Daegu
This superb restaurant has been serving divine and healthy traditional Korean food over three floors since 1978; and even if it’s packed they’ll usually…
Must-see restaurants in Gyeongsangbuk-do
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Gyeongju
Since 1979, this cosy restaurant with a delightfully cluttered and rustic interior has been serving tasty pajeon (파전; scallion pancake; ₩10,000) made from…
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Gyeongju
Run by the ever-so-friendly Hae Yong, who can put together a decent BLT sandwich for you to munch on as you peruse the book-stuffed walls. Looking for…
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Daegu
This terrific, welcoming, very popular ramen restaurant is a modern all-wood affair with busy, efficient staff and a short menu of excellent noodle dishes…
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Gyeongju
This very atmospheric place is a traditional family-run courtyard restaurant beside Tumuli-gongwon, with a delicious and broad menu featuring lip-smacking…
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Hyundai Department Store Food Hall
Daegu
This superb place – often packed to its smart-looking rafters – is really all you need for a one-stop, under-one-roof dining bonanza. Wander around the…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
This lovely, traditional corner restaurant is decorated with hanja calligraphy, with private dining rooms or an open section where you can sit on the…
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Daegu
Come to this long-standing Chinese restaurant and mainstay of the central Daegu dining scene for delicious fried or steamed mandu (만두; dumplings) – the…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
One of the island’s most famous restaurants – its owner will tell you proudly about its many appearances on Korea’s famously food-obsessed TV channels –…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
Take a seat in the outdoor patio overlooking the beach and enjoy jogae gu-e (조개 구이, barbecued shellfish). Shells filled with seafood, cheese and onion…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
This tea shop in a rustic building offers simple treats like green tea, wine and light meals. No English is spoken, but the owner goes to much effort to…
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Gyeongju
This terrific night market is on the northeast corner of the Jungang Market, with a whole line of stalls selling all manner of food, from vegetarian pasta…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
This excellent chain Japanese restaurant – described as a 'Japanese Urban Bistro' – is just the place for delicious rice dishes, hot pot, katsu breaded…
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Daegu
Located on Daegu’s famous jjim-galbi (slow-cooked beef ribs) street, this quaint restaurant has been serving spicy steamed beef for 40 years. The friendly…
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Daegu
Spaghetti-shaped lines form at busy Angelo's, so find your spot and size up the photo menu. Always wanted to eat excellent pizza with chopsticks? Now's…
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Gyeongju
Friendly and inviting Kisoya serves up a mouthwatering array of Japanese dishes with a Korean slant. Mains are generous set meals of the classics from…
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Gyeongju
Opposite the entrance to Samneung, this 20-year-old restaurant specialises in mukun kimchi (묵은 김치), a spicy noodle-and-broth dish made with kimchi aged at…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
The spruce, efficient and neat-looking light-mustard-coloured restaurant does a great line in hamburger steaks, grilled beef bulgogi steaks and garlic…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
A good-value barbecue place serving pork ribs, bulgogi, prime beef rib and grilled beef steaks. The menu is very simple but the smell from the street is…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
Sit near the seafront with a bottle of soju (local vodka) and a platter of raw fish, and watch the ocean crash onto the rocky shoreline at this ramshackle…
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Gyeongju
King crab and raw fish are the specialities of this bustling restaurant near Gampo harbour. Crab dinners start with a small selection of sides and finish…
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Daegu
Don't be put off by the unattractive, charmless and drab exterior – there's some fine and affordable food upstairs at this popular Nepali eatery in the…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
Friendly staff serve good espresso and fresh tasty treats, making Mammoth a good choice for brekkie. If the weather is nice, enjoy your drink on the…
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Gyeongju
An eclectic collection of birds, rocks, figurines, pottery and other folk arts make this a unique place to dine on this strip of otherwise rather similar…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
Many of the restaurants in the market where this restaurant is located will charge you ₩25,000 for two (even if it's just you) for a plate of andong…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
Mackerel served golden – skin crispy, flesh tender – melts on the tongue the way mackerel was meant to. Not far from Andong Folk Village, it’s across the…
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Gyeongju
A good place to eat late, this delicious local hang-out does excellent barbecue pork and beef dishes at low prices. The service is very friendly, even if…
