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[Dodge7]

My brother is coming into town and we're going to Hongdae on Tuesday night.
Any foreigner or a good mixture of Korean and Western style that bar that sells Soju?
Any good places like that to recommend?

[andrewchon]

You do know that soju is 1000 won a bottle, don't you?
I'd call that liquer a 'hooch', something cheaper than a 'plonk'.
If a bar serves hooch or plonk, then it's seedy and definately not nice.

However, thing to do in Korea is go to a mart, buy some soju and paper cups, and drink them at the tables provided outside. That is the Korean custom.

[jammo]

i'm not a Hongdae man but Wa/WaraWara/Ho bar may do you proud.

I wouldn't recommend sitting outside family mart in this weather

[ghostrider]

Take him to a soju dallan (소주단란).

[Dodge7]

haha yea Im not going to sit outside a family mart and get trashed, but ill look into the three bars suggested.
thanks

[Kimchifart]

[toby99]

[Zyzyfer]

Just hit up one of the meat restaurants. There are a bunch on the non-insane side of the walking street. Others scattered about elsewhere. I'd recommend one but things like this change fast in Hongdae and I haven't gone there in a while.

Take a peek around Hongdae-bound Sangsu. I heard there are a few Korean-oriented joints around there. Again, I haven't been in that area for quite a while, so can't recommend anything in particular, but I did hit up a place by the station for dongdongju several years back that was nice.

Or, yes, I do know one specific bar. From the park, with the uni gate to your back and facing walking street, take your third left (same alley that has Freebird) and walk down a bit. On the right side, there's a semi-traditional looking Korean bar. It's my standby when people can't decide where to go. Good for getting Korean food and throwing back some soj.

[northway]

[jammo]

[ThingsComeAround]

There is a street between Sangsu and Hapjeong that serves Jeon- on the wide street with cars parked in the middle at the bottom of the hill- look for 행복전. That place is def Korean-ish and they serve the hooch.

[furtakk]

any 포장마차 and most hofs serve soju. just look for a nicer looking one. hongdae has tons.

[Yaya]

A nice bar DOESN'T carry soju.

[createasaurus21]