Seongsu-dong Cafe Street 성수 카페거리

Old factory and shoe-workshop lanes turned into cafes, a short walk from Seongsu Station.

Storefronts in Seongsu-dong
Graffiti art in Seongsu-dong
Residential alley in Seongsu-dong with an apartment block

Good to know

Closed days, exits and opening hours. Numbers point to the sources below.

Closed days

Shops set their own hours and days off.

  • ShopsShops set their own hours and days off ¹

Hours and notes

Yeonmujang-gil was known for old factories and a shoe-workshop alley. It has become a street of trendy cafes and cultural spaces.

  • Yeonmujang-gilFormer factory area and shoe-workshop alley, now trendy cafes and cultural spaces ¹

Exits

From Seongsu Station (Line 2), Exit 3 is 304 m from Daelim Warehouse. About 5 minutes on foot to the cafe street.

  • From Seongsu Station (Line 2)Exit 3, 304 m to Daelim Warehouse ²
  • Walk to the cafe streetAbout 5 minutes on foot Estimate ³
  1. Korea Tourism Organization, checked Oct 15
  2. Visit Seoul, checked Oct 15
  3. Estimate (no official distance), checked Oct 15

From popular starting points

Subway and train routes with typical times and fares.

FromRouteTimeFare
Incheon Airport T1AREX all-stop to Gongdeok → Line 5 to Chungjeongno → Line 2 to SeongsuSeoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate 87 min₩4,750
Seoul StationLine 4 to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park → Line 2 to SeongsuSeoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate 23 min₩1,550
Myeong-dongLine 4 to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park → Line 2 to SeongsuSeoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate 21 min₩1,550
HongdaeLine 2 from Hongik Univ. to SeongsuSeoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate 25 min₩1,650
GangnamLine 2 from Gangnam to SeongsuSeoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate 22 min₩1,650

Eat here

  • GamjatangPork bone and potato stew, served 24 hours.
  • Fruit chapssal-tteokChewy rice cake with fresh fruit inside.
  • Dwaeji galbiMarinated pork ribs in the Seongsu galbi alley.
Where locals send youSomunnan Seongsu Gamjatang (소문난성수감자탕)Open 24 hours, every day; takeaway too.
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Next trains here

Live, from the stations around this place.

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Sources

Checked Oct 15 against the official pages below.

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