A CNN Travel writer shared an awkward experience of being turned away from two restaurants in Seoul while trying to eat alone, saying solo dining i…

After traveling to Japan where solo dining always been a huge thing, when coming to Korea in 2015 I was very surprised. I came here with a friend who does not eat pork and that meant that for the whole 2 weeks I was not allowed to order anything pork either because every restaurant would only offer for at least two people.

I think it has changed now quite a bit but apparently not fully.