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Where can I eat gukbap, gomtang and chueotang in Daegu?
This site lists 16 restaurants in Daegu whose signature menu is gukbap, gomtang or chueotang: 4 in Nam-gu, 4 in Suseong-gu, 3 in Jung-gu, 2 in Dalseong-gun, and 1 each in Dong-gu, Buk-gu and Dalseo-gu.
6 serve pork, sundae, mixed or meat gukbap, 6 serve gomtang, galbitang or beef gukbap (4 in Suseong-gu and 2 in Dalseong-gun), and 2 serve chueotang. 1 serves seonji gukbap and 1 serves kongnamul gukbap. 13 of the 16 are open on Monday, and 5 open at 09:00 or earlier. Sangju Sikdang (chueotang) in Jung-gu is closed from December to March every year.
The 16 places in this guideFull list
- Signature dishes
- Chueotang (loach soup)
- Hours
- 10:00–19:00
8 Beon Sikdang (7 Jeon 8 Gi 8 Beon Sikdang)
- Signature dishes
- Gogi gukbap (meat rice soup)
- Hours
- 10:00–21:30 more
- Signature dishes
- Makchang sundae
- Hours
- 10:00–22:00
- Signature dishes
- Chueotang (loach soup)
- Hours
- Always open
- Signature dishes
- Seonji gukbap
- Hours
- Weekdays 08:00–21:00Weekends 07:00–21:00
- Signature dishes
- Pork gukbap
- Hours
- 09:00–21:00Last order 20:30
- Signature dishes
- Seokkeo-gukbap
- Hours
- 08:30–20:30
- Signature dishes
- Pork gukbap
- Hours
- 09:00–17:00
24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang Gukbap
- Signature dishes
- Kongnamul gukbap (bean sprout rice soup)
- Hours
- Always open
- Signature dishes
- Goun gomtang
- Hours
- 11:30–21:00Preparation time 15:00–17:00 more
- Signature dishes
- Galbitang (short rib soup)
- Hours
- 11:00–21:00Preparation time 15:20–16:30 more
- Signature dishes
- Hayan gomtang (white gomtang)
- Hours
- Always open for business
- 4 moreSee the full list
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1
16 places have gukbap, gomtang or chueotang as their signature menu, with 4 each in Nam-gu and Suseong-gu
- This guide counts restaurants whose signature menu value includes gukbap, haejangguk, gomtang, seolleongtang, sundae, seonji, galbitang or chueotang. There are 16 of them among the 300 Daegu restaurants on this site.
- 4 places are left out here because the guide 'Daegu 10 Mi' covers them. They are Gugil Ttaro Gukbap and Hanu Jang in Jung-gu, Keunjip Sikdang in Buk-gu and Beonggeulbeonggeul Sikdang in Suseong-gu, whose signature menu is ttaro gukbap or yukgaejang.
- By district, Nam-gu has 4, Suseong-gu 4, Jung-gu 3, Dalseong-gun 2, and Dong-gu, Buk-gu and Dalseo-gu 1 each.
- Seo-gu and Gunwi-gun have none.
- In Gunwi-gun, the menu of the hanwoo restaurant Usarang Hanu Maeul includes galbitang and seonji ugeoji haejangguk.
- In Nongong-eup, Dalseong-gun, Irwoljeong Hanjeongsik serves dokgyetang as its signature menu and also serves dokgye seolleongtang and dokgye galbitang.
- By signature menu, 6 are pork, sundae, mixed or meat gukbap, 6 are gomtang, galbitang or beef gukbap, 2 are chueotang, 1 is seonji gukbap and 1 is kongnamul gukbap.
- Of the 16, 13 are open on Monday, 9 are open every day of the year and 10 have parking.
6 places serve pork gukbap or sundae gukbap, gathered on Seoseong-ro 13-gil in Jung-gu and in Nam-gu
- On Seoseong-ro 13-gil in Jung-gu, 8 Beon Sikdang (meat gukbap) and Imo Sikdang (makchang sundae, sundae gukbap) are on the same road, and both are open every day of the year.
- 8 Beon Sikdang is open 10:00–21:30 from Monday to Saturday and 10:00–20:30 on Sunday, and Imo Sikdang is open 10:00–22:00.
