Seoul/Yeongdeungpo-Guro

Yeongdeungpo is served by subway lines 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9. Guro is served by subway lines 1, 2 and 7.

Guil Station is a subway station in Seoul Metropolitan Government. Bugi Station is Dong University, and there is a Dongdaemun Future University. This station is on Anyangcheon Stream, and the elevator layer of Incheon is different from Anyangcheon Stream.

• 🌍 KBS Hall (Line 9 National Assembly Station). Home of KBS Philharmonic Orchestra and KBS Traditional Music Orchestra. 
• 🌍 63 Building (63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩), Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 2-789-5663. This striking building was the tallest outside North America when it opened in 1985 at 250 meters. It has an art gallery and observation deck on level 60 that allows you to see far and wide over the city. Many of the SimCity computer games used the image of this building as actual playable objects and as cover art. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 Korean National Assembly Building. The seat of the South Korean government and a work of contemporary architecture. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 SeMA Bunker (North exit of the IFC Mall, 10 min walk from Yeoido Station (Line 5, 9)). The former bunker built during the 1970s military government. No records or data about the bunker were left. It was found in 2005 during the bus transfer center construction, and was reopened as a gallery in 2017. It is part of the Seoul Museum of Arts. Free. (updated Sep 2018)

• 🌍 Seonyudo Park, 343, Seonyu-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu (from Seonyudo Station (Line 9, exit 1 or 2), 10 min walk will lead to a pedestrian bridge connected to Seonyudo; from Dangsan Station (Line 2, 9), there is a walkway to Yangwha Hangang park next to exit 4, 15 min walk from the station across the park and Yangwha Bridge will lead to Seonyudo), ☏ +82 2-2634-7250. This is a park with many gardens in the island of Seonyudo. The island was a site of water purification plant until 2000, and was converted to a park in 2002. Many of the sculptures and architectures are remnants of the previous plant, and won many awards such as Korean Architecture Institute Award and American Society of Landscape Architects Award. It is now a nice photo spot used by Seoul citizens. English pamphlets can be downloaded from here. (updated Feb 2021)
• 🌍 Yeouido Park, 120, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu / 영등포구 여의공원로 120 (여의도동) (10 min walk from Yeouido Station (Line 5, 9. exit 3)). More than 30,000 visit it on weekdays and over 60,000 on weekends. The size of the park is 230,000 m². This site was an airfield until 1971, and was used as Seoul's main airport before Gimpo Airport. There is a traditional Korean forest, and in many other places you can enjoy concerts, cycling, or taking walks. Hundreds of trees and flowers offer you shade and an opportunity to relax. It is recommended to visit the three ponds. There are also basketball courts, so feel free to stop by and play. For a nominal fee, one can also rent bicycles or roller blades for use at the park. (updated Feb 2021)
• 🌍 Gocheok Sky Dome (고척스카이돔) (5 min walk from Guil Station (Line 1, exit 2).). A baseball, multi-cultural dome. It is home to Kiwoom Heroes and hosts variety of K-pop concerts. (updated Feb 2021)
• Ride a bike Yeoi-do has the most extensive bike roads in Seoul. There are many bike rental shops in the Yeoido park and Seoul bike (Ttareungyi) spots across the island. Try riding through the business district, residential apartment area, and along the Han river.

• 🌍 Techno Mart (Sindorim), 97 Saemal-ro, Guro-gu (next to Gangbyeon St). The Techno Marts at Sindorim station.There are two Techno Marts in Seoul: the original at Gangbyeon station, and the new store at Sindorim station. Both complexes house over 2,000 stores across eight floors that sell a variety of high-tech products. From electrical appliances to computers, you will find everything you need. The first floor has cosmetics, accessories, and stationeries. The second and third floors comprise Korean-made electrical goods, while the fourth and fifth floors sell foreign-made electrical appliances. The sixth floor sells cell phones and their accessories. Computers are sold on the seventh, and on the eighth music and DVDs. Aside from all the high-tech gadgetry, there are over a dozen restaurants on the 9th floor, and a cineplex and arcade on the 10th. 

