A U.S.-based website on Wednesday made public several photos showing the interior of the newly opened Western coffee shop in Pyongyang.

The Viennese “Helmut Sachers Kaffee” opened inside the Museum of Korean History near Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang last October through an investment of the Austrian coffee producer and bakery supplier.

According to eight pictures included in the posting carried by the North Korean Economy Watch, the shop offers diverse kinds of coffee, such as Wiener coffee, cappuccino, espresso, and cafe latte costing about 280 to 350 North Korean won.

The shop “mainly serves the foreign community in Pyongyang, but an increasing number of (North) Koreans appear to be able to enjoy coffee there,” the posting said.

The Western beverage, however, is largely out of reach for ordinary North Koreans who make an average of 3,000 North Korean won a month. The North Korean won was traded at 101 won to one dollar in January according to an official exchange rate.

“If you don’t feel like coffee, they have more ‘traditional’ drinks on offer,” according to the report, while one of the photos also shows several types of bread on display to be offered to customers.

The Austrian entrepreneur tapped into the North Korean market after “training Korean service and bakery staff,” the posting said, while another name of “RyonGwang Coffee Shop” was shown on the menu, which is likely to be the North’s joint venture company.

While the North has been struggling to keep outside influences from seeping into the isolated country out of fear that they could eventually pose a threat to its autocratic rule, it has introduced Western restaurants to embrace foreign cuisine with six fast food-selling stands on the street of Pyongyang, according to sources. (Yonhap News)