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A Back Kitchen in Gyesan-dong

Writes about small restaurants and their regular dishes around Daegu and North Gyeongsang. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping

PlaceDalseo, DaeguRestaurants

Igok-dong, Daegu wedding buffet with live salmon carving: AW Hotel

AW Hotel is a hotel wedding hall on Seongseo-ro in Igok-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, serving a wedding buffet of about 120 dishes. At the AW Hotel wedding buffet, the writer toured the live stations: a raw fish station where whole salmon is carved in front of guests, herbal galbitang (short rib soup) simmered in a cauldron, freshly fried tempura and pasta made to order. The writer also tried yukhoe (Korean beef tartare), cube steak and desserts. Watching dishes cooked and prepared on the spot was the most impressive part of the AW Hotel wedding buffet.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu wedding hall buffet, seen by a hosting mom: Stadium Convention

Stadium Convention Wedding is a wedding hall on Yunibeosiadeu-ro in Suseong, Daegu, with a guest buffet and both indoor and outdoor ceremony halls. Visiting on a rainy Sunday with her son, who is of marrying age, the writer looked at the guest waiting area, bridal room and outdoor hall through a hosting parent's eyes. She tasted whole-roasted meat, Beijing-style lamb chops, tuna sashimi carved on the spot and Korean herbal galbi soup. With a buffet cooked mostly in-house and friendly staff, Stadium Convention Wedding is a satisfying choice for parents who want to treat their guests well.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguCafés

Dongdaegu Station cake shop, sponge-free mini peach cake: Siznique

Siznique Shinsegae Department Store Daegu Branch is a dessert shop specializing in wareureu (cascading) cakes on the B1 floor of Shinsegae Department Store at Dongdaegu Station in Daegu. For a family that doesn't care for sweets, the writer took home a seasonal peach cake in the mini size. Because the Siznique peach cake has no sponge layer and is filled with fruit, the whole family finished it in minutes, and the writer regretted not buying the bigger size. Siznique is worth recommending as an anniversary cake if you want lightly sweet fresh cream and fresh fruit.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu sushi restaurant: torch-seared special sushi at Sushi Naru

Sushi Naru Yeongdae Hospital Main Branch is a sushi restaurant in Daemyeong-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, near Yeungnam University Hospital. The writer ordered the 12-piece special sushi set and a 3,000-won fried jumbo shrimp, tasting everything from flounder and raw salmon to uni and otoro, with the torch-seared salmon, scallop, beef and freshwater eel standing out most. With fresh fish and a clear udon on the side, Sushi Naru made for an easy, satisfying meal even in the summer heat.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguShopping

Progressive glasses retry at a Suseong, Daegu optician: Four Eyes

Four Eyes Eyeglasses Lotte Super Suseong Branch is an optical shop inside the Lotte Super store in Suseong, Daegu. After an earlier, expensive pair of progressive glasses proved too heavy and never matched the prescription, a consultation at Four Eyes led to a slightly smaller frame, a lighter frame material and wide-view compressed lenses. The wearer is still adjusting, but constantly taking reading glasses on and off is no longer necessary, and this second attempt already feels more comfortable than the old pair.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDalseo, DaeguRestaurants

Duryu-dong, Daegu Korean restaurant with unlimited refills: Ungjin

Ungjin Dalseo Dwaeji Gukbap is a Korean restaurant in Duryu-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, serving gukbap (pork soup with rice) and suyuk-baekban (boiled pork set meal) made with cauldron-simmered broth. The 12,000 won suyuk-baekban arrives as one full plate per person, as generous as a small bossam order, and rice and broth come with free refills. Ungjin Dalseo Dwaeji Gukbap was good enough that two portions of gukbap went home as takeout on the way out.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu shabu-shabu buffet with chili relish (gochu dadaegi): Shabu20

Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and salad bar restaurant at 79 Gonghang-ro in Buk-gu, Daegu, near the Gonghanggyo walking path. The lunch set costs 22,900 won per person and covers self-serve beef and pork, vegetables, the salad bar, unlimited draft beer, ice cream and coffee, while dinner is 26,900 won. The unlimited draft beer was a surprise, but the best part of the meal at Shabu20 was the gochu dadaegi (spicy chili relish) spooned over the meat and vegetables.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored
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