2024 Sinchon/Hongdae Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in October)

FREE Rooftop View in Hongdae

Good place to take your new nice profile photo during your Korea trip, and show your friend the cityscapes of Seoul city! You can also spot Namsan Tower from afar! 📍Musinsa Terrace 17 F, AK& Mall in Hongdae 🚇 Getting There: Take AREX, Seoul Subway Line 2 or Gyeongui-Jungang Line to Hongik University Station, get off at Exit 4. 🕐 Opening Hours: 11am - 9pm ⚠️ TIPS • Free admission but the staff will ask you to register member’s account online (no fee) at the counter. • Grab a drink at the cafe, take a sip of your coffee or tea while enjoying the breathtaking view of Seoul. #seoul #hongdae #rooftop #seoulview

Singnitrue Korean food？ Must be 쇠고기 창자！

This restaurant is very famous in Seoul and it has several stores in Hongdae 홍대. p3 is the menu of it and this store provides buffet! it’s worth if u are starving and wanna to try some special Korean food! p2 shows what the buffet set has, and when u finish all of them, the stuff will ask u whether refills or not. however the place is kinda small but warm enough lol#korea #spooktaculartrip #foodie #seoul

🇰🇷 Aekyung Forest outside AK& Hongdae

I spotted a lady walking her squirrel along Hongdae and I was berry surprised. She brought her pet to Aekyung Forest which was just right outside AK& shopping mall in Hongdae. I got curious and went to check this forest. It is part of AK Corporate Social Responsibility to protect the environment. At the same time, providing a clean and nice environment with natural elements for their shoppers. It is very zen and peaceful at the Aekyung Forest and despite being in Hongdae, you can find a quiet environment here. There are no loud noises and weird people around here. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #meetseoul #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

🇰🇷 AK& Shopping Hongdae

There are many AK& Shopping malls in Korea and this branch at Hongdae was recently opened during the pandemic. It has an awesome location, right outside Hongik station exit 4 and 5. Moreover, there is a hotel inside the mall too, Holiday Inn Express Hongdae. You can find out my hotel experience at HIEX on my trip moments. AK& malls are trendy and always have the latest trends. At the Hongdae branch, they even have an art lab (check my Naturelabs trip moment) and an entire floor dedicated to anime. There is also an outdoor terrace on level 17 selling fashion and also a cafe. You can access to level 17 from the walkway towards HIEX. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #meetseoul #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

Meeya Guesthouse

I went to Korea last week. The place that i stay is so cute, Meeya guesthouse. I make a reservation via Airbnb. Cheap price, middle of the city, crowed people, a lot of restaurant.

Huming Bella Cafe

I love coffee so much. Every time i go abroad i always look for new cafe that have nice coffee. Huming Bella in Hongdae are is the best coffee been. I love medium roasted. Cake i sosso.

Good stuff in Korea

Hongdae is the most area that i really love in South Korea. Fashion is so fantastic. I love Gentle monster very much. I got new sunglasses from there Dessert next to that sop is good too, Peony cake shop.

Café Skon

I love dessert. Café Skon is cafe nearby my guest house. I went there because i love yellow color. White tone of this cafe is so fantastic. Good mood to go there.

유동커피 연남점 Cafe

Most coffee shop in hongdae are gonna open at 11pm. I look forward to great coffee shop nearby my guesthouse, and i found this one. Ice americano is so nice, with medium roaste coffee bean. Cheese is great too. Nice view of green park.

bungeoppang with mozzarella cheese

#dreamdestination This is a shop called Cheolbujibungeoppa. It's a store that sells bungeoppang. It's really special! They sell bungeoppang with mozzarella cheese and butter corn, as well as bungeoppang with red beans and chou paste It's very delicious, so make sure you go there!

Hongdae, Happy Cheese Smile

#dreamdestination Happy Cheese Smile is a famous restaurant in Hongdae. It sells tteokbokki, pork cutlet, and many noodle dishes. It is a good place to visit when you are hungry in Hongdae.

Hanok cafe in the city 🍂

Korea have a lot of trendy cafes but this one that I wanna show you is modern hanok style which combine both traditional and modern which is so unique for me. It's Shinleedoga Cafe in Hongdae 🤎 Most of cafe concept here are cute and minimalist so to find a traditional one is actually rare. If you want to see something with korean style, please come here for a coffee. It is so pretty. I love it here. #southkorea #seoul #mytripvlog #cafe

Breakfast in Hongdae

Stopped by this cafe shop, The Famous Lamb, in Hongdae before heading to the airport at 8:30am. The shop is very spacious and clean with very tasty pastry. Thjs is one of the best pain au chocolat I ever had. Apparently this shop is famous for its bread buffet but when the staff said it was not available. It is 7 minutes walk from the the Hongik University Station exit 1.

kpop spot for street performer & night clubs

Feel the Korean Sunset😍

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Hongdae Fashion Street

Hongdae street is famous place to go. There are a lot of fashion shop, dress, shirt, coat, accessories. It is nearby hongik uni. station. There are also a lot of Korean food such as Bibimbub, BBQ, Chicken.

Hongilpum

Sea crab with korea sauce is one of the bucket lists of mine. I plan to eat it before visit korea. The restaurant that i choose is Hongilpum. I order big set(small size crab), it cost 49900w. Reasonable price. Proper for 2. So yummy.

I like chicken

One thing that i plan to do in Korea is to have chicken and beer. This restaurant is really good chicken fries. I choose spicy one, but for me, it is not too spicy. Draft beer is great too. Korea song in this bar is soso.

🇰🇷 Street food Seoul Yummy 😋

Amazing street food culture in Seoul, you can find them along the roads, markets, events and even subways. Do not worry much about these street vendors, they are all licensed. If you observe and think the stall is not clean, then don’t buy from them. Most of these stalls are either mobile or have a shopfront. It is not as cheap as you think but it is still affordable and sometimes the stall will not accept cash. Especially when you give them a big note. So they accept cashless. Then it is a new set of problems. You do not have their local e-payment apps. You can use a credit card if they have the machine for international credit cards. Else not, then you can say goodbye to buying from them. Have a seoul-prise in South Korea. #bucketlistreboot #southkorea #seoul #liveyourdreams #takethattrip