Image by KnowingKorea A small beer shop in Korea is identified by the smaller space than regular beer halls, simpler (sometimes humble) interior, simpler selection of drinks, and smaller portions of food

The so-called ‘no kids zone’ in Korea is of a recent origin, started by some restaurant and cafe owners who could no longer stand wild children and irresponsible parents. There is controversy still going

Fritz coffee in Seoul. Image by KnowingKorea Though the majority of coffee sold at coffee shops in Korea is americano, cold brew is rapidly expanding its market. Last year, Starbucks alone sold 83,600,000

Image by KnowingKorea Starbucks Korea, which has over 1,000 shops nationwide, an annual sales of 1 trillion won (about 1 billion dollars), and the highest score in a recent customer satisfaction survey,

Image by LG Electronics, CC BY 2.0 license ( The 2017 cumulative cinema audiences in Korea reached some 220 million, more than four time the nation’s whole population. According to the data from Korea