Seoul
Gangnam's most polished bar district. Hotel cocktail rooms, World's 50 Best speakeasies, and dressed-up clientele. The expensive end of Seoul drinking, and the most internationally famous. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Seoul.
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Alice Cheongdam draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Bar Da draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Bar Park draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Bar Rouge draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Le Chamber draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Mingles Bar draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Once in a Blue Moon draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Jungsik Bar draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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The Prelude draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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Tongue draws a steady local crowd in Cheongdam. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
You'll find Cocktail Bars and Rooftop Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Cheongdam like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.