Today I want to recommend a super interesting place to visit during your trip to South Korea. I’m sure that during rainy days or when it’s very hot/cold you don’t really want to be outside, that’s why I wanto to give you another option, so in this article we’ll talk about… shopping mall! to be precise, one in particular: The Starfield Coex Mall.
If you are curious to find out more, continue reading the article…

Starfield COEX Mall

But let’s immediately see what this immense shopping center located in the Samseong-dong (삼성동) district in Seoul – between Jamsil 잠실 and Gangnam 강남 – has to offer.
The Starfield Coex Mall is the largest underground shopping center in all of Korea, in fact inside there is: a large aquarium, a big cinema, luxury hotels, lots of shops, 2 refreshment areas and most importantly… a library!

Yes, you understood exactly right, a huge library called Sarfield Library, made available to all those who want to stop for a moment from the frenzy and sit down to read a good book, a magazine or a comic. Well yes, you can borrow one of the books made available by the Starfield Library.
This library offers 50,000 titles, so it can be said that there is something for everyone. Furthermore you can partecipate at different events like presentations of new books or small plays that could interest even the little ones.

Some pictures of outside the mall

What else to do?

But that’s not all, in addition to the library, you can dedicate yourself to unbridled shopping, you will have the opportunity to visit many shops of international brands such as H&M, Zara, Vans, Nike, Swatch etc… or the more local ones such as Daiso, Aland, Kakao Friends, SPAO etc… in short, whatever you are looking for, be it clothes, shoes, make up, household products, you will find everything conveniently in the same place.

Inside the shopping center you will also find many restaurants of all types, from typical Korean ones to those from other countries, to satisfy everyone’s tastes.
The Coex Mall also has a large aquarium where you can spend a nice day in the company of little fish, penguins, turtles and much more. But if you are not a fan of the sea life you can always go check the cinema, as this shopping center hosts the MEGA BOX.
You will also find many coffee brands, the most famous ones in Korea, such as Hollys and Coffee Bean.

So what are you waiting for? pop in and enjoy all the things this incredible shopping center has to offer

You can look at the floor map here: FLOOR INFO

How to get there

To get to the Coex Mall, take line 2 and get off at Samseong Station (삼성역) or take line 9 and get off at Bongeunsa Station (봉은사역).
You won’t have any difficulty finding the shopping centre, as both subway stops are located exactly under the Coex Mall, so all you have to do is follow the signs and you will come out directly at one of the entrances.

*all photos and videos were taken by me