Know before you go.

HYBE's in Yongsan, the industry orbits Hannam. Four restaurants where K-pop people actually eat — fine dining, aged sashimi, uni pasta, celebrity bakery.

From 10pm cheesecake at Lotte World Mall to a 6th-floor sashimi counter — four Songpa restaurants built to survive the post-concert exodus.

Ramen at 11:30, Neapolitan pizza Thu–Sun only, a Korean-menu hotpot, and a Parisian cabin café — Seongsu when you're tired of the latte tour.

Straw-fired short ribs, Thai noodles, a K-pop-endorsed natural wine bar, and a French bakery that opens at 8:30 AM — all in the district tourists keep walking past.

Where Seoul's celebrities actually eat and drink — from smoky gopchang joints in Seocho to wood-fired bagels in Hannam.

Where locals actually go for pork belly — no tourist traps, no BBQ chains.

Skip the tourist traps — these four restaurants are where locals actually sit down for a proper meal.

Two spots, four restaurants. Yeouido and Jamsil — covered

After midnight, Seoul shifts. The tourists go home. The real night begins.