Restaurants, Bars, Clubs and Nightlife in Seoul, Korea

Seoul is one of the largest cities by land mass in the world.  Because it’s so large, there are so many regions to visit for different kinds of people, looking for their ways of fun at night.  In coming series of SeoulGrid, we will cover various regions of Seoul and what each place has to offer.

Each area will be reviewed for 1.) Relative Location in Seoul, 2.) Types of venues 3.) Prices 4.) Accessibility via subway 5.) Demographic of the area, and 6.) Restaurants, Bars, Clubs or Lounges around the area.

SeoulGrid will divide Seoul up into 7 parts, as far as night life is concerned.

1. Itaewon (이태원)
2. Apgujeong-dong (압구정 동)
3. Cheongdam-dong (청담 동)
4. Hongdae (Hongik University, 홍대)
5. Garosu-gil, Sinsa-dong (신사동 가로수길)
6. Gangnam station (강남역)
7. Samcheong-dong (삼청동)

So next time you are looking for a nice hot spot or a new ‘it place’ in Seoul to hang out with your friends for drinking, clubbing, partying or chilling out in Seoul, you will know where to look!

Articles describing each coming soon, so stay tuned!

For the next few months, I will be checking out these bars.  I will further categorize these venues into the following categories:

- Cocktail bars

- Wine bars

- Hotel bars

- Whisky bars (bars with a good selection of whiskies, since I am a single malt fan)

And also, when I have the time I will have some “fun” reviews of more affordable and louder bars.

If you have any suggestions or recommendations, feel free to leave a comment.

Bar list after the jump. (30+)

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I visited several “best” bars in Seoul and lounges and had yet to be satisfied.  Even hotel lounges that charge 25 dollars a drink had nothing more special than a skilled bartender strictly adhering to cocktail recipe list.

This weekend, I found the place that offers the best selection and quality of all drinks.

The place is Coffee Bar K in Cheongdam-dong.

Read more after the jump.

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For the longest time I was on the mission to find the best mojitos in Seoul.  All I wanted was a perfectly prepared glass of mojito with fresh mint leaves and lime.  I’ve ordered mojitos in a dozen or so bars that are supposedly famous – some rather disappointing and some very pleasantly suprising.

Here are some bars and lounges I checked out that were rather decent (I won’t even mention all the crappy ones I’ve tasted in clubs and cheap bars).

M Lounge (Villa Sortino), Itaewon

Serein (Garosu-gil), Shinsa-dong

Woobar (W-Hotel), Gwangjang-dong

74, Cheongdam-dong

Lound, Cheongdam-dong

Club Function (Macaroni Market), Itaewon

So where is the master mixologist of mojito?

Reviews after the jump.

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