Seoul Neighborhood
Mapo
The district that contains Hongdae.
Half a day 2 Hapjeong
Start with these three
Give it half a day. Start at Hapjeong and the rest is on foot.
- Seon-yu Quietly: Landscapes of Time on Seonyu IslandPop-up · until Apr 22
- Mangwon Hangang ParkPark
HapjeongokGomtang · Bib Gourmand
A short walk
- 2Hapjeong
- 4 min from Exit 8
- Hapjeongok
- about 15 min
- Seon-yu Quietly: Landscapes of Time on Seonyu Island
- about 15 min
- Mangwon Hangang Park
Walking times between stops are straight-line estimates at a normal pace. The map has the real route.
About
Northwest Seoul’s entertainment + university belt. Hongdae, Sangsu, Hapjeong, and Mangwon all sit in Mapo-gu. Mapo is also the namesake of mapo-galbi (one of Seoul’s great Korean-BBQ traditions, born along Mapo-daero in the 1970s) and the Han River’s World Cup Park.
Good to know
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Sangsu vs Hapjeong: same line, 5 min walk apart, calmer than Hongdae proper.
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Mapo-galbi sit-down spots are best after 7pm when the row lights up.
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Mangwon is the local-pick alternative to Gwangjang Market.
