Apgujeong and Cheongdam
Rodeo street, small galleries and K-pop agency blocks
Apgujeong and Cheongdam are the high-end shopping and gallery blocks of Gangnam. The area is built around Apgujeong Rodeo Station, Dosan Park and the Galleria department store, and it is more about walking between shops than ticketed sights. K-Star Road is a themed 1 km stretch of it.
Start at Apgujeong Rodeo Station. The Galleria's West Hall on Apgujeong-ro is open 10:30 to 20:00 Monday to Thursday and until 20:30 Friday to Sunday. Gentle Monster Haus Dosan and the Nudake dessert shop in the same building are open 11:00 to 21:00, and Nudake is closed the first Monday of each month.
Dosan Park is small and open at all hours, with a memorial to Ahn Chang-ho. Perrotin's gallery beside it is open Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00, and it is closed Sundays. K-Star Road runs from Rodeo toward the Cheongdam intersection and is divided into four zones. The agency buildings along it are offices with no visitor hours listed.
For meals, Hanilkwan first opened in 1939 (it moved to Apgujeong in 2008) and is open 11:30 to 21:30. New Mandujip was started by a cook from Pyongyang, is closed Sundays and has an afternoon break from 15:30 to 16:30. London Bagel Museum Dosan opens at 08:00 and has queues.
Getting there
Apgujeong Rodeo Station (Suin-Bundang Line) puts you in the middle of the shops. Apgujeong (Line 3) is the stop for Hanilkwan, and Sinsa (Line 3) leads to Dosan Park on foot.
What to see
The galleries are the better reason to come on a weekday. Perrotin is closed Sundays, and other spaces keep their own days, so check before you go.
Where to eat and drink
Apgujeong Haru serves cold buckwheat noodles, and reservations are recommended. Jungsik is a modern Korean restaurant with a break from 15:00 to 17:30.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Gangnam and Sinsa Temple, library and underground malls around two big stations 
Seongsu-dong Converted factories, cafes and a big forest park 
Itaewon and Hannam-dong Two big museums, a war memorial and late-night bars on Itaewon-ro 
Dongdaemun Late-night fashion malls, a design landmark and the city wall's hills The best of Apgujeong and Cheongdam
Things to do in Apgujeong and Cheongdam
What's on in Apgujeong and Cheongdam
Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.
Theaster Gates: African Still Life Exhibition
4 Nov to 18 Dec · White Cube Seoul
First solo exhibition in Seoul of works by Theaster Gates.
Map · Source: White Cube · Theaster Gates 《African Still Life》
Jang Koal: Yuyu Exhibition
On now, until 21 Nov · Tang Contemporary Art Seoul
Solo exhibition by Jang Koal at the Seoul space of Tang Contemporary Art.
Map · Source: Tang Contemporary Art · Jang Koal: Yuyu 幽幽
Light, Form and Vision: Roman Heritage in Dialogue with Korean Contemporary Art Exhibition
On now, until 14 Nov · SongEun
An exhibition at SongEun setting Roman heritage beside Korean contemporary art.
Map · Source: Gangnam Foundation for Arts and Culture (Art Cube) · [송은] LIGHT, FORM AND VISION: Roman Heritage in Dialogue with Korean Contemporary Art
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