WaBar, Korea's Western Ice-Bar

Everyone is Korea, or at least Gyeongsan, knows WaBar. It's a Korean chain meant to be a western "ice bar" (whatever that is). It's not bad, food is a bit pricey but you can get the largest variety of beer in any Korean bar at not too unreasobale prices. However, for many westerners showing up in Korea, especially if you are going to one of the smaller towns, it's your first drinking hole. It was certainly that way for me when I pulled up in Ulsan in 2008. It was my first week and Kris took me down for a pint where I met Paul and a friend of his who has since gone home. Paul and I are still friends to this day. It was a regular place to hang out and I had a lot of fun nights there. Since coming to Daegu the sheer variety of restaurants/pubs makes WaBar a less frequent hangout. However, the really small one in Seongseo was still the place we had Kris and Miranda's goodbye dinner and later a place I took my dad when he came to Korea. In fact, the table where Miranda carved their initials is still there, with the initials in tact.

Now I have a new WaBar near my place. It's a really nice one with a small patio and a great upstairs area. I've hit it up a few times and really like it. It's still one of the best places for a 500cc pint in Korea and being that the franchise has a bit of history with me I'm happy to keep on going. After heading there the other night and talking about this with a friend I felt I should share it with friends.

Anyway, maybe it's not that interesting^^