Inside a bar in Pyongyang.

When he first came to Pyongyang 6 years ago, Robert Foyle Hunwick went to a nightclub called Egyptian Palace at the Yanggakdo Hotel.

After that, Robert had to go to Juche Tower, where there was a small bar once suggested by Lonely Planet for tourists who want to drink alcohol in North Korea.

`North Koreans’ main hobby is probably drinking,` said Simon Cockerell, who has been to the country more than 100 times as a guide with Koryo Tours.

A karaoke bar in Pyongyang.

`People tend to drink a lot and like strong alcohol,` Leonid A. Petrov, a North Korea expert at the Australian National University, also said.

Visitors who come here looking to explore the nightlife often find little entertainment in hotels in central Pyongyang such as Koryo or Yanggakdo.

Coming here, visitors will have a panoramic view of the nightlife of local people.

Most tourists, diplomats from other countries… prefer to drink beer on the ground floor of the hotel – a place called the Tea House.

Inside a bar in North Korea – the most mysterious country in the world

Inside the Taedonggang bar in Pyongyang.

Taedonggang, named after a river in Pyongyang, is one of the city’s notable night stops.

`I was surprised at the quality of beer here, and drank quite a lot,` said Alistair Humphrey, a Briton.

Mr. Minh