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Can American citizens legally patronize Pyongyang (restaurant chain)?
<p>Can American citizens legally patronize <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang_(restaurant_chain)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pyongyang (restaurant chain)</a>?</p>

<p>I am aware that, according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_North_Korea#Restrictions_and_warnings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_North_Korea#Restrictions_and_warnings</a>:</p>

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  <p>In July 2017, the U.S. government announced that American citizens would no longer be permitted to visit North Korea as tourists. The travel ban took effect on September 1, 2017.</p>
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<p>but I don't know whether the U.S. government prohibit  American citizens from frequenting businesses owned by North Korean entities.</p>

<p>The prohibition is against using a regular US passport to enter North Korea (you can <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/KoreaDemocraticPeoplesRepublicof.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">apply for a special passport</a>): or you can use a non-US passport. There is no prohibition against patronizing a North Korean business, be it in North Korea or elsewhere.</p>
