Coffee First Diner · 19 stories

Coffee, Then a Meal

I write about cafes and restaurants I stop by around Daejeon and Chungcheong. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Things to do · Bars

PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu raw beef takeout with beef radish soup: Chulgeungil Saenggogi

Chulgeungil Saenggogi Daegu Jongno Branch is a raw beef and mungtigi (thick-cut raw beef) restaurant in the Jongno food alley near Jungangno Station in Jung-gu, Daegu. With no phone reservation, a half-and-half large mungtigi (170g + 170g) ordered on the spot was packed in 10 to 15 minutes with the house dipping sauce and a freshly made beef radish soup, enough for two people over two days. Takeout leaves out the in-store side dishes, but the thick, chewy bite of same-day butchered mungtigi is exactly the same.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Subway route and parking for Daesin Peanut Bread, Daegu Seomun Market

Daesin Peanut Bread (대신땅콩빵) is a peanut bread shop tucked inside Section 2 of Seomun Market in Jung-gu, Daegu, open daily from 8:00 to 18:00. From Exit 3 of Seomun Market Station on Subway Line 3, walk into the Section 2 entrance and take the left branch at the fork; drivers can use the parking tower inside the market. An early-morning visit here packed up 45 peanut breads and 2 egg breads, and the whole peanuts inside give every bite real chew, making Daesin Peanut Bread an easy holiday gift or Daegu travel snack.

Written Sep 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan Chinese restaurant with kids' seats: Lala Dragon Dragon Set 1

24-Hour Lala Dragon Cheonan Ssangyong Branch is a Chinese restaurant near Ssangyong Station in Cheonan, open 24 hours a day, all year round. The writer came with her sister's family and her little niece, ordering Dragon Set 1 and crab fried rice to share spicy pepper jjajang and glutinous rice sweet and sour pork, and found baby chairs, baby dishware and 2 hours of free parking ready for them. Lala Dragon is a generous, easy choice for a jjajangmyeon (noodles in black bean sauce) meal with children in Cheonan.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Chinese takeout near Dongdaegu Station, Daegu: Gyeryonggak

Gyeryonggak is a two-floor Chinese restaurant in Sincheon-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu, about a 10-minute walk from Dongdaegu Station and Shinsegae Department Store. The takeout order covered lard ganjajang (black bean noodles), Chinese-style fried rice, old-style ketchup sweet and sour pork at 11,900 won and 10 fried dumplings at 5,900 won, all ready 10 to 15 minutes after ordering. Gyeryonggak serves generous, good-value Chinese food that works even for a meal alone.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Banwoldang Korean restaurant: phone-order takeout squid-pork

Banwoldang Bujasikdang is a fire-grilled Korean restaurant in a back alley near Banwoldang Station in Jung-gu, Daegu. A phone order brought home one serving of oje-bokkeum (squid-pork stir-fry, 14,000 won) along with lettuce, ssamu radish and cabbage salad side dishes for a rice bibimbap dinner. The smoky char and generous portion made it a solid weeknight meal for a working couple.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
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