Co-Founder & Owner-Bartender
Willy Park
Co-Founder & Owner-Bartender, Gong-Gan
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- Co-Founder & Owner-Bartender
Portrait of Willy Park
i. Biography
Willy Park is a Seoul-based co-founder and owner-bartender of Gong-Gan, a cocktail bar in Jongno, Seoul, that reinterprets Korean culture and ingredients through a modern bar program. Coverage of Gong-Gan describes the venue as a hanok-based bar created by Park and Evan Noh, with Park emphasizing Korean ingredients, memory, and seasonal storytelling in the drinks program. Gong-Gan received regional recognition, entering Asia’s 50 Best Bars list in the 51–100 range and being described as a bar in Seoul's Jongno district.