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Gonghwachun (공화춘)

Gonghwachun (공화춘)

9.1Km    2024-01-04

43 Chinatown-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon

Gonghwachun, one of the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, opened in 1905 and is famous as the birthplace of jjajangmyeon. The original Gonghwachun building is currently used as Jjajangmyeon Museum, and the current Gonghwachun main branch operates in a building that was founded in 2004. Among the various menus, Gonghwachun Jjajangmyeon is a must-try. This signature menu serves the noodles and the black bean sauce separately. The sauce contains a various ingredients cut in large bite-sized pieces, making it even more delicious. It also offers various course menu options, including lunch, couple, and family courses.

Incheon Gyeongseo-dong Nokcheongja Kiln Site (인천 경서동 녹청자 요지)

Incheon Gyeongseo-dong Nokcheongja Kiln Site (인천 경서동 녹청자 요지)

9.1Km    2021-04-23

54, Doyoji-ro, Seo-gu, Incheon
+82-32-440-4063

The Nokcheongja (Green Celadon) Kiln Site was designated as Historic Site No. 211 in May 1970. On December 9, 1984, the 82.6 ㎥ of the protective film was restored here. In addition, the unearthed models consisted of bowls and plates, as well as porcelain and pots. The colors of the glaze are greenish brown and dark green, opaque and non-glossy, and there are spots on the surface, but this is the component of the glaze. It is believed to have come from the influence of the special structure of the kiln and the firing temperature.

Nokcheongja Museum (녹청자박물관)

9.1Km    2021-10-23

54, Doyoji-ro, Seo-gu, Incheon
+82-32-563-4341

Since opening in 2002, the Nokcheongja Museum has been preserving and exhibiting academic materials about the Green Celadon Kiln Site, a Historic Site designated in 1970. It is the only museum dedicated to celadons in Incheon. The museum is divided into the History Exhibition Hall where visitors can observe the celadon making process and the Special Exhibition Hall that displays modern-day celadons. In addition to the two indoor exhibition halls, the museum also has an outdoor exhibition site with a collection of approximately 200 donated potteries, ranging from traditional to recently trending designs.

Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall (대불호텔전시관)

Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall (대불호텔전시관)

9.1Km    2024-01-04

101 Sinpo-ro 23beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon

This museum is located on the site of Daebul Hotel, Korea's first Western-style hotel, established in 1889. The hotel was demolished in 1978, but parts of the hotel structure were discovered in 2011 and rebuilt to preserve the hotel's original appearance. The first floor is the Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall, through which visitors can see traces of Daebul Hotel at the time. The second floor is the Jung-gu Life History Museum, where visitors can get a glimpse of life in Incheon's Jung-gu area in the 1960s and 1970s.

Yangssine Wangsundae (양씨네왕순대)

Yangssine Wangsundae (양씨네왕순대)

9.1Km    2021-03-19

131, Wonjong-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-32-682-1170

This is a Korean cuisine located in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. The representative menu is blood sausage soup. It is located near the Gogang Prehistory Relics Park (Tourist Site).

Cheongil Jogyeji Stairway (청일조계지 경계 계단)

Cheongil Jogyeji Stairway (청일조계지 경계 계단)

9.2Km    2024-01-09

Seollin-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon

The border stairs of the Sino-Japanese Concession (an exclusive residential area set up for foreigners to live freely in ports opened for foreign trade) are located on a steep hill southwest of Jayu Park. It is a meaningful attraction with a history of about 120 years. The concession areas are divided into the Qing Dynasty concession on the left and the Japanese concession on the right with the stone stairs in the center. The buildings on the left and right clearly show each country's architectural styles and characteristics of the past.

Simnihyang (십리향)

Simnihyang (십리향)

9.2Km    2024-02-16

50-2 Chinatown-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon

Simnihyang is a Chinese restaurant in Incheon Chinatown, renowned for its specialty in hwadeok mandu (oven-baked mandu). The restaurant's name suggests that the aroma of its mandu spreads up to 10 Ri (approximately 4 km, pronounced 'simni' in Korean) away. Its signature dish, hwadeok mandu, consists of mandus filled with pork, vegetables, and seasoning, baked in an oven at temperatures above 350 degrees. This preparation ensures the mandu is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Additionally, the restaurant offers various other fillings, including sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and red beans.

Incheon Chinatown (인천 차이나타운)

9.2Km    2023-11-08

20 Chinatown-ro 59beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon
+82-32-777-1330

Incheon's Chinatown came into being with the opening of Incheon Port in 1883 and Incheon's designation as an extraterritoriality of the Ching dynasty in the following year. In the past, the area held many stores trading goods imported from China, but currently most Chinese businesses in the area are restaurants. Today, the residents of Chinatown are mostly 2nd or 3rd generation Chinese, descendents of the early Chinese settlers. The area harbors many of the flavors of China, while the traditional culture of the first generation is preserved.

Cafe Cha Chinatown Branch (카페 차 차이나타운점)

Cafe Cha Chinatown Branch (카페 차 차이나타운점)

9.2Km    2024-01-04

20 Chinatown-ro 59beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon

This is the Chinatown branch of Cafe Cha, famous for its Dalgona Milk Tea in Seongsu-dong. In addition to the representative menu items, Dalgona Milk Tea and Dalgona Coffee, the café also offers signature blended teas with pretty names such as Dasichaeum (one more fill), Hyanggiroum (fragrant), Neogeureoum (merciful), and Singgeureoum (refreshing). It also has a variety of dessert menus, with the most popular dessert being Dalgona Butter Salt Bread. The café has a large parking lot, and customers can use it for 90 minutes free of charge.

Best Western Harbor Park Hotel (베스트웨스턴 하버파크호텔)

Best Western Harbor Park Hotel (베스트웨스턴 하버파크호텔)

9.2Km    2020-04-01

217, Jemullyang-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon
+82-32-770-9500

Located within 40 minutes of the Incheon International Airport in downtown Incheon, Harbor Park Hotel is a themed hotel with a panoramic view of Incheon’s Chinatown to the west and the beautiful ocean to the east.

The hotel caters largely to business guests and is equipped with a grand ballroom that seats 500, a meeting room with state-of-the-art facilities, and an international business lounge.

All of the 213 guestrooms have free, high-speed internet connections and wide closets. Not merely a standard business hotel, Harbor Park also offers king-size beds with luxury bedding, flat screen TVs with satellite channels, and a fitness center with modern equipment, personal trainers, and an ocean view.

The hotel’s buffet-style restaurant serves dishes demonstrating the refined sensibilities of its world-class cooks and each dish is as artistic as it is delicious. At the Sky Lounge, guests can further enjoy the good life by listening to live music and gazing out over the ocean.