A block away, in Healeys Lane, there are so many Korean eateries that it’s referred to as kimchi lane.
King Street is shaking off its reputation as one of the city’s seediest strips, dominated by strip clubs and nightclubs, and is instead being reinvented as the heart of Melbourne’s own Koreatown.
“Now it is more well known with everyone. It’s a sharing-style culture and I think with dramas and movies now people know how Korean people get together.” Kate GaHye Kim, political and economic officer for the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Melbourne in Healey’s Lane where many Korean businesses are located.The number of people living in greater Melbourne who were born in Korea has remained steady – about 14,000 – in both the 2016 and 2021 censusesShe also says it’s about time Melbourne had its own K-Town, similar to Koreatown or Little Korea precincts in cities around the world.
“There was a little bit of a bad reputation for King Street with strip clubs and pubs and bars open late.”
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