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[crazylemongirl]

I don't usually eat Korean food in Seoul but I was doing some sightseeing with some friends of my mothers and we ended up paying double what I would pay for galbi out in the boonies.

Aiiiiiiiish.

[thebum]

you just have to know where to go in seoul. sure there are expensive places, but why go to them? for me, eating in seoul is just as cheap as anywhere in korea.

[crazylemongirl]

[ChopChaeJoe]

What does a galbi meal go for in Seoul?

[lastat06513]

That depends.....

How many people were in your group?
Where did you go?
Was it Kangnam or Kangbuk?

If you get a Kalbi dinner in Kangbuk (outside, Itaewon, Jungno or Dongdaemun) a typical meal will run from 10,000 to 15,000 per person.

If you go to a place in Kangnam (outside Apkujung, Kangnam station, Samsung, or Yangjae), a typical meal will run around 20,000 and up per person.

(but this is with Dwaen-jang JJe-gae, sidedishes, a bottle of soju, a bottle of coke and a side of gogi-bop and a plate of ya-chae)

Remember, when ordering Kalbi or Som kyup-sal, you are paying per 100 grams.........which can get expensive in Korea in general......

[lastat06513]

For everyone (especially Crazylemongirl)

Here are some cool places to get galbi/ Som gyup-ssal in the "touristy" places in Seoul....


In Itaewon- go down until you get to Burger King. Turn down the road as if going to Bogwang-dong (it is a T-intersection), if you are across from Burger King, go right and if you are on the same side as burger king go left. Then turn down the first sidestreet on the right and go all the way as if going to the residential area- before you hit the houses, there is a cool place there (it has a big cow's head on the sign and the place looks a tad traditional). That place is cool, I have eaten there once a months. And the price was VERY reasonable.

In Jungo- Go down past the YBM and Pagoda on the main strip away from Kwanghwamun and towards Jungno -5ga. There are quite a few good places to eat there.

My favorite Galbi haunt was in Dongdaemun- Walk to the Fraya Town Department store. Turn around and there is a street that goes straight from the front entrance of the store. Go down that street and there is a few cool places there on your left (one of them even serve O-ship seaju )


I want to make a personal recommendation though to people who love Mandu-

There is a place on the street right in back of burger king in that serves the biggest and the best steamed mandu in all of Korea. You get 8 big pieces for 2,000 per set but it is well worth it after a heavy night of drinking....

[princess]

Yes, it depends on WHERE you go in Seoul....lol...This reminds me of when I went to the Intercontinental Hotel in Samsung in February. I had dinner at one of the hotel's restaurants. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw jjajangmyon (Black bean noodles) for 25,000 won. You can walk right outside the hotel and find a Korean restaurant and pay waaaaaaay less...more like 5,000 won and less in some places. Hotel restaurants cater to tourists, business travelers and stupid/scaredy-cat people who won't leave the hotel. I like going to the hotel restaurants sometimes for Italian food or something, but I'd never pay those prices for Korean food.

[Real Reality]

Seoul Second Most Expensive City
By Lee Hyo-sik, Korea Times (June 26, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200606/kt2006062617040268040.htm

Image from: http://photo.hankooki.com/newsphoto/2006/06/26/kt2200606261758240s.jpg

[Gwangjuboy]

[Dev]

There are lot of restaurants hidden away in alleys. These places have good food and are cheap. However, these are not the kinds of places you want to take your Mom to. There's nothing wrong with them. They're just uninspiring. Seoul is no different than anywhere else. If you want atmosphere, you pay for it.

[JZer]

[laogaiguk]

[Real Reality]

Seoul Most Expensive City for Expats in Asia
Seoul has been judged the most expensive city for expatriates living in Asia by ECA International, a human resource firm in Singapore. It ranked the capital eighth in the world. Seoul leads the field in Asia due to a strong won coupled with overall price increases of local products and services.

Cities in Japan became relatively less expensive for expatriates due to the falling yen, making Tokyo 10th on the list compared to its third place last year. Following Seoul as most expensive city for foreigners in the Asian region were Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Hong Kong and Taipei. Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, came an unlikely first in the world. ECA based its rankings on the cost of luxury goods, restaurants and foodstuffs in the 250 cities surveyed.
Chosun Ilbo (December 6, 2006)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612060021.html

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[Gwangjuboy]