BIRRA

Type of Establishment: Bar

Location: Near Bukyoung University. Take the subway (Line 2) to the Bukyoung/Kyoungsoung station. With your back to Kyoungsoung University at the T-junction, walk toward Bukyoung University on the left side of the main road. Turn left at the LG Telecom office and walk about 30 meters. Birra will be on the right on the second floor.

Review: Busan is still a long way from being a beer lover's Mecca, but this little oasis may inspire hope in the hearts of the faithful, lost in the Valley of the Shadow of Hite. Birra means beer, and they do really mean it: 80 different labels from 20 countries. They stock a lot of the common imports (Heineken,
Beck's, Amstel, etc.) but they have more than a few you don't see every day. To wit: Newcastle Brown Ale, Flensberger Pilsener/Dunkel, Erdinger Hefeweizen 500ml., Budejovicky, Peroni, Zipfer, Stella Artois, Leffe Brown/Blonde, Sapporo, and St. Sebastian Grand Cru 500ml.. Bottled Beers are priced between 3,500 and 25,000 won. They also have Diebels "Party Cans" (5 liters) for 70,000 won (with a fruit platter thrown in to sweeten the party). There is no draft beer, but you won't hear any complaints from me.

It's a dark, spacious joint, fairly chic but reasonably priced. They get a youngish crowd and play mainly foreign pop, rock, and jazz. There are 4 ice
bars, lots of cozy tables, and a bar that seats around 10 people. There are a couple of TVs and they say they'll be showing the World Cup games...which is cool but is not the reason you should come here. Homer Simpson said it best, "Beer!"
 

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