Dongseong-ro pasta place, Daegu: cream regular tries rosé pasta, Dana
In short
Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch is a pasta and steak restaurant on the 2nd floor in Dongseong-ro, Daegu, near Banwoldang Station. The writer, a regular who had returned many times and always ordered cream pasta, chose the fresh rosé pasta (₩12,500) for the first time, alongside a flap steak (₩27,000) and a blueberry ade (₩4,000). With a clean-tasting rosé and a tender flap steak with no gamey smell, Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch is again worth recommending as a good-value Western restaurant for a date in Dongseong-ro.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Banwoldang Station Exit 10 · 4-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Hours
- Daily 11:30–22:00
- Break time
- 15:30–17:00
- Last order
- 21:00
- Location
- 2nd floor, 12-24 Dongseong-ro 2-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu; a short walk from Banwoldang Station Exit 10
- Fresh rosé pasta
- ₩12,500
- Flap steak
- ₩27,000 (choice of salad or fries on the side)
- Blueberry ade
- ₩4,000 (refillable with soda once you finish it)
- How to order
- Pay first at the 2nd-floor counter
- Waiting
- Sign up on the tablet at the entrance; book on Naver to eat without waiting
- Available for guests
- Phone chargers, high chairs, blankets, Wi-Fi
- Price reference
- ₩12,500 ≈ $9.3 · ₩27,000 ≈ $20 · ₩4,000 ≈ $3 (2026-11-15)
as written by the visitor on Apr 18, 2026 · not checked with the business
I'm sharing my latest visit (again, again, again!) to Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch (다나 동성로본점), a Western restaurant in Dongseong-ro famous for steak and pasta and a popular pick for dates :)
Where is Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch, and is it easy to find?
Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch is at 12-24 Dongseong-ro 2-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu, on the 2nd floor, not far from Exit 10 of Banwoldang Station. It is open daily 11:30-22:00, with a break from 15:30 to 17:00 and last order at 21:00.
It's close to Banwoldang Station (Exit 10), so it's no trouble even if you're on foot, and once you arrive there's a standing sign and a menu board out front, so it's easy to spot~
The restaurant is on the 2nd floor, so you walk up the stairs. Check the opening hours, then head right in!
How does the waitlist at Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch work?
Dana is a Dongseong-ro hotspot that often has a wait. If there's a line, register on the tablet at the entrance. You can wait in the waiting area or elsewhere and they contact you when it's your turn. If you book ahead on Naver, you can eat without waiting, so that's worth knowing :)
What are the interior and seating like at Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch?
Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch has two spaces: the 2nd floor and a loft level. The 2nd-floor space had about 3 tables, a counter, the kitchen, a restroom and a waiting area.
Now the loft up the stairs! It has far more seats than the 2nd floor, and every time I come there are a few tables of people on blind dates, obvious new couples, or people in the "some" stage (that's the will-they-won't-they phase), so I keep glancing over and straining my ears, hahaha. I guess that means it's a Dongseong-ro atmosphere hotspot..!
Phone chargers, baby chairs and blankets are available to use, and I also spotted the Wi-Fi info on the wall and the menu~!
Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch menu and how to order
The menu is varied: pasta, risotto, steak, pizza, gnocchi, gambas (garlic shrimp) and more. The set menus are good value too, and there are plenty of drinks, liquor and wine.
Once you decide, go to the 2nd-floor counter and prepay to order~!
The table was neatly set, and staff brought cold water and coin tissues~ They also brought the side pickle, cucumber pickles, first!
When can you get a blueberry ade refill?
If you order an ade at Dana, you can get a soda refill, but only after you've finished the ade. They brought the drink out first, and my mistake was thinking of Outback and assuming I could ask for a refill without finishing it. Classic me not understanding what the staff said, T_T haha
- Fresh rosé pasta ₩12,500
- Flap steak ₩27,000
- Blueberry ade ₩4,000
How does the fresh rosé pasta taste to a cream pasta regular?
The fresh rosé pasta (₩12,500) was exactly as fresh and clean as the name says, with no fuss. On almost all my previous visits I ordered the cream pasta (so delicious!!), but this time I picked the rosé for the first time haha
It tasted fresh, just like the name, with decent seasoning and nicely cooked noodles. It had shrimp, mushrooms, garlic and more in it.
Which side to pick with the flap steak at Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch
With the flap steak (₩27,000) you can choose a salad or fries as the side when you order. And once again, it's a steak that's good whenever you eat it~!
I always pick the fries. They're hot, a big portion, and drizzled with honey and truffle oil, so they smell great and are sweet, an amazing side :)
The default garnish is potato salad and grilled mini king oyster mushrooms. The potato salad portion is quite big, so it's a good pick for potato lovers too!
Sauces come in a good variety: ketchup for the fries, barbecue sauce for the steak, salt, wasabi and whole-grain mustard.
How the flap steak was cooked and the quality of the meat
You can't set the doneness for the flap steak, but they always grill it just right. Most important of all, the meat...! It's juicy and tender with no gamey smell at all, and I kept thinking what a good-value price it is.
Is Dana Dongseong-ro Main Branch worth another visit?
Clean plate success again today~~ Everything at Dana is tasty, but if you're curious, the cream pasta and baked risotto are worth a look. It's my own go-to place in Daegu and Dongseong-ro, one I've visited many times with friends, a real local favorite. I recommend it to anyone looking for Western food in Dongseong-ro haha
Where it is
12-24 Dongseong-ro 2-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea (2nd floor)대구광역시 중구 동성로2길 12-24 2층
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