7 Great Restaurants in Daegu
Where to Eat in Daegu and What to Try?
There are many great restaurants in Daegu, an area that’s famous for its scrumptious specialties. As an inland city, it has more meat dishes than seafood, with gobchang (stir-fried beef tripe) and makchang (beef or pork entrails) being especially popular. In fact, you’ll see stir-fried beef tripe alleys all over the city. The seafood here is often seasoned with vinegar and other condiments or cooked as a stew to prepare sliced raw fish dishes.
Daegu has many food-themed streets to delight travelers. Come and try 2 or 3 of the best dishes of Daegu, which include yukgaejang (Daegu spicy beef soup), munggigi (Daegu beef tartare), jjim galbi (braised beef ribs), and spicy rice field catfish stew.
1. Bangogae Seasoned Raw Fish Alley
Specialists in Daegu’s delicacies
Categoría: Parejas, Gastronomía
At Bangogae Seasoned Raw Fish Alley in Naedang-dong, Seo-gu, the restaurants are specialized in muchihoe (seasoned raw fish), one of the best dishes of Daegu. This local dish was developed in Daegu as an alternate to hwareo hoe (sliced raw fish). It’s made by mixing boiled squid, stingray, and river snail with shredded radish, water parsley, and sesame leaves, along with condiments such as red pepper powder, garlic, and ginger.
You can wrap seasoned raw fish with flat dumplings, lettuce, and sesame leaves. Its spicy and sweet taste and the chewy texture of squid are sensational. The light and spicy taste of the jaecheop guk (shellfish soup) that it’s served with will make your day.
Ubicación: Bangogae, Duryu-dong, Daegu, South Korea
2. Anjirang Stir-fried Beef Tripe Street
A cluster of popular restaurants
Categoría: Parejas, Gastronomía
Anjirang Stir-fried Beef Tripe Street, located near the Anjirang market in Daemyeong-dong, Nam-gu, is where you can enjoy Daegu’s specialty gobchang (stir-fried beef tripe) and makchang (beef or pork entrails) at a reasonable prices. More than 50 stir-fried beef tripe restaurants are lined up on this 500-meter-long street.
The odorless lean beef tripe is grilled over a briquette and dipped in sauces and are famous for their chewy texture and savory gravy. The dish is served in a large bowl here, with one bowl of beef tripe weighing about 500g. The delicious doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew) served with it is another specialty of this area.
Ubicación: Daemyeong 9(gu)-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Anjirang Stir-fried Beef Tripe Street
3. Pyeonghwa Market Chicken Gizzard Alley
Chewy and tasty chicken dishes
Categoría: Parejas, Gastronomía
Pyeonghwa Market Chicken Gizzard Alley is in Dong-gu and is the only one of its kind in the country. It’s also known as Dakttongjib Alley, as dakttongjib is slang for “chicken gizzards.” The alley began to form in the early ‘70s, when a chicken butcher deep-fried chicken gizzards left from butchering and sold them cheaply to nearby workers.
Chicken gizzards sold here are deep-fried in a thin batter to give a chewy and savory texture. You can choose from plain batter, spicy seasoned batter, and salty soy sauce batter. In addition to chicken gizzards, try popular chicken dishes such as tongdak (roasted chicken), jjim dak (braised spicy chicken with vegetables), and dak bal (chicken feet).
Pyeonghwa Market Chicken Gizzard Alley
4. Dongin-dong Braised Beef Ribs Street
Home of spicy ribs
Categoría: Parejas, Gastronomía
Dongin-dong Braised Beef Ribs Street in Jung-gu has many restaurants specializing in jjim galbi (braised beef ribs), one of the best dishes of Daegu. The red and spicy ribs are seasoned with garlic and red pepper powder, so they are different from galbi-jjim (braised short ribs), which are seasoned with soy sauce.
Order braised beef ribs and you’ll receive it in a nickel-silver pot with lettuce wraps and side dishes. Seasoned with all sorts of spices and condiments, the ribs are spicy and savory with a chewy texture. Mix rice with the remaining sauce for a “rice burglar” that comes close to gejang (marinated crab).
Ubicación: Dongdeok-ro 36-gil, Dongin 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Dongin-dong Braised Beef Ribs Street
5. Spicy Rice Field Catfish Stew Street
Hearty and spicy fish stew
Categoría: Parejas, Gastronomía, Familias
Bugok-ri, near the Munyang Station on the Daegu Metro Line 2, is the home of Spicy Rice Field Catfish Stew Street, lined with many nonmegi maeuntang (spicy rice field catfish stew) restaurants. The village is located on the bank of the Nakdong River, known for its rice fish farming.
Daegu-style spicy fish stew is made with by boiling the broth of radish and kelp with generous amounts of garlic and red pepper powder. Thanks to the plentiful vegetables, such as green onion, chilli pepper, water parsley, and enoki mushroom, the broth tastes savory and spicy without any fish odor. The starch noodle or sujebi (hand-pulled dough) you eat with it gives the stew an even richer body.
Ubicación: Bugok-ri, Dasa-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, South Korea
Spicy Rice Field Catfish Stew Street
6. Seomun Night Market
A bustling hub for creative foods
Categoría: Compras, Gastronomía, Vida nocturna
Seomun Night Market is a famous food place in Daegu. The night market opens at 7pm and offers a variety of local foods, fusion foods, and street foods for its visitors. Seomun Market’s most popular food is kalzebi, a compound word from kalguksu (noodle soup) and hand-pulled dough soup (sujebi). It’s made by boiling the 2 dishes together.
At Seomun Night Market, you can try a variety of unique dishes. Enjoy your night with creative options like grilled scallops with cheese on a hot plate (garibi cheolpan cheese gui), grilled pork belly (samgyeopsal), and cotton candy bubble tea. The street has lots of things to see such as busking and breakdancing, too.
Ubicación: 45, Keunjang-ro 26-gil, Daesin-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Horario: Friday–Saturday from 7 pm to 11.30 pm, Sunday from 7 pm to 10.30 pm (closed on Monday–Thursday)
Teléfono: +82 (0)53-256-6341
Seomun Night Market
7. Apsan Café Street
A variety of lively eateries
Categoría: Parejas, Gastronomía, Familias
If you are looking for a café or a gourmet restaurant with a refined atmosphere in Daegu, visit Apsan Café Street near the Nammyeong 3-way intersection. You’ll see many cafés serving desserts such as coffee and cakes as well as some restaurants offering pasta, pizza, steaks, and Japanese food.
The street has cafés with unique concepts, such as gallery cafés, rooftop cafés, and antique cafés, and each of them has its unique menus to delight locals and visitors alike. It’s a perfect place for couples on a date or families on a picnic.
Ubicación: Angol-gil, Daemyeong 9(gu)-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Apsan Café Street
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