The Hand and Malt Brew Lab (Yongsan)

The Hand and Malt is a well-known Korean craft brand with its production brewery — and a hop farm the owner runs himself in Gapyeong — based in Namyangju. This Yongsan taproom, renovated from an old Western-style house, is built around a direct-delivery system that sends beer from an underground brewery straight to the first-floor pub, playing up a "beer laboratory" theme throughout the retro-styled space.

The venue spans cosy rooms, a lounge, group rooms and an outdoor terrace, making it flexible for anything from a quiet pint to a larger group booking — a solid, well-established choice for anyone wanting to taste one of Korea's more serious craft breweries away from its Gyeonggi-do home base.