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[makemischief]

I know the bars in the Sinchon/Hongdae/Itaewon neighborhood pretty well, but I recently relocated to Hyehwa/Daehangno (line 4 stop 420) and I'm curious if anyone has any recommendations around here.

Cheers.

[Masta_Don]

Welcome to the neighborhood!

I assume you want low-key. There's also get-a-number-every-night bars but they are loud and expensive.

For low-key there's two main choices. First is Comfort Zone. When crossing the street from the subway heading towards the university you'll see Burger King and Subway. Into between those two is an alley. Comfort Zone is about 10 meters up that alley on the left.

Comfort Zone is very English friendly. The owner lived in Canada for a number of years and for some reason it attracts a lot of Koreans who speak quite well. Not to mention a lot of the foreign students from the university go there. Downside is that they usually close between 1am-2am.

The other bar I frequent is 미술관. It's down that same alley but a bit closer to the university. It will be down a smaller alley on the right, towards the main street. It is hard to see but the way to recognize it is by the bull skull sculptures. You'll understand when you see them.

This bar is very relaxed. It's small, intimate, and just a little dirty. Cats are everywhere (one of them just had kittens). The food is good but a little expensive and the owner will try to convince you not to order any, cuz he's that lazy. Beer is really cheap, 2000W for 500cc. The owner loves to drink and often wanders around the bar chatting people up. It's kind of inbetween a hof and a bar but I do go alone at times. Everytime I do he asks me, "Are you alone?" and gives me an incredulous look. They sometimes don't open before 10pm, depending on how much the owner drank the night before.

Then there's Flair Bar and 8[pal] I and II but I don't go too often. They tend to be loud and the people are a little too boring for me.

[makemischief]

Great tips!

I'm right across the street from the bigger king, so that'll do nicely.

I tend to favor low-key, though a spin by a-number-every-night place now and again does the system good.

Cheers.

[princess]

[Rigamarole]

I'm right across from Burger King too. Send me a message if you want to get a drink sometime.

[PBRstreetgang21]

There is bar not too far from the Heyhwa station called 반 저
(Panchu) its more of a place were you go with a couple friends, something between a resturant and a bar, but their specialty is fruit soju, the serve diffrent flavored soju in the fruit that its flavored in. The Pineapple soju is in a pineapple, the melon in a melon, the apples come with litte hallowed out apple you can eat after your drinking. Plus the speciality food item is the squash (they call it a pumpkin but its not) filled with this seafood mixture and sauce and all baked. It sounds odd but trust me, I was sleptical when I was told but after having it, it was without question one of the best food experiences of my life, this dish is unlike anything you'll ever taste. The soju is great, the owner speak fairly good english too. The only downside is is that it is mor eof a couple people place def, not a go it alone deal and you probablu will have to wait in line, because even early on friday its packed, but it definetly DEFINETLY worth a go around once just for the pumpkin seafood and the soju. The soju ACTUALLY TASTES GOOD. Shocking I know. But I live in Incheon, and ive gone to Hyehwa just to go there. Def worth a stop.

[makemischief]

[68Comeback]

There's a few wicked little places in Heywah you should definately check out.
First off, there's Istanbul, which is off the main drag. Follow the road just before the dunkin donuts, and hang the first right. Istanbul is a block ahead.
Great Middle Eastern eats and affordable prices.
Around the corner from Istanbul is a bar called Sam Cooke, (After the singer), it almost seems like a 60's SF Haight Ashbury throwback, hippie bar.
The owner just plays vinyl, and he knows his stuff. Really obscure tunes, and a great atmosphere.
There's a few places I know how to get to, but have trouble explaining directions. If anyone wants to do a Heywah pub crawl one night, send me a PM, and i'd be up for hosting a tour.
Timmer

[Masta_Don]

[makemischief]

[stumptown]

[makemischief]

[gsxr750r]

The filipino market seems to be over. I live next to it.

I heard (rumor) that it was a casualty of the furor regarding Koreans being upset at the free trade negotiations. People protested that filipinos had this market, and now it's gone. Not sure that's true or not.

[makemischief]

[stumptown]

I know some Phillipinos in Ilsan so I can ask them about that. Why can't Koreans leave things alone sometimes? What would the Phillipinos have to do with the FTA?