The Sangin Strip

I dunno how that name came in to being but it is a street that, for better or worse, has defined a great deal of my time in Korea.

It is a strip of restaurants and bars near Sangin station that has, for 2.5 years, been a regular hangout. I first met Bobby there, I had Kurts going away there, I turned 30 there. Even today i meet Zeke weekly for bbq and beer ther, in what has become one of my favourite mid-week rituals.

A few places have come and gone or changed beyond recognition. Fish and Grill was an amazing place until they decided to throw up a bunch of partitions and make it a series of closets. Babara is still going, though its appeal is still the patio. Seorae gogi changed owners and is now awful but a new place is up at the other end that has better meat and a wonderful crew working there. Beer Tunnel has opened up and become the place to get an import beer. Beer Kaiser and Old Man makgeolli haven't changed and probably never will. There are also a few Japanese places and an odeng house with great Andong soju.

Sangin

Again

Next Block

Pishee and Guhlill

My Favourite Beer Mart

Best Restaurant There

It is really just like any part of Korea, and with the high turnover of expats and restaurants its glory days are well and truly over. Still, I always look forward to Thursday beers and BBQ.