Neighborhoods

Find your side of Seoul.

Pick a mood. Every area below has a real day in it.

Seongsu

Factory-turned cafés, a new brand pop-up every week, and Seoul Forest for the walk back.
- Coffee at Onion or Daelim Changgo
- This week’s pop-ups
- Seoul Forest
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Hongdae

Indie clubs, thrift racks and street food that runs past midnight.
- A live music club
- Thrift and street fashion
- Late-night tteokbokki
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Myeongdong

Every K-beauty flagship on one grid, tax refund in hand, street food between stops.
- K-beauty flagships
- Tax-refund stores
- Street food row
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Jongno

Palaces, hanok lanes and Insadong tea houses, all inside one walk.
- Gyeongbokgung in hanbok
- Bukchon hanok lanes
- Tea in Insadong
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Itaewon

Brunch on Gyeongnidan-gil, vintage racks, then the best cocktail bars in the city.
- Brunch on Gyeongnidan-gil
- Vintage stores
- Cocktail bars
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Gangnam

The underground mall, hanwoo barbecue, and karaoke until the first train.
- Gangnam Station underground
- Hanwoo BBQ
- Late karaoke
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Apgujeong

Designer windows on Cheongdam Rodeo, Garosu-gil cafés, and Dosan Park for the quiet hour.
- Cheongdam Rodeo
- Garosu-gil cafés
- Dosan Park
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Yeouido

A river island: cherry trees in April, bikes and picnics on the bank, IFC Mall underground.
- Hangang Park picnic
- Yunjungno cherry blossoms (April)
- 63 Building
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Jamsil

Korea’s tallest tower, a theme park, and Seokchon Lake’s cherry mirror in April.
- Lotte World Tower sky deck
- Lotte World
- Seokchon Lake walk
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Dongdaemun

Zaha Hadid’s DDP by day, wholesale fashion towers open until 5 a.m. by night.
- DDP
- Late-night fashion towers
- Heunginjimun gate
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Yongsan

The War Memorial, the electronics market, and halal food by the mosque, with Itaewon next door.
- War Memorial of Korea
- Yongsan Electronics Market
- Halal food by the mosque
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Mapo

Mapo-galbi ribs, Mangwon Market snacks, and the reed fields of World Cup Park.
- Mapo-galbi row
- Mangwon Market
- World Cup Park
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Daehakno

A hundred small theaters, buskers in Marronnier Park, and cheap student cafés.
- A small-theater show
- Marronnier Park
- Naksan Park walls
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Sinchon

Three campuses, cheap Korean barbecue, and Yonsei’s stone gates for the photo.
- Yonsei campus walk
- Ewha shopping street
- Korean BBQ row
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Eunpyeong

A hanok village without Bukchon’s crowds, tea houses, and the mountain right behind.
- Eunpyeong Hanok Village
- A hanok tea house
- Jingwansa temple food (reserve)
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Bukhansan

Granite peaks and temple trails at the city’s edge, a subway ride from downtown.
- Baegundae Peak
- Doseonsa temple trail
- Sunrise hike
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Gimpo

Seoul’s second airport with an outlet mall on the walkway, a useful first or last day.
- Lotte Mall and Outlet
- A last Korean BBQ before the flight
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