Duration
About 4 hours
Budget
₩20,000–₩30,000 per person
Walking
~0.8 km in total
Best time
Any day except Wednesday (the ramen shop's day off). Arrive by 11:00 to beat the waitlist.

Yeonnam-dong is Hongdae's calmer neighbor: tiny restaurants and shops around a long park built on an old railway line. Eat early, stroll the park, then settle into a bookshop and a café.

  1. 11:00 · 45 min

    Nishimuramen 니시무라멘

    Japanese ramen · Michelin Bib Gourmand

    Put your name down at opening and choose the Seoul-only gyokai paitan.

    Solo-friendly
    Details
  2. 🚶 ~5 min walk · 350 mWalking directions ↗

  3. 12:00 · 40 min

    Gyeongui Line Forest Park 경의선숲길

    Walk & sights

    A long, narrow park on the old Gyeongui railway line, nicknamed 'Yeontral Park'. Free and great for a stroll between stops.

  4. 🚶 ~5 min walk · 400 mWalking directions ↗

  5. 13:00 · 40 min

    UHJJUHDAH Book Shop 어쩌다 책방

    Independent bookstore

    Opens at 1pm. Check out this month's featured author.

    Details
  6. 🚶 ~1 min walk · 50 mWalking directions ↗

  7. 14:00 · 60 min

    Café Layered Yeonnam 레이어드 연남점

    Bakery café · scones & cakes

    Pick a scone or two and take them upstairs to the window seats.

    Details

Good to know

  • Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3 opens right onto the park.
  • On Wednesdays, or for dinner, swap the ramen for Hyangmi's beef noodle soup and xiaolongbao.

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