I made a super chatty post about Seoul and my feelings about traveling and moving for my photo dump this month. That made me want to give you a bit more of a “just facts” post about my seoul trip. Maybe you hate it, maybe you like the chatty versions! Either way this should help fill in the gaps if you felt like you missed all the information.
THURSDAY
Arrive at airbnb by 3:30
Daelim Museum
- Address: South Korea, Seoul, Jongno-gu, 통의동 35-1 대림미술관
- Directions from Airbnb
- Walk to Namsan Gymnasium and take Bus 402
- Take it ten stops to Sejong Center
- Walk around ten minutes north to the Museum.
Bear Cafe
- Address: 24 Jahamun-ro 24-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Directions from Museum
- Walk toward Jahamun-ro, the main street.
- Walk North, then turn right on Jahamun-ro 24-gil and then follow the road
- Arrive at Bear Cafe.
- Relax
DINNER:
Nuenejip
- Must order: soy sauce ddeokbokki, with two additional dishes.
We totally did not find this dinner place. Instead we went to a Thai restaurant in the same area. It was right next to a sushi place, but man we made the BEST choice. It was delicious, the owner was wonderful. I felt really treated.
BAR
Volstead
- Jazz bar/speakeasy
We DID find this one, it was amazing. You head down some stairs into a dimly lit room. the music alternated from Santana to Drake but the vibe still worked. A hand written menu, a sketchy portrait of Volstead on the wall, and some antique wall hangings made this bar feel less dive-y and more cozy.
Thursday was the only day I really planned. The other days I just picked out options for us to see what worked best. I didn’t know how easy it was to get around the city or how expensive it would be. It turned out to be very easy. When you arrive to Seoul, head to a 7eleven and ask for t-money cards. We put around 15000 on them, and they cost 4000. They lasted us the whole weekend, it was super convenient.
So next you will find a list of some places I found that I wanted to go, some I managed to get to but some I didn’t.
BREAKFAST
BIM BOM
- Opens: 10:00 am
- Very close to airbnb, great reviews on brunch.
We went here because it was RIGHT across the street from our airbnb and MAN it was DELISH. I miss yogurt a ton so I had a granola yogurt bowl, and Johnny had this intense egg, bacon, arugula crepe situation. Obsessed.
LittleNeck
- Opens: 10:00 am
- Fresh food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner options highly rated! Small location.
Plant
- Opens: 11:00 am
- Vegan cafe, great reviews. Good for a meatless option.
Hell Cafe
- Opens: 8:00 am
- Great lattes and coffee, finishes latte at table!
LUNCH
OTTO Kimbap
- Opens: 9:00 am
- Kimbap location recommended by caricakes, good location to walk around.
We did eat at OTTO Kimbap and the area was amazing. We walked around, saw a few vintage stores, a record store. A lot of the stores opened later but it was still pretty cool. Caricakes, who is a youtuber, recommended this place once while walking around Itaewon.
Root
- Opens: ??
- Main Ingredient is AVOCADO. Health focused meals.
Bad Farmers
- Opens: 10:00 am
- Health focused food, lacks taste or reviews often say small portion for the price.
The Veggie Eating Bear
- Opens:???
- Vegetarian bibimbap! Located in Hong-dae so you know it’s cool.
CAFES
Meerkat Cafe
- Opens: 12:00 pm
- Um, it has a meerkat and a fox??
Thanks Nature Cafe
- Opens: 11:00 am
- HAS SHEEP
We went to this cafe, it was in Hongdae where we were doing some window shopping (turned into real shopping, oops). It was really cute. The cafe was a little busy so the sheep seemed really tired and overwhelmed but CUTE CUTE CUTE.
WATCO
- Opens: 10:00 am
- Beautiful exterior, lots of good coffee reviews.
AFTERHOURS
Strange fruit
- Opens: ???
- Bar and concert venue
NEIGHBORHOODS
Naeja-dong
- Area near art museum on list
- Possible date: Thursday?
Sangsu-dong
- Area near water by Hong-dae
- Possible date: Saturday
Yennam-dong
- Area in the top of Hongdae
- Possible date: Saturday
Gugro-sil
- Area over the river
- Possible date: Friday
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