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Regardless of Hongdae, Jongno and Gangnam … ‘No clamor of guests everywhere
Guests of the ‘ebb’ bar before the 9pm business limit Some are ‘Sulpan’ convenience store
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho and Kim Joo-hwan = “What is the class, there are only a tenth of customers. I only went to 4 tables during lunch time. This is the first time I have been so tough in 13 years of restaurant business. “
At 5 p.m. on the 30th, a restaurant near the entrance to Hongik University in Mapo-gu, Seoul, was at dinner time, but only two of the 20 tables were full. The shop owner, Kim Mo (60), shook his head at the question: ‘How much has the number of customers decreased after step 2.5?
Mr. Kim sighed and said, “On Sundays, customers visiting the church would come in groups, but they were isolated. The other restaurants run by Byeolnae in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do also occupied only 5 tables of 130 seats during the hour of the day. Lunch. We can’t pay the rent, “he sighed.
As the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) spreads rapidly, strengthened quarantine measures were implemented in the metropolitan area, “ Social Distance 2.5 steps ”, and restaurants and pubs in central Seoul were noticeably quieter than usual on weekends. I was.
◇ Regardless of downtown Hongdae, Sinchon and Jongno restaurants and cafes, ‘seolung’
The alleys near Exit 9 of Hongik University Station, which was packed with crowds, were also sparse enough to count the number of pedestrians. A (63), who has been in the stall business here for 31 years, said: “The number of customers has continued to decline since the Gwanghwamun rally, but no customers are packing today.” “After 9pm, all the bars around us are closed. I’ll stop.”
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The atmosphere was the same in the city center near Sinchon, Seodaemun-gu. It was difficult to find customers even within a private cafe that was not subject to commercial restrictions due to step 2.5.
There were only 5 people in a private cafe in Shinchon where up to 50 people could stay at 6pm on this day. Mr. Kim Mo (43), president of this cafe for 12 years, said: “There are many people who know that the 2.5-step distance measure applies to private cafes, so inquiries keep coming “. There isn’t, “he said.
Kim said: “Today’s sales are at a level that is less than half the coronavirus outbreak prior to the coronavirus,” he said. “It fell dramatically in February and March and rebounded to around 70% in the summer, but plummeted again after Liberation Day.”
On weekday nights and weekends, Gwancheol-dong, Jongno-gu, where numerous citizens were constantly visited, had fewer people than Hongdae and Sinchon. Standing at the entrance of this street for about 5 minutes and looking, there were only 10 people walking.
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A Japanese restaurant on this street had 12 people eating at 6:30 pm. Yang Mo, 41, who has run this store for 5 years, said: “There have been no customers for the past two weeks, but today is only half yesterday. Our store still has customers who come to eat, but the Surrounding bars are closed. It’s a shame, “he kicked his tongue.
◇ Gangnam’s ‘no-madness’ turned out to be at step 2.5
An hour before 9 p.m., when general restaurants, breakout restaurants, and bakeries are limited to packing and delivery orders until 5 a.m. the next day. The entertainment district near Gangnam Station, where a large floating population was generally crowded late into the night, was busy.
At an underground bar in Gangnam station, where reporters visited, only two of the 30 tables had customers.
The manager’s aunt (34) said, “I knew that customers closed the store early, so I went in before sunset and left most of the time.”
Even in a bar with more than half the customers, the tables began to empty one by one as 9:00 pm approached
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Ten minutes before closing time, the employees were busy wandering between the tables and announced “Our business is done.” One of the parties was shocked, “Is that so already?” And he packed a bag of Juseom Juseom.
A nearby steakhouse where six tables were eating at 8:50 was also approaching 9 o’clock, and employees walked around each table to inform them that closing time had come.
Customers finished the payment one by one and left the store with regret. A customer said: “Is it not possible to pay before 9 o’clock?”
Kim Mo (30), the manager, said: “If it is a little late, we can report it to the district office quickly, so we finish the business quickly.” “After Corona 19, sales were cut in half, but as the number of confirmed patients increased again in August, the cost of labor went down as well. I don’t think it’s going to work if I continue like this.”
At 9 o’clock, the quiet street was activated for an instant. Most of them were citizens who left the store and headed home.
Yoon-mo (29), an office worker who left the pub with two acquaintances, said: “All the stores only open until 9 o’clock, so I go home early. If it’s normal, I just go to the ‘second wagon ‘and entered the subway station. ” I turned to the side.
At 9:30, most of the bars and restaurants along the road from Gangnam Station Exit 10 to Sinnonhyeon Station were turned off. It contrasted with the usual night.
However, most of the convenience stores do not have outdoor tables or have been stored in the store, but some citizens have been drinking at the outdoor tables in the convenience stores after 9 o’clock.
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