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Cafés, restaurants and places in Daegu, written by bloggers who went there.
Yangbokjeom Dongdaegu Station Branch is a lamb skewer restaurant near Dongdaegu Station in Dong-gu, Daegu. One serving each of wangkkochi (thick lamb skewers) and wangdeungsim skewers (lamb loin) grilled on an automatically rotating charcoal grill, dipped in cumin, and the meal ended with onmyeon (warm noodle soup). Ordering the warm noodles alongside the meat, rather than eating only skewers, leaves the palate clean.
Donggok Jemyeon Daegu Dongseong-ro Main Branch is a handmade-noodle Korean restaurant between Gyodong and Dongseong-ro in Jung-gu, Daegu. Trying the soybean noodle soup, beef bone kalguksu, and yukgaejang kalguksu alongside a half-order of pork platter, the chewy noodles and rich broths all delivered. For a filling meal in Dongseong-ro, Donggok Jemyeon is worth the visit.
Matdongsam Beomeo Main Branch is a pork belly restaurant that opened near the courthouse in Beomeo-dong, Suseong, Daegu. The writer ordered 3 servings of teuk-ogyeopsal (premium pork belly) and grandma's doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), checked out the baby chair and the ₩2,000 baby rice tray with sides like barley doenjang and herring roe, and dined in a renovated old house with wide table spacing that worked well for both family meals and group dinners.
Bongja Makchang Daegu Jongno Branch is a makchang (grilled pork intestine) and pork belly barbecue restaurant on Jongno in Jung-gu, Daegu. The writer ordered the Bongja platter — one plate of raw makchang plus one plate of raw pork belly — added pork belly skin, and enjoyed free unlimited refills of ramen, steamed egg, and red bean shaved ice. Even on a weekday the place was fully booked, making it a solid pick for a Daegu group dinner or work gathering.
Cafe Dongi Dongseong-ro Main Branch is a Korean restaurant on the second floor of a building in Dongseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, near Banwoldang Station. Visiting as a trio, the writer ordered a beef brisket doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) rice table, a solo-grill jeyuk (spicy pork) set, and a solo-grill dwaeji bulgogi (grilled pork) set, plus a side of egg meatballs (5 pieces, ₩2,900), and loaded up on the self-serve gim (seaweed), fried eggs, barley candy, and hutgae tea. Great value and fast service made it a solid pick for everything from student dates to family outings.
Hyangtaek Daebong Branch is a tidy Korean restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu, near Kim Kwang-seok Street and Gyeongbuk Uni Hospital Station. On a Saturday around 7pm the writer ordered yukhoe bibimbap (raw beef rice bowl), herring roe bibim noodles, and a mushroom side, finding the beef fresh and generous and the mushrooms crisp outside, chewy and moist inside. With free 70-minute parking support at the Kim Kwang-seok Street public lot, it's an easy pick for a group meal or date course.
Banwoldang Bujasikdang is a fire-grilled Korean restaurant in a back alley near Banwoldang Station in Jung-gu, Daegu. A phone order brought home one serving of oje-bokkeum (squid-pork stir-fry, 14,000 won) along with lettuce, ssamu radish and cabbage salad side dishes for a rice bibimbap dinner. The smoky char and generous portion made it a solid weeknight meal for a working couple.
Ryusenso Beomeo Branch is a Japanese ramen restaurant in Suseong, Daegu, between Suseonggu-cheong Station and Beomeo Station. Seated at the counter bar facing the open kitchen, the writer paired the rich tonkotsu-broth Ryusenso ramen with crispy-outside, juicy-inside tori karaage (Japanese fried chicken), loving the chashu and ajitamago combo. It's easy for solo diners, and delivery and takeout are both available.
Otter Rabbit House is a brunch café near Woelgwang Park in Dalseo, Daegu. The writer stopped by with her husband after the school drop-off and ordered the signature castella latte at 6,200 won, a hot americano at 3,800 won, an egg tart at 4,500 won and chocolate pistachio at 5,800 won, in a wood-toned space with baby chairs. Otter Rabbit House is worth a visit on a day you want a coffee that isn't too sweet with bakery on the side.
Rama & Bavana Suseong Lake Branch is an Indian and Asian restaurant overlooking Suseong Lake in Suseong, Daegu. Two diners ordered chicken curry, cheese-and-seafood nasi goreng and tandoori tikka at Rama & Bavana, and the portions were so generous that the leftovers went home in a takeout box. Rama & Bavana is a good choice for tasting several dishes over an autumn evening with a lake view.
Yangbokjeom Dongdaegu Station Branch is a charcoal lamb skewer restaurant in Sincheon-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu. Three of us grilled wangkkochi (jumbo skewers) and lamb loin skewers together and added kkuabaorou (sweet and sour fried pork) and onmyeon (chewy corn noodles) for ₩72,000 total, and the skewers turned on the charcoal grill by themselves with almost no gamey smell. There was already a wait at 5:30pm, so booking ahead is worth it at Yangbokjeom Dongdaegu Station Branch.
Gankeun Galbi Seongseo Branch is an all-you-can-eat pork rib and pork belly restaurant in Igok-dong, Dalseo, Daegu. Two diners visited at 3:30pm on a weekday, ordered the pork ribs plus pork belly (Korean-raised) set for two, and worked through the self-bar of pork cutlet, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and chicken gizzards before finishing with milk snow bingsu (shaved ice). Between the full window wall, the kids' playroom and parking right under the building, Gankeun Galbi suits families and couples alike.
