, the 11,900-won crispy whole-shrimp Japanese curry set and the perilla siraegi bibimbap set, plus a small gluten-free nuruk-aged tangsuyuk; the free service bar with fried eggs, gopchang gim (laver) and barley gangjeong kept the child happy too. Cafe Dong-i Sicheol is a good place for a hearty, healthy Korean meal with kids.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Ulsan cold noodle spot: flounder bibim shared in paper cups, Samsam

Samsam Milmyeon Main Branch (삼삼밀면 본점) is a milmyeon (wheat cold noodle) restaurant in Nam-gu, Ulsan, tucked in an alley next to Ulsan Intercity Bus Terminal and running for 25 years. For lunch on the first day of an Ulsan trip, the writer and a close friend ordered mul milmyeon (8,000 won), bibim milmyeon (8,000 won) and dumplings (6,000 won), splitting them into paper cups; the bibim milmyeon topped with seasoned flounder and the chewy dumplings paired especially well. With fair prices and generous portions, Samsam Milmyeon Main Branch is an easy lunch stop to add to an Ulsan trip.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Hearty clam hot pot for two in Samsan-dong, Ulsan: Getbeolui Jogae

Getbeolui Jogae Ulsan Samsan branch (갯벌의조개 울산삼산점) is a seafood restaurant specialising in clam hot pot in the Samsan-dong food alley, Nam-gu, Ulsan. The blogger ordered the signature giant clam hot pot in the small size for 2 people (54,000 won) with the cool broth, alongside young radish barley rice from the self-serve corner. The seafood was fresh and the portion so generous there was no room left for kalguksu noodles. With a spacious dining room and plenty of tables, Getbeolui Jogae also works well for team dinners and group gatherings.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanCafés

Samsan, Ulsan café: chewy pistachio financier, Emily Bakery

Emily Bakery is a second-floor bakery café on Wangsaeng-ro in Samsan, Nam-gu, Ulsan, that opened in February 2026 and serves fresh-baked bread and morning coffee from 9am every day. The writer and her sister ordered an iced americano (4,500 won), a seasonal ruby kiwi ade (6,800 won), a pistachio financier (4,000 won) and a Jeju matcha madeleine (3,500 won), and the pistachio financier, chewy outside and moist inside, and the madeleine, matcha right through the crumb, stood out. With sunny window seats and a cherry tree view, Emily Bakery is worth a visit for anyone looking for a financier café with a lovely atmosphere in Ulsan.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon inari shop: 9 to go, eaten next day in Andong, Kitsune Yubu

Kitsune Yubu is a jumbo inari (seasoned fried tofu pouches stuffed with rice) shop in the Dunsan-dong food alley near City Hall Station in Daejeon. On a business trip to Daejeon, the writer took 9 Kitsune Yubu inari to go, carried them to Andong, refrigerated them overnight, then left them at room temperature for 3 hours before eating them the next morning with her husband and Neoguri ramen. Piled high with toppings at ₩2,300–3,800 each, three Kitsune Yubu inari make a filling meal, and they are worth recommending as a picnic lunchbox.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon burger shop for a solo avocado burger set: Downtown Burger

Downtown Burger Galleria Timeworld is a handmade burger shop on the B2 floor of Galleria Timeworld in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon. Eating alone, the writer ordered the avocado burger set (21,500 won), swapped the fries for sweet potato fries, and enjoyed the juicy, moist patty with fresh avocado and pickles, although an incident in the department store forced a hurried exit mid-meal. Verdict: the Downtown Burger avocado burger is a solid pick for a solo burger meal in Dunsan-dong.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang crab restaurant on election day: Yeongdeok set for 2, Gallilli

Gallilli Daegae Hoe Sikdang is a crab and raw fish restaurant on Crab Street in Jukdo Market, Pohang. On local election day, a couple made a day trip to Pohang, booked a 10:30 a.m. table and ate the Yeongdeok crab set for 2, plus red crab ramen (a Naver reservation perk) and crab-shell fried rice. The verdict is that Gallilli Daegae Hoe Sikdang served the best-quality snow crab the writer has had, and the first crab meal that actually left them full.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang flounder mulhoe spot for a pregnant couple: Oneuldo Gajami

Oneuldo Gajami (오늘도가자미) is a flounder mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) and seafood restaurant directly across from Yeongildae Beach in Pohang. The pregnant writer, who can't eat mulhoe, had the ₩15,000 Oneuldo abalone porridge while her husband had the ₩19,000 flounder mulhoe, and they shared ₩15,000 fried shrimp and flounder plus the grilled flounder and spicy flounder stew served with the mulhoe. Even with someone at the table who can't eat mulhoe, Oneuldo Gajami's abalone porridge and sides left everyone satisfied.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguCafés

Café near Gosan Station, Daegu: Blueberry Pie & Pink Lemonade at Aroke

Aroke Daegu Siji Branch (아로케 대구시지점) is a café near Gosan Station in Suseong-gu, Daegu, serving specialty coffee roasted in-house and bakery items baked daily. On a third visit, the day before a wedding, the blogger had pink lemonade, a blueberry yogurt frappe, blueberry pie and an almond chocolate financier at Aroke Daegu Siji Branch, and both the drinks and the bakes were satisfying. For a Siji café that does coffee and baked goods equally well, Aroke Daegu Siji Branch is a good choice.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Vietnamese eatery, no break time, couple's 2 PM lunch: Raichen

Raichen Chilgok Branch is a Vietnamese restaurant near Palgeo Station in Dongcheon-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, part of a Daegu chain run by a Vietnamese owner. Because Raichen Chilgok Branch has no break time, the writer and her husband came in after 2 PM and ate cold rice noodles (14,000 won), banh xeo (Vietnamese crispy pancake, 15,500 won) and pork trotter rice (12,500 won), finding both the atmosphere and the food better than expected. Verdict: on a first visit, the writer ranked Raichen Chilgok Branch top-tier for Vietnamese food.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongsan, GyeongbukRestaurants

Last-order dinner at a Gyeongsan Korean restaurant: Cafe Dongi

Cafe Dongi Yeungnam University Art Center Branch is a budget Korean restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Grand Performance Hall in Yeungnam University's Cheonma Art Center in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk. After visiting her in-laws, the writer arrived 10 minutes before last order with her husband, a Yeungnam graduate, and ordered the Dongi Bulgogi Set Meal and the Flame-grilled Jeyuk Set Meal (₩12,900 each) plus a mini tangsuyuk (₩9,900). Verdict: Cafe Dongi Yeungnam University Art Center Branch is a spacious, clean campus restaurant where a full brazier set meal comes at an easy price.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored