Instead, though, I chose a cafe across the road. There is a sign on the wall with a dog - it is a dog- friendly cafe. Just like in the trendy parts of the affluent West, pet dogs have become ornaments for the young and moneyed. South Korea follows the West in fashion, and that also means some traditions weaken.
I met a young Korean the other day who rejoiced that the local dog restaurant in her neighbourhood had been turned into a bistro serving fancy coffee. By dog restaurant she meant dog-unfriendly restaurant where dogs come in bowls for customers as soup.
As prosperity changes Korean tastes, these traditional dog-meat restaurants are changing. I suppose they do rather clash with modish Western ways.