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Myth Jokbal Myeongdong (미쓰족발명동)

Myth Jokbal Myeongdong (미쓰족발명동)

873.4M    2024-10-15

21, Myeongdong 3-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3789-8799

This restaurant specializes in Jokbal (Braised pigs' feet) and Bossam (Napa wraps with pork), both of which are served with vegetable wraps and salad. Jokbal (Braised pigs’ feet) is prepared by braising pigs' feet in spiced stock, a process that removes excess fat, enhances the flavor, and gives the meat a chewier texture. Each order of Jokbal (Braised pigs' feet) is accompanied by Kongnamulkimchiguk (Bean sprout and kimchi soup), to which Kalguksumyeon (Noodles) are added. For those who find the dishes too spicy, the restaurant offers a self-serve Jumeokbap (Riceball), featuring laver flakes, pickled radish, and mayonnaise to cool the palate.

PALSAIK Samgyeopsal Myeongdong(팔색삼겹살 명동)

PALSAIK Samgyeopsal Myeongdong(팔색삼겹살 명동)

873.4M    2020-10-30

2F, 21, Myeongdong, 3-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3789-8292

It provides eight different flavors of pork belly. The most famous menu is grilled pork belly. A barbecue specialty restaurant located in Myeong-dong, Seoul.

Wondang Gamjatang Myeongdong (원당감자탕 명동)

Wondang Gamjatang Myeongdong (원당감자탕 명동)

873.2M    2024-03-11

1F, 35, Myeongdong 8na-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-776-7612

Located in Myeongdong, a central and tourist area of Seoul, Wondang Gamjatang offers gamja tang (pork backbone stew) as their signature dish. Patrons have the option to other delectable menu such as bulgogi, jokbal bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with braised pigs' feet). It's popular with both Koreans and foreigners. As it's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, one can visit anytime.

Lacantina (라칸티나)

Lacantina (라칸티나)

874.9M    2021-03-29

19, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-777-2579

The first Italian restaurant in Korea. This Western dishes restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is pasta.

Myeong-dong Sotttukkeong (명동솥뚜껑)

Myeong-dong Sotttukkeong (명동솥뚜껑)

875.2M    2021-03-20

14-4, Myeongdong, 7-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-773-5076

A place where you can try both soups and grilled pork with kimchi, one of the representative dishes of Koreans. The best menu at this restaurant is grilled pork belly. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Beauty Play Myeongdong (뷰티플레이 명동)

Beauty Play Myeongdong (뷰티플레이 명동)

876.8M    2024-06-14

73 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Beauty Play is a K-beauty experience center operated by the Korea Cosmetics Industry Institute and supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It offers a wide variety of sample Korean beauty products for testing  as well as diverse beauty experience programs such as makeup touch-up service (choice of base, eyes, or lips), personal color test, and skin evaluation. Visitors can also ask for product recommendation based on their skin type or skincare concerns. Beauty Play also frequently hosts beauty seminars and one-day classes, which are announced online via its official website. International tourists can apply for a full makeup service with an advance reservation free of charge. 

Beauty Play has two branches in Seoul: one in Myeong-dong, which is located across from Myeongdong Cathedral; and one in Hongdae. Beauty Play experience programs are avilabe from 10:00 to 18:00 everyday except Sundays. 

Jeongdok Library (서울특별시교육청 정독도서관)

Jeongdok Library (서울특별시교육청 정독도서관)

883.2M    2021-05-08

48, Bukchon-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2011-5799

Jeongdok Library opened in January 1977 on the former site of the Gyeonggi High School in Bukchon, Jongno-gu, Seoul. As a public city library, it boasts little under half a million books and 16,300 reference materials. The Seoul Education Museum in the library houses a collection of 12,000 reference materials.

In addition to basic library functions (lending books and offering archives and reading rooms to the public), the library runs various cultural programs such as monthly lectures by invited authors, photo exhibitions, reading seminars, and music/dance performances.

New Kukje Hotel (뉴국제호텔)

884.4M    2021-06-07

12, Sejong-daero 22-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-732-0161

New Kukje Hotel, located behind Seoul City Hall, provide guests with easy access to heritage sites such as Deoksugung Palace and Gyeongbokgung Palace, cultural attractions such as Gwanghwamun Plaza, Insa-dong and Cheonggyecheon Stream, as well as shopping districts such as Dongdaemun Market, Namdaemun Market and Myeong-dong. The hotel not only has unique interior designs, it also has various subsidiary facilities including a restaurant, banquet hall and more.

GAMMEEOK (감미옥)

GAMMEEOK (감미옥)

885.0M    2021-03-18

166-1, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2269-6933

A restaurant specializing in seolleongtang (ox bone soup) for over 30 years now. The best menu at this restaurant is ox bone soup. This is a Korean cuisine located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Rakkojae Seoul Bukchon Hanok Hotel [Korea Qaulity]  [Korea Quality] / 락고재 서울 북촌 한옥호텔 [한국관광 품질인증]

Rakkojae Seoul Bukchon Hanok Hotel [Korea Qaulity] [Korea Quality] / 락고재 서울 북촌 한옥호텔 [한국관광 품질인증]

884.1M    2024-10-14

49-23 , Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-742-3410

Rakgojae Bukchon Hanok Hotel in Jongru-gu, Seoul, is a traditional hanok compound with a 130-year history, renovated by master carpenter Jeong Yeong-jin. The elegant gate and stone walls, the traditional roof tiles, the jangdokdae jar store, the pavilions and ponds - not to mention the beautiful pine trees - express the archetypal beauty of hanok. Sitting on the daecheongmaru (wooden patio) with a breeze in the trees, guests will feel taken back in time. Guestrooms are clean and comfortable, and visitors can relax in a wood-fired red-clay sauna and a jade-covered ondol room,. Traditional culture programs are available.