Neighbourhood guide
Seongsu
Former factories turned concept stores and cafés, beside Seoul Forest and the Han.
Seongsu-dong, in Seongdong-gu, has turned its workshops and warehouses into cafés, concept stores and pop-ups; Seoul Forest is at its edge, and Tutoiement (One MICHELIN Star) is nearby.
Sights
Seoul Forest and the warehouses of Seongsu-dong.
Eating and drinking
Tutoiement (One MICHELIN Star); Kyewol and Mattdol (Bib Gourmand); Center Coffee.
Seoul Forest in the morning, Seongsu in the afternoon.
Our advice: weekdays are calmer; weekends bring the queues for the pop-ups.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
What’s nearby
Distances from Seongsu 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
- SeongsuLine 250 m1 min walk
- TtukseomLine 2800 m10 min walk
Key sights
- COEX3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
- The DDP4.8 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Lotte World Tower5.4 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 26 min
- N Seoul Tower6.0 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Changdeokgung7.1 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Bukchon7.8 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 34 min
- Gyeongbokgung8.0 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 35 min
Main railway stations
- Suseo Station (SRT)7.3 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Seoul Station7.5 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 33 min
- Yongsan Station8.2 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 35 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.