Suwon Na Hye-seok Street Developed as Food Culture Model District

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 15th the selection of 44 "Gyeonggi's Premier Restaurants" representing the province's finest cuisine.

The premier restaurants are traditional and regional food establishments that have preserved and inherited traditional flavors and cooking methods. The province plans to provide these restaurants with signage and banners, and offer various incentives including educational programs for business owners and chefs as well as financing assistance.

The province also plans to develop and promote food culture model districts by region, including Pyeongchon Food Street, Suwon Na Hye-seok Street, and Yangju Hanwu-gol Hanwu Village.

The province aims to expand the number of premier restaurants to 200 by 2009 and increase the food culture model districts from the current 8 to 15 designated areas.

To promote the excellence of Korean cuisine to foreign tourists, the province produced and distributed 10,000 copies of a publication titled "A Culinary Journey Through Gyeonggi's Food Culture," introducing the 44 premier restaurants and 8 food culture model districts selected that day in English, Japanese, and Chinese. The materials were distributed to hotels and travel agencies.

[Gyeonggi's Premier Restaurants]