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The Sugar Packet

I write about cafes I visit in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Kids & baby · Home & living

PlaceDanyang, ChungbukCafés

Danyang bakery, 6 of 8 gone after dinner: Black Garlic Salt Bread

Black Garlic Salt Bread is a salt bread bakery just inside the entrance of Gugyeong Market in Danyang, Chungbuk, on the left. After dinner at Gugyeong Market, the writer took out Set 1 and Set 2 (24,000 won in total), and two adults and two kids shared them as dessert at their lodging, eating 6 of the 8 rolls on the spot. A mix of original, garlic and black garlic salt bread from Black Garlic Salt Bread makes a good late-night snack to share after dinner.

Written Oct 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguCafés

Brunch café near Daegu Marriott: first-time hummus with a friend, Baut

Baut is a brunch café in Dong-gu, Daegu, near Dongdaegu Station, Shinsegae Department Store and the Daegu Marriott hotel. Two friends ordered veggie hummus, a green onion jambon sandwich, a lime ade and a latte at Baut, and the hummus, a first for both, was nuttier and smoother than either expected. If you have never had hummus, Baut is a good place to try it for the first time.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Family Texas BBQ revisit in Palgongsan, Daegu: smoky brisket at Modak

Modak Texas Barbecue Palgongsan Branch is a Texas-style barbecue restaurant on Palgongsan-ro in Dong-gu, Daegu. The writer remembered the smoky brisket and came back with the kids, ordered the 2-person Texas Platter set and a shrimp cream pasta, then roasted marshmallows over the outdoor campfire. Modak Texas Barbecue Palgongsan Branch is worth another visit for a family meal with kids on a Palgongsan drive.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Chimsan-dong beef grill with toddlers: flower rib, Gogi 9dan

Gogi 9dan Chimsan Direct Branch (고기9단 침산직영점) is a beef grill restaurant on Chimsannam-ro in Buk-gu, Daegu. On a Friday evening, three adults and two toddlers shared a full plate of flower rib, the 9dan Set and a half plate of emperor rib, and the ground-floor piloti parking and the play room visible through a glass window made the meal easy with kids. The thick, tender, steak-like flower rib was the most memorable part of this family dinner at Gogi 9dan.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Western restaurant with a kid's cup-drawing ade: Resting07

Resting07 is a budget-friendly Western restaurant on the 2nd floor at 67 Dongseong-ro 3-gil in Jung-gu, Daegu. The writer visited Resting07 with a friend and the friend's child and ordered red egg in hell and steak cream pasta (17,700 won each), plus corn cheese and a mini salad from the receipt review event. The child drew Baby Shark on a cup and got a free grapefruit ade. The spicy tomato red egg in hell was the standout, and the writer would order it again at Resting07.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamRestaurants

Kalguksu lunch for four at ₩33,000 near Tongdosa, Yangsan: Eonyang Dak

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Tongdosa Branch is a Korean restaurant specialising in chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and dak-gomtang (chicken soup), located at the entrance to Tongdosa Temple in Yangsan, Gyeongnam. Two adults and two kids had a weekday lunch of chicken kalguksu, dak-gomtang and a 200g tasting plate of suyuk (boiled pork) for 33,000 won in total, and each 10,000-won bowl came with half a chicken inside. Eonyang Dak Kalguksu is a good place to eat with kids before a trip to Tongdosa.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamRestaurants

Yangsan restaurant for a family dinner after Tongdosa: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Restaurant Yangsan Oslo Park Branch is a Western restaurant on basement level 1 of Oslo Park in Mulgeum, Yangsan, Gyeongnam. Heading home to Daegu after a day trip to Tongdosa Temple, the writer stopped at Bueokgan with two children for dinner and ordered sweet potato fries, abalone cream risotto and a truffle mushroom wood-fired pizza. Bueokgan brought out separate kids' trays, cups and utensils, and the mild, non-spicy food made it easy to share with the children.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu ramen shop full at 11:30am opening: three broths at Ryusenso

Ryusenso Dongseong-ro is a Japanese ramen restaurant on Gongpyeong-ro in the Dongseong-ro area of Jung-gu, Daegu. Three friends arrived at the 11:30am opening and ordered one bowl each of Ryusenso, Ryusenso Asari and Ryusenso Ebi Miso plus Jeju black pork gyoza (dumplings), paying 43,000 won in total to compare the three broths side by side. Ryusenso Dongseong-ro filled up right after opening and a waiting line formed, so arrive early if you don't want to wait.

Written Aug 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Indian restaurant in Suseong, Daegu: three dishes shared for 53,000

Rama & Bavana Suseong Lake Branch is an Indian and Asian restaurant on Yonghak-ro in Suseong-gu, Daegu, with second-floor picture windows facing the trees around Suseong Lake. Three friends came back at opening time to a place they had visited more than ten years earlier and shared nasi goreng (fried rice) at 16,000 won, mi goreng (fried noodles) at 16,000 won and beef curry at 21,000 won, 53,000 won in total. All three dishes carried a gentle heat that kept them from turning heavy, and the garlic naan with beef curry was the best pairing of the meal.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored
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