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Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park (여의도샛강생태공원)

Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park (여의도샛강생태공원)

8.6Km    2021-06-14

48, Yeouidong-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3780-0570

Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park in central Seoul was the first ecological park in Korea, opened on September 25, 1997. It houses a wide variety of flora and fauna, including kestrels (Natural Monument No. 323), herons, and minnows. There is a 6 kilometer-long promenade that crosses the park, and information signs explaining various flower and plant species throughout the park.

Samjungbokjip (삼정복집)

8.6Km    2020-01-30

626, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3447-3030

Samjung is the first and oldest Korean blowfish specialty restaurant. It has been serving raw blowfish courses for 3 generations. The chefs are quite skilled, able to detoxify a blowfish and serve it up to eat in just five minutes.

Bo Reum Sae (보름쇠)

8.6Km    2024-03-18

36, Teheran-ro 81-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-569-9967

Bo Reum Sae serves juicy and tender Jeju heugu gui (grilled Jeju black beef). The cuts are sourced directly from a farm in Jeju via air, dry-aged for 2,000 hours, and served with deep flavors and tender texture. This restaurant has been a part of MICHELIN Guide Seoul for seven straight years since 2017.

Olive Young - Jangseungbaegi Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 장승배기역)

Olive Young - Jangseungbaegi Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 장승배기역)

8.6Km    2024-04-22

#106, 11, Jangseungbaegi-ro 11ga-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul

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Aune Budaejjigae&Samgyeopsal (아우네부대찌개&삼겹살)

Aune Budaejjigae&Samgyeopsal (아우네부대찌개&삼겹살)

8.6Km    2021-03-29

31, Teheran-ro 83-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-568-1314

This is a place where you can enjoy not only the representative dish Budaejjigae (spicy sausage stew) but also Samgyeopsal. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is sausage stew.

Yeontabal Samseong COEX(연타발 삼성코엑스)

Yeontabal Samseong COEX(연타발 삼성코엑스)

8.6Km    2020-10-30

35, Teheran-ro, 87-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-557-9981

This Korean cuisine is located near Samseong (World Trade Center Seoul) Station, Seoul. The representative menu is marinated grilled ribs. An AAA-certified (the highest grade) restaurant in Seoul.

Sangsang DONKATSU - COEX Branch(상상돈가츠 코엑스)

Sangsang DONKATSU - COEX Branch(상상돈가츠 코엑스)

8.6Km    2021-04-14

36, Teheran-ro 87-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-551-5855

It's a great pork cutlet restaurant offering affordable prices. This Japanese (cuisine) restaurant is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is jumbo sized pork cutlet.

World Cup Park (월드컵공원)

8.6Km    2024-10-23

243-60 World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Opened on May 1st, 2002, the Wolrd Cup Park was once a 15-year-old landfill that held over 92 million tons of garbage. The park is located near Seoul World Cup Stadium, and is made up of five smaller parks - Pyeonghwa (Peace) Park, Haneul (Sky) Park, Noeul (Sunset) Park, Nanjicheon Park, and Nanji Hangang Park.

* Pyeonghwa Park: Closest to Seoul World Cup Stadium, it holds a pond, garden, children’s playground, and forest. As a representative park of World Cup Park, the park was designed in hopes of peace and harmony between mankind and nature. It is often used as a picnic area and place for nature studies.

* Nanji Hangang Park: Nanji Hangang Park was developed on the banks of the Hangang River. In contrast to other Hangang River parks, Nanji Hangang Park is a water-friendly park that has a gradual slope towards the riverbank. The park consists of a camping ground, soccer field, basketball court, grass field, cruise ship port, and an area for nature studies.

* Haneul Park: Haneul Park consists of vast grassland located at the highest elevation of the five parks. The park's pasture is covered with eulalias and wild flowers in their most natural state. In addition, 30,000 butterflies of different species were introduced in 2000 to stabilize the ecosystem. Five wind-powered generators provide power to the park and the park’s maintenance office. Once a mountain of garbage, it is now a green hill with 22 lookout points offering breathtaking views of Seoul, including the N Seoul Tower, Bukhansan Mountain, and Hangang River. Tall trees are line the park to provide shades and serve as resting spots for visitors. As a popular spot to enjoy the sight of eulalias, the park usually remains open until late in the evening during the Eulalia Festival period.

* Noeul Park: In order to prevent the vast area of land of what was once a wasteland from becoming an unnecessary chunk of land, a nine-hole golf course was constructed in what is now known as Noeul Park. The golf course serves as an environment friendly entertainment park to visitors while stabilizing the geographical formation and has an urban park nearby that offers scenic views of the Hangang River and beautiful sunset. Located west of the golf park is Noeul Square, decorated with shrubs and flowers.

* Nanjicheon Park: Nanjicheon Park was developed from the Nanji Stream, which flowed under Haneul Park. It was once overflowing with sewage runoff from a nearby landfill, but it has since been beautifully restored into a park with clear water. The park is built to serve as a recreational spot for those with for youths, elders, and people with disabilities.

Hirameki (히라메키)

Hirameki (히라메키)

8.6Km    2020-02-18

32, Teheran-ro 81-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-539-6303

Hirameki presents Kaiseki courses of authentic Japanese cuisine along with sake. In order to stay true to the original taste, Hirameki carefully selects only the highest quality ingredients and has special cooking methods, for recipes that exude flavor. It also has thorough health control standards. All of the restaurant's dishes are prepared by a head chef who has proven his skill as a Kaiseki chef in Japan, raising the bar for outstanding taste and beautiful delicacies. Dishes are accompanied by a choice of more than 20 different types of fragrant sakes.

365mc (365엠씨(mc)병원)

8.6Km    2025-07-07

126 Seochojungang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

365mc is a medical institute specializing in liposuction and Local Anesthetic Minimal-Invasive Liposuction (LAMS) for 21 years.
It was established as a medical institution specialized for obesity treatment, a first in Korea. The clinic set a new record in terms of satisfaction with the liposuction procedure at 99.7%.
The clinic developed LAMS, a new liposuction technique, and presented it at various international academic conferences, including AACS and AAAM in the US. It has performed over six million obesity treatment cases. 
To obtain optimized treatment results, 365mc has developed the Motion Capture and Artificial Intelligence assisted Liposuction (MAIL) system, and the Liposuction Efficacy Prediction Algorithm (LEPA), which is a big data-based AI system that predicts the result of liposuction.