25 million people in the metropolitan area. 300,000 restaurants. In South Korea, famous for having the most restaurants in the world but also for many going bankrupt, with a short lifespan for restaurants, there are eateries that have endured for decades: old, established restaurants (老鋪). What do these long-standing restaurants, which have survived through a difficult modern history, signify to us? Old restaurants, spaces where owners, employees, and regular customers have aged together. We listen to stories about food and life in these beloved old Korean eateries.