The following article is the second in a multipart series by Taylor Darby, a pseudonym for a foreign diplomat that worked in Pyongyang for an extended period of time before being forced to leave in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

Pyongyang has a number of shops open to the city’s expatriate city, and foreigners emboldened to step out of the confines of the diplomatic compounds can enjoy a range of new retail experiences.

These shops range from the famous Tongil Market to