Seongsu Red Brick
A 1908 waterworks, factories turned cafés
≈1.8 km · ≈25 min walking · Easy · Seongdong-gu · Start: Seoul Forest station · End: Seongsu station
Seoul's old shoe-making district, where red-brick factories and warehouses have become cafés, studios and brand showrooms. Start at the waterworks in Seoul Forest.
Stops
- Waterworks Museum (수도박물관)
The red-brick pump house of Ttukdo, Korea's first modern water purification plant (1908), now a free museum at the edge of Seoul Forest. - Seongsu-dong Café Street (성수동 카페거리)
Former factories, car repair shops and warehouses reused as cafés and galleries. The district helps owners keep the red-brick look. - Seongsu Museum (성수미술관)
A small neighbourhood art space near Seongsu Station. Check what's on before you go.
Best time: Weekday afternoons; weekends are very crowded with pop-up stores.
Tips
- Seoul Forest is a good place for a picnic before you start.
Access
Flat streets in a former factory district. Some cafés in old buildings have steps at the door.