ReviewReviewReviewReviewPyongyangApr 21, '08 5:48 PM
for everyone
Category:Restaurants
Cuisine: Korean
Location:Pattanakarn 20
Betcha didn't know there's actually a *- NORTH -* Korean restaurant in Bangkok~!!

This unique eatery (named "Pyongyang", of aaaaall the names in the world~!!) is actually not in Sukhumvit (I am scandalized by t
his - I demand a North Korean restaurant on my beloved road A.S.A.P~!!!), but this is just tooooo good to pass up. For those who are curious, it's actually in Pattanakarn 20.

The whole place is HUGE and glittery.














(So erase any thoughts you have of starving babies).

And guess what~?! It turns out that the place has a dancing and singing show EVERY SINGLE NIGHT (oh my~!!).

Done by extremely beautiful, slim, translucent-and-fair-skinned, charming young ladies~!! *droooool*

They can croon in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English~!!















They can glide gracefully while w
earing very inconvenient (but cute) shoes~!!














They can even play musical instruments which I don't know how to name~!!



(And did I mention how PRETTY they are~~~~?!?!)













Click HERE to se
e for yourself~!!

Actually, I found the whole place (and its mood) to be quite nostalgic...

They've got this super cheesy stage with corny fake flowers and glittering lights...













Plus old-fashioned
Korean paintings...












It kinda gives you vibes from a bygone era~!!

[Probably when Kim Jong-Il was still  busy doing his "how-to-use-your-puffy-hair-to-hide-WMD (weapons of mass destruction)" training].



It' soooooo cheesy... but cute and charming at the same time~!!

And the ladies are sooooooo... nice to look at~!!
















Watch another eye-pleasing performance HERE~!!

OK, enough about them ladies... and what about the food~???

Well, they've got the usual barbecue thingy... which is pretty much the same as countless other (South) Korean restaurants spread out all over Bangkok (though I would still recommend the karubi, pictured right; which arrived still attached to the bone~!! YUM~!!!).

BUT when you're in Pyongyang (ooooh~ I just lo
ve the sound of that~!!), you really should try out the authentic NORTH Korean dishes, like this one:


Called samgaetang, this is chicken soup with herbs, with rice INSIDE the chicken. It tasted a bit bitter... kinda like those Chinese herbal soups which are s'posed to be "healthy" but don't give you pleasure to eat (hahahahaa...).

Or this khao tom (rice porridge) - like
dish:


This one I liiiike~!! (Tasted like the semi-liquid version of bibimbap)~!!

And they had such a glorious, mouth-burning' (and did I mention RED) set of various kimchi~!! *sniffles and wipes tear from eye*


The bill came to just about 2,000 baht - which was actually sooooo... decent~!! *surprise surprise*

I mean, considering that there were one, two and THREE of us... and we ordered sooo... much stuff as if we were really being shipped to North Korea the next day~!! The performers, who also doubled as very patient waitresses, also could speak a little English~!! (with a bit of Korean accent, of coz).

What's more, believe it or not... the show was FREE~~~~!!!!!!!! (I mean, we only paid for the food, y'know~?? So we left a 200-baht tip instead~!!)












And after the show, you're welcome to take over the karaoke machine~!!



Watch the VDO clip of this (non-pretty) crooner HERE~!!


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24 CommentsChronological   Reverse   Threaded
acer3ya1 wrote on Apr 21
You can see a lot of karaoke clubs in Patana-fucking-far-karn. :D

sorry, anyplace not in Sukhumvit, Rachada, and Rajadamri is far for me :D
noelkid wrote on Apr 22
I'm not interested in korean stuff but the place looks good. :)
liyam wrote on Apr 22
hmmm... they're prettier than you.. >.<

kidding! :*
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 22
You can see a lot of karaoke clubs in Patana-fucking-far-karn. :D

sorry, anyplace not in Sukhumvit, Rachada, and Rajadamri is far for me :D
HAHAHAHAAAAAA... You sound like me~!! I only go to the karaoke in Asoke (Sukhumvit 21)~!!
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 22
noelkid said
I'm not interested in korean stuff but the place looks good. :)
You'll feel like you've been transported back in time at the place~!! VERY RETRO~!! (And cheaper than a time machine~!!) heh heh~~
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 22
liyam said
hmmm... they're prettier than you.. >.<

kidding! :*
*sticks out tongue*
stormlizard wrote on Apr 22
Thanks for this interesting write up.
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 22
Thanks for this interesting write up.
You're very welcome, pal~!!
stormlizard wrote on Apr 22
The thing really is how much different this is compared to the original Korean culture etc. from Pre 1946 or earlier.
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 22
The thing really is how much different this is compared to the original Korean culture etc. from Pre 1946 or earlier.
I have no idea, la... I'll have to ask my (South) Korean friends... Damn, I just realized that I don't have any NORTH Korean contacts heh heh~!!
stormlizard wrote on Apr 22
Nor do I, I have a few South Korean friends on Skype, but so far none here.
sherrypie wrote on Apr 25
wow.. on weekend i have to go back to bangkok..and my home is at Pattanakarn.. and i didn't know that there's such a korean restaurant there..!!
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
Ei ei you're in luck~!! This North Korean restaurant is in your neighborhood~!! Go check it out and be entertained~!! :D
sherrypie wrote on Apr 25
hmm.. i'll check out next weekend then.. cuz this weekend.. me and my family will go have dinner at Sonie's.. sounds familiar?? hahaha.. yeap.. its on your beloved Sukhumvit :P

