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[HeavyTZM]

Hello all,

I don't go out drinking often, but I went a couple weeks ago. It was a cocktail bar. I tried to order some vodka or rum with some diet soda. When I drink I try to keep the cals down. But the place didn't carry diet soda. Is this the norm for most places?

[Skippy]

Pretty much! Not many choices when it comes to diet sodas. The Korean side is basically Coke Zero/Diet Coke and some Diet Cider. The diet cider is still fairly new at about a year now. Once in a while some bars might be stocked up on the club soda. I give that a 50/50 chance.

Sorry OP not diet Dr. Pepper, root beer, etc. There are a few other Korean low cal drinks, but most I do not trust for carbs. Which is surprising with the very diet centric way Korea is.

Most bars will stick with the basics of cola and cider. Why cater to a small crowd.

One thing I found help me is a little bottle of Stevia. PM me if you want to find how to order and get.

[HeavyTZM]

[furtakk]

I think it's just a matter of diet soda not being widely available in general.

If you're paying a lot of attention to calories, vodka/water or whiskey/water is probably your best bet for liquor.

Otherwise wine or lower calorie beers.

Or if you don't drink often, one or two mixed drinks won't kill you.

[HeavyTZM]

[JustinC]

Then don't eat dinner, or take in your own mixers.

[HeavyTZM]

I'm aware of the options of what to do if there are no mixers available. I was just wondering if it was regular not to have diet soda at bars/clubs.

[Weigookin74]

Don't think I've ever seen diet soda here before. Not common to say the least. As for stevia, I bought some last summer at home plus. It was written in Hanguel. Look around the spices section or sweetners section and you might find some.