AK PLAZA Hongdae
AK플라자 홍대
A five-floor mall at 188 Yanghwa-ro, in front of Hongik Univ. Station. AK Plaza's official page gives 11:00–22:00 on weekdays and 10:30–22:00 on weekends and public holidays; there was no closing day in September 2026. Floors run 1F daily lifestyle, 2F fandom and accessories, 3F street culture, 4F entertainment and 5F animation and culture. During opening hours it also works as a restroom stop by the station: Korea's accessible-tourism listing notes an accessible toilet and elevators.
Last checked: 2026-09-30·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site
Reservation
It is a shopping mall; no booking is needed to go in.
Payment
Payment depends on the individual store inside, and the official pages checked give no mall-wide payment information. Tax refund is also store by store, so ask at each counter before paying.
Hours
Weekdays 11:00–22:00 / weekends and public holidays 10:30–22:00
Tips
- Sources differ on the exit. AK Plaza's official page and the accessible-tourism listing give Hongik Univ. Station Exit 4, and the official page also describes a route from Line 2 Exit 8, 150 m towards Donggyo-dong Junction. Seoul's tourism listing for a store inside (WITHMUU) gives Exit 5, 12 m. Aim for Exit 4.
- Hours are from the official page on 30 September 2026, which keeps a separate monthly calendar of extended hours and closing days. The CU convenience store on 1F is listed as open 24 hours, but no source says whether the building's restrooms are usable after the mall closes. Closing days from October onward were not yet shown when checked. Check the official page before you go.
- Per the official page, parking is free for 1 hour with a ₩10,000 receipt, 2 hours with ₩30,000 and 3 hours with ₩50,000. Otherwise it is ₩3,000 for the first 30 minutes on weekdays and ₩5,000 at weekends.
Hongdae · Places
Bongsan Jeongyuk
봉산정육A Hongdae meat house that says it hand-picks only 1++ Hanwoo and pork with 40%+ marbling, with staff grilling each cut for you. It opens every day from 12:00 to 23:00 with last order at 22:20, so a late dinner works — and corkage is free if you bring your own wine.
Gimbap Cheonguk Hongdae Main Branch
김밥천국 홍대본점A Gimbap Cheonguk branch at 55 Eoulmadang-ro. Its hours change by day, so whether it works for breakfast depends on the day: on Friday and Saturday nights it stays open until 09:00 the next morning, while Monday to Thursday it closes at 05:30 and reopens at 10:00. Gimbap starts at ₩4,000; visitors say ordering is by kiosk and it also sells soju and beer.
Manaolana
마나올라나A brunch cafe on Seongmisan-ro in Yeonnam-dong. Its DiningCode listing gives 07:00–18:00 every day, last order 17:00. The menu is breakfast food: a one-plate brunch, sandwiches, Greek yoghurt bowls and a potato soup. Apart from the 24-hour gimbap shops, it is the earliest opening in Hongdae and Yeonnam on any day of the week.
MUSINSA STANDARD Hongdae
무신사 스탠다드 홍대The store of Musinsa's in-house basics label; Musinsa is a large Korean online fashion platform. Musinsa's official store page puts it on three levels, B1 to 2F, at 144 Yanghwa-ro, open 11:00–21:00 every day, and lists tax free, WeChat Pay and Alipay as services. There is nothing to book, so the main thing to remember is your passport.
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