if you're at the textile market, walk a bit further to the rander road area for the real hidden gem - tiny shops selling vintage bandhani sarees that families have been running for generations, prices...

try the area around banglamphu but not the tourist parts, go deeper into the sois near the democracy monument, there's a guy who sets up a cart at like 6pm selling grilled pork skewers with this insan...

the korean children's museum actually rotates some exhibit items from local folk art collections, not just the main museum's stuff. that carved bird sounds like it might be from the "dongjak" traditio...

weekend mornings around 8am are usually pretty quiet on the stream if you want a more peaceful run, especially past the gwangmyeong bridge area

take her to gyeongnidan-gil near noksapyeong, it's got way more character than hongdae. find a rooftop bar like the royal food and drink for a view of namsan tower, then walk down to a little tteokbok...