Coffee Hanyakbang sits tucked into a narrow alleyway, marked by a vintage wooden sign and a collection of medicinal herb drawers lining the exterior wall. Inside, the shop mimics a nineteenth century traditional Korean medicine clinic,…
Euljiro Industrial Backalleys
Walk the gritty, labyrinthine printing and metalworking alleys of Euljiro, where active industrial workshops transform into vibrant retro cafes and neon-drenched bars after dark.
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1. Coffee Hanyakbang
2. Euljiro Brewing
Euljiro Brewing occupies a narrow, multi-story structure marked by a vintage, glowing neon sign shaped like a beer mug. This building once served as a metal workshop, common for the district, before it transformed into a craft brewery. The…
3. Eulji Dabang
The egg yolk floats in the center of the dark, double-shot coffee, a drink known here as aモーニング coffee. Eulji Dabang has served this version of a caffeine fix since nineteen eighty-five. Its interior walls remain covered in the original…
4. Euljiro Nogari Alley
Rows of low plastic stools and tables spill out onto the pavement of this narrow alley, crowded by men and women sharing plates of roasted dried pollack. These fish, known as nogari, became the staple snack here in the nineteen eighties…
5. Sewoon Arcade (Makercity Sewoon)
Sewoon Arcade is a long, narrow concrete structure that slices through the heart of central Seoul like a gray megastructure. When it opened in nineteen sixty-eight, it served as the nation’s first comprehensive electronics complex, where…
6. Eunjujeong
Eunjujeong sits in the middle of a dense cluster of shops, marked by a plain, weathered sign and the persistent scent of simmering kimchi jjigae. This spot occupies the former site of a garden belonging to the royal family during the…