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Kansong Art Museum (간송미술관(서울 보화각))

Kansong Art Museum (간송미술관(서울 보화각))

6.9Km    2025-06-30

102-11 Seongbuk-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

Kansong Art Museum was the first private art museum in Korea, opened as Bohwagak in 1938 by Kansong Jeon Hyeong-pil. The name was changed to the current Kansong Art Museum in 1966. Bohwagak was designated as National Registered Cultural Heritage No. 768 on December 30, 2019. Jeon Hyeong-pil dedicated his life to preserving and researching Korea’s representative relics that were devaluated and purposefully obliterated during the Japanese colonial era, as well as to acknowledging their cultural excellence and beauty. The museum houses 11 national treasures and 24 treasures.

Jangan Accessory Shopping Center (장안 액세서리상가)

Jangan Accessory Shopping Center (장안 액세서리상가)

6.9Km    2021-06-04

42-2, Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-753-5600

Jangan Accessory Shopping Center has a history of offering visitors unique accessories with colorful designs. Each shop boasts its own items, different from other stores. Visitors can enjoy purchasing accessories at discounted prices.

Dongdaemun Heopajip (동대문허파집)

Dongdaemun Heopajip (동대문허파집)

6.9Km    2021-03-19

26, Jong-ro, 17-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-10-4445-7672

A barbecue specialty restaurant located in Tapgol Park, Seoul. A store that uses only Korean beef. The most famous menu is grilled beef small intestine/grilled pork small intestine.

Wangsol Pharmacy [Tax Refund Shop] (왕솔약국)

Wangsol Pharmacy [Tax Refund Shop] (왕솔약국)

6.9Km    2024-04-22

36, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Myth Jokbal Myeongdong (미쓰족발명동)

Myth Jokbal Myeongdong (미쓰족발명동)

6.9Km    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)

6.9Km    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.

Allsso (올쏘)

Allsso (올쏘)

6.9Km    2021-08-26

30, Jong-ro, 14-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-722-9222

A barbecue specialty restaurant located in Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul. A Korean BBQ restaurant. The most famous menu is grilled beef.

Olive Young - TIMEWALK Myeongdong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 명동타임워크점)

6.9Km    2024-06-27

#108 and #109, 78, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Samick Fashion Town (삼익패션타운)

Samick Fashion Town (삼익패션타운)

6.9Km    2021-06-04

7, Namdaemunsijang 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-1566-4578

Located in the heart of the Namdaemun Market, the largest wholesale market in Korea and a popular tourist attraction, Samick Fashion Town is home to over 1,500 shops, spread among 15 floors. Opened in 1985, this giant, one-stop shopping destination offers shoppers virtually everything: from clothing (women’s, men’s, and children’s) and shoes to accessories for wholesale merchants and individual shoppers. The Samick Fashion Town is particularly known for its large children's section on the first floor and its giant shoe mall on the sixth that is unlike any other shoe store in Namdaemun Market. On the ninth floor is the food court and on the first basement level at MBIC Mall, visitors can find character products related to some of their favorite Hallyu stars. Character items include cushions, notebooks, mugs, t-shirts, postcards, stickers, mobile phone screen cleaners, and mechanical pencils featuring the comedians from Muhan Dojeon (Infinity Challenge) and other popular stars.

Heukdonga Myeongdong (흑돈가 명동)

Heukdonga Myeongdong (흑돈가 명동)

6.9Km    2024-03-07

21, Myeongdong, 7-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3789-0080

Situated in Myeongdong, Heukdonga focuses on Jeju-style grilled black pork. Once black pork cut into thick chunks are grilled over charcoal, it is ready to be served with salted anchovies or pickled perilla leaves. The meat is grilled on a wire mesh over charcoal, which renders the fat and gives it a nice charcoal flavor. After finishing the meat, patrons have the option to soybean paste jjigae with rice or cold buckwheat noodles, which are also a must-try in Korean barbecue restaurants.