Pyongyang (restaurant chain)

Pyongyang (Korean: 평양관) is a restaurant chain named after the capital of North Korea, with around 130 locations worldwide.

The restaurants initially catered to the many South Korean businessmen in Southeast Asia, and have now become popular with curious tourists.

[citation needed] The restaurants serve Korean food, including kimchi dishes, Pyongyang cold noodles, barbecued cuttlefish and dog meat soup.

[8] Patrons may also buy North Korean products such as ginseng wine and an unlabelled aphrodisiac claimed to be made from bears.

[8][17] Staff from North Korea typically work on three year contracts, and are often highly trained graduates of arts colleges.