| Directions: get off at the PNU subway, turn right when you are facing
the direction of the University and the shopping area, and head north along
the main road until you see the building on the left with a P.C.C.S. sign.
Go into the basement. It’s open from 9am until midnight, and they do not
take credit cards. Their phone number is 582-8361.
If you are looking for a place to experience some Korean culture, relax and listen to some music or a comedy show, or have a North American style breakfast, than the cellar is the place you are looking for. The ambiance: the Cellar has some Australian, African, and North American art on the walls. They operate a library based on the honor system, i.e. a stack of paperbacks. If you are trying to figure out what to do in Pusan, they will give you some brochures on tourist attractions. There is also a chess table. The staff is bilingual and friendly, and the menu is in English. The Cellar is run by P.C.C.S. placement agency, and they opened the place with expatriates in mind, so let’s support the place by coming for breakfast. The cheese omelet was good, as were the hash browns and toast. A drink is included with every meal, and if you order coffee they give free refills! They also serve scrambled eggs, sausages, waffles and maple syrup, or a sandwich. The prices are so cheap that I’m wondering how they stay in business. The portions are a tad small, although delicious. Breakfast is served from 9am until 1pm 7 days a week. You can also order lunch and supper. The pork cutlet meal is 6000 won, sausages and cheese 5000 won, Mexican salad 5000 won and tong-su-yuk 8000 won. The first three items were not available, so I ordered the tong-su-yuk (deep-fried morsels of crunchy breaded pork served in a sweet sauce). It was superb. I ordered a pat-bing-su for dessert, (beans, and milk, ice shavings served under a fruit sauce) which really hit the spot. Remember that the Cellar's specialty is breakfast, and not supper. This place serves many kinds of beers and other assorted beverages inexpensively,
along with the usual assortment of anju (beer snacks). Every Saturday night,
the Cellar offers a traditional Korean show, as well as "open mike", and
anyone can come by and perform for the audience. If you are a comedian,
a poet, or a singer, you are welcome to give it a shot. At least come by
to watch, as I did, as I had a great laugh.
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