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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 5:40 pm
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Originally Posted by mosburger
My experiences are from 2000 - 05 but it still is somewhat problematic to simply get to the beachside restaurants and spas if you do not speak Korean or have local friends. Two Cholla Southern Province cities, namely Mokpo on the SW coast and Yeosu on the S coast have especially high rated Korean sashimi and crab/lobster restaurants.
I would second Mosburger's advice. The west coast has some beautiful areas but you MUST have local friends and/or a knowledge of rudimentary Korean in order to get around. However, if you can do it, Mokpo sashimi is ^

Easiest option IMO, is just head to Busan or Jeju.
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