Guidebook for Seoul
Food Scene
Youngdong traditional market place is food oasis in the city. You'll see countless nice restaurants and street food here. Also, Nonhyun station area is popular place for nightlife. This place never sleeps and you can even see people waiting in line to get into a bar on Monday morning.
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Yeongdong Traditional Market station
Youngdong traditional market place is food oasis in the city. You'll see countless nice restaurants and street food here. Also, Nonhyun station area is popular place for nightlife. This place never sleeps and you can even see people waiting in line to get into a bar on Monday morning.
Masizzim is Korean casual rib & pork stew restaurant. Since it's located in the same building you stay, you can easily visit there. Highly recommend for budget travelers! - Open hour: Everyday(11:00~22:00) - Price: ₩7,000~₩14,000
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Masizzim is Korean casual rib & pork stew restaurant. Since it's located in the same building you stay, you can easily visit there. Highly recommend for budget travelers! - Open hour: Everyday(11:00~22:00) - Price: ₩7,000~₩14,000
Wanna go seafood? MAKINO CHAYA is the right answer. This seafood buffet restaurant serves a variety of fresh seafood delivered straightly from the ocean. - Open hour: Weekdays(11:30~22:00), Break time: 15:30-18:00, Weekends(11:00~22:00) - Price: Weekdays lunch(₩29,900), Weekdays dinner & weekend(₩44,900)
Makino Chaya
324 Gangnam-daeroWanna go seafood? MAKINO CHAYA is the right answer. This seafood buffet restaurant serves a variety of fresh seafood delivered straightly from the ocean. - Open hour: Weekdays(11:30~22:00), Break time: 15:30-18:00, Weekends(11:00~22:00) - Price: Weekdays lunch(₩29,900), Weekdays dinner & weekend(₩44,900)
Drinks & Nightlife
'Massive' electronic music club in five minutes distance. Local celebrities and famous overseas DJs often visit here.
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MASS
'Massive' electronic music club in five minutes distance. Local celebrities and famous overseas DJs often visit here.
Parks & Nature
Oasis in the city surrounded by several luxury brands. Cheongdam area is known as the most luxurious area in Seoul. You'll see lots of boutiques, hair saloons and global luxury brand stores here.
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Dosan Park
20 Dosan-daero 45-gilOasis in the city surrounded by several luxury brands. Cheongdam area is known as the most luxurious area in Seoul. You'll see lots of boutiques, hair saloons and global luxury brand stores here.
Arts & Culture
Contemporary art center designed and owned by LG group. It's famous for the best quality audible devices.
Centro de Artes LG
508 Nonhyeon-roContemporary art center designed and owned by LG group. It's famous for the best quality audible devices.
Seoul Arts Center is the biggest venue for art in Korea. You can enjoy all types of art such as Broadway musical, opera, ballet, Korean folk dance, Korean traditional singing(Pansori), contemporary design, artworks and calligraphy.
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Seoul Arts Center
Seoul Arts Center is the biggest venue for art in Korea. You can enjoy all types of art such as Broadway musical, opera, ballet, Korean folk dance, Korean traditional singing(Pansori), contemporary design, artworks and calligraphy.
Shopping
Gangnam station itself is a huge underground shopping mall. My special recommendation for this area is clothes and cosmetics because there are hundreds of street clothing brands and road shop cosmetics shops. Truly cheap!
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Gangnam station
Gangnam station itself is a huge underground shopping mall. My special recommendation for this area is clothes and cosmetics because there are hundreds of street clothing brands and road shop cosmetics shops. Truly cheap!
Coex mall is huge underground shopping located in Samseong area. The shopping mall includes countless restaurants, clothing shops, living goods stores, cinema, bookstore and also directly linked to Hyundai department store and Coex international convention & exhibition center.
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Starfield COEX Mall
Coex mall is huge underground shopping located in Samseong area. The shopping mall includes countless restaurants, clothing shops, living goods stores, cinema, bookstore and also directly linked to Hyundai department store and Coex international convention & exhibition center.
Central City is a humongous shopping area includes Marriott hotel, Shinsegye department store, Megabox movie theater, Seoul express bus terminal, Gangnam flower market, underground shopping mall and so on. It's literally a city rather than just a shopping place because it's extremely big. You'll need to spend entire one day to explore Central City.
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Ciudad Central
176 Sinbanpo-roCentral City is a humongous shopping area includes Marriott hotel, Shinsegye department store, Megabox movie theater, Seoul express bus terminal, Gangnam flower market, underground shopping mall and so on. It's literally a city rather than just a shopping place because it's extremely big. You'll need to spend entire one day to explore Central City.
Essentials
Global wholesale brand Costco's Yangjae branch is renowned for it's biggest sales among all branches in the world. It's cheap but you need to enroll for the membership. Recommend for +3 months visitors only. - Open hour: Everyday(08:00~22:00)
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Costco Wholesale Yangjae
159 Yangjae-daeroGlobal wholesale brand Costco's Yangjae branch is renowned for it's biggest sales among all branches in the world. It's cheap but you need to enroll for the membership. Recommend for +3 months visitors only. - Open hour: Everyday(08:00~22:00)
Local Emart won global Walmart. Emart Yeoksam is the closest branch of untouchable no.1 mart chain. Due to their strong merchandising and pricing strategy, Walmart had to withdraw from Korean market. However, Yeoksam branch is a bit small compare to other branches, so visit there only when you don't have enough time. - Open hour: Everyday(10:00~24:00)
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emart Yeoksam
310 Yeoksam-roLocal Emart won global Walmart. Emart Yeoksam is the closest branch of untouchable no.1 mart chain. Due to their strong merchandising and pricing strategy, Walmart had to withdraw from Korean market. However, Yeoksam branch is a bit small compare to other branches, so visit there only when you don't have enough time. - Open hour: Everyday(10:00~24:00)
Entertainment & Activities
CGV is the biggest cinema chain owned by CJ group in Korea. You can watch Hollywood movies in English(w/ Korean subtitle)
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CGV Gangnam
438 Gangnam-daeroCGV is the biggest cinema chain owned by CJ group in Korea. You can watch Hollywood movies in English(w/ Korean subtitle)
The closest movie theater from your place. Just across the street and there Megabox is. It's one of the top3 movie chains in Korea. If you're interested in local movies & art films, Megabox is slightly better choice than CGV although they are still very commercial.
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Megabox Gangnam
422 Gangnam-daeroThe closest movie theater from your place. Just across the street and there Megabox is. It's one of the top3 movie chains in Korea. If you're interested in local movies & art films, Megabox is slightly better choice than CGV although they are still very commercial.