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MALL
D CUBE CITY
hardly come any more stylish than this new one in the previously industrial hub of Guro.
The interior spaces surround a waterfall that cascades down seven floors and there's plenty
of multilevel outdoor terraces on which to relax in fine weather. Also here is the D Cube
Arts Centre with a concert hall and larger theatre for musicals, a very spiffy Sheraton Hotel
(with fabulous views from all rooms), good restaurants and a superbly designed Korean
food court in the basement.
10 CORSO COMO SEOUL
FASHION
gendary London store Biba, this outpost of the fashion and lifestyle boutique is about as de-
licious as Seoul retail can get. The blend of fashion, art and design is seductive - if you
can't afford the clothes, which include those of several local designers, there's a brilliant
selection of international books and CDs to browse and a chic cafe for an espresso or glass
of wine.
COEX MALL
ranean maze of a mall is attached to a branch of Hyundai department store, three hotels, a
multiplex cinema, the COEX Convention Centre and World Trade Centre. Among the
scores of dining and shopping possibilities here is a branch of the bookshop Bandi &
Luni's. Next door Evan Records is a good place to pick up K-Pop and K-Indie CDs as well
as local movies and TV series on DVDs.
MALL
GALLERIA
OFFLINE MAP
(
http://dept.galleria.co.kr
;
Apgujeongno, Gangnam; Line 3 to Apgujeong, Exit 1)
Department stores in
Seoul don't get more luxurious than this. If you want to play Audrey Hepburn staring wist-
fully into Tiffany's, don a Helen Kaminski hat, try on a Stella McCartney dress or slip into
a pair of Jimmy Choos; the east wing of fashion icon Galleria is the place to be. Dozens of
top fashion-designer stores are packed into the two Galleria buildings, the west wing of
which is covered in glass discs that turn psychedelic at night.
DEPARTMENT STORE
BOON THE SHOP
CLOTHING
