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[jessie-b]

Could someone post the directions to the Russian district again? I want to try some Russian food.
Thanks.

[Xuanzang]

Dongdaemun stadium, line 2 exit 10 I think.

[jessie-b]

thanks. any specific restaurant recommendations?

[VanIslander]

great borscht at Texas Street in Busan

tons of restaurants there, the most concentrated Russian community in this country

also the search function at dave's works fine enough to find:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=25076&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[Xuanzang]

[Straphanger]

[soviet_man]

The "Russian" street in Seoul, eg. around Dongdaemun Stadium exit 10, is more Mongolian than Russian these days with a smattering of Uzbeks and other central asians. I reccomend the bakery there and there are a few places to buy Russian goods like vodka.

But the Russian street opposite Busan KTX station is much better as others have said, in no small part because of Russki sailors and escorts, where you can buy proper clothes and Russian food (which Koreans could never make).

[samd]

I dunno, I went to Texas Street in Busan last month and was not impressed at all.

In terms of number of businesses with Cyrillic, I'd say that it is comparable with the area behind Dongdaemun Stadium Exits 11/12, except the Seoul area is more interesting. There are also restaurants doing lamb galbi.

[Thunndarr]

To get to the Russian area near Dongdaemun Stadium:

Go out Exit 12. Reverse directions at the top of the stairs because you'll be facing the wrong way. Walk so that the road is on your right hand side. Walk straight for about 1 or two minutes and take the second alley on your left. Walk again for about a minute and you'll see a bit of a fork in the alley, take the left hand fork. You should see a few Russian restaurants at this point. Take your pick. From what I can tell they have basically the same menu and the same prices.