Suwon Designates Five Food Culture Streets to Revitalize Alley Businesses

[Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City announced on the 2nd that it has designated five locations as 'Food Culture Streets' including 'Jangan-mun Geobuk Market Street' to revitalize alley businesses facing difficulties due to COVID-19.

The city recently held a written review by the 'Food Culture Street Review Committee' and designated five areas as Food Culture Streets: ▲Jangan-mun Geobuk Market Street ▲Pajang-cheon Matgoueul ▲Firefly Yeongmu Market Romance Street ▲Suwon Geumgok-dong Eoulreum Shopping Center Food Culture Street ▲Hwaseong Haenggung Taste Village Street.

The city will provide support including installation of directional signs, food culture improvement projects, and promotional activities for the designated streets.

To be designated as a Food Culture Street, areas must meet the following requirements: ▲congregation of 30 or more restaurants ▲establishment and operation of autonomous organizations ▲30 or more registered restaurants with merchant associations ▲consent on self-funded application and project costs ▲street environment ▲historical significance of the street ▲establishment of Food Culture Street activation plans.

Jung Yong-gil, head of the city's Sanitation Policy Division, stated, "We hope the designation of Food Culture Streets will help the local economy that has been depressed due to COVID-19," and urged, "We ask restaurants to actively cooperate in improving dining culture and complying with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines."