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Gangnam travel guide · by a local

Gangnam,
minus the
tourist
traps.

Where a Gangnam local actually eats, shops and wanders. Picked by Dr. Yeonjin Kim, who has spent years of lunch breaks here.

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The map

Tap a pin. Each number matches a pick below.

Gangnam map HAN RIVER ApgujeongApgujeongrodeoSinsaCheongdamSinnonhyeonSeonjeongneungBongeunsaGangnamSeolleungSamseong 12345678

Not to scale. The subway lines are real, the distances are friendly.

Eat like you live here

? Dr. Kim's makguksu spotCold buckwheat noodles. The name drops at launch.Coming soon

Shop where Seoul shops

See the quiet parts

Your curator

Hi, I'm Yeonjin.

Dr. Yeonjin Kim · Director, UH CELL Clinic Gangnam

I run a clinic in Gangnam, so I've eaten more lunches on these streets than I can count. This is the list I send friends before they land in Seoul. Clinic info stays in one small box below. Everything else is food, shopping and walks.

If you need a clinic

UH CELL Clinic Gangnam is the curator's own clinic. The other two are clinics the curator works with. We only show where they are — booking and questions go straight to each clinic.

UH CELL Clinic GangnamClinic · 13 Teheran-ro 8-gil, Gangnam-gu 2Gangnam · about 5 min walk Official site ↗Google Maps ↗
Hyunginjae Korean Medicine ClinicKorean medicine clinic · 20 Yeoksam-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu 2Gangnam · Exit 4 · about 3 min walk How to get there →Official site ↗Google Maps ↗
RE:NINE ClinicClinic · 116 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu (Myeong-dong side, outside Gangnam) 12City Hall · Exit 6 How to get there →Official site ↗Google Maps ↗

How this guide works

  • The curator is finishing the list now. Every spot will carry a one-line note from the curator.
  • Creator videos are embedded straight from Instagram, so credit stays with them. If one is yours and you want it gone, tell us and we take it down. Write to rascalhoon@gmail.com.
  • If a place ever sponsors a post, it says so at the top.