Gyodong, Daegu Thai restaurant: shell-and-all crab curry at Thai Yami

Thai Yami, a place to eat in Gyodong, Daegu ♥ Visit date: 2026.07.29 (Wed), with Jujoo ♥

I went to Thai Yami, a place to eat in Gyodong, Daegu. Since it's a Thai restaurant in Daegu, it's a great spot when you're craving something different, Southeast Asian food. The atmosphere is pretty and the dishes are delicious, so I left satisfied.

Thai Yami's location, hours, and parking

• Address: 222 Gyeongsanggamyeong-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu
• Hours: 11:30–22:00 (B.T 15:00–17:30)
• Closed every Monday
• 1 hour free parking at Jungangno Hyundai Sun&Vill

The vibe — a cozy interior with an open kitchen

Here's the interior of Thai Yami, a well-known spot to eat in Gyodong, Daegu. Thanks to its warm, cozy atmosphere, you can eat comfortably. The kitchen is an open kitchen, so you can see the cooking happening, and it's kept clean and tidy so you can eat with peace of mind.

A staff member took our order, and while we waited for the food, we were given some crackers. The corn salad went really well with the crackers. It was delicious.

Drinks — limeade for ₩5,500

Thai Yami's drinks: fresh-squeezed orange juice ₩5,000, limeade and lemonade ₩5,500, soft drinks (cola, sprite, zero, fanta) ₩2,500. I ordered the limeade. It has a rich, refreshing lime flavor that I really liked.

Pad thai, ₩13,000 — the signature dish with shrimp and nuts

Finally, the main dishes arrived. The pad thai and kai phrai came out first. Kai phrai also comes in a smaller size, so it's a good pick as a side dish too.

Pad thai, ₩13,000. Pad thai, the classic Southeast Asian dish, is a sweet-and-sour stir-fried noodle dish made with Thai Yami's aged signature sauce. It's their signature menu item, so you have to try it.

It's loaded with plump shrimp, and the crunchy bean sprouts and noodles are stir-fried together nicely. The savory nuts made it even tastier. They mix it carefully so nothing flies off the plate.

I love eating pad thai even when I travel in Southeast Asia, and Thai Yami's pad thai is so good that I'd recommend it. If you like pad thai, you have to try this one. It was totally my kind of pad thai.

Kai phrai, ₩21,000 — handmade fried chicken topped with cheese

Kai phrai (₩21,000). It's a handmade fried chicken & salad dish you can only get at Thai Yami. The chicken is salty and addictive. It goes really well eaten together with the salad.

There's cheese sprinkled on top, which makes it even more savory. The chicken is tender and delicious too. It was a texture I hadn't tried before, so it exceeded expectations, and my friend and I both agreed it was tasty. The mini size is ₩9,000, so it's a good choice as a side dish too :)

My top recommendation, the poo pad pong curry you can eat shell and all

The dish I want to recommend most from Thai Yami, a place to eat in Gyodong, Daegu, is the poo pad pong curry. I've had it at Southeast Asian restaurants in Daegu before, but what's special about Thai Yami's poo pad pong curry is that you can eat it shell and all. The shell is soft and tender, so it's delicious even eaten whole. The sauce is so good that eating it with the rice that comes with it is heavenly. Officially rice-thief-worthy 👍

Looking at these photos makes me want to eat it again. The crab shell on the outside is so soft it's crunchy yet melts right in your mouth :) You really have to try it.

Wrap-up

That was my review after visiting Thai Yami, a well-known spot to eat in Gyodong, Daegu. You can experience distinctive Southeast Asian food, and the atmosphere is nice too, so it's great as a get-together spot. Come try some delicious Thai food in Gyodong!