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Gwanghwamun Hanokjip (광화문한옥집)

1.4Km    2024-10-15

7, Saemunanro5ga-gil, Jongro-gu, Seoul

A store with rooms reproducing a traditional kitchen. The best menu at this restaurant is napa wraps with pork. This is a Korean cuisine located in Gwanghwamun Gate, Seoul.

Sonjung Bossam (손정보쌈)

1.4Km    2025-07-25

24 Samil-daero 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Sonjung Bossam offers dishes with a modern touch by reinterpreting traditional meals. Passed down for three generations, this restaurant values sincerity and careful attention in food making in order to serve every customer a heartwarming meal. Sonjung Bossam's signature dish Premium Gabri Bossam takes only the rarest pork cut, the blade-end fatback called "gabri" in Korean, and boils the meat using the restaurant's secret recipe for tender, juicy meat. The restaurant also serves their own special version of spicy stir-fried fish roe and intestines and haemultang (spicy seafood stew), boasting a generous amount of various seafood and rich broth. All meals are prepared wholeheartedly as if they are being served to a family.

Daeo Bookstore (대오서점)

1.4Km    2025-11-05

55 Jahamun-ro 7-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Daeo Bookstore is the oldest bookstore in Seoul that has been maintained in one place since it opened in 1951. Recently, it has been refurbished as a cultural space with a cafe, where one can enjoy coffee, exhibitions, and performances while looking at the yard. Visitors who just want to browse can purchase a souvenir postcard set for admission. Taking a closer look at books that feel the years and objects that have traces of use, they appear to come rather new.

Korea Medical Tourism Promotion Association ((사)대한의료관광진흥협회)

1.4Km    2025-10-23

(#601) 29-3 Saemunan-ro 9-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The Korea Medical Tourism Promotion Association aims to attract over 100,000 medical tourists within three years by establishing a structured system for attracting medical tourists, training specialized personnel, and supporting both domestic and international medical tourism. With the increasing number of foreign visitors coming to Korea for various purposes beyond tourism, such as international conferences, business, and exhibitions, there is a growing need for specialized services.

Plans is a company that can meet all these diverse customer needs. ceremonial arrangements, tours, and events often proceed irregularly due to changes in weather, group size, and transportation. To address these variables, Plans, the plural form of "Plan," represents a company that is always prepared from start to finish. It is a leading VIP travel agency in Korea, tailored to meet the needs of its clients.

Le Masque(르 마스크)

1.4Km    2025-12-04

서울특별시 종로구 혜화로 17 (명륜1가)

Ilmin Art Museum (일민미술관)

1.5Km    2022-09-27

152, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The Ilmin Art Museum located in former Dong-A Newspaper Building, was formed in honor of their honorable and late CEO Kim Sang-man. The museum was established in December of 1996, and with a full renovation in 2001, large exhibition hall and Ilmin collection was placed in. Through the renovation, the combination of glass and steel made Artrium aimed to become one of the best comtemporary museum, connecting the museum to the streets of Gwanghwamun. 

 This museum boasts a large Ilmin collection. There are 430 pieces of Ilmin collection from Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) to present, 1,200 pieces in the Donga Newspaper's collection of art, and 100 pieces of art owned by Hyundai Corporation. The Ilmin Collection mostly consists of pieces that Kim Sang-man collected from ceramics to aesthetic paintings. The Dongah Newspaper's collection has time-relevant pieces that are important in history.

Seosulla-gil Road (서순라길)

1.5Km    2024-10-14

150-3 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Seosulla-gil Road is a road that was used by the nightguards during the Joseon dynasty. The road is on the west of Jongmyo Shrine with various attractions nearby including Ikseon-dong, Insa-dong, Bukchon, and Samcheong-dong, as well as restaurants, cafes, and handicraft workshops. The road is also a beautiful date course with flowers in spring and fall foliage in autumn..

HiKR Ground (하이커 그라운드)

1.5Km    2025-10-29

40 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Located inside the Korea Tourism Organization Seoul Center, HiKR Ground is a Korean tourism publicity center where visitors can experience K-pop and view media art at the same time. The name "HiKR Ground" embodies the meaning that Korea (KR) will greet ("Hi") global tourists and become a playground. Notably, it provides Korean tourism content in multiple ways for the younger generation to enjoy. On the first floor, there is a space to enjoy various media arts through the large media screen HiKR Wall, where visitors can see "Landscape of the New City" by media artist Lee Lee-nam, and Korean tourism videos submitted by global hallyu fans. On the second floor, visitors can make their own K-pop music videos using the XR Live Studio. At the window facing the restored Cheonggyecheon Stream, there is a  mesmerizing artwork called ''North Wall'' by installation artist Suh Do-ho. On the third and fourth floors, visitors can get immersed in Korean local tourism through various arts, experiences, and exhibitions.

We Ride (위라이드)

1.5Km    2023-07-28

40 , Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

"The best way to tour Seoul"
With WeRide's certified tour guides, travelers can experience unforgettable memories by riding an electric bicycle to attractions hidden all over Seoul. The tour takes 2 hours and 30 minutes, and participants can safely tour around Seoul with a professional guide. The fun of electric bicycles adds to the joy of the guide's story of Korean culture. If there are guests who cannot ride bicycles, they can use electric rickshaws. There is also a bicycle rental service for bicycle riders traveling in Korea.

Mediround.Corp (주식회사 메디라운드)

1.5Km    2025-10-23

10F, Unit B1031, 8, Gangnam-daero 69-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Mediround is a specialized infrastructure service company providing expert assistance (HELP) for attracting international patients. 

- H (Human Resource): Matching medical interpreting and customer service (CS) personnel
- E (Education): Training and development of professionals for international patient attraction
- L (Logic): Registration of international patient attraction institutions and setting up attraction business infrastructure
- P (Promotion): Development of international patient attraction products and global promotion

Mediround operates the international medical coordinator subscription service, Mycoordy. Mycoordy offers information on Korean medical institutions, online consultation, reservation services, interpretating support, and payment services.