Doctor Fish is a chic looking coffee shop located in Gangnam- a busy shopping and restaurant area of Seoul. While many people go to this coffee shop for..coffee- my friends and I ventured out to enjoy their other amenities.
First- you order a specialty drink. Could be coffee, fancy hot chocolate or a smoothie.
After your drink, you walk over to the the Doctor Fish area for your "treatment".
Hello fishies!
They look hungry, don't they?
You start by washing your feet thoroughly.
ANd then you put your feet in the water.
And then you take them back out again because DANG, that is a weird feeling!
But then you put them back in again because those fishies have to get to work!
Doctor Fish also known as Garra rufa, hail from Turkey and the surrounding areas. They are used to treat skin disorders. You can learn more here.
On my first visit (I've been twice), those fishies LOOVED my dry calloused feet. So much fish food for them!
Do you see all the dark areas? MOBS OF FISH around my foot.
Goodness, that is a lot of fish isnt it?
What does it feel like? It feels like fish are nibbling on you! It doesnt hurt but it tickles like crazy!
You get to put your feet in the fish water (which was filtered and appeared very clean) for 20 minutes. Afterward, you wash your feet again and they spray them with something that claims to be a disinfectant. Who knows. I havent started growing fish scales yet.
The coffee drink and the fish experience is about $8,000KRW, less than $10 USD!
How to Get There:
Take Gangnam Station Exit 6.
Walk straight
for about 5 minutes
Pass the Krispy Kreme
Just before the entrance
to Doc Fish, there is a store that is an American Eagle clothing
look-alike store. Other landmarks- across the street from Doc Fish is a
Skin Food store.
Doctor Fish is on the 2nd floor. It looks like a book and coffee
shop, I dont think its actually labeled as Doctor Fish.
Good
luck!
