Any special day on the street near Sangsu station with lots of characteristics

Hongik university station of Incheon airport railroad has become famous through word-of-mouth as a hot place to foreign tourists visiting Korea. This area is also loved from Korean youths and so is always crowded with people, both weekday and weekend alike.

Averting your eyes from here a little, you can find the street less crowded but having lots of almost the same characteristics as surroundings around Hongik university. They are surroundings around Hapjeong station and Sangsu station within walking distance from Hongik university station. These areas can be drawn by a triangle and pub with cafe and restaurants full of charm and character are gathered within this area. Haunted by images of places you want to go to at every step, it takes a long time for you to stop by and see them. If you want to move out of a busy street and to make leisurely memories, it is recommended for you to go to Sangsu and Hapjeong streets.

1. <Bercy>, a cafe with charming sensibility

A petty <Bercy> cafe is nestled between Hapjeong station and Sangsu station of subway line 6. This cafe looks like an ordinary cafe outwardly. But when you open the door and step in, a bunch of bijou props welcomes you. You can feel cozy characteristic of small cafe here.

2. <Uncles>, Tteok-bokki specialty store

Special Tteok-bokki store <Uncles> is located near exit 1 of Sangsu station. It’s the most basic course that you give an order for Tteok-bokki putting cheese generously and also for fried whole squid. You can control its level of spiciness of Tteok-bokki. Anyone who doesn’t eat something spicy well just had better order the first step of spiciness. As customers are able to eat fried squids dipping into Tteok-bokki source to their hearts’ content, this store is so popular. <Uncles> Tteok-bokki with spicy and palatable taste is the best thing. If you don’t feel full with only Tteok-bokki, just order fried-rice in its soup. You need to get your own pickles and water.

3. <Gorilla lounge>

A cute gorilla welcomes you just from its entrance at <gorilla lounge>. As this lounge offers 50% sales event to cocktails from 7 pm to 9 pm, you can taste some cocktails at an affordable price. As this lounge hasn’t been known much to people, you can enjoy cocktails quietly and leisurely. Table lighting makes colorful cocktails even look prettier. How about finishing one day-trip in the street of Sangsu station with a light cocktail?

How to get there : at the Hongik university station > transfer to subway line 2 > Hapjeong station > transfer to subway line 6 > get off at Sangsu station

<Bercy>
1. address : 412-22 Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
2. telephone inquiry : 02-333-6169

<Uncles>
1. address : 1 floor 408-29, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
2. telephone inquiry : 02-325-7710

<Gorilla lounge>
1. address : 408-17, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
2. telephone inquiry : 02-322-9107