This is part two of a two-part, two-day itinerary focusing on the best shopping, eats and cafes in Seoul’s Gangnam district. To read part one, featuring Sinsa-dong, please click here. After having a simple breakfast at your Airbnb, hop a bus or hail a taxi to Apgujeong, a short 5-10 minute ride from Garosugil. Although Apgujeong Rodeo Street …
Psy may have put Gangnam on the map with his bow-ties and “gentleman”ly behavior, but the fact of the matter is… Gangnam is for girls. Recently, I took a bit of a staycation in Seoul’s upscale district in search of the area’s best shopping, dining and entertainment facilities and made a point to take plenty …
Note: As of September 2015, Cargo 127 is now closed. One of the biggest culinary trends to hit South Korea over the past couple years is that of craft beer. Subsequently, microbreweries and small gastropubs have been mushrooming throughout Seoul, particularly in the neighborhoods of Itaewon, Gyeongnidan and Haebangchon. Each of these watering holes offers …
The temperatures in Korea are dropping quickly. Too quickly if you ask me. Soon enough, Seoulites will be forced to bundle up and head indoors to escape the harsh Korean winter weather.. While there are plenty of things to do throughout the city during the winter, there’s no better place to pass a cold day …
This weekend, I decided to head out to Hongdae to see if I could find a new themed cafe to blog about. I walked around for an hour, eventually making my way into the adjacent neighborhood of Hapjeong, peeking into cafes to see if any of them were worth checking out. Just as I was …
Fusion restaurants have become quite the culinary trend in Seoul over the past few years. These dining establishments attempt to fuse various components of ethnic cuisines into one. Some have been quite successful in their attempts and have attracted loyal diners of all nationalities. Others have failed miserably, trying too hard to please the local …