- In Nam-gu, Sin Song-ja Sinmasan Sikdang (pork gukbap, 09:00–21:00) on Hyeonchung-ro closes every Monday.
- Wonjo Gimcheon Sikdang (mixed gukbap, 08:30–20:30) on Jungang-daero 22-gil closes every Saturday.
- Cheongdo Dwaeji Gukbap (pork gukbap, 09:00–17:00) in Bongdeok-dong closes on the first and third Sundays of each month.
- Gamseonggol Silbi Gukbap in Dalseo-gu serves Gamseonggol pork gukbap 11:00–22:00 and has a break time 15:00–17:00.
- Signature dishes
- Gamseonggol dwaeji gukbap (pork rice soup)
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00Preparation time 15:00–17:00 more
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)
- Imo SikdangSignature dishes Makchang sundae
- Sin Song-ja Sinmasan SikdangSignature dishes Pork gukbap
- Wonjo Gimcheon SikdangSignature dishes Seokkeo-gukbap
- Cheongdo Dwaeji GukbapSignature dishes Pork gukbap
6 places serve gomtang, galbitang or beef gukbap, with 4 in Suseong-gu and 2 in Dalseong-gun
- Gwak Ok-ja Samdae Gomtang (white gomtang, Naju gomtang) on Deuran-ro in Dusan-dong and Jisangol Gamasot Gukbap (beef gukbap) on Suseong-ro have hours values of 'open for business at all times' and 'always open'.
- Both are open every day of the year.
- Goun Gomtang in Beomeo-dong is open 11:30–21:00 with a break time 15:00–17:00 and closes every Sunday.
- Gongsimok in Uksu-dong serves galbitang as its signature menu 11:00–21:00 and is open every day of the year.
- Daedeok Sikdang in Nam-gu also has wang-galbitang on its menu.
- In Dalseong-gun, Geumsan Gomtang on Gujidong-ro serves gomtang, salgogi gomtang, yang gomtang and kkori gomtang every day of the year 10:30–20:00, with a weekday break time 15:00–17:00.
- Wonjo Hyeonpung Bak So-seon Halmae Jip Gomtang on Hyeonpungjungang-ro serves gomtang, special gomtang and yang gomtang 09:00–20:30 and closes during the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays.
- Signature dishes
- Beef gukbap
- Hours
- Always open
- Signature dishes
- Gomtang
- Hours
- 10:30–20:00Weekday preparation time 15:00–17:00 more
Wonjo Hyeonpung Bak So-seon Halmae Jip Gomtang
- Signature dishes
- Gomtang
- Hours
- 09:00–20:30
- Gwak Ok-ja Samdae Gomtang
- Goun GomtangSignature dishes Goun gomtang
- GongsimokHours 11:00–21:00
- Daedeok SikdangSignature dishes Seonji gukbap
Chueotang is served at 2 places, and Sangju Sikdang in Jung-gu is closed from December to March every year
- Sangju Sikdang on Gukchaebosang-ro in Jung-gu serves chueotang 10:00–19:00. Its closed-day value is 'every year December–March', so it does not open in that period.
- Bubu Sikdang in Singi-dong, Dong-gu serves chueotang and seonji gukbap and has an hours value of 'always open'. It closes on the Monday of the first week of each month, and on Tuesday if that day is a market day.
- Seonji gukbap is served at Daedeok Sikdang on Apsansunhwan-ro in Nam-gu, open every day of the year from 08:00 on weekdays and 07:00 on weekends.
- Kongnamul gukbap is served at 24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang Gukbap in Taejeon-dong, Buk-gu, which has an hours value of 'always open' and is open every day of the year.
- Sangju SikdangHours 10:00–19:00
- Bubu SikdangHours Always open
- Daedeok SikdangSignature dishes Seonji gukbap
- 24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang GukbapHours Always open
5 places open at 09:00 or earlier, and 4 have an hours value of 'always'
- Daedeok Sikdang (07:00 on weekends, 08:00 on weekdays), Wonjo Gimcheon Sikdang (08:30), and Sin Song-ja Sinmasan Sikdang, Cheongdo Dwaeji Gukbap and Wonjo Hyeonpung Bak So-seon Halmae Jip Gomtang (09:00) open at 09:00 or earlier.
