KKONE is a shopping complex, something like Starfield in Korea. There are several similar malls in this area too.

On the way

It’s across from the Tairan area, and the road is so wide that crossing it takes a while.

Menus at a supermarket I found on the way

Never expected them to sell kimchi ramen..

Honey butter almonds too..

You feel the Korean wave in places like this.

The entrance to KK ONE

You go in through the basement.

Near the entrance

Near the entrance

They sell Lanzhou beef noodles.

A gelato shop

The gelato here was pretty good..

The way further inside

The mall is huge. But this is just what a shopping street in the old downtown looks like. There are plenty of even bigger malls.

Looking up..

There’s a lot going on.

There’s even a Uniqlo..

Not that cheap, though.. It felt about the same as in Japan..

A Korean restaurant

They have one here too..

The menu

They even have dolsot bibimbap.

A character shop

Miffy is here too..

Nitori

They have just about everything.. At this point you could live in China without ever wondering where to buy what you need..

A liquor shop

There’s a Bee Cheng Hiang too.

Booze and snacks side by side; a brilliant choice of location..

blt supermarket

There’s an upscale supermarket in here.

Kuromi cans

Inside

Soba noodles

How on earth do they sell this stuff..

Naengmyeon

The Korean wave is something.

Poca Chips

They’ve really made inroads here..

Beef jerky

The range of jerky is enormous. I’d love to try them all, but jerky isn’t really something you can bring back to Korea..

Dried fruit

Being an upscale supermarket, the selection is enormous, but everything was new to me and I had no idea what to buy first.

Recommended item

Dried passion fruit was the recommended item. But I couldn’t figure out how you’d even dry a passion fruit. I just couldn’t picture it. So.. when in doubt, you just buy it..

A drink stand

The supermarket from outside

This is the back of KKONE. Coming out this way, there was a whole new view.

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