Where to eat in Daegu

Kim Jae-dong galbi, named after the cook, is pork rib trimmed thinner than usual so the sweet-salty marinade reaches ev…

Salmon nigiri is ordered by telling staff how many pieces to torch, so raw and seared salmon share the plate. The fish…

There is nothing to choose: the Dongi jeongsik is the only set, so food lands as soon as you sit and the lunchtime numb…

Pork pounded thin, breaded crisp and blanketed in sweet sauce: the 1990s gyeongyang-sik (Korean-Western diner) cutlet s…

In the seonji haejangguk, the congealed ox blood comes on the side as one big block, a bit like a bar of chocolate, so…

With only about ten tables, this shop in Yakjeon Golmok, Daegu's herbal-medicine alley, has you write your name on a wa…

Native chicken and rice porridge cook together in a single pressure cooker. When the lid comes off, the meat pulls easi…

Ten pan-fried dumplings arrive joined at the edges in a single sheet; pulled apart, each has a thick, chewy wrapper cri…

Junghwa bibimbap, vegetables wok-fried hard in gochujang sauce and laid over rice, tastes more sweet and smoky than hot…

Apart from the fixed spread of rice, soup, kimchi, namul and steamed egg, a separate main section rotates boiled pork,…

The pork gukbap is finished by toryeom, hot broth poured over the rice and drained off, and the broth is milky yet clea…

Shops selling the same dish line both sides of Daegu's Bangogae muchimhoe alley; this one rebuilt its building and has…

This second-floor charcoal grill house has its own kids' corner with a jungle gym and a slide. Staff grill the meat fro…

Tender pork belly goes into the Hawaiian pork belly burger, on a soft, slightly greasy bun that holds everything togeth…

Baguettes made with French flour, served with fresh cream and spreads, are the center of the dessert menu, and adding m…

Beer fans single out the IPAs and double dry-hopped brews as this brewery's strength, while its international awards we…

Notices plastered on the building's main door say it is not the buffet entrance, and the way in is through a separate d…

The broth of the ongsimi kalguksu (potato dumpling noodle soup) comes already seasoned and tastes best eaten as is, wit…

Kimchi-jjim and kimchi-jjigae are the whole menu. The jjim arrives ready to eat, long-aged kimchi with pork that comes…

Each diner gets a big empty bowl to fill with rice, bean sprouts, vegetables and seaweed flakes, then top with the smok…

The barley rice comes two ways: gangdoenjang jayeon boribap, topped with thick soybean-paste stew to mix in, and gondeu…

Red brick, stacked in loose courses, wraps the room, and the roof leaves its steel frame on show. Hands Coffee designed…

Two generations have kept this soup shop going for 45 years, and the sundae in its sundae gukbap is big blood sausage s…

From the basement to the third floor and up to the roof, each level has its own indoor tables and terrace, and the uppe…