- The places with an hours value of 'always open' or 'open for business at all times' are Bubu Sikdang, 24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang Gukbap, Gwak Ok-ja Samdae Gomtang and Jisangol Gamasot Gukbap.
- The places open until 22:00 are Imo Sikdang and Gamseonggol Silbi Gukbap.
- Cheongdo Dwaeji Gukbap closes at 17:00 and Sangju Sikdang at 19:00, so they close early.
- Only 1 place closes every Monday, Sin Song-ja Sinmasan Sikdang.
- Bubu Sikdang closes on the Monday of the first week of each month.
- 7 places offer takeout, and Bubu Sikdang and Jisangol Gamasot Gukbap offer takeout for only some menu items.
- 4 places have a break time in the hours value: Goun Gomtang, Gongsimok, Gamseonggol Silbi Gukbap and Geumsan Gomtang.
- The places where you can eat gukbap in the morning are also in the guide 'Restaurants that open early in the morning'.
- Daedeok SikdangSignature dishes Seonji gukbap
- Wonjo Gimcheon SikdangSignature dishes Seokkeo-gukbap
- Sin Song-ja Sinmasan SikdangSignature dishes Pork gukbap
- Cheongdo Dwaeji GukbapSignature dishes Pork gukbap
- Wonjo Hyeonpung Bak So-seon Halmae Jip GomtangSignature dishes Gomtang
- Bubu SikdangHours Always open
- 24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang GukbapHours Always open
- Gwak Ok-ja Samdae Gomtang
- Jisangol Gamasot GukbapSignature dishes Beef gukbap
- Imo SikdangSignature dishes Makchang sundae
- Gamseonggol Silbi GukbapHours 11:00–22:00
- Sangju SikdangHours 10:00–19:00
- Goun GomtangSignature dishes Goun gomtang
- GongsimokHours 11:00–21:00
- Geumsan GomtangSignature dishes Gomtang
The 16 places in this guide
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1
8 Beon Sikdang (7 Jeon 8 Gi 8 Beon Sikdang)
On Seoseong-ro 13-gil, it serves meat gukbap, sundae gukbap and mixed gukbap. Open every day of the year 10:00–21:30 from Monday to Saturday and 10:00–20:30 on Sunday, with parking available.
- Signature dishes
- Gogi gukbap (meat rice soup)
- Hours
- 10:00–21:30 more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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2
On the same Seoseong-ro 13-gil as 8 Beon Sikdang, it serves makchang sundae, sundae gukbap, pork gukbap and mixed gukbap. Open every day of the year 10:00–22:00.
- Signature dishes
- Makchang sundae
- Hours
- 10:00–22:00
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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3
A chueotang restaurant on Gukchaebosang-ro, open 10:00–19:00. Its closed-day value is 'every year December–March', so it does not open in that period, and parking is not available.
- Signature dishes
- Chueotang (loach soup)
- Hours
- 10:00–19:00
- Closed days
- Every year, December–March
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4
On Yulhadong-ro 24-gil in Singi-dong, it serves chueotang, seonji gukbap and seonji guksu. Its hours value is 'always open', and it closes on the Monday of the first week of each month (Tuesday if that day is a market day). Parking is free.
- Signature dishes
- Chueotang (loach soup)
- Hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Monday of the first week of every month
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5
On Apsansunhwan-ro, it serves seonji gukbap and wang-galbitang. Open every day of the year 08:00–21:00 on weekdays and 07:00–21:00 on weekends, with free parking.
- Signature dishes
- Seonji gukbap
- Hours
- Weekdays 08:00–21:00Weekends 07:00–21:00
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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6
On Hyeonchung-ro, it serves pork gukbap, sundae gukbap and assorted suyuk. Open 09:00–21:00 (last order 20:30); closed every Monday; parking is available.
- Signature dishes
- Pork gukbap
- Hours
- 09:00–21:00Last order 20:30
- Closed days
- Every Monday
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7
On Jungang-daero 22-gil, it serves mixed gukbap and suyuk baekban. Open 08:30–20:30; closed every Saturday; parking is not available.
- Signature dishes
- Seokkeo-gukbap
- Hours
- 08:30–20:30
- Closed days
- Every Saturday
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8
On Daebong-ro in Bongdeok-dong, it serves pork gukbap, gopchang gukbap and sundae ttaro gukbap. Open 09:00–17:00; closed on the first and third Sundays of each month; takeout is available.
