Tag: 숨은명소

Dongpirang Village

Gyeongnam · Murals repainted every few years, on the hill behind the market.

Travel highlight: No admission. People live in these lanes, so walk quietly.

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Jangsado Sea Park

Gyeongnam · An island garden reached only by boat, and camellias are the point.

Travel highlight: Accessible only by sightseeing boat, with fare and admission charged separately.

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Yeonnam Bangagan Seoul Station

Seoul · Come for the sesame latte. Right by Seoul Station Exit 2.

Travel highlight: The sesame latte is the signature. There is no decaf.

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Seoul · Cheonggyecheon runs past the glass. Third floor.

Travel highlight: Window seats look down on Cheonggyecheon. Third floor.

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Susanna's Apron

Seoul · A large bakery café in Chungmuro, with an unusual range of bread.

Travel highlight: Open 8am to 10pm, with parking next door.

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Hyemindang

Seoul · Made by the same people as Coffee Hanyakbang, in an old building on the same lane.

Travel highlight: On the same lane as Coffee Hanyakbang — most people see both.

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Onion Seongsu

Seoul · A factory left exactly as it was found — the template for Seongsu's cafés.

Travel highlight: The bread selection is at its widest in the morning.

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Fwee Agit Yeonnam

Seoul · A room built for trying colour on, and no booking needed.

Travel highlight: Walk in without booking, and swatch the colours yourself.

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Gueom Port

Jeju · Where salt was made on the basalt itself.

Travel highlight: Free with no set hours. Sunset is the time to come.

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Gangcheonsa Temple

Jeonbuk · A walk up the valley to the temple, with a suspension bridge above it.

Travel highlight: Part of the admission comes back as local vouchers. There is a barefoot walking path.

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Sarabong

Jeju · An oreum climbed from downtown Jeju, for the sunset.

Travel highlight: Free, and fifteen minutes to the summit.

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Jumadeung 2

Seoul · The second room opened by a chef who appeared on television.

Travel highlight: Second floor, open from five in the evening.

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Yusoba Yangnim

Gwangju & Jeonnam · A soba house where cold noodles meet a strong dipping broth.

Travel highlight: On the same route as the Yangnim heritage walk.

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Poset Jeonpo

Busan · A shop of postcards that makes you want to write one.

Travel highlight: You can write and post a card on the spot.

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Kori Kori Vintage

Busan · A basement vintage clothing shop in Jeonpo-dong.

Travel highlight: Vintage shops cluster here — worth walking between them.

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Sin Seok-jeong House

Jeonbuk · A thatched house the poet built and lived in. A quiet yard.

Travel highlight: Come for the quiet yard rather than for any large sight.

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Momotaro

Busan · A Japanese character goods shop tucked into a Kkangtong Market arcade.

Travel highlight: Inside a market building — use a map to find the way in.

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Subok Center

Busan · Seventy years in Nampo-dong, serving beef tendon and fish cake soup.

Travel highlight: There is outdoor seating in the alley — it fills first in the evening.

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Hwadam Yeontan

Busan · Boneless chicken feet over coal briquettes, until four in the morning.

Travel highlight: Opens at 7pm and runs until dawn.

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Sagye Beach

Jeju · Sanbangsan behind, the Brother Islands in front. Free.

Travel highlight: Free with no set hours — a beach for walking and photographs.

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Muwol Hannam

Seoul · A Korean drinking house made from a converted detached home.

Travel highlight: Tables are divided by room, which makes it easy to talk.

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Seongsu Odeng

Seoul · An oden bar where the skewers come with warmed sake.

Travel highlight: Opens at four in the afternoon and runs to 1am.

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Biyangdo

Jeju · The small island off Hyeopjae. A circuit takes an hour.

Travel highlight: Only a few sailings a day — check the timetable first.

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Yeonjubang Yeonnam

Seoul · A Yeonnam seafood tavern built on raw sweet shrimp.

Travel highlight: Semi-basement, so the entrance takes finding. Evenings only.

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Tomare Jemyeonso

Jeonbuk · Noodles made on the premises — the name says noodle works.

Travel highlight: It breaks in the afternoon — plan around the gap.

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396 Coffee Company

Gyeongbuk · The name Andong gives when coffee comes up.

Travel highlight: In town, easy before or after Hahoe Village or Dosan Seowon.

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Seogwi Pian Bakery

Jeju · Glass on all three floors — the sea is there wherever you sit.

Travel highlight: The higher the floor, the wider the sea.

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Yeongyeongjae

Busan · A large café in Jungang-dong, Busan's old downtown.

