Seorae Village
서래마을
A residential pocket straddling Banpo 4-dong and Bangbaebon-dong in Seocho-gu. French families settled here after the French school of Seoul moved to the area in 1985, and other foreign residents followed, so the lanes carry small European-style bakeries, bistros and cafés — places that serve the people who live here rather than visitors. Montmartre Park sits on the hill above. Come for an hour of walking a residential Seoul that most itineraries never reach, not for a sight to tick off.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 서래마을
- Address
- Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Admission
- Free
Nearby
Banpo Hangang Park
A Hangang park on the south bank at Banpo Bridge, its paths running out toward Seorae Island and Jamsu Bridge, entered on foot through the underpasses from either Express Bus Terminal or Sinbanpo station.
Pro Ganjang Gejang Main Branch
A soy-marinated crab house opened in 1980, serving ganjang-gejang and its spiced counterpart alongside crab-roe bibimbap and blue crab stew.
Gangnam Ttaro Gukbap
A house that has worked for more than twenty years on a single dish, ttaro-gukbap with congealed ox blood, with boiled beef beside it.
Naju Gomtang Ujeongjip
A clear-broth Naju gomtang house that also serves tripe gomtang, designated a Century Shop by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
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- Enjoying Seoul's Cafe Culture
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Where these facts come from
- Korea Tourism Organization — Seorae Village (address Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu; located between Banpo 4-dong and Bangbaebon-dong; formed as a French neighbourhood after the French school of Seoul moved here in 1985, with other international residents following; about half of the roughly 1,000 French citizens then living in Korea registered here as of the 2008 census; small European-scale shops and restaurants; a bakery using ingredients brought from France; Montmartre Park on the hill above). Its Fees field reads Free. ·
- OpenStreetMap — the Seorae Village neighbourhood node, reverse-geocoding to Banpo 4-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, which agrees with where the Korea Tourism Organization places it. Seorae Island, inside Banpo Hangang Park in the same district, is a different place. ·