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Dongjak

Tourists skip Dongjak. We don't. Four rooms we'd send a friend to: an owner-run football pub open till 3 AM, fifteen years of Roman-style pizza in Noryangjin, a purple-neon alley bar in Sangdo, and a quiet Heukseok cafe that pours until 11 PM.

Liverpool Pub

Dongjak · Pubs & Sports Bars

Liverpool Pub

4.5 (238)
Open till 3 AMMatch-night bookings

An owner-run football pub: live matches on a projector, cold pints, and a bulgogi pizza. Open to 3 AM.

Know before you go

  • Open to 3 AM daily; walk-ins welcome.
  • Match nights fill the projector room, so come early for a table.

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Hey Italy

Dongjak · Pizza & Pasta

Hey Italy

Naver booking15 years in Noryangjin

Fifteen years of Roman-style thin pizza by Noryangjin station, up on a calm second floor.

Know before you go

  • Second floor, above street level.
  • Book on Naver; window seats are the calm ones.

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Horangi Sulsang

Dongjak · Izakaya & Bars

Horangi Sulsang

Korean page
4.4 (100+)
Cheap, generous anjuSolo-friendly

A purple-lit alley bar near Soongsil University: cheap, generous anju from egg-in-hell to dak-galbi.

Know before you go

  • Their page is Korean-only, but the menu photos still carry you.
  • Works solo: counter-friendly, generous anju.

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Cafe Pillim

Heukseok · Coffee & Tea

Cafe Pillim

Korean page
Iced pave chocolateOpen till 11pm

Quiet cafe in Heukseok with iced pave chocolate and Jolly Pong latte, open daily to 11pm, easy spot to study or chat.

Know before you go

  • Open daily 10am to 11pm
  • At 8-1 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu; call 02-824-0300 or follow the map link for directions

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