Yeonnam-dong Caricatures near Hongdae | Art & Date Walk

An art and date stop in Yeonnam-dong near Hongdae

Looking for things to do in Yeonnam-dong near Hongdae? Pair an alley or cafe walk with a hand-drawn caricature. This Beautiful Cat Caricature gallery shows original couple, family and individual portraits; the studio is B floor, unit 1, at the address below.

Studio location: Unit 1, B floor, 35 Donggyo-ro 38-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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Yeonnam-dong is a neighborhood made for wandering. In summer, it is lovely to stroll along the green stretch nicknamed Yeontral Park, step into a café when you feel like a break and browse small gift shops and independent boutiques along the way. Before you know it, an afternoon has gone by.

A collage of buildings and a leafy alley in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul.
Take your time exploring Yeonnam-dong's little streets.

Our favorite way to enjoy Yeonnam-dong is without a fixed destination. A little way off the main road, you will find small shops and cafés with personalities of their own. It makes an enjoyable date route, and a pleasant neighborhood to explore on a trip to Seoul.

Add a personal portrait to your Yeonnam-dong outing

If you would like to make a different kind of memory here, how about a caricature? Travel photographs are wonderful, but a drawing of the day's expressions and atmosphere becomes a different sort of keepsake.

A colorful caricature of four family members.
Four guests holding their completed family caricature.
A family portrait and the guests with their finished drawing.

Couples can be drawn together, and friends or families visiting Yeonnam-dong can share one picture, too. Seeing everyone gathered in a single caricature can become a fun reminder of your time together.

A colorful caricature of two guests.
Two guests holding their finished caricature in the studio.
Two guests, two individual smiles, brought together on paper.

On a hot summer day, take a break in the cool indoors while your portrait is drawn. Walk around Yeonnam-dong, enjoy something delicious, relax at a café and finish by capturing today's faces in a caricature.

An individual caricature with long, light-brown hair.
A guest holding the finished individual caricature.
An individual caricature and its model holding the finished portrait.
A hand-drawn portrait of two guests.
Two guests holding their shared portrait.
A shared portrait to take home from a day in Seoul.

A familiar Seoul outing can feel a little more special with a drawing to remember it by. Visit Beautiful Cat Caricature in Yeonnam-dong and let today's faces become a picture you can keep.

A long-haired illustrated character featured in the original Yeonnam-dong article.
Another illustration featured in our Yeonnam-dong article.

Visit Beautiful Cat Caricature, Yeonnam

  • Studio: Beautiful Cat Caricature, Yeonnam branch (뷰티풀 캣 캐리커쳐 연남점)
  • Address: Unit 1, basement level, 35 Donggyo-ro 38-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울 마포구 동교로38길 35 B층 1호).

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Yeonnam-dong

Unit 1, B floor, 35 Donggyo-ro 38-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul (서울 마포구 동교로38길 35 B층 1호).

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Find the Yeonnam-dong studio near Hongdae

Pair your Yeonnam-dong walk with a portrait stop. The Yeonnam-dong caricature studio guide lists B floor, unit 1, and the building map so you can check the entrance before travelling.

Compare line and colour portrait examples before your Yeonnam visit

The studio journal published on 5 September 2025 includes a single-person line drawing, coloured individual portraits and two-person compositions. These historical examples offer another way to compare a portrait: look first at the face and linework, then at the colour and background.

  • Individual portrait focused on linework
  • Individual portrait with soft colour
  • Two-person portrait with glasses and clothing details

In the line drawing, the hairstyle, eyes and outline carry the expression. The coloured example adds soft shading and a brighter background. In the two-person drawing, glasses, hairstyles and clothing keep each person distinct on a shared page. Save the examples you like and tell the artist which details matter to you.

These are archived artwork examples. Confirm the drawing options, composition and current price directly with the studio before ordering. The journal date is not a promise of current availability.

See these examples in the original studio journal · 5 September 2025 →

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