Kwangbok Department Store

Pyongyang


Notable as the venue for Kim Jong-il's final public appearance, this multi-storey department store stocks a good range of mostly imported goods, but also a good amount of local produce. You can roam freely inside, change money at the market rate and see what the middle class are spending their money on.

Some great street snacks are sold in the food court on the top floor, while the ground-floor supermarket is the best stocked in the city.


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