Gourmet cafés

Challenge accepted – to find delicious unique treats in Daegu!

First stop – shaved ice with toppings & syrup (빙수)

Korea is famous for its red bean bingsoo (팥빙수) and to me it is a very delicious cold summer dessert. But what about other bingsoos [aka sherbets] and their toppings? Let’s explore together.

Here’s one!

Even if it is a little difficult to find, Witches & Witch’s Kettle (위치스&위치스케틀) café is worth the trouble! A nice fragrance of delicious treats will fill your nose once you step through the door. The people greet you with a big smile and you automatically feel welcomed.

There are two parts for this café – daily treat & night treat. The daily café part, called Witches II – where our delicious bingsoo is at, is open until 10pm but you can enjoy your time in night part, Witch’s Kettle, until 12am.

My definite recommendation? – Cheese Bingsoo (치즈빙수)

It is not too sweet nor too sour, don’t let the word cheese scare you. It is quite delicious and the size portion is enough for 2-3 people. But if you are very hungry, it is good enough to finish all on your own.

How to get there?

The café is located south of KNU (경북대학교) campus, between Main Gate (경북대정문) and the small gate. Walk down south of the Main Gate and take the second road on the right. When you turn, you see the road splitting into two – the first road is the one to take. Walk down the road until you see the café on your left.

Working hours?

Witches II – 11:00 – 22:00

Witch’s Kettle – 11:00 – 24:00

Tip1: If you grave for western style food, that is a place to check out for lunch.

Tip2: It is a good place for dating, too.

Score: 4.5/5

Second stop – bakery, roll cakes

Because I’m gluten intolerant and can’t eat anything with wheat flour, I had to ask my friends to be the test bunnies for me. Our desired destination – Mary Poppins (메리포핀스).

The coffee shop is cute and the decorations quite adorable, atop of the nice atmosphere - the service is amazing. That is the only café I’ve visited in South Korea, where the waiters and waitresses pay constant attention to their customers. Simplest example is – they never let your water glass get empty.

Mary Poppins is quite famous for its green tea roll cake and going there for first time it is a ‘must buy&try’. As turns out, you can only buy one piece of the cake per order – but it is so delicious you will not regret sharing it with your mates.

Even if I couldn’t try all of it, I sneaked some spoonfuls of the tasty cream inside. My friends and my conclusions combined about the cake are quite positive. The texture is pleasant and smooth. It is relatively easy to ruin a roll cake – it can be either too dry or too spongy, but it was just perfect! The taste is not too sweet, not too sour either and it actually tastes like green tea. Usually when you order something with green tea, quite often there is barely any taste of what you would call green tea. But this cake really is worth its name and certainly its fame.

The roll cake went well with the coffee we ordered. I took the chance to try the hand trip coffee and it was quite good, to my pleasant surprise.

How to get there?
Here's a map...

Score: 5/5