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Hotel Star (호텔스타)

Hotel Star (호텔스타)

6.1Km    2021-01-12

17, Nonhyeon-ro 87-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-561-9442

Located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Hotel Star is one block away from the Gangnam Station. A limousine bus stop from Gimpo Airport and Incheon International Airport is in front of the hotel, making it a popular accommodation choice among foreign tourists. It is also popular among domestic tourists for its location near Yeoksam Station. Various things to see and eat from Teheran-ro to Gangnam Station will give pleasure to those touring Seoul's downtown area.

Samwon Garden (삼원가든)

6.2Km    2024-03-18

835, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-548-3030

Samwon Garden is a hanu galbi (Korean galbi) restaurant in Apgujeong. Its signature menus are yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi) and saenggalbi (grilled galbi). Samwon Garden’s yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi) is tender and delightfully savory from the sauce, while the saenggalbi (grilled galbi) is ideal for enjoying the exquisite texture and rich flavor of the meat. Other dishes include hanu yukhoe (Korean beef tartare), bulgogi, naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles), and galbitang (galbi soup). The restaurant was notably included in the MICHELIN Guide Seoul 2023. 

Bang & Olufsen - Apgujeong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (뱅앤올룹슨 압구정)

Bang & Olufsen - Apgujeong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (뱅앤올룹슨 압구정)

6.2Km    2024-04-18

1F, 865, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Olive Young - Janghanpyeong Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 장한평역)

Olive Young - Janghanpyeong Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 장한평역)

6.2Km    2024-04-17

3, Janghan-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

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Seoul Upcycling Plaza (서울새활용플라자)

6.2Km    2024-01-05

49 Jadongchasijang-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

Saehwaryong is a Korean term for upcycling, a process of redesigning or recycling discarded resources or materials to give them a new value or purpose. Seoul Upcycling Plaza operates upcycling-related exhibitions, upcycling practice education and experience programs, design studios, upcycling stores, workshops, and more. It is a great place to look around for ideas and inspirations on how to use products for longer periods of time. The plaza demonstrates the first step to creating a resource-recycling society.

Twenty Four Seasons (Hanyang University) (이십사절기 한양대점)

Twenty Four Seasons (Hanyang University) (이십사절기 한양대점)

6.2Km    2024-03-18

(6th floor, Hanyang Institute of Technology), 220, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

Twenty Four Seasons is a restaurant that strives to prepare good food with care, informed by nature’s laws and the taste and beauty of the individual ingredients. Its signature menus include sogogi miyeokguk (beef and seaweed soup) and osaek namul bibimbap (five-color salad bibimbap). Private rooms offer privacy to diners, and the restaurant also has a great view that goes well with its elegant presentation. 

Hanilkwan Apgujeong (한일관 압구정점)

Hanilkwan Apgujeong (한일관 압구정점)

6.2Km    2024-03-20

14 Apgujeong-ro 38-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Originally opened in Pimatgol Alley (a narrow alley connecting the two main roads of Jongno and Namdaemun-ro, which was frequented by horse riders during the Joseon period) in 1939, Hanilkwan is said to be the originator of Seoul-style bulgogi and has featured multiple times in Michelin Guides. It relocated to Apgujeong when Pimatgol Alley underwent redevelopment. Aside from its main branch at Apgujeong, it also has branches in Yeongdeungpo, Euljiro, Gwanghwamun Gate, and Hanam, Gyeonggi-do. Unlike the more conventional grilled bulgogi, which grills marinated meat on fire, bulgogi here is Seoul-style bulgogi served as a hot pot-like dish. The restaurant also serves other menus like Seoul-style cold buckwheat noodles, galbi soup, and mung bean pancakes.

Olive Young - Hak-dong Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 학동역)

Olive Young - Hak-dong Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 학동역)

6.2Km    2024-04-17

177, Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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The Picker (더피커)

The Picker (더피커)

6.3Km    2024-01-05

9 Wangsimni-ro 14-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

The Picker is Korea's first zero-waste shop that opened in 2016, and has a sophisticated and comfortable atmosphere. The shop is filled with eco-friendly bathroom products, gardening products, kitchen products, stationery, and more. It is fun to look around as it has many products essential to everyday life made from very environmentally friendly materials such as bamboo toothbrushes, solid perfume, shampoo bars, plastic-free corn floss, natural surfactants like soapnut fruits, and glass and silicone straws.

Alla Prima (알라 프리마)

6.3Km    2017-02-13

23, Dosan-daero 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-511-2555

Alla Prima is a fusion restaurant operated by chef Kim Jinhyeok, famous for his creative dishes. The restaurant offers dishes combining Asian and Italian cusine.