Along with restaurants selling food such as
\npizza and hamburgers, a growing number of cafes are sprouting up across North
\nKorea, breaking out of Pyongyang where they were once concentrated. Major
\ncities in other provinces have seen an increase in relatively affluent and
\nyoung people who are willing to splurge on coffee and western dishes, Daily NK
\nhas learned. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn the areas around Hamheung Station She added, \u201cThe coffee is imported from \u201cThey also have drip coffee and Americanos An increasing number of people are willing \u201cRestaurants and stands affiliated with She explained that while the prices at This greater variety of cuisine has been Along with restaurants selling food such as pizza and hamburgers, a growing number of cafes are sprouting up across North Korea, breaking out of Pyongyang where they were once concentrated. Major cities in other provinces have seen an increase in relatively affluent and young people who are willing to splurge on coffee and western dishes, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":30804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nsquare a lot of coffee and tea houses as well as hamburger shops have popped
\nup,\u201d a source in South Hamkyung Province told Daily NK on Thursday. \u201cAround the
\nintersection and marketplace, where there\u2019s a lot of foot traffic, state
\ncompanies under the Party and military have opened coffee and hamburgers joints
\nto pull in more money.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nChina and Italy. They\u2019re drawing a lot of attention because they not only have
\nhot teas but also all kinds of fruit juices and even an ice shaving machine for
\nhotter days.\u201d The places are becoming popular among donju<\/i> [new affluent middle
\nclass], college students, and young people, as popular \u201chang out\u201d venues.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nthat South Koreans love so much. They serve it in a 200ml cup right on the
\nspot, and it\u2019s roughly 12,000 KPW [1.48 USD] for one coffee,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the
\ncase of ordinary residents, they\u2019re unfamiliar with the taste, so many choose
\nhot tea, which is only about half the cost, or they go with cold fruit juices
\nas well.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nto pay for coffee and drinks, despite them being over double the price of an
\naverage laborers\u2019 monthly wage. Such establishments are spreading in large
\ncities such as Nampo, Pyongsong in South Pyongan Province, Chongjin in North
\nHamkyung Province, and Wonsan in Kangwon Province. Most of these cities are
\nhome to foreign currency-earning trading companies, according to the source.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\ntrading companies tasked with earning foreign currency sell hamburgers, pizza, waffles
\nand other processed foods made with ready-made mixes,\u201d the source said. \u201cOther
\nrestaurants that claim to be more upscale sell omurice<\/i> [Japanese omelette
\nstuffed with fried rice], curry, yakisoba<\/i> [stir-fried noodles], and other
\nvarieties of Japanese dishes.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nthese coffee shops and hamburger establishments may be more than five times
\nthat of an average establishment, \u201cmore people are showing a tendency to
\nsplurge once or twice a month.\u201d When cadres from the Central Party make
\nbusiness trips to areas outside of Pyongyang, provincial officials even escort them
\nto these eateries as a form as hospitality. <\/span> <\/p>\n
\nwelcomed by many, with people from affluent classes to young college students
\nsaying they are learning more about the world through various foods, according
\nto the source. However, she did add some are not so pleased about tastes with
\nwhich they are unfamiliar and the attending hefty price tags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"