- Signature dishes
- Pork gukbap
- Hours
- 09:00–17:00
- Closed days
- First and third Sundays of every month
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9
24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang Gukbap
On Taejeon-ro in Taejeon-dong, it serves kongnamul gukbap, kongnamul bibimbap and pork gukbap. Its hours value is 'always open', it is open every day of the year, and parking is not available.
- Signature dishes
- Kongnamul gukbap (bean sprout rice soup)
- Hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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10
On Dalgubeol-daero in Beomeo-dong, it serves Goun gomtang, Pyongyang naengmyeon and eobok jaengban. Open 11:30–21:00 (break time 15:00–17:00); closed every Sunday.
- Signature dishes
- Goun gomtang
- Hours
- 11:30–21:00Preparation time 15:00–17:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Sunday
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11
On Universiade-ro in Uksu-dong, it serves galbitang, beef gukbap and galbijjim. Open every day of the year 11:00–21:00 (break time 15:20–16:30), with parking and takeout available.
- Signature dishes
- Galbitang (short rib soup)
- Hours
- 11:00–21:00Preparation time 15:20–16:30 more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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12
On Deuran-ro in Dusan-dong, it serves white gomtang, Naju gomtang and seolnongtang. Its hours value is 'open for business at all times', it is open every day of the year, and parking and takeout are available.
- Signature dishes
- Hayan gomtang (white gomtang)
- Hours
- Always open for business
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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13
On Suseong-ro, it serves beef gukbap, yuk guksu and yukhoe bibimbap. Its hours value is 'always open', it is open every day of the year, and parking is free.
- Signature dishes
- Beef gukbap
- Hours
- Always open
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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14
On Joamnam-ro in Wolseong-dong, it serves Gamseonggol pork gukbap, special sundae gukbap and suyuk bossam. Open every day of the year 11:00–22:00 (break time 15:00–17:00), with free parking.
- Signature dishes
- Gamseonggol dwaeji gukbap (pork rice soup)
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00Preparation time 15:00–17:00 more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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15
On Gujidong-ro in Dalseong-gun, it serves gomtang simmered in a cauldron, salgogi gomtang, yang gomtang and kkori gomtang. Open every day of the year 10:30–20:00 (weekday break time 15:00–17:00), with free parking and takeout available.
- Signature dishes
- Gomtang
- Hours
- 10:30–20:00Weekday preparation time 15:00–17:00 more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
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16
Wonjo Hyeonpung Bak So-seon Halmae Jip Gomtang
On Hyeonpungjungang-ro in Dalseong-gun, it serves gomtang, special gomtang and yang gomtang. Open 09:00–20:30; closed during the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays; parking is available.
- Signature dishes
- Gomtang
- Hours
- 09:00–20:30
- Closed days
- Seollal and Chuseok holidays
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1
FAQ
Where can I eat pork gukbap in Daegu?
6 places serve pork, sundae, mixed or meat gukbap as their signature menu. They are 8 Beon Sikdang and Imo Sikdang on Seoseong-ro 13-gil in Jung-gu, Sin Song-ja Sinmasan Sikdang, Wonjo Gimcheon Sikdang and Cheongdo Dwaeji Gukbap in Nam-gu, and Gamseonggol Silbi Gukbap in Dalseo-gu. 8 Beon Sikdang, Imo Sikdang and Gamseonggol Silbi Gukbap are open every day of the year.
Are Daegu's chueotang restaurants open in winter?
Sangju Sikdang in Jung-gu has a closed-day value of 'every year December–March', so it does not open in winter. Bubu Sikdang in Dong-gu has an hours value of 'always open' and closes only on the Monday of the first week of each month (Tuesday if it is a market day).
Can I eat gomtang or gukbap late at night in Daegu?
4 places have an hours value of 'always open' or 'open for business at all times'. They are Gwak Ok-ja Samdae Gomtang (white gomtang) and Jisangol Gamasot Gukbap (beef gukbap) in Suseong-gu, 24 Si Gyodongchon Kongnamul Haejang Gukbap in Buk-gu and Bubu Sikdang in Dong-gu. Imo Sikdang in Jung-gu and Gamseonggol Silbi Gukbap in Dalseo-gu close at 22:00.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI