A gamaekjip, () is a concept of

convenience store A convenience store, convenience shop, bakkal, bodega, corner store, corner shop, superette or mini-mart is a small retail store that stocks a range of everyday items such as convenience food, groceries, beverages, tobacco products, lotter ...

originally from the city of

Jeonju Jeonju (, , ) is the capital and List of cities in South Korea, largest city of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many resi ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. Though technically shops, it is possible to drink alcoholic beverages on the premises. Dried pollack (''hwangtae'' - 황태) are commonly served, and a range of typical convenience store snacks are available, too. Few meals are cooked on site, and this among other reasons leads to low overheads and thus the possibility to charge lower prices than in bars. Gamaekjip first became popular in Jeonju, though they are now in decline there; they are, however, beginning to appear across the country.

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