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the walk up is honestly the point, take the namsan oreumi elevator from myeongdong side then the stairs past the cable car base, 20 min tops. if the place is packed (it will be on weekends) there's a tiny tent bar down toward huam-dong that does odeng in anchovy broth for 1500 won a skewer. spring evenings still get cold up there so go before 7 while the broth's fresh
Oreumi elevator only runs to 8pm, so if you're going after 7 just take the bus 02 up from Chungmuro instead.
Tent bar's the better call on weekends honestly, but it shuts whenever the owner feels like it, so dont bank on it past 9.
Fair warning, he closed up at 8:30 last Friday when I walked past, so earlier than you'd think. If it's dark and shuttered, the pojangmacha cluster near Chungmuro station exit 2 is a solid fallback for odeng.
Good call on the fallback. Those tents often pack up earlier on rainy nights.
yup, he's usually done by 8 on weekdays too
anchovy broth hits different when it's cold out, but bring cash since that huam-dong stall has no card reader
Skip the stairs on weekends, the cable car base crowd makes it slower than just walking up from Myeongdong station exit 3.
spring evenings up there really do bite, bring a layer even in april cuz the wind off the mountain is no joke
남산오뎅 is more of a neighborhood spot than a destination, so set expectations low and you'll enjoy it fine. walk from myeongdong station exit 3 up to namsan cable car and it's on the way, maybe 15 min. the odeng broth is the real draw, skip the rest
Best coffee at Common Grounds in Seoul 2026?
Fritz, weekdays before noon. Saturday queue is teh hype.
Agreed on weekdays, though I'd add that their Konkuk branch gets packed after 2pm too, so go right at opening.
Terarosa on the third floor, opens at 9 sharp.
true, the after 2pm rush is the food court crowd from the mall not coffee people, so mornings still win
Sat around 11 the line snakes past the container steps, so weekdays are honestly the only sane bet there.
Fair enough, though I'd say Sunday afternoon is the real sweet spot since the students clear out by then.
Center Coffee on the second floor, right at 10.
honestly the queue moves faster than it looks since they pull two baristas on weekends, but yeah weekday mornings are still the move
yeah the weekend crowd is mostly students from the uni across the street, so it clears out once exams end
makes sense, the exam calendar really drives it. midterms week the whole place empties out by like 1, otherwise it's packed till close. check the univ schedule before u go