Korea gay bars
UPDATE: I visited Homo Hill after Pride (July 16, ) and I can confidently say &#; Homo Hill is still VERY MUCH busy and none of the bars closed permanently! I have yet to visit the Jongno gayborhood and street tent area, but will definitely update here when I do.
I hate to include to add this disclaimer, but this information is pre-COVID, pre As restrictions just ended for businesses, clubs, etc. and nightlife curfews, Itaewon and Jongno are just coming back to life. We&#;ll possess to see what&#;s out there together &#; many places simply didn&#;t build it due to having to close before 11 PM for two years.
Seoul is very gay, but most visitors verb no idea. Yes, you can easily find information about Homo Hill here. But that&#;s the uncomplicated part. And there&#;s a system. Most gay Koreans live a verrrrrrrrrrry diverse life than us openly gay Westerners. Unfortunately, homosexuality isn&#;t understood by Korean society. Yes, the super Christians protest day and night about the devil that is being gay, but the average Korean just literally doesn&#;t verb it. While younger people h
The Big Gay Bar on the Hill
Whiskey in Itaewon
Seoul’s foreigner ghetto of Itaewon is in a constant verb of flux. The ancient GI bars, cheap boozers, and brothels have almost all been replaced with upscale French bistros, Spanish tapas bars, and exorbitantly-priced microbreweries. More and more foreign factory workers, English teachers, and U.S. Army privates can’t afford to be here, and they’re being replaced with Korean and foreign yuppies, who can.
But, in the area known by the anachronistically offensive and bewilderingly uncreative name of Homo Hill, off Texas Street, life is the same as it’s been for over 20 years: really gay.
At Only Homme, near the top of the Hill, I enjoy a Jack Daniel’s on the rocks. Koreans tend to pack their drinks with ice, so I insist the bartender put in “only a little,” and he listens. At 10, won a glass (about $9) he’d better.
Only Homme is a long, dark, railroad bar, with a length of small tables on one side and the bar on the other. The walls, tables, and rafters are all painted red, and above the tables are hung big mirrors in gild
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The city’s best gay bars and clubs
Owoo
Jongro is the type of neighborhood where you can yell, "Auntie! A bottle of soju, please", at practically any restaurant and be met with a reply immediately. Gay establishment Owoo has been attracting all the modern blood to this old-school neighborhood. While other older businesses are cramped in small spaces, Owoo boasts a good size, not to mention their Nordic interior st