Nightlife districts of Daegu
Samdeok Fire Station and Rodeo Street district
Other districts: Dongseongno and Academy Cinema districts Jisan, Suseong, and Deurangil districts Siji district Seongseo and Keimyung University districts Kyungpook University district The Camps
[edit] Samdeok cafes and restaurants Berkeley Billibow Burnham's Burgers Cafe 5 Cafe Forest Cafe Francesco Cafe Kori Cepheus Dijon Dim Sum Gobul (2-28 Park) Gobul (Samdeok) Into Italy & Italy Jin's Kraze Burger Le Petite France Mies Container Olive Garden Oriental Bar (몽유) Pan-house Pepper Mill Rama and Bavana Road to India The Holy Grill Tteulerae Yo! Chicken Festival 연인의 식탁 작은정원 [edit] Samdeok bars and clubs AU Babalu Billibow Caribe Club Anna Club Bubble Club G2 Commune Lonely Hearts Club Club Frog Club Monkey Club That Flower Garden Gibson Itaewon Crew Bar Julliard Martini Metro Mies Container Munchen Old Blue Old Skool Organ Bar Sokong Sweet Tree The Corner Thunderbird Wes 맥주창고 삼덕동133번지 [edit] Samdeok DVD Bangs Pop's DVD

Main article: Daegu Nightlife

The area around Samdeok Fire Station in downtown Daegu has traditionally been an area that foreigners tend to congregate in. It's renowned for not only its expat hangouts, but also the high turnover rate that they have over the years. It seems like every year, 2-3 new bars would come onto the scene, while 2-3 would close or change ownership/name/theme, etc...Ask any long-term expat in Daegu about Samdeok bar history and you'll hear fond memories of former haunts like Gypsy Rock, Funkaholic, Kiss Me, Rock and Roll, Head Bing Bing, Ping, Mojo's, etc...Although many new foreigner bars and western restaurants tend to come and go like the tide, there is always lots of Korean and foreign activity in the area and usually something for all tastes. A particular hotbed of activity is Rodeo Street(로데오거리), which is the small street that runs north/south through the area and is home to most bars that are frequented by foreigners. If entering downtown from the fire station, take either your first left or first right and you'll find yourself on this street.

Although the "area" is not really defined with notable boundaries, for the purposes of explaining things, it is easiest to say that the area begins south at Withus Bookstore, goes east to Kyungpook University Hospital, north as far as Jin's, and as far west as Daegu Department Store. Though this covers a huge area (almost all of east downtown Daegu) it is helpful to split the core into two sides for now. The eastern Samdeok side and western side that constitutes the Dongseongno, Jungangno, and Academy Cinema districts. Besides, most foreigners already talk about downtown in terms of adjacency to the fire station and Academy Cinema, anyways.

[edit] Directions

• The most direct approach is just getting into a taxi and telling the driver to go to 삼덕소방서 (sahm-deok-soh-bahng-seo).
• Another way would be taking subway line 2 and getting off at Kyungpook University Hospital Station, coming out of Exit 1 and walking straight until the next intersection, where you'd turn right. Walk straight for 5 minutes and you'll eventually see the fire station on the left side of the street along with the unmistakably bright and loud road heading into the heart of downtown.
• If you are coming from the western Dongseongno district, just head east past Burger King and the water fountain and you'll be in the Samdeok Fire Station area after a few blocks.