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Seoul's Best Restaurants, Cafés, Shops and Beauty Spots
Korean barbecue and street food, specialty cafés, skincare and beauty clinics, fashion boutiques, hotels and bars: our editors choose the Seoul places worth your time, for visitors and expats alike.
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Choose a category to see our rankings, from barbecue and fried chicken to bookshops, dental clinics and language schools.
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Local perspective
A city that runs late
Seoul keeps long hours: barbecue grills are still going in Mapo after midnight, Dongdaemun's fashion malls trade into the small hours and cafés in Seongsu and Yeonnam-dong fill old factories and houses. South of the Han, Gangnam brings clinics, beauty salons and polished dining.
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How we curate
We work through Seoul district by district, favour places whose good name has held with residents and visitors alike, and check each location and its opening times before publication. Every list comes up for review at regular intervals.
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