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james_baldrey
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:04 pm Post subject: Foreign food in Gwangju |
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After living in Korea for a while now i was wondering if anyone knew if there are any restuarants that have foreign food in Gwangju. I have found Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese and Italian but am stuck on those. Are there any indian or mexican or middle eastern ones about?
many thanks,
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winnie
Joined: 08 May 2005
Location: the forest
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a mexican place in the sangmu area, not sure where exactly, but when i find out I will let you know |
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crazylikeafox
Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Location: Gwangju
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:15 am Post subject: |
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There are 2 Outback restaurants (Sangmu and across from the Starbucks downtown). Also, the TGI Friday's.
Also, right where I live (in middle of nowhere Wolgok) there's a ribs place (Oh Ribs) that's quite delicious and they give you a 30% waygookin discount. |
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Summer Wine
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: Next to a River
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| I will be working in Gwangju City in November. If thats where you are, pm me and we can meet and and you educate me to its benefits. Thanks to everyone. |
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ubum
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Location: Gwangju
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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And don��t forget Burger King. I start craving a hamburger ever now and then and it��s the closest thing you are going to get
How many foreigners are in the Gwangju area? Does anyone want to guesstimate? |
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winnie
Joined: 08 May 2005
Location: the forest
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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There are lots of foreigners here, and a large US army population.
I would say at least more than 200 foreigners.....maybe way off....but there are lots. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Is there still that so-so Mexican place at Lotte Department Store?
Has anyone been to the German brewery in Bong-Song Dong yet? |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:10 am Post subject: |
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A friend who has just left Korea lived in Gwangju.
A couple of months ago she said she went to some Turkish pizza place out in the sticks somewhere, said it was REEAALLLLLY good. |
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:35 am Post subject: |
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Hard to believe this stuff is all in Gwangju. I have only been gone a few short years.
Is Gran Piatto still there? With the Egyptian chef passing himself off as Italian? |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
| Has anyone been to the German brewery in Bong-Song Dong yet? |
Lived in there (Gwangju)for six years, when did a German brewery open in Bong-song dong. That was my old neighborhood. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| weatherman wrote: |
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| Has anyone been to the German brewery in Bong-Song Dong yet? |
Lived in there (Gwangju)for six years, when did a German brewery open in Bong-song dong. That was my old neighborhood. |
I heard about it this summer. It might have been in the Gwangju News. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| The King of Kwangju wrote: |
Hard to believe this stuff is all in Gwangju. I have only been gone a few short years.
Is Gran Piatto still there? With the Egyptian chef passing himself off as Italian? |
The downtown Gran Piatto is still there. There is also one in Cheomnad, and I think one a few long blocks from the bus terminal.
Via Roma, which was torn down about a year ago in the redevelopment of Bong-Song Dong, has reappeared on the second floor of a building on the busy intersection of the new business part of the dong. |
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winnie
Joined: 08 May 2005
Location: the forest
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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The german brewhouse is called Munchen Meister I believe, and is apparently pretty great.
There is also a fantastic Italian place called Siete Belle near Geumnamno(downtown), on the wedding dress street, it is right beside the Gran Piatto, on the second floor of a building close by. It's much better than Gran Piatto. The chef there is Korean, trained in Italy, and the food there is better than a lot of Italian food I have had back home. It is not fusion food, but great stuff!!! The prices are decent, and it's well worth the trip there. |
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ubum
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Location: Gwangju
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Gran Piatto is ok; I have been to two different ones a few times. I��ll have to check out Siete Belle next time I go out. |
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like gran piatto did all right, then.
weatherman, I bet we know each other. I used to live in Bong Sun Dong as well.
I'm hoping to visit KJ next year some time, on my way thru to somewhere else. It's my favourite Korean restaurants I'm really looking forward to, as well as the old haunts, which are probably truly haunted now from the sounds of it. |
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