DDP is a daytime building that only really works lit โ get there at dusk for the curve and the LED rose field, and the wholesale fashion malls around it run to dawn. Then walk west into Euljiro: nogari and cold beer on plastic stools spilling into the lane, which is the whole tradition. Finish at Gwangjang, where the late stalls keep griddling long after the daytime market has packed up.
Dongdaemun
~2hArchitecture at its best hour
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Zaha Hadid's aluminium wave, best after dark when the LED rose field and the night market are both lit.
Euljiro & Gwangjang
~4hBeer on stools, then market smoke
- Euljiro Nogari Alleylocal
'Hipjiro' โ dried pollack, cold beer and plastic stools in the printing district.
- Gwangjang Market
Bindaetteok griddles and mung-bean smoke โ the century-old eating market.