A Smashing Good Time at the King of Pirates

Written by Kyle about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' excited

Most things in Korea have some sort of gimmick to get you in the door and pay more money.  When you're in a place that's so densely packed with restaurant after restaurant and bar after bar, you need something to make money.  Maybe it's drinking in a jail cell, or swinging on indoor porch swings.  At King of Pirates, it's the chance to throw your glass against the wall, at least the outside part made of ice.

Yar!  Into ye' drinking room!

The ice glasses

Of course, a video illustration.  We didn't get it on tape, but I did win myself a free beer.

Needless to say, their gimmick worked on me.  I kept getting beers so that I would have another chance to hit the target.  Needless to say, I got pretty drunk because of it.

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• December 16, 2009

  Susan

  

  Hey, maybe this would go over in the states too! You could open the first one in KC.

• December 22, 2009

  Bessie

  

  It was really fun - I could definitely see it being popular back home!

• December 16, 2009

  DADDIO

  

  Creative and amazing target award machine. Too bad about the drunk part. Next time order near-beer or alcohol-free!

• December 22, 2009

  Bessie

  

  Yeah, I can't imagine there are many more targets just like this!

• December 17, 2009

  Linda

  

  Wow....your boredom level must be at an all time high!!! And no prize for hitting the target.....what a rip!

• December 24, 2009

  mumsie

  

  Cool (ha-ha!) idea! I bet it made the beer taste even better!

• October 01, 2010

  Jared

  

  Hi guys,
  I'm a Canadian currently living in SK, in Sanbon-dong right across from the subway station to be more specific. I've heard about this pirate bar, but cant seem to find any instructions on how to get there... can you help me out?
  oh yeah, and I love every post you've done about the food--definitely my favourite part of Korea so far.

• October 01, 2010

  Kyle

  

  Ya, it's definitely not the easiest place to find. These are not good instructions, but hopefully it helps: From the Sanbon subway station, go out the exit where you walk down the ramp. At the next street, take a left and go down 2 blocks, then take a right. You will see a restaurant with a pirate statue outside. This is not the place, but above it is the King of Pirates bar. Hope that helps!

• October 03, 2010

  Jared

  

  Thanks Kyle, we did find it Saturday night and had ourselves a smashing good time! Love the blog, you two have become an inspiration for my girlfriend and I.

• October 04, 2010

  Kyle

  

  As they would say in Korea: "nice-uh". I love that bar. It makes drinking the sh*tty beer more enjoyable.

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