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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 pork belly together on one platter. My friend and I paired the ₩43,000 mixed platter with unlimited ramen, steamed egg, and patbingsu. Verdict: a generous, great-value dinner spot.
Donggok Jemyeon Daegu Dongseong-ro Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu, serving house-made kalguksu and savory pancakes. We shared a seafood chive pancake set with spicy yukgaejang kalguksu and rich chicken kalguksu, plus free rice and a yogurt to finish. Verdict: a satisfying choice for a warm, hearty meal.
Gankeun Galbi Seongseo Branch is an all-you-can-eat pork rib restaurant in Dalseo, Daegu. The spacious restaurant has a self-service bar, basement parking, and a kids' zone for children through elementary school. Verdict: a satisfying family meal spot where the ribs alone felt worthwhile.
Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch is a Korean restaurant in Dalseo, Daegu, serving neatly prepared Korean meals. There was a weekday lunch queue, but tables turned over quickly, and I tried yukhoe bibimbap, Spanish mackerel gondre rice, and hanpan galbi. Verdict: the fresh yukhoe, boneless fish, and gently sweet galbi made a satisfying combination.
Rama & Babana Dongseong-ro Main Branch is an Indian fusion restaurant in Jung-gu, Daegu. For a first Indian meal, I tried beef curry with naan, mozzarella chapati, tandoori cream chicken, and blueberry lassi, all with familiar flavors and generous portions. Verdict: an easy, filling introduction to Indian food.
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.
