LUXE City Guides - Seoul

Avenuel Tani Next Door

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Start at /에비뉴엘 / avenuel.co.kr / department store with swank (see Rest/Smart), then head down to the basement’s connecting walkway beside Chanel for

with all sorts of faff n’ faddle. Along the walkway, check out leatherist Sogong is also linked to a mecca of global fash and caffs. Follow the signs to Noon Square and climb up the stairs. Once outside, to the left is a small laneway where you’ll find fab fixit (see Very Useful). Back track out to the Zara entrance, and if it’s after 3pm, you’ll see carts selling fried potatoes, fruit juice, socks, and other babble. Also in the area is cosmetic craziness with aritaum.com; and just to name a few. Continue to the four-way intersecti­on where you’ll find English ATMs and the Myeongdong Theatre. Turn right onto the main street and on the left between H&M and another Zara is 충무김밥leemee­food.co.kr / for yummy rice rolls and spicy cuttlefish. Turn right at the four-way intersecti­on with the Nature Republic flagship. Go straight, then spin right at Myeongdong-4-gil in front of the Spao Bldg to find mad Harajukust­yle stalls. Turn right at the first three-way street for young local fash and lifestyle at Shopped out? Back on Myeongdong-4-gil, continue straight to the main street, and retrace to the Myeongdong Theatre junction. Nip left past the Daiso dollar store, right next to McDee and undergroun­d is / 775 5070 / for Korean-style congee, or if you fancy a steaming cuppa slip into or a few steps further on your

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