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Cafés, restaurants and places in Daegu, written by bloggers who went there.
Banwoldang Bujasikdang is a Korean restaurant in Namsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu. Its standard-spice fire-grilled stir-fried squid was moist and tender with a gentle smoky flavor, alongside fried burdock and cheonggukjang soybean-paste stew. A satisfying spot for finishing a bowl of rice when Korean food is calling.
Haenyeo Sotbap (해녀솥밥) Suseong Direct Store is a Korean restaurant in Suseong, Daegu, serving abalone and eel sotbap. I enjoyed its generous side dishes, pot rice, and pomegranate slush with my mom in a spacious room. Verdict: a wonderfully neat, satisfying meal for parents.
Imga-ne Ureong Ssambap is a Korean restaurant in Dong-gu, Daegu, serving herbal boiled pork, grilled mackerel, snail ssamjang, and stone-pot rice. After reserving ahead with a friend, I enjoyed a generously set table of wraps and finished with sikhye. Verdict: a filling choice for a Korean dinner after a Palgongsan drive.
Geumdeungeo Dalseo Branch is a Korean restaurant in Jincheon-dong, Dalseo, Daegu, serving wood-fired fish, barley corvina and pot rice. I explored the house-made side dishes, adults’ play area and private rooms, then enjoyed moist grilled mackerel and chewy barley corvina. A polished Korean set meal spot that would be lovely for taking your parents out.
Suyeong Naengsam Daegu Direct Store is a frozen pork barbecue restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu, near Jungangno Station. We had quick-frozen thin-sliced pork and pork belly with self-service vegetables and warm janchi-guksu while watching baseball with our child. A relaxed, kid-friendly dinner for anyone craving thin frozen pork.
Matdongsam Beomeo Main Branch is a pork barbecue restaurant in Suseong, Daegu, set in a converted old house. We had special five-layer pork belly, pork jowl, yeolmu bibim guksu, and Grandma’s doenjang stew. Verdict: a cozy, generous spot worth revisiting for the sold-out cuts.
Uldong Bossam is a Korean restaurant in Dongin-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, serving bossam set meals and pancakes. I paired the extra-meat set with a 9,000 won minari pancake, plus pork jowl, pork belly, and brisket doenjang stew. A no-regrets meal.
Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch is an all-you-can-eat beef shabu-shabu restaurant in Bokhyeon-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu. I chose two broths and helped myself to vegetables, noodles, sauces, draft beer, drinks, and takeaway coffee. Verdict: the spacious parking lot and easy self-bar layout made this a particularly comfortable meal.
Galbijeong is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Dalseong, Daegu, serving charcoal-grilled pork ribs and naengmyeon. The visit included tender staff-grilled domestic chilled ribs with pa-jang scallion sauce, garlic sauce, and a lunch naengmyeon set; rooms, a playroom, and ample parking made family dining easy. Verdict: 100% return-worthy for smoky ribs and refreshing noodles.
Dento is a quiet brunch café in Jung-gu, Daegu. I tried five bite-size open sandwiches and drip coffee, and the crisp shrimp rémoulade and fragrant, easy-drinking coffee were standouts. Verdict: a lovely stop for a peaceful coffee and sandwich break.
Banwoldang Buja Sikdang Suseong Branch is a Korean restaurant in Suseong, Daegu. We watched the high-heat cooking in the open kitchen, then enjoyed squid and spicy pork stir-fry, bibimbap for 4,900 won, and cheonggukjang on a date. Banwoldang Buja Sikdang Suseong Branch makes for a delicious, easygoing meal with convenient parking.
Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch is a large café in Dong-gu, Daegu, overlooking Dongchon Resort. I tried a Decaf Special, Ethiopia Hambela Natural, and an ice cream waffle by the second-floor window, then visited the fourth-floor terrace. Hands Coffee Dongchon Resort Branch is ideal for a quick lift with fragrant coffee and a sweet waffle.
