Most hotspot lists tell you where the crowds are. This one is closer to how I travel when I am home: which neighbourhoods reward a slow afternoon, and what I would skip if the day is short.
I write these as walks rather than pins on a map. Most of the photos are mine, taken on the trip I am describing, and I say so when a place is one I have only passed through.
Where I would start
- Seongsu-dong Guide — the neighbourhood I return to every trip, and the one I recommend first
- Hongik University Station — which exit to use, because it genuinely changes your afternoon
- Gangnam Guide — what is worth your time south of the river
- A Weekend in Seongsu-dong — a full day, from the first coffee to the last shop
- Hongdae Shopping Street — a walk down the main strip, with what is actually worth stopping for
The full hotspots cluster is below, newest first.
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