• Jinju-house (진주집), 33, Gukjegeumyung-ro 6-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 2-780-6108. 10:00-20:00. It is a famous restaurant for Korean traditional food, Kongguksu. You can taste the deep beans with thick bean water. ₩14,000. (updated Oct 2023)
• Cinnabro, 66, Guil-ro 4-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 507-1339-3356. 18:00 - 01:00 regular holidays (every Sunday). (updated Nov 2023)
• Beanpot brunch, Part of 771 Jungang-ro, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 507-1461-0453. 09:00 - 24:00, 17:00 to 18:00 break time, last order 23:00. It's Café Congport in Gocheok-dong, Guro, where the terrace is pretty. During the day, you can enjoy a hearty brunch made with fresh ingredients, and in the evening, you can enjoy yokki, pasta, and wine. (updated Nov 2023)
• bbalbonggocheok, Particle meal on the 252nd floor, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 70-4318-2338. 10:30 - 23:00, last order 22:30. (updated Nov 2023)
• Ajae's Restaurant Gocheok Branch, 238, Gocheok-ro, Guro-gu. Regular holidays (every Sunday) 11:00 - 21:00, last order 20:00. A cost-effective Asian restaurant. (updated Nov 2023)

• 🌍 Dahee (다희), 69road 7, Yeoidaebang-ro Yeoido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. 4pm~10pm. This is the oldest Korean cocktail bar and there is the oldest Korean bartender. You can enjoy all over 20 cocktails for just ₩5,000. However you can not enjoy over 4 cups of cocktail at once. The bar pretty small that others won't be able to enjoy it if you stay too long. But don't disappointed, the bartender makes cocktail very toxic. So if you take 4 cups of cocktail then you should go home. (updated Oct 2019)
• reidio, Room 106 on the 1st floor of 101, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 507-1351-1616. 17:00 - 01:00, last order 00:10, regular closure on the first and third Sundays of each month. From Exit 2 of Guil Station, pass Gocheok Sky Dome and Dongyang Future University's Food Alley and come up toward Gocheok Market, and you will find a Paris Baguette. Mega coffee. Shinjeon Tteokbokki. There is Radio Gocheok Sky Dome near Saemaul Geumgo. Enter the Radio Gocheok Sky Dome through the T map or Naver map navigation, and you can come easily and quickly. Use the Gocheok 1-dong Village Public Parking Lot. (updated Nov 2023)
• bonggubeer (pub), 1st floor, B-dong, SK Hub-su, 27, Guil-ro 10-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 2-852-8707. every day 16:00 - 04:00. (updated Nov 2023)
• gongyang, 362nd floor, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu (5 minutes away from Gocheok Sky Dome, next to the back gate of Dongyang Mirae University), ☏ +82 10-2411-8368. Every day 17:00 - 02:00. (updated Nov 2023)
• woo.sikdang, Room 202 on the 2nd floor of 18-53, Saemal-ro, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 507-1339-4942. every day 17:00 - 02:00, last order 01:00. (updated Nov 2023)
• Attention Gocheok Main Store, 671st floor, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 70-7576-3929. (updated Nov 2023)

• 🌍 Dongyang Mirae University, 445, Gyeongin-ro, Guro-gu (if you turn right from Gaebong Station on Subway Line 1 toward Gocheok Bridge, it is on the left), ☏ +82 2-2610-1700. (updated Nov 2023)

• 🌍 Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel, 662 Gyeongin-ro, Guro-gu (Sindorim subway station, lines 1 & 2), ☏ +82 2 2211-2000. (updated Jun 2015)
• 🌍 GLAD Hotel Yeouido Seoul (글래드 여의도), 16 Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 02 6222 5000. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. (updated Dec 2023)
• 🌍 Jardin Hotel (자딘 호텔), 73 Yeongdeungpo-dong 4(sa)-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu. Check-in: 17:00, check-out: 11:00. (updated Dec 2023)
• 🌍 Hotel GMS (호텔GMS), 867 Gyeongin-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 02 882 2000. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. (updated Dec 2023)