Neighbourhood guide
Jamsil
Lotte World Tower above Seokchon Lake, Olympic Park and the concert hall.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsJamsil, in Songpa, is dominated by Lotte World Tower and its mall, with Signiel, Seoul Sky, Bicena (One MICHELIN Star) and the Lotte Concert Hall; Seokchon Lake and Olympic Park are close by.
Sights
Seoul Sky, Seokchon Lake, Olympic Park and the Lotte Concert Hall.
Eating
Bicena (One MICHELIN Star).
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsCome for sunset at Seoul Sky.
Staying
Signiel Seoul and the Sofitel Ambassador.
Our advice: walk round the lake in cherry-blossom season.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Jamsil are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- JamsilLine 250 m1 min walk
- JamsillaruLine 2900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Lotte World Tower250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 9 min
- COEX3.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
- The DDP10 kmCar or taxi 41 min
- N Seoul Tower11 kmCar or taxi 44 min
- Changdeokgung12 kmCar or taxi 49 min
- Bukchon13 kmCar or taxi 51 min
- Gyeongbokgung13 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Suseo Station (SRT)2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Yongsan Station12 kmCar or taxi 48 min
- Seoul Station12 kmCar or taxi 49 min
Location
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More in depth
The back storySeoul at the table: Mingles, the stars and the noodle housesOne three-star, ten two-stars, thirty-one one-stars and fifty-one Bib Gourmands: Seoul’s table runs from Mingles in Cheongdam to buckwheat noodles in Jongno and gomtang by the river.
The back storyKorean CuisineKimchi and the banchan that come with every meal, bibimbap, cold naengmyeon, long-simmered gomtang, barbecue at the table and dumplings by the steamer: the dishes of Korea, and where to taste them in Seoul.
The back storyWhere Seoul sleeps: the palaces, Namsan, Gangnam and the riverThe Four Seasons by Gwanghwamun, the Shilla and Banyan Tree on the slopes of Namsan, Signiel high in Lotte World Tower, Josun Palace and the Park Hyatt in Gangnam, and the Mondrian’s rooftop in Itaewon: where to stay in a city of two halves.