oh.. my fave korean restaurant is Ehwawon by the way.. and yeap.. on Sukhumvit again :P~~
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
hmm.. i'll check out next weekend then.. cuz this weekend.. me and my family will go have dinner at Sonie's.. sounds familiar?? hahaha.. yeap.. its on your beloved Sukhumvit :P
YES I know Sonie~!!! I guess you won't be going to the one in Playground (Thonglo), huh?? That one's closed down already... actually, the whole Playground is closing down (only its Starbucks and Vanilla Industry are still open, I think)... too bad... I did enjoy looking at the stuff at Playground. But I can't remember if I EVER bought ANYTHING from Playground... waaaaay too expensive~!! (I guess that's why it's closing... no profit whatsoever~!!) Heeee...
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
oh.. my fave korean restaurant is Ehwawon by the way.. and yeap.. on Sukhumvit again :P~~
OMIGOD I know that one, too~~!! (Though I've only passed it many times... never tried it... YET). Maybe one of these days I'll go and check it out.

Seems like you're a Sukhumvit-lover, just like moi~!! Hee hee hee... Sukhumvit has EVERYTHING~!! (Oh, except a NORTH Korean restaurant, that is... *sniff*)
sherrypie wrote on Apr 25
YES I know Sonie~!!! I guess you won't be going to the one in Playground (Thonglo), huh?? That one's closed down already... actually, the whole Playground is closing down (only its Starbucks and Vanilla Industry are still open, I think)... too bad... I did enjoy looking at the stuff at Playground. But I can't remember if I EVER bought ANYTHING from Playground... waaaaay too expensive~!! (I guess that's why it's closing... no profit whatsoever~!!) Heeee...
Nope.. i'm going to the one at Sukhumvit 39.. but before that it used to be next to Silom Village (in Sukhumvit area.. i don't know how to call that area) hahahaha.. oh about the Playground.. would ya believe.. i have never been there yet.. thought of going there many many times.. and one day i wanted to go there.. and found out that it's closed.. seng ped leoy!! hahahaha
sherrypie wrote on Apr 25
OMIGOD I know that one, too~~!! (Though I've only passed it many times... never tried it... YET). Maybe one of these days I'll go and check it out.
Ehwawon used to be in Sukhumvit Soi 24.. but it has moved to this new place in Sawaddee Soi (Sukhumvit Soi 31).. I kinda like this place cuz they give you lots and lots of those kimchi and all.. hehehe.. and they also give you a scoop of ice-cream to every one of you.. hehehe.. yeap i love free stuff :P oh .. also like the other korean restaurant called "Dorewon" too... its pretty near Racquet club and Samitivej Hospital.. gosh.. i could go on and on and on about food..

guess you and i should meet up some day and go eat! hahaha :P
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
Nope.. i'm going to the one at Sukhumvit 39.. but before that it used to be next to Silom Village (in Sukhumvit area.. i don't know how to call that area) hahahaha..
It's soooo weirddd why they call it "Silom Village" when it's actually in Sukhumvit, don't you think so~?!
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
oh about the Playground.. would ya believe.. i have never been there yet.. thought of going there many many times.. and one day i wanted to go there.. and found out that it's closed.. seng ped leoy!! hahahaha
Shucks, that's too bad... The bookstore in Playground was really GREAT~!! And the magazine store was chock-full of hard-to-find magazines not available anywhere, too~!! (Like "unique" hard core porn mags that are SEALED in plastic HA HA HA)...
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
Ehwawon used to be in Sukhumvit Soi 24.. but it has moved to this new place in Sawaddee Soi (Sukhumvit Soi 31).. I kinda like this place cuz they give you lots and lots of those kimchi and all.. hehehe.. and they also give you a scoop of ice-cream to every one of you.. hehehe.. yeap i love free stuff :P
Yes, it's the Ehwawon in Sukhumvit 31 I know... Now you mentioned all the free stuff, I am DEFINITELY gonna try it~!!!!!!!
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
also like the other korean restaurant called "Dorewon" too... its pretty near Racquet club and Samitivej Hospital.. gosh.. i could go on and on and on about food..

guess you and i should meet up some day and go eat! hahaha :P
And I recommend a similar-sounding Korean restaurant, called DAWON, in Thonglo~!! They've got very high-quality meats, lotsa free (refillable~!!) side dishes and addictive side salad (also free~!!). Oh, and after you finish your meal, they give you this dark-red cold drink which I am seriously in love with... I have NO IDEA what it is... maybe it's ginseng or ginger tea~??

YES, we Sukhumvit-food-lovers should definitely MEEEEEET~!! You know some places, and I know some other places... we can stuff our faces silly on Sukhumvit til the cows (sorry, I mean, street dogs) come home~~!!!
sherrypie wrote on Apr 25
And I recommend a similar-sounding Korean restaurant, called DAWON, in Thonglo~!! They've got very high-quality meats, lotsa free (refillable~!!) side dishes and addictive side salad (also free~!!). Oh, and after you finish your meal, they give you this dark-red cold drink which I am seriously in love with... I have NO IDEA what it is... maybe it's ginseng or ginger tea~??

YES, we Sukhumvit-food-lovers should definitely MEEEEEET~!! You know some places, and I know some other places... we can stuff our faces silly on Sukhumvit til the cows (sorry, I mean, street dogs) come home~~!!!
okay..that place sounds so good.. i'm going to give it a try soooon tooo .. awwww.. i'm getting hungry already.. we should meet up soon SSS!!! hahaha :P
streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 25
YES, let's~!!
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