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Cafés, restaurants and places in Daegu, written by bloggers who went there.
Bongja Makchang Daegu Jongno Branch is a pork BBQ restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu, serving makchang and samgyeopsal. We added a huge bowl of kimchi noodle soup and old-school tteokbokki, plus unlimited ramen, steamed egg, and patbingsu. Verdict: come hungry—there is far more than makchang to get through.
Dento is a brunch café on Bongsanmunhwa 2-gil in Jung-gu, Daegu. I enjoyed five bite-size open sandwiches with iced drip coffee and cool mint blending tea in its quiet space. Verdict: a light but satisfying brunch stop.
Haepumsosaeng Gogi is a beef restaurant in Dong-gu, Daegu, specializing in fresh raw beef, yukhoe, and Korean beef tataki. We ordered a medium fresh raw beef platter and yukhoe bibimbap, alongside an abundant spread of side dishes. Verdict: the wonderfully sticky mungtigi and nostalgic tteokbokki-style sides were unforgettable.
Pyeongsang Myeonok Sotbap Bansang Duryu Negeori Branch (평상면옥 솥밥반상 두류네거리점) is a Korean restaurant at Duryu Intersection in Seo-gu, Daegu. We had a 36,000 won small bossam and two 2,000 won pot-rice upgrades, with neat side dishes, tender pork, and savory scorched-rice tea. Verdict: a place I would happily revisit with my parents.
Mirim Yangjang Daegu is a Chinese-style bar in Jung-gu, Daegu, serving Peking duck and Chinese dishes. We wrapped half a Peking duck in wheat pancakes with sauce, scallions, and cucumber, then mixed mapo tofu with rice. Mirim Yangjang Daegu is a great value for two sharing duck.
Cafe Dongi Dongseong-ro Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu, serving individual brazier set meals and kimchi stew. My mom, sibling, and I shared stir-fried webfoot octopus, spicy pork, and kimchi stew, plus self-fried eggs and multigrain rice. Cafe Dongi was a satisfying family meal.
Suyeong Naengsam Daegu Direct Store is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu, near Jungangno Station. Five days before giving birth, this couple enjoyed quick-frozen sliced pork, pork jowl cheek, bibim guksu, and fried rice with free parking. Verdict: a happy, value-for-money frozen pork dinner.
Sangbong Dongseong-ro is a hanok bar in Jung-gu, Daegu. I enjoyed burrata cheese potato pancake with lemon and Earl Grey highballs in its cozy indoor and outdoor spaces. Verdict: come for the crispy-and-creamy pancake and refreshing highballs.
Bonghwa Saenggogi Bonjeom is a raw beef restaurant in Buk-gu, Daegu. We tried the ₩65,000 half-and-half platter of raw beef and raw brisket sashimi, plus generous banchan, seafood-style doenjang jjigae, tteokbokki, and cabbage pancake. Verdict: the chewy raw beef was the clear favorite.
Cafe Dongi Daemyeong Station Branch is a Korean restaurant in Nam-gu, Daegu, near Apsan. After hiking Apsan, I had tofu and zucchini doenjang-jjigae set meals, nuruk-aged tangsuyuk, and meat patties, plus self-serve rice and fried eggs. Verdict: a warm, filling stop when you’re craving a home-style meal.
Hyangtaek Daebong Branch is a Korean restaurant near Kyungpook National University Hospital Station in Jung-gu, Daegu. I tried its mackerel gondre rice and eggplant doenjang rice bowls for 14,000 and 13,000 won. Verdict: a filling yet gentle Korean meal that left me feeling light.
Matdongsam Beomeo Main Branch is a pork BBQ restaurant in Suseong, Daegu, set in a retrofitted retro-style house. I had special five-layer pork and chewy pork with kimchi, jaeraegi, and garlic sauce, plus Grandma’s doenjang jjigae and steamed egg. Verdict: the unusual chewy texture is the part I keep thinking about.
