Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town (신당동떡볶이골목)

3.6Km 2022-10-25

10-18, Dasan-ro 33-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2236-9135

Sindang-dongTteokbokki Town started in the late '70s, although the alley did not become famous until the '80s. At that time, each restaurant had its own DJ booth, with the image of the "cool DJ" who played the music becoming a symbol of Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town. In addition, this period also marked the prime time of high school baseball where students would crowd the streets on days when Duksoo Commercial High School and Sunrin Commercial High School (now Sunrin Internet High School) played against one another. Although these high school students have aged, they continue to visit the area, reliving their youth and continuing to indulge in the specialty tteokbokki.

However, some claim the history of this alley began in the 1950s. The owner of Mabongnim Halmeoni Tteokbokki restaurant says tteokbokki was being sold as early as 1953 as the area used to be home to Donga Theater and she sold tteokbokki, corn and potatoes to those visiting the theater. At first, tteokbokki was simply made with gochujang (red chili paste) but as time went by, cooks decided the dish could be more than just a snack. By adding ingredients like eggs, cellophane noodles, fish cakes, instant noodles and more recently squid, prawn and cheese, tteokbokki can be made more delicious and turns this beloved snack into a full meal.

Spa Lei (스파레이)

3.6Km 2022-09-19

5, Gangnam-daero 107-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
+82-2-545-4002

Situated in Seocho-gu Jamwon-dong, is an exclusive women-only jjimjilbang and sauna that presents a traditional eastern European atmosphere with high-class facilities and a variety of convenient amenities.

COEX Aquarium (코엑스 아쿠아리움)

3.6Km 2024-07-17

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-700-7200

The COEX Aquarium comprises 183 display tanks and 90 breeding tanks with 3,500 tons of water volume, making it a large-scale aquarium. It houses 40,000 sea creatures of 650 different species, exhibited in 16 themed zones. In particular, the highest number of sharks and the largest variety of species in Korea are living in this aquarium. Over 20 rest areas located throughout the aquarium, as well as an open-top water tank releasing anions make this tourist site in the heart of Gangnam a perfect healing place for local and international visitors.

COEX Artium (코엑스아티움)

3.6Km 2022-07-04

513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6000-0114

Established by Korea International Trade Association and COEX, COEX Artium is a spacious muscial performance hall with over 800 seats. High quality and diverse musical or theatrical performances are held year-round to satisfy both Korean and international visitors. Foreign language services (English, Japanese, and Chinese) are also available. It has the Trade Promotion Exhibition Hall. Near COEX Artium are many performance halls such as COEX Art Hall (184 seats), Auditorium (1058 seats), Convention Hall (7,000 seats), ang Grand Conference Room (450 seats), making the COEX area a main place for cultural and musical performances in Seoul. Visitors may want to visit the COEX website (www.coex.co.kr) to find out information on various performances.

Starfield Library (별마당도서관)

3.6Km 2022-07-27

513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6002-5300

Located in the middle of COEX Central Plaza, Starfield Library offers visitors a perfect reading space. The two-story library has 13-meter-tall bookshelfs and soft lights to ease the eyes as well as various types of tables with electric plugs for those with laptops. With more than 50,000 books ranging from literature to hobbies as well as over 400 types of magazines, visitors are welcome to find pleasure in reading and relax.

Rovl Avenue [Tax Refund Shop] (로블에비뉴의원)

3.6Km 2024-06-26

108, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Trinity International Clinic [Tax Refund Shop] (트리니티여성의원)

3.6Km 2024-06-27

108, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Bon Plastic Surgery [Tax Refund Shop] (비온성형외과의원)

3.6Km 2024-06-27

108, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Deesse Plastic Surgery (청담여신성형외과의원)

3.6Km 2025-10-29

(14th-15th Floors, Nonhyeon-dong), 108 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Deesse Plastic Surgery provides the highest level of medical care in Korea in the fields of lip plastic surgery, rhinoplasty, facial bone contouring, face-lift, and eyelid surgery. Many foreign patients are visiting us after hearing about our reputation. In order to provide high-quality medical services to foreign patients, we have interpretation coordinators available for Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and other languages on site. Also, we constantly strive to improve the quality of medical services to ensure the best experience for international patients. As a result, the hospital is rapidly gaining recognition by people around the world interested in receiving plastic surgery in Korea, and the results have been remarkable and foreign customers who visited our hospital showed high satisfaction. Our efforts have been rewarded in 2023 as we were designated by the Ministry of Justice for excellent medical tourism.

Trinity Women's Clinic (트리니티여성의원)

3.6Km 2025-10-23

3F, 108 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Trinity Women’s Clinic provides the best medical service for women suffering from health issues unique to women, such as vaginitis, fibroids, and menopause.
The clinic aims to enhance patients’ quality of life through accurate and safe treatments. It aspires to become a reliable clinic that treats both women's minds and bodies. The clinic focuses on women's health and uterine treatments. At the same time, it guarantees optimum outcomes realized through its proven facilities, equipment, and safe medical environment.
Through continuous technological development and acquiring new medical knowledge, Trinity Women’s Clinic offers innovative treatments, including HIFU procedures, to improve patient health.

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