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Cafés, restaurants and places in Gyeongbuk, written by bloggers who went there.

12 places in Gyeongbuk

Gyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Kid-friendly Gyeongju café: Valrhona chocolate latte at Deobenchi

Deobenchi is a café on Cheomseong-ro 99beon-gil in Hwangridan-gil, Gyeongju, with seating on the 1st floor, the 2nd floor and an outdoor terrace. After snacking on ten-won bread (coin-shaped cheese pastry) and jjondeugi (chewy grilled snack) along Hwangridan-gil, the writer stopped at Deobenchi with the kids. They had an iced Americano, a lemonade made with homemade lemon syrup and a chocolate latte with Valrhona chocolate sauce, then browsed the café's accessory corner and the hanok view from the 2nd floor. Deobenchi is a care kids zone café that makes a good break with children while looking out over Hwangridan-gil's hanok roofs.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored
Gyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongju hanok courtyard restaurant: chicken tender salad, Midam

Midam Kitchen (미담키친) is a Western restaurant in a renovated hanok with a U-shaped courtyard, tucked down an alley off Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju. On an autumn outing, we parked at the Hwangnidan-gil Central Parking Lot, walked over and shared Toowoomba pasta (15,900 won), beef risotto and chicken tender salad, served on big plates with generous portions and flavors almost anyone would enjoy. With its hanok courtyard view and roomy table spacing, Midam Kitchen is a good pick for a date or a family meal with kids.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
Pohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang crab restaurant, lemon octopus and flounder fin: Yeonggwang

Yeonggwang Hoe Daegae Center is a snow crab and raw fish restaurant inside Jukdo Market in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. On a Pohang trip with her husband, the writer ordered the Bakdal Special for 2 and had red crab ramyeon, seasoned pufferfish skin, complimentary live octopus, abalone mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), meaty Bakdal snow crab, crab shell fried rice and maeuntang (spicy fish stew). Yeonggwang Hoe Daegae Center is a good-value pick for Jukdo Market visitors who want Bakdal snow crab with plenty of side dishes.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
Gyeongsan, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gyeongsan Korean restaurant, weekday lunch with parents: Bapeul Jitda

Bapeul Jitda Gyeongsan Main Branch is a Korean set-meal (hanjeongsik) restaurant with private rooms on Samseonghyeon-ro in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, near the Korean medicine university and Haenaeda CC. The writer took their parents for the weekday lunch special and ordered the live abalone porridge set and the beef brisket mushroom hot pot set (17,000 won each), and was happy with the fried eggplant, the mild side dishes and the after-meal coffee with a view of autumn leaves. For a good-value Gyeongsan Korean set meal to share with parents, the Bapeul Jitda Gyeongsan Main Branch weekday lunch special is the answer.

Written Oct 30, 2026Sponsored
Pohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Songdo, Pohang restaurant: chili-oil-free chop steak & pasta, Plan A

Plan A Restaurant is a Western restaurant on the 4th floor of a building near Songdo Beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. On a return visit, the writer ordered the Plan A chop steak without chili oil alongside the beef tomato spaghetti, alternating between the meat dish and the pasta. Plan A Restaurant is a Songdo spot worth pairing with a seaside walk for a date.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
Gyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju walnut pastry shop, handmade in an open kitchen: Buja Hodu

Buja Hodu (부자호두) is a handmade walnut pastry shop in an alley off Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, known for its Korean rice batter. While looking for gifts for both sets of parents, the writer stopped at Buja Hodu during the autumn queue and watched the open kitchen bake the pastries, top them with whole walnuts and trim them with scissors. The writer then tried the low-sugar red bean and pea cream cheese flavors from a 24-piece mix gift set. Verdict: Buja Hodu's less-sweet fillings and neat packaging make it a Gyeongju souvenir worth recommending as a gift for parents.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
Pohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Jokbal takeout on a Pohang weekend trip, Buldak-level spicy: Hwanggeum

Hwanggeum Jokbal Jangseong Branch is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) and bossam restaurant on Beobwon-ro in Buk-gu, Pohang. On a weekend trip to Pohang, the writer took out a large half-and-half jokbal of king jokbal and fire-grilled spicy jokbal for ₩49,000 as dinner, getting ₩2,000 off for takeout, a lotto ticket and a free bone soup to boil at home. Hwanggeum Jokbal Jangseong Branch is a generous, affordable Pohang jokbal spot where chewy king jokbal and Buldak-level spicy jokbal are good eaten in turns.

