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Tteok Museum (떡박물관)

Tteok Museum (떡박물관)

14.1Km    2021-09-29

71, Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-741-5447

The Tteok Museum displays over 2,000 Korean kitchen utensils and tteok (rice cake) related items, arranged by various themes. The displayed utensils are handmade household necessities that are ingenuous, yet reveal the lifestyle of the working class. The elderly may relive fond childhood memories and the younger generation can experience the wisdom of ancestors through the rare kitchen utensils.

World Jewellery Museum (세계장신구박물관)

World Jewellery Museum (세계장신구박물관)

14.1Km    2023-09-21

2, Bukchon-ro 5na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-730-1610

Situated in the gallery district in the back alley of Samcheong-dong (east of Gyeongbokgung Palace), the World Jewellery Museum houses 3,000 jewelry pieces from 60 countries, which have been collected over 30 years. Of which, 1,000 have been selected for display. The first floor contains an Amber Wall that goes back as far as 50 million years, the Golden Hall (El Dorado), the Necklace Hall, and the solemn Alter of the Cross. The second floor holds a mask wall, rings, beads and ivory as well as modern jewelry.

The Sool Gallery (전통주갤러리)

The Sool Gallery (전통주갤러리)

14.1Km    2025-06-19

18 Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The Sool Gallery is an exhibition and experience space for traditional Korean liquor, established to promote the taste, style, and cultural values of the time-honored traditional Korean liquor. It provides various information about traditional Korean liquor for consumers or international tourists who can rarely obtain such information elsewhere. In addition, it provides traditional liquor education and business counseling to food service businesses and sales experts to continuously create demand for traditional liquor and expand the market. It is run by experts specializing in traditional liquor, including traditional liquor sommeliers, and it holds events to introduce various traditional liquors with different themes every month, as well as tasting events. Moreover, according to the monthly changing “Recommended Traditional Liquor by Month,” it displays a drinking glass and a bottle of the month recommended by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation.

HANSIK Space E:eum (한식문화공간 이음)

14.1Km    2025-11-11

18 Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

HANSIK Space E:eum, located in Jongno, is a cultural space operated by the Korean Food Promotion Institute. It offers visitors an opportunity to delve into Korean cuisine through exhibitions, performances, educational programs, and a library.

Leaders Dermatology Clinic Apgujeong (리더스피부과의원 압구정점)

14.2Km    2025-10-23

4th-5th Floors, 843 Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Founded in 2001 by board-certified dermatologists from Seoul National University College of Medicine, Leaders Dermatology has grown into a trusted network of over 12 clinics across Korea and internationally, with a team of more than 20 dermatologists and 150 medical professionals.
Our doctors are actively involved in global academic circles delivering lectures at renowned conferences and seminars and are dedicated to raising the bar for dermatological care. With a systematic, patient-centered approach, our mission is to become the No.1 dermatology clinic in customer satisfaction through excellence in service and results.

Hanji House (한지가헌)

Hanji House (한지가헌)

14.2Km    2025-07-25

31-9 Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Hanji House was founded to pass on the cultural heritage of hanji, traditional Korean paper, as well as to promote its excellence and uses in everyday life. The center is operated by Korea Craft & Design Foundation, and offers a variety of programs that consist of exhibitions, hands-on activities, classes, and marketing hanji products. On the first floor is Hanji Showroom, where various exhibitions take place to showcase hanji of the past and the present. The basement floor comprises Hanji Open Archive, Hanji Print Studio, and Hanji Workroom, where most of the hands-on activities and classes are held. Hanji House also offers a docent program for exploring the whole area.

Sujeong Pharmacy [Tax Refund Shop] (수정약국)

Sujeong Pharmacy [Tax Refund Shop] (수정약국)

14.2Km    2024-04-22

1F, 195, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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The Catholic Univ. of Kroea Incheon ST.Mary's Hospital (가톨릭대학교 인천성모병원)

14.2Km    2025-10-23

56 Dongsu-ro, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon

The Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital was founded in 1955 as the first university hospital in the Incheon area. In 2018, we opened the country's first brain hospital with 204 beds. Today, with 24 departments, 31 clinical divisions, and 26 specialty centers, we are at the forefront of cutting-edge medicine in brain, cancer, heart, organ transplant, robotic surgery, and more.  

We have excelled in a variety of areas of evaluation, as exemplified by the accreditation of the Ministry of Health and Welfare Healthcare Organization Accreditation, designation as the best hospital in the emergency medical center evaluation, the best hospital for stroke treatment, and the top rating in colorectal cancer care by the Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.

We boast a history of leading the adoption of cutting-edge equipment including:
2017: First university hospital in Incheon to introduce next-generation sequencing (NGS) 
2018: First hospital in Korea to introduce MRIdian LINAC, a radiation cancer treatment machine
2019: Authorized to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
2020: Opened the Center for Genetic and Rare Diseases
2021: Introduced Halcyon 3.0, the latest 4th generation robotic surgery machine as the most advanced radiation cancer treatment machine
2023: Introduced SPECT-CT, Digital PET-CT and others

Geumdwaeji Sikdang (금돼지식당)

14.2Km    2025-10-28

149 Dasan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Geumdwaeji Sikdang is renowned as one of the top three pork restaurants in Seoul, specializing in pork dishes. Its signature menu item is the nunkkon moksal (grilled pork shoulder), known for its marbled appearance resembling snowflakes. Bonsamgyeop (grilled bone-in pork belly) and deungmoksal (short loin and pork shoulder) are also popular choices. They offer fragrant basil wraps as a side dish, which perfectly complements the slightly grilled basil with the juicy and flavorful meat, creating a harmonious taste sensation that is considered a delicacy at this establishment.

Ogane Jokbal (오가네족발)

14.2Km    2024-10-14

21 Nonhyeon-ro 36-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-575-6608

Ogane Jokbal is known for its jokbal (braised pigs' feet) and bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork). Jokbal (braised pigs' feet) refers to pigs’ legs braised for extended periods. The meat comes out of the braising process chewy and flavorful. Saeujeot (salted shrimp) is used as the sauce. Bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork) and makguksu (buckwheat noodles) are also on the menu. Lunch specials include the bossam jeongsik (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork set menu) and naengmakguksu (cold buckwheat noodles). Ogane Jokbal was included in the MICHELIN Guide Seoul 2019.