Hongdae Mapping

We’ve mentioned before how exceptionally cool Hongdae, our Seoul neighborhood is. The neighborhood outside the front gate of Hongik University (Hong-ik Dae-hakyo) is what is known as Hongdae. Hongik University is most famous for its art program, so the Hongdae area is full of arty boutiques, cafes, galleries, performance spaces, and other off-beat holes-in-the-wall.

Hongdae also has a wild club scene that goes until sunrise every weekend, year round. Unfortunately, the club scene is all that most foreigners get to know of Hongdae, so we have decided to begin mapping the area, reviewing and photographing our favorite spots. As we build content, we’ll eventually compile the information into a resource to share with other foreigners (as any such map in English is non-existent, as far as we have found).

We’ve also seen multi-national chains taking a strong foot-hold along the streets and alley-ways, so we thought this mapping project could be a way to help support local, Korean businesses. The map will be a while in coming, but we wanted to at least share a few photos from our first outing.

Enjoy these few photos from our neighborhood.

Isn’t it cool?

-Jessica