Travel highlight: Between Busan Station and Nampo-dong — a natural stop on the walk.

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Baohaus

Busan · Taiwanese food rebuilt to its own recipe, and a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide.

Travel highlight: It breaks in the afternoon, and weekends bring a long queue.

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Anjjokjip

Busan · Pork and kimchi grilled together on one plate — a Nampo-dong way of doing it.

Travel highlight: Order the kimchi fried rice after the meat — that is the full meal.

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Wondae-ri Birch Forest

Gangwon · Three kilometres on foot from the visitor centre.

Travel highlight: Closed to entry on Mondays and Tuesdays. Allow 2–3 hours round trip.

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Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest

Gangwon · Open one month a year, in October. Free.

Travel highlight: Open only during October. No admission or parking fees.

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Namsa Yedam Village

Gyeongnam · A hanok village of long stone walls, and quiet.

Travel highlight: Few visitors, so it stays quiet. Hanok stays are available.

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Darangee Village

Gyeongnam · Rice terraces stepping down to the sea, with rape flowers in April.

Travel highlight: No admission. There is a lot of up and down — wear decent shoes.

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Juknokwon Bamboo Forest

Gwangju & Jeonnam · 310,000 square metres of nothing but bamboo, on eight paths.

Travel highlight: Eight paths through the grove. Parking at both gates is free.

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Sinduri Coastal Dunes

Chungnam · Korea's largest sand dunes. Closed on Mondays.

Travel highlight: Closed every Monday. Stay on the marked boardwalk.

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Kottbatt

Seoul · Not a place to buy flowers but to learn them. By reservation only.

Travel highlight: Reservation only — arrange your visit in advance.

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Kind of Summer

Seoul · A small goods shop on the third floor of an Euljiro building.

Travel highlight: Opening days vary — check before you go.

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Poset Seongsu

Seoul · A shop of nothing but postcards — they call it a postcard library.

Travel highlight: Closed Mondays. You can write and post a card on the spot.

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Archivist Hannam

Seoul · A café people come to for one cup: the einspänner.

Travel highlight: Weekends mean a wait — try opening time or late afternoon.

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Tutti Hannam

Seoul · A small European-style café in a Hannam lane, and dogs are welcome.

Travel highlight: Dogs are welcome. There are not many seats.

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Dotori Oven

Seoul · Greek yoghurt and baked pastries, made to go together.

Travel highlight: Most people order a baked pastry and the yoghurt together.

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George Seoul

Seoul · Third floor of an ageing Euljiro building — you take the lift up.

Travel highlight: Third floor, and no parking — come by public transport.

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Aubeurre Bakery

Seoul · A large bakery café in the middle of Euljiro, with an outdoor terrace.

Travel highlight: Open from 8am — early is the easiest time to get a seat.

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Hannam Jakupsil

Seoul · A second-floor terrace café you reach by climbing the stairs.

Travel highlight: Walkable from the Leeum Museum — try for a terrace seat.

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Coffee Hanyakbang

Seoul · A café on the ground where Hyeminseo, the office of the physician Heo Jun, once stood.

Travel highlight: The sign is small — go into the alley with a map open.

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Mango Day

Jeju · Shaved ice buried under whole apple mango, at the foot of Seongsan Ilchulbong.

Travel highlight: Well placed for after the climb up Seongsan Ilchulbong.

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Binhaewon

Jeonbuk · A hall open to the second floor, hung with red lanterns, unchanged since the 1950s.

Travel highlight: Closed Mondays, with a break in the afternoon.

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Bokseongru

Jeonbuk · Open six hours a day, and closed the moment the food runs out.

Travel highlight: Closed Sundays. Go before lunch or risk a wasted trip.

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Saryeoni Forest Path

Jeju · A dirt track under straight cedars, free to walk.

Travel highlight: No admission or parking fees. The Bulgeun Oreum entrance is the easiest start.

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Soesokkak

Jeju · A pool where fresh water meets the sea. Looking costs nothing.

Travel highlight: Walking round is free. Kayaks and rafts are booked and charged separately.

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Bijarim Forest

Jeju · More than two thousand nutmeg yews, some over five hundred years old.

Travel highlight: A circuit takes about an hour, and it is better in the rain.

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Polv Yeonnam

Seoul · Open the door and the smell of baking pastry arrives first.

Travel highlight: No car park of its own — walking or public transport is easier.

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Turtlehip Yeonnam

Seoul · Lettering cakes ordered today and collected today — the shop you remember when time is short.

Travel highlight: A lettering cake can be ordered and collected the same day.

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