Daegu — Places to eat
Basin heat and grilled-tripe smoke
- Subok Jjimgalbi — Garlicky, fiery braised ribs on Dongin-dong rib alley
- Bunggeul Bunggeul Jjimgalbi — A 40-plus-year rib house with parking and room for groups
- Nakyoung Jjimgalbi, Main — A 50-year rib house where you choose the heat level
- Maksamga — Aged, steamed makchang and sundae in a Gyo-dong lane
- Jeongmin Makchang — Briquette-grilled makchang with an outdoor yajang patio
- Donbaksa Gopchang Makchang — A bucket of gopchang and oven makchang in the Anjirang alley
- Gukil Ttaro Gukbap — Daegu's ttaro gukbap, simmered here since 1946
- Sinsongja Sinmasan Sikdang, Main — A Daemyeong-dong soup house known for tender boiled pork
- Miseongdang Napjak Mandu, Main — Daegu's flat dumplings, pan-fried here since 1963
- Taesan Mandu, Main — Crisp fried dumplings and tangy jjolmyeon since 1972
- Darakbang Mandu — Steamed gyoza and buckwheat jjolmyeon by Gyeongsanggamyeong Park
- Wanggeomi Sikdang — Raw beef and coal-grilled oddeuraegi at an old-school spot
- Yukwae Mungtigi, Daegu Main — Mungtigi, yukhoe and a gopchang hot pot near Seongdangmot
- Ita Guksi — House-made noodles, spicy octopus kalguksu and a big cutlet
- Hapcheon Halmae Son-kalguksu — A 5,000-won hand-cut kalguksu in the Seomun Market lane
- Jeil Kongguk — Soy-milk soup since 1982, open until 1:30am
- Wonju Tongdak — Old-school Dongseong-ro fried chicken since 1978
- New York Tongdak — Soy-based seasoned chicken that stays crisp
- Hubaldae Daegu Jongno — Staff-grilled pork belly with honey potato and basil
- Miseong Pufferfish Bulgogi, Deurangil Main — Spicy magpie-pufferfish bulgogi at the Deurangil original
- Hanokjip Kimchi Jjim — Braised kimchi at 9,000 won with unlimited rice and ramyeon
- Silla Sikdang — Stone-plate spicy octopus since 1985, daytime only
- Mido Dabang — A Jingolmok tea house with ssanghwa tea and rice crackers
- Non Table, Main — A latte stop with no tables, beside the Modern History Museum
- In the Mass Samdeok — A big Samdeok cafe with salt bread and rice-cake bingsu
- Samsong Bakery, Main — The Daegu bakery pilgrimage stop: corn bread at 2,900 won
- Doux a Monter — A kouign-amann bakery near Yangnyeongsi with opening-time queues
- Wagrass — Wine and steak tteokbokki above Suseongmot pond