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i
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 Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: Chinatown(s) in Seoul |
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I've read the odd reference to Chinatown on here. I understand there are several, and the one in Incheon is mostly a thing of the past as those Chinese were mostly driven out in the 60s-70's.
Is there a good Chinatown area(s) where one can buy good Chinese food like they have in China (not the Korean version)? Street food/cheap Chinese-run holes-in-the-wall? Chinese grocers?
I like finding these expat communities and trying new or familiar foods. My visit to the Uzbek/Mongolian area today was cut short by the rain and wind, but got to try some Uzbek food anyway.
Subway info would be great, since I'm learning the area. |
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bundangbabo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:01 am Post subject: |
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| Where is the uzbek/mongolian area? |
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huffdaddy
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:04 am Post subject: Re: Chinatown(s) in Seoul |
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| i wrote: |
I've read the odd reference to Chinatown on here. I understand there are several, and the one in Incheon is mostly a thing of the past as those Chinese were mostly driven out in the 60s-70's.
Is there a good Chinatown area(s) where one can buy good Chinese food like they have in China (not the Korean version)? Street food/cheap Chinese-run holes-in-the-wall? Chinese grocers? |
Try Ansan across the street from Ansan station. Not sure how much Chinese stuff they have, but there are a lot of Asian restaurants and food marts.
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| Where is the uzbek/mongolian area? |
Around the Dongdeamun Stadium station. |
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bundangbabo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:07 am Post subject: Re: Chinatown(s) in Seoul |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| i wrote: |
I've read the odd reference to Chinatown on here. I understand there are several, and the one in Incheon is mostly a thing of the past as those Chinese were mostly driven out in the 60s-70's.
Is there a good Chinatown area(s) where one can buy good Chinese food like they have in China (not the Korean version)? Street food/cheap Chinese-run holes-in-the-wall? Chinese grocers? |
Try Ansan across the street from Ansan station. Not sure how much Chinese stuff they have, but there are a lot of Asian restaurants and food marts.
| bundangbabo wrote: |
| Where is the uzbek/mongolian area? |
Around the Dongdeamun Stadium station. |
I havent had much luck finding anything but Russian around dongdaemun and that nepalese place which is excellent, Everest< I go to Ansan a bit and they have some cheap Chinese beer and some Chinese groceries but the restaurants are middle eastern, Thai, indonesian, malaysian and a few authentic viet noodle joints. They make it worth it though, and the 1000 won bunches of Coriander/cilantro. |
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i
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:08 am Post subject: |
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For the Uzbek/Mongolian...
Dongdaemun Stadium subway exit 5, take a right out the exit and you will be looking down a short little alley. Walk down, and from what I saw, the stores you are looking at, just wander around and you can see the different signs. Just a matter of feet from the exit, there were a bunch of guys eating kebobs at a restaurant. Just wander around the area. Supposedly there are a bunch in the new Kumho building, but I read that after getting home.
Also Google Mongolian and Seoul and you can come up with a map, that got me there, but I couldn't find it right away. Went straight out the subway instead of going right. |
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bundangbabo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks, Ill check it out. |
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i
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| The Uzbeks and such use Cyrrilic or whatever that's called the Russians used, but in my short time there, I saw Samarkand Restaurant, which I think is Mongolian. It's right near the subway exit. Saw a Khazikistani rest, and I ate at the Uzbek. Supposed to be more, but rain cut it short. Some were in Russian and Korean, and I had to communicate with broken Korean and pointing to pics on the menu. Had a painting of Mecca on the wall, and the Uzbeks were watching bellie dancing on TV, drinking beer. I was the only non-Uzbek in the place. |
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