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Thin Bowl, Daegu/Gyeongbuk and Busan/Gyeongnam Restaurants

Writes about small restaurants in Daegu/Gyeongbuk and Busan/Gyeongnam, one meal at a time. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gopchang hot pot and yukhoe mulhoe in Gyeongju Bomun: Hyoeunok

Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch (효은옥 경주분점) is a hanok-style Korean restaurant serving hot pot and Korean dishes near Bomun Tourist Complex in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. On a family trip, we booked through Naver for a weekend dinner around 6pm and ordered the beef brisket gopchang (beef intestine) hot pot for two (44,000 won), yukhoe mulhoe (chilled raw beef soup, 14,000 won) and yukhoe bibimbap (13,000 won), with the rich beef bone broth and the sweet-and-sour mulhoe as the standouts. Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch is worth visiting for its hot-and-cold pairing of steaming gopchang hot pot with icy yukhoe mulhoe.

Written Oct 3, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang raw fish restaurant: wild sashimi for 4 at Dongnam Hoe Sikdang

Dongnam Hoe Sikdang (동남회식당) is a snow crab and sashimi restaurant on Crab Alley in Jukdo Market, Pohang. On a holiday weekend trip to Pohang and Gyeongju, the writer and her mom ordered the wild mixed sashimi platter for 4 and had side dishes, sashimi built mainly around gizzard shad and sea bream, seafood ramen and spicy fish stew (maeuntang). Dongnam Hoe Sikdang suits anyone who wants to choose between sashimi and snow crab at one Jukdo Market restaurant.

Written Oct 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Dongdaegu Station lamb skewer spot with ₩20,000 corkage: Yangbokjeom

Yangbokjeom Dongdaegu Station Branch is a lamb skewer restaurant in Dong-gu, Daegu, a 10-minute walk from Dongdaegu Station, with corkage at ₩20,000 per bottle and group rooms for 6 to 9 people. On a 39°C heatwave day, two friends ordered jumbo lamb skewers (₩18,000), lamb sirloin skewers (₩23,000) and black guobaorou (squid-ink sweet-and-sour fried pork, ₩22,000). The skewers had no gamey smell and the squid-ink batter was satisfyingly chewy. Yangbokjeom is full on weekend evenings, so booking ahead is recommended.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGumi, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gumi black goat restaurant with parents, 19-team noon wait: Irojeong

Irojeong Gumi Geumosan Direct Branch is a newly opened loach soup and black goat restaurant on Bakjeonghui-ro in Sangmo-dong, Gumi, Gyeongbuk. Dining with two parents, the writer ordered the black goat boiled meat set for three: odor-free black goat soup, tender boiled goat and loach fritters among the side dishes. At noon on a weekend there were 19 teams ahead, and the wait for a private room took 30 minutes. The large parking lot, sujeonggwa (cinnamon punch) and snacks while waiting, and iced coffee to go make Irojeong a great restorative-meal spot for taking parents out.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Paprika tomato stew for four at Jeonpo brunch spot Odd Bird Oliver

Odd Bird Oliver is a Western-style brunch restaurant near the Jeonpo café street in Busanjin, Busan, where the bread and cheese are made in house every day. Four of us ordered pistachio jambon pasta (19,000 won), jamón mushroom risotto (19,000 won), Bismarck focaccia sandwich (16,000 won), paprika tomato stew with focaccia (17,000 won) and black tea lemonade (7,000 won), and the stew was good enough that we ordered another focaccia to go with it. The barley risotto with jamón and mushrooms and the tomato stew are the two dishes at Odd Bird Oliver anyone would enjoy.

Written Sep 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo-dong pork BBQ for 4: dwittongsal & ppolsal, Dwitdon Sanghoe

Dwitdon Sanghoe, Jeonpo Branch is a pork rare-cut BBQ restaurant right in front of Exit 2 of Bujeon Station in Busanjin, Busan. Four friends shared the 1kg Dwitdon one-pig set, which brings 8 rare cuts plus pork skin and pork tail, then added the 500g half set with 6 more cuts because it was so good. The best cuts at Dwitdon Sanghoe were the chewy dwittongsal (back neck meat) and the soft ppolsal (cheek meat).

Written Sep 25, 2026Sponsored
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