CU – Changjeon Forest Road Branch [Tax Refund Shop](CU 창전숲길점)

Under the slogan “Nice to CU,” CU is a convenience store brand that offers top-level convenience close to its customers. It enhances customers’ everyday value with high-quality products and services, including trendy new items and differentiated lunch boxes and desserts.

– Address : 1F, 25, Wausan-ro 32-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

※ Presentation Information
– Fair Day
Monday – Sunday

– Information and Guides
02-325-5177

– Opening Hours
01:00~24:00

– Parking
Not available

– Restroom
Not available

– Items for Sale
Food products

– Shop Guide
Refund method (Time-frame) : Immediate tax refund

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ Unplugged Hongdae Branch(언플러그드)

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– Homepage
www.instagram.com/cafeunplugged/

https://www.unplugged-hongdae.com/

IU ‘Sleepless Rainy Night’
As the name suggests,it is a cafe with an analog charm. Old wooden floors and furniture, pianos and guitars, and turntables are old and more stylish. In a space full of LPs and CDs, you can feel the warmth and coziness you felt in the music video. A variety of menus are available, from drinks to beer and pretty cocktails named after musicians. There is a performance hall in the basement, where performances are often held.

⊙ G-line Book Street (경의선책거리)

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– Homepage
www.mapo.go.kr (Korean only)

G-line Book Street spans approximately 250 meters from Exit 6 of Hongik University Station to Wau Bridge, where the old train tracks remain intact. It serves as a prominent cultural hotspot in Hongik University, housing various bookstores and cultural spaces selling books on diverse topics. Independent bookstores, children’s bookstores, specialty bookshops, and art galleries converge in this area, offering a rich tapestry of literary experiences.

⊙ Sinchon Sisters Hostel (신촌 시스터즈)

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Sinchon Sisters is a friendly guesthouse in Mapo-gu, Seoul, that caters for young travelers. Rooms are for two, three or four people, and each room has its own bathroom. There is no separate dining area, but you can bring food into your room and there’s a microwave for visitors’ use. Washing machines and dryers are also provided (payment needed). Transport is convenient: Sinchon Station and Sogang University Station are a 5 minutes’ walk away, and there are bus stops nearby – including for the airport express bus service. The Hongdae, Hapjeong, Mangwon, and Sangsu areas are all nearby.

⊙ Sinchon Dain Dental Hospital (신촌다인치과병원)

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Our main dental hospital, spanning approximately 1,740 square meters, is conveniently located near Sinchon Station, just a 40-minute drive from both Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport, making it easily accessible for international patients. We are staffed by around 60 specialized medical professionals and equipped with the latest technology, including an in-house laboratory for fast and precise dental work. Our team includes nine expert directors in orthodontics, prosthodontics, conservative dentistry, oral surgery, and periodontology, ensuring comprehensive and systematic care in each specialty. We offer a wide range of advanced procedures for our international patients, including implants, complex extractions, orthodontics, periodontal treatment, and prosthetic care, as well as high-quality neurological and aesthetic treatments.

⊙ Ceramic Cafe JOOL(도자기카페 줄)

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’24/365 with BLACKPINK’ filming location
This is the studio where JISOO and ROSÉ visited and made pottery in BLACKPINK’s exclusive reality content ’24/365 with BLACKPINK’. Through the one-day class, you can draw a picture on a mug or make your own pottery by hand. If you follow the teacher’s class and pay attention, you will feel great fun even if you are clumsy. Just touching the moist clay dough has the effect of relieving daily stress. Classes require reservations.

⊙ Real Escape Challenge (리얼 이스케이프 챌린지)

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– Homepage
https://www.rec-escape.com/
https://www.instagram.com/rec_escape

Thrilling Escape Café
Depending on the theme, you can enjoy a thrill-based game where you have to escape from a room within a time limit. Celebrities such as Lovelyz Mijoo also enjoy visiting. The theme changes periodically and each room is marked in English, and a guide service for foreigners is also provided. It is 100% reservation-based.

⊙ Yeonsero (Yonsei University Street) (연세로)

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– Homepage
korean.visitseoul.net

This road takes you from Sinchon Subway Station right to Yonsei University. Like branching tree roots, the numerous side streets diverge off the main road. In 1999 Yonsei College Street was designated as “The Road One Wants to Walk.” Since then, this famous street has been improved upon even more, placed on tourist maps and promoted by businesses. A visitor to this area can eat at a plethora of restaurants, coffee shops and stores. In the afternoon hours, you can also enjoy the taste of small food stands that line the sidewalks.

⊙ LEESEL Hanbok (리슬한복)

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– Homepage
https://www.leesle.com/
https://blog.naver.com/ys871220
https://www.instagram.com/leesle_hongdae/

Hanbok, the beauty of Korea
It is a Hanbok brand that produced BTS Jimin’s stage costumes and CHUNG HA’s Hanbok worn in the 2022 season’s greeting pictorial. The ‘Sochangui Maxi Coat’ worn by SHINee’s TAEMIN received an explosive response and became more known. LEESEL x SPAO’s collaboration pajamas gained great popularity not only among celebrities but also among the general public. In 2022, Hanbok debuted at Milan Fashion Week for the first time. The head office is located in Jeonju.

⊙ The Hyoosik Aank Hotel Sinchon (더휴식 아늑호텔 신촌점)

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The Hyoosik Aank Hotel Sinchon welcomes guests with a neat and modern atmosphere. Each room is tailored to suit every guest’s need with comfort as the main priority. The hotel’s room types include a standard room, music room, multi-room equipped with Playstation 4, PC room, creative illust room equipped with a drawing tablet, creative piano room, and a business room. The hotel also has a parking lot, guest lounge, coin laundry, and a ping pong table.

⊙ Hongdae (Hongik University Street) (홍대)

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– Homepage
www.mapo.go.kr

Hongdae is a neighborhood known for its youthful ambience, with shops selling everything from clothing and cosmetics to living goods and books, as well as unique cafés and restaurants. The streets are also filled with buskers and dance performances, making a walk here quite entertaining. Special streets such as ateliers’ street (lined with private institutions for art students preparing for university entrance exams), Picasso’s Street, and Club Street are also must-go places for anyone hoping to fully experience the Hongdae area.

CU – Changjeon Forest Road Branch [Tax Refund Shop](CU 창전숲길점)