The following article is the ninth 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.

Many expats in Pyongyang naturally gravitate toward Western-style restaurants serving pizza and burgers when they want a change of pace from the usual Korean fare, but this is hardly all the city has to offer.

North Korea’s capital has restaurants serving an