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Located centrally, Daegu is a perfect spot for the teacher who wants to see and do it all.

Seoul just to the north, Busan just to the south, and the sea only a couple of hours away.

Food For Teachers in Daegu

• Downtown
  • Holy Grill – they have a weekly book club too.
  • Lazy Diner
  • Italy & Italy
  • Gorilla Burger
  • Indian and Chinese restaurants
• Beomo Junction
  • Burger King
  • Pizza Hut
  • KFC
  • Outback
  • Fridays

Activities For Teachers in Daegu

Sports

• Daegu Devils – Soccer team
• Clubs available in the city
  • Badminton
  • Table tennis
  • Swimming
  • Ultimate Frisbee, Flag Football etc. – Go to Holy Grill and they can tell you when to sign up.

Dancing

• Hip-Hop dancing – located near the Lazy Diner.  If you find a ‘1500 Pork’ restaurant, it’s above it.
• Ballroom dance lessons
• Norebang

Movie Theaters

• CGV or MMC downtown
• Balwadong Station or Junangno Station

Shopping in Daegu

English Book Stores

• The Kyobo Bookstore – downtown neaer Junango Station
• Huge Bookstore outside of exit 13 of Banwoldang station
• Buy the Book – foreigners go here to relax.
  • Above Mr. Pizza on the second floor and one block from Starbucks

Larger Size Clothing

• Zara, Gap, and Uniqlo
• Who A. U
• Debec Department Store
• Downtown has CK, Lacoste, Levis, etc.

Good Local Shopping

• SeonMoon Market – largest market in Daegu - on the green line
  • It is the next stop after Banwoldong if you are taking the subway from Beomo Junction towards Banwoldong.  Take the exit that says “Seomun Market”. When you get out, you will see a sign that says “Sock Street”.  Take a right and walk down sock street and it will lead you to Seomun Market.
• Junangno Station – American brands, they have shops in the subway station.

• Home Plus and E-mart

 Western Areas and Teacher Hot Spots

Bars

• Rodeo Street
• Gogo’s- they serve mixed drinks in ziplock bags for 3000 won
• Hookah bars downtown
• Who’s Bob
• Thursday Party
• Communes
• Organ
• WaBar
• Urban
• Keimyung University District
  • Sydney’s street
  • Wagook Cook
• o      Kyungdae District
  • Sugar Joe’s
  • Gypsie Rock

Festivals NOT to Miss in Daegu

• Mud Festival
• Soju Festival
• SantaCon
• Andong Mask Festival
• Pop Musical Festival in September

Places to Bring First Time Visitors in Daegu

• Hike up Apsan or Palgosan
• ChungSaengSan for a nice quick hike
• Jimjilbang

Best Places No One Knows About In Town

• Shanghai Grill is the only place to get Americanized Chinese food
• Hami Mami’s – A restaurant over by Camp Walker that serves up biscuits and gravy and provides a complete order out Thanksgiving meal, complete with the trimmings.   The mashed potatoes are great and the meal serves up to seven people.

Travel IN and OUT of Daegu

• KTX – runs out of DongDaegu station.  Multiple trips to Seoul and Busan every 40 minutes to an hour.
• Slow trains -  run out of DongDaegu and Daegu Station.
• Seogu Terminal and Bukbu Terminal – Bus stations