Where to go in Hongdae, Yeonnam & Mangwon
15 places Korean women actually go to, checked on 2026-09-28.
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Nails
Hongdae
Nail Box Hongdae
A gel and nail-art salon with designs from cute to chic and English-speaking staff. Rated 5.0 from 237 reviews on its booking page (as of the check date).
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Nails
Mapo-gu (Mangwon area)
here:re Nail (Mapo)
A salon for gel manicures, pedicures and nail art in the Mangwon area, a local favorite a little away from the tourist crowds.
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Nails
Hongdae
OU Nail Salon Hongdae
A Hongdae salon for color and gel manicures and pedicures, rated 4.91 from 43 reviews on its booking page (as of the check date).
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Beauty
Hongdae
DOES Studio Hongdae (personal color)
Personal color analysis with 208 draping fabrics to find your season, best shades and power colors, with an optional outfit try-on.
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Cafes
Yeonnam-dong
Cafe Layered Yeonnam
A red-brick, English-country-style bakery café known for scones (basil is the favorite) and puppy-shaped cakes.
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Photo spot
Yeonnam-dong
Gyeongui Line Forest Park (Yeontral Park)
A linear park built on old railway tracks — the Yeonnam stretch runs about 1.2 km, lined with ginkgo trees and cafés, nicknamed 'Yeontral Park'. Free.
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Hair & head spa
Hongdae
SOONSIKI Hair Hongdae
A hair salon offering cut, shampoo and styling plus color, perm, keratin, treatments and head spa. Over 7,900 reviews on its booking page (as of the check date).
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Hair & head spa
Yeonnam-dong
Eof Yeonnam
A Yeonnam-dong salon for cut, perm, color and keratin hair treatments, plus a 12-step head spa.
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Photo studio
Hongdae
Modelro Studio Hongdae
ID photos, concept profiles, magazine-style, business profiles and Korean school-uniform shoots, with optional hair and makeup.
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Photo studio
Hongdae
Time On Me Studio Hongdae
Korean-style ID photos up to profile shoots with hair styling and makeup.
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Beauty
Hongdae
by.B Makeup Hongdae
Get Korean daily-style or K-pop idol makeup done by a pro, with or without hair styling (40–80 min).
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Beauty
Hongdae
Roa Makeup Hongdae
60-minute makeup or hair and makeup, plus 1:1 and 1:2 self-makeup lessons.
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Nails
Hongdae
Oneulgwa Daleun Nail Hongdae
A nail salon steps from Hongik Univ. Station, doing nail-art manicures and pedicures with optional extensions.
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Nails
Hongdae
Hey Objet Nail Hongdae
A Hongdae salon known for simple, sheer Korean-style nails; hand or foot nail art with optional removal and extensions.
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Food
Hapjeong (near Hongdae)
Okdongsik
Clear pork gomtang (dwaeji-gomtang), listed in the Michelin Guide for years — a small, mostly counter-seat shop.