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Seoul Street Style · Seoul
Seoul moves fast
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Seoul moves fast
Seoul Street Style · Seoul
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Find things to do in Seoul Talk to a specialistWhy you’ll love it
Street food, late markets, and neon that outshines the moon. A GoSmart specialist tailors the route, the stays, and the pace to you.
Why it works
Neon signs stacked ten stories high, a street stall flipping tteokbokki in chili sauce, K-pop spilling from a shop as the crowd surges toward the night market. Seoul moves fast and stays up late, an ancient palace on one block and hyper-modern glass the next.
Worth knowing
The city pairs centuries-old palaces and hanok villages with some of the most cutting-edge design, food, and nightlife anywhere, often on the same street. Hongdae for youth and music, Gangnam for glossy, Insadong and Bukchon for tradition.
Get a transit card for the fast, cheap, English-signed subway, and come hungry for Korean barbecue, street food, and late-night fried chicken and beer. Much runs past midnight, so the city rewards night owls.
Spring blossoms and autumn foliage are the prettiest seasons, summer is hot and humid with monsoon rain, and winter is cold and dry. It is generally considered one of the safer major cities for visitors, and easy to navigate for a megacity.
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