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OUL Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is among the F&B joints putting a fresh spin on South Korean classics.
PHOTO: FOUR SEASONS SEOUL HOTEL OUL BAR
Michelle Tchea
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SEOUL – Most guidebooks on Seoul describe a city of contradictions. Entwined in the labyrinth of skyscrapers and high-rise luxury hotels are pockets of tradition and nature.
A stone’s throw from the Gangnam branch of Lotte Department Store lie the serene gardens of Buddhist temple Bongeunsa. Walk a few metres past the business district of Jongno-gu to revel in Seoul’s premier palace, Gyeongbokgung, or the grand Deoksugung Palace, which dates back to the Joseon Dynasty (1392 to 1910).
