Garosu-gil (가로수 길)
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Garosu-gil on an autumn evening
Garosu-gil (가로수 길), better known as "Tree Lined Street", is an upscale and trendy shopping and art district located south of the Han River in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. It is here where locals and tourists, couples, and photographers come to shop, eat, drink, take photos, and just enjoy Seoul and the good life.
The pretty area of Garosu-gil, which is lined with large and beautiful green ginkgo trees, runs for less than a half mile through Sinsa-dong and Gangnam. Many compare this area to SoHo in New York or to a street in European city such as Paris. It is not uncommon to see someone famous here.
Designer shop
In the 1980s, the area was the home of many art galleries. In the 1990s, small shops started to appear. In the last ten years, modern stores and designer shops opened.
Many of the shops and stores where started by or now operated by designers and artists who studied in other countries and then returned to South Korea.
If you love food and are looking for a great place to have dinner, then just walk down any of the side streets around Garosu-gil and you will find a wide variety of delicious international and Korean restaurants of all price ranges.
Garosu-gil is perfect blend of old and new. It combines chic restaurants, shops, cafes, art galleries, jazz clubs, bars, and more while still preserving the past. Garosu-gil is a great place to window shop even if you can't afford to pay the high prices to shop here.
The area is a wonderful place to go for a walk, have a drink, shop, have a meal, or just slow down and people watch.
In a city as large as Seoul, Garosu-gil is a breath of fresh air from the other neighborhoods. It has a small town European charm to it which surprises many of its visitors who are use to a big, crowded, and fast paced city.
Directions And Getting There
Take Subway Line 3 to Sinsa Station (Exit 8). Walk about 5 minutes until you see a sign that points towards Dosan-daero 13 gil and Garosu-gil. Turn left at this sign.
Operating Hours
24 Hours
Admission Fees
Free
Map
GPS Coordinates (Longitude and Latitude) : 37.520355,127.022982.
