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Cafés, restaurants and places in Gyeongbuk, written by bloggers who went there.
Domo Sushi is a sushi restaurant in Idong, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, that serves a generous array of complimentary dishes with sushi orders. I had the 10-piece Domo Assorted Sushi and beef brisket udon, with thick fish toppings and enough food to leave me completely full. Verdict: a satisfying sushi meal with a Korean set-menu-level spread.
Hojueseo on Hoejeon Chobap is a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Ocheon, Pohang. Two diners tried salmon, tuna, and flounder fin sushi, impressed by the fish quality on ₩2,200 plates and the quick kiosk orders. Verdict: a clean, easy choice for sushi on a Pohang trip.
Haenyeo Sotbap Gyeongsan is a Korean restaurant in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, serving abalone pot rice and seafood stew in a generous set meal. We chose one of each in the 60,000 won Haenyeo Set for Two, with butter-grilled abalone, grilled fish, sweet-and-sour mushrooms, and 13 side dishes. A solid choice for a hearty Korean family meal.
Gallilli Daegae Hoe Sikdang is a crab and seafood restaurant near Jukdo Market in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. After reserving for Saturday evening, I had the 130,000-won Bakkal snow crab set for two, plus crab-shell rice and spicy fish stew. Verdict: a revisit-worthy pick for a generously set table and seriously meaty crab.
Yeonggwang Hoe Daegae Center is a snow crab restaurant in Jukdo Market, Pohang, Gyeongbuk. We had the Bakdal snow crab special set for four, with mulhoe, assorted sashimi, spicy fish stew, and kid-friendly facilities. Verdict: come hungry for a truly generous crab feast.
Tareudang is a dessert café selling fruit mochi in Hwangridan-gil, Gyeongju. I bought mango and golden kiwi fruit mochi on a weekday, but they melted while I carried them around without an insulated bag; the soft cream and big pieces of fruit were still delicious. Verdict: bring an insulated bag on hot days.
Buja Hodu is a dessert café in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, serving walnut pastries made with Korean rice dough. I picked up a 15-piece mix near closing, after the matcha had sold out, and tried the generously filled low-sugar red bean and pea cream cheese flavors. Verdict: check stock early if you have a flavor in mind.
Goyu (고유) is a Korean dining restaurant with hanok charm on Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. The writer ate the mackerel perilla-oil buckwheat noodles, the cold pork with gangdoenjang kale ssambap and the eggplant gangjeong with a bottle of Horangi yuzu makgeolli, and both the food and the space were satisfying. Goyu is a place worth revisiting for an atmospheric Korean meal.
Ppwang Mulhoe is a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant on Haean-ro by Yeongildae Beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. The writer ordered the Ppwang Mulhoe 3-combo and the flounder mulhoe, mixed 3 bundles of somyeon noodles and 2 bowls of rice into the broth, and helped themselves to the unlimited self-bar side dishes. Even the broth was good enough that Ppwang Mulhoe is on the list for the next Pohang trip.
Midam Kitchen is a hanok-style restaurant in Hwangridan-gil, Gyeongju, offering pizza, pasta, and pork cutlet. We ordered quattro cheese pizza, beef brisket oil pasta, and cheese roll cutlet for two. Verdict: a great hearty choice for diners with different tastes.
Handa Sot Gyeongju is a Korean restaurant on Hwangridan-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. We ordered the two-person wood-fired grilled fish set and an abalone pot rice, then enjoyed eight or so neat side dishes and scorched rice with my parents. Handa Sot Gyeongju makes a satisfying family meal after exploring Hwangridan-gil.
Bibibidang Gyeongju is a café on the first floor of Wooyang Museum of Contemporary Art in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. We visited with our six-month-old, Jaei, for Ujeon green tea, dawan coffee, tissue bread, and Snoopy castella after the exhibition. Verdict: an easy, relaxing museum stop with room for a stroller.