Written Oct 30, 2026Sponsored
Gyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Hwangnidang-gil Korean restaurant: deodeok on gondre rice, Hyangtaek

Hyangtaek (향택) is a Korean restaurant tucked into an alley just off the main Hwangnidang-gil street in Gyeongju. Craving a warm rice meal instead of bread and street food, the writer ordered Spanish mackerel gondre rice (Korean thistle rice) for 15,000 won and grilled deodeok (mountain root) for 10,000 won. Topping the mild gondre rice with savory mackerel and fragrant deodeok worked well. Hyangtaek suits anyone who wants a calm, unhurried meal on Hwangnidang-gil or a Gyeongju trip with parents.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
Pohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Guryongpo raw fish restaurant: rainy-day sashimi to go, Hoetjip Jin

Hoetjip Jin (횟집진) is a raw fish restaurant on Homi-ro in Guryongpo-eup, Pohang, near Guryongpo Market. On a rainy weekend trip to Pohang, the writer ordered Hoetjip Jin's mixed sashimi for 2–3 people (35,000 won) plus one live abalone (6,000 won) to go, and the wrap vegetables, garlic and sauce included made a full meal at the lodging. The portion looked small at first but was just right for two adults, the kids each picked up a piece and loved it, and Hoetjip Jin proved a satisfying rainy-day choice.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
Gumi, GyeongbukRestaurants

Gumi loach soup restaurant by Sangmo High, Namdo-style broth: Irojeong

Irojeong Gumi Geumosan Direct Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant serving loach soup (chueotang) and black goat health food on Bakjeonghui-ro in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, next to Sangmo High School. After a short wait at a full weekday dinner, the writer had the suyuk (boiled pork) and mackerel Sanghwang loach soup set for 2 plus an extra Sanghwang loach soup; the thick grilled mackerel had no fishy smell, and the Southern-style (Namdo) loach soup was thick and rich with doenjang and perilla. Irojeong is a good pick when you want to treat your parents to a hearty, restorative meal.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
Gumi, GyeongbukRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Indong, Gumi: olive kimchi self-bar at Kkotdwaeji

Kkotdwaeji Restaurant Gumi Main Branch (꽃돼지식당 구미본점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the restaurant street in Indong, Gumi, where staff grill the meat at your table. The writer ordered the Gourmet Set (special pork belly, special pork neck and special pork jowl) with their parents and went back to the self-bar several times for olive kimchi, jepi (Korean prickly ash) green onion kimchi and watermelon radish water kimchi. For a family meal where you want to compare cuts and focus on conversation, Kkotdwaeji Restaurant Gumi Main Branch is an easy choice.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
Gyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Hwangnidan-gil pie shop's nut-packed red bean pie: Gyeongju Tokyo Pie

Gyeongju Tokyo Pie (경주도쿄파이) is a takeout-only handmade pie shop on Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, where a Japanese pâtissier bakes pies twice a day with domestic Fuji apples. Timing the visit to a fresh bake, the writer took home an apple pie and an angko (sweet red bean paste) pie. The Gyeongju Tokyo Pie apple pie kept its crisp pastry even after cooling, and the red bean pie was packed edge to edge with red bean paste and nuts. Gyeongju Tokyo Pie is an easy way to cover a Hwangnidan-gil dessert and a Gyeongju souvenir in one stop.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored

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