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In the residential area between Seoul’s Dangsan Station and Yeongdeungpo-gu Office, you can find a nostalgic-looking snack bar reminiscent of the past. Known as “Ondal Tteokbokki,” this restaurant specializes in various snack menu items like tteokbokki. Situated in a quiet residential area, it’s not particularly conspicuous and primarily focuses on delivery rather than dine-in, resulting in fewer visitors at the ...

Near Yeongdeungpo District Office, you can find a variety of great restaurants. Being in the vicinity of a government office, it’s natural for a commercial area to form with numerous dining options. This time, I visited a restaurant called “Yugane Haejangguk” because the signboard read “Specialty in Oyster Rice Soup.” “Yeongdeungpo District Office Oyster Rice Soup Specialty: Yugane Haejangguk” While ...

Yeongdeungpo, located between Sindorim and Yeouido, is a prominent area in western Seoul, so much so that there is Yeongdeungpo Times Square nearby. Furthermore, you can board trains like KTX not only at Seoul Station but also at Yeongdeungpo, making it a bustling hub with a high population flow. “Fast Food Restaurant near Seoul Yeongdeungpo Station, McDonald’s” You can find ...

Kyobo Book Centre is the largest bookstore in South Korea, offering a wide selection of domestic and foreign books. It is considered the largest bookstore in South Korea in terms of scale, as it operates both an online and offline store. Kyobo Book Centre can be found in major cities, including Seoul, where you can find the main branch in ...

Times Square in Yeongdeungpo, with its expansive size, houses a diverse range of stores. Restaurants can be found throughout Times Square, and due to its large scale, it’s impressive to see a variety of dining options within this complex shopping mall. “Yeongdeungpo Times Square B1 Dining Area, Eonjuok” If you follow the path next to Electromart on B1 of Yeongdeungpo ...

Yeongdeungpo “Times Square” opened on September 16, 2009, and is known to have taken its name from “Times Square” in “New York.” Yeongdeungpo Times Square is the largest complex shopping mall in Korea, with a total area of approximately 370,000 square meters and a shopping space of 30,000 square meters. Thanks to Times Square, you can find various shops, restaurants, ...

Emart and Electromart are large-scale supermarkets operated by the Shinsegae Group. They marked the beginning of large-scale retail stores in South Korea with the opening of the first store in Changdong, Dobong-gu, Seoul on November 12, 1993. Now, they have become supermarkets that can be found all over the country. While Emart initially started with a focus on selling daily ...

Yeongdeungpo “Times Square” is a place that opened on September 16, 2009. Its name is derived from the “Times Square” in “New York.” Yeongdeungpo Times Square is the largest domestic complex shopping mall with a total area of approximately 370,000 square meters and a shopping space of 30,000 square meters. Thanks to Times Square, you can see various shops, restaurants, ...

Seoul’s Sinchon, Yeongdeungpo area is considered a central hub in the southwest of Seoul. Sinchon serves as a major transit point with both Line 1 and Line 2 of the subway passing through, while Yeongdeungpo is a hub for nationwide transportation, including KTX trains. Thanks to this, both areas are always bustling with a multitude of people, and each region ...

Icheon is particularly famous for its rice. So when you mention “Icheon rice,” it’s commonly regarded as top-notch rice. Especially, in the past, Icheon gained a reputation for producing high-quality rice, which naturally led to the equation “Icheon = Rice.” Times Square in Yeongdeungpo is a complex commercial facility that can be considered a central area in the southwest of ...

A hostel, in contrast to a hotel, offers a different type of accommodation. While commonly referred to as a youth hostel, they are now also simply called hostels. This shift is due to the fact that these spaces are not only meant for young individuals, but also cater to adults. The most distinctive difference between a hotel and a hostel ...