Korean Drinking Culture Your Ultimate Guide

Take your pick between Chicago-style deep dish, Thai noodles, Hawaiian-hued bar snacks or a World Series-worthy baseball steak. You can keep it classy at a velvet-walled haunt, pair natural wines with Cal-Korean cuisine or knock back beers at a treasured dive. Regardless of where you end up, there’s nearly always a stage with a microphone for crooning your heart out with karaok


On Friday and Saturday evenings, Rockwell Night Club takes over the space with live DJs and a lively dance floor. The nightlife scene in Koreatown is both stuck in time 야동 and always evolving. There are the long-standing stalwarts outfitted in leather booths and vintage decor, as well as new entrants that steal attention with creative cocktails and vibey interior


Coming to us straight from LA's Koreatown, Chi Chi serves really great Korean bar food with soju and beer, and has a busy roster of creative events on their Instagram @chichibellevue. Offering sophisticated glam, W Bellevue's Living Room Bar is a popular weekend nightlife spot with lounge seating 야동 and live DJs. It sits as somewhat a cross being a club and a bar, adding to its alluring ambianc


In downtown, Civility & Unrest is a speakeasy-style lounge that offers an exciting exploration into cocktail culture. On Thursday nights, local musicians play the soundtrack to your experience. Mirra is redefining nightlife with its social VR restaurant, bar, and entertainment venue. In Factoria, Chi Chi Bellevue is shaking things up as a Korean pocha (pub) experience that turns into an all-out EDM part


There’s also observatory spots were you’ll see panoramic night view of Seoul. There’s lots of things to do at night in Seoul, whether you enjoy nature, nightlife, LED views, or peaceful walks. There’s always locals and tourists out at night, and (as a visitor) I always felt safe. Once you’re ready to hit a bar, there are countless options in Hongdae.