Not far from the glare of the city center, the South Korean capital offers a wealth of cosy, cool hangouts, if you don’t mind ducking down alleys and opening a well-concealed door or two.
Seoul gleams with glass towers and brims with centuries-old architecture, but beyond the bright lights, it has a hidden intimate side, if you know where to look. Miles of winding back streets can lead you to a tucked-away cafe, a delicious new restaurant or an entire enclave ripe for exploring. All you have to do is take the first step.
In these two areas, getting off the main roads to explore will reward visitors with cocktail bars, restaurants and other nightspots whose outsize personalities defy their cosy confines.Tread carelessly in Euljiro, an area just off the business district in central Seoul, and you’re bound to walk right into one of dozens of grizzled, stubble-faced motorcyclists transporting stacks of fresh newsprint or machine cogs through these narrow streets still packed with print and manufacturing businesses.
The trickier it is to locate a destination, the more stylish you can bet it is. But no matter where you go, the dress code is usually low-key – one of the best parts of lounge life in Seoul. The area is changing quickly as redevelopment projects target older buildings, so get there fast. Here are three Euljiro spots worth peeking around the right corner to find.Marked by only a short sandwich board out front with a red beacon behind it, the music-forward lounge the Edge is easy to walk past, but it’s well worth the careful climb up steep metal stairs reminiscent of a New York City fire escape.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Korean court sentences former justice minister to 2 years in prisonSEOUL: A South Korean court on Friday (Feb 3) sentenced a former justice minister, Cho Kuk, to two years in prison, after he was found guilty of creating fake credentials to help his children get into prestigious schools, a scandal that rocked the country’s previous government and sparked huge protests.
Read more »
Drop some money: Blackpink's Lisa buys luxury home in Seoul for $8mSEOUL – K-pop girl group Blackpink’s Lisa has bought a luxury home in one of the most affluent areas in the South Korean capital of Seoul. The 25-year-old star purchased the two-storey detached house, which comes with a basement, in the Seongbuk-dong neighbourhood for a whopping 7.5 billion won (S$8 million), according to a report by South Korean news outlet...
Read more »
Shane Pow’s Korean Hawker Stall Biz Isn’t Doing Well; Says It's Important To Go Into Business Knowing 'You’re Not Going To Get Your Money Back'The actor, who has yet to break even for Gogiyo, added that the situation is “heart pain lah, but no choice”.
Read more »
Song Joong-ki’s British wife appeared in 2008 Nespresso ad with George ClooneySEOUL – If you find South Korean actor Song Joong-ki’s British wife Katy Louise Saunders familiar, you...
Read more »
South Korea Jan inflation ticks up, leaves policy outlook steadySEOUL : South Korean consumer inflation ticked up in January to a three-month high but, driven mostly by temporary effects, left investors still confident that the central bank had ended its cycle of interest rate rises.The consumer price index was 5.2 per cent higher in January than in the same month a y
Read more »
South Korea Jan inflation unexpectedly ticks upSEOUL : South Korea's consumer inflation ticked up in January to a three-month high, against economists' expectations, official data showed on Thursday.The consumer price index was 5.2 per cent higher in January than in the same month a year before, rising faster than the 5.0 per cent rate seen in Decembe
Read more »