Grand Ole Opry — Restaurant in Seoul

This country bar is foreigners only, if the owner sells to Koreans they pay huge fines and get a license suspension. This place has a lot of history. It's a country bar that served military members when the Yongsan base was the largest US Army garrison. Now it is like a museum monument to... off-the-books history. This is a bar where some country music and country line dancing happens. Soldiers would come here, the last legit bar before the more tawdry clubs just up the hill. Here you can find lots of old music and military memorabilia from USO tours, autographed pictures, and graffiti. The tradition of signing a dollar and taping it up to commemorate your visit is...

I first walked into that bar in February 1982. Back then it was run by a retired US Army sergeant major along with his wife. He passed away a number of years but his widowed wife is still running it today. I have a lot of memories of that place when OB beer was only 600 won per bottle. They had a DJ in those days and of course playing all your country favourites. Always jam packed with US troops on weekends. Closed it down more times than I can count being the last one out the door at closing time. It's still the same place but much quieter now with the Yongsan base now basically closed and relocated to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek. When it's gone there will...

Not sure why this is listing food, as this is a bar. My local friend told me this is a place that many Koreans want to visit, but as it is a bar for foreigners only, you can only pay with non korean credit cards. The drinks are "duty free" pricing, which was pretty crazy how inexpensive the drinks are. The bar tender is an 85 year old lady that is the nicest person you'll meet. The inside is very dated, smells a bit of mothballs and age, but that really lends to it's charm. We came on a week night, but I heard it's crazy busy on weekends. I probably won't come back here, but you should make it a point to visit this spot if you're...