ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

2.5Km 2023-08-07

3, Dongsung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-760-4850

ARKO Art Center was founded in 1974 as Misulhoegwan in a building of former Deoksu Hospital in Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu to offer much-needed exhibition space for artists and arts groups. In 1979, Misulhoegwan moved to its present building, designed by preeminent Korean architect Kim Swoo-geun (1931-1986) and located in Marronnier Park, the former site of Seoul National University. The two neighboring brick buildings accommodating ARKO Art Center and ARKO Arts Theater are the major landmarks of the district of Daehakro.
As more public and private museums and commercial galleries came into the art scene in the 1990s, Misulhoegwan shifted to curating and presenting its own exhibitions. Renamed as Marronnier Art Center in 2002, ARKO Art Center assumed a full-fledged art museum system and played an increasingly prominent role as a public arts organization leading the contemporary art paradigm. When The Korea Culture and Arts Foundation was reborn as Arts Council Korea, Marronnier Art Center became ARKO Art Center named after the abbreviation for Arts Council Korea in 2005.
ARKO Art Center is committed to working as a platform where research, production, exhibitions and the exchange of creative activities grow and develop in connection with one another in addition to having a diversity of programs including thematic exhibitions addressing social agenda and public programs widely promoting various discourses in art.

Nolbu Budaejjigae Cheolpangui Eulji-ro 6ga(놀부부대찌개 철판구이 을지로6가)

2.5Km 2020-11-25

6 Eulji-ro 44-gil Jung-gu Seoul
+82-2-2264-7738

It is the largest chain of Budaejjigae (spicy sausage stew) franchises in Korea. The best menu at this restaurant is sausage stew. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Dalkanmari Dwaejihangeun (닭한마리돼지한근)

2.5Km 2021-03-18

33, Dongho-ro, 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2285-5988

A restaurant recommended by members of the Jangchung-dong Cooperative of Shopkeepers. The representative menu is spicy braised chicken. This Korean cuisine is located near Dongguk Univ. Station, Seoul.

Crap Hoe Fish - Jangchungdong Branch (크랩회피쉬 장충동)

2.5Km 2021-03-19

27-4, Dongho-ro24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2269-9968

A restaurant where live seafood is prepared and served fast. The representative menu is sliced raw fish. This Korean cuisine is located near Dongguk Univ. Station, Seoul.

HANAMPIG Dongdaemoon (하남돼지집 동대문)

2.5Km 2024-03-11

9, Eulji-ro, 43-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2266-3030

Located near Dongdaemun Design Plaza , HANAMPIG specializes in grilled pork. When pre-grilled meat is served, the staff cuts it into pieces and puts it on the grill to cook. The recommended combination is to grill kimchi or mushrooms together to enhance the savory flavor. In the vicinity, one can explore Dongdaemun fashion malls, enriching the experience of the area.

Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

2.5Km 2021-03-25

104, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-1114

Daehangno is an artistic neighborhood that stretches 1.1 kilometers from Jongno 5-ga Intersection to Hyehwa-dong Rotary. The area is filled with culture and performing arts facilities, with the center of all this being Marronnier Park. Visitors can find performances taking play every day at the many theaters large and small, as well as restaurants serving a range of cuisines. The area is especially active on weekends and during the street festival period.

Phopular (퍼퓰러)

2.5Km 2021-03-30

2, Eulji-ro 44-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-792-9119

A restaurant where Vietnamese chefs cook dishes, themselves. The best menu at this restaurant is rice noodles. This Vietnamese (cuisine) restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Manjok Ohyang Jokbal Dongdaemun (만족오향족발 동대문)

2.5Km 2024-03-12

1-3FL, 9-4, Eulji-ro, 43-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2271-0880

Situated between Dongdaemun and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Manjok Ohyang Jokbal's Dongdaemun branch focuses on jokbal (braised pig's feet). In addition to their signature dish, jokbal (braised pigs' feet), they also serve a wide array of dishes including bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork), jaengban guksu (jumbo sized buckwheat noodles), and mandu. As any dish ordered comes with mandu and sliced rice cake soup by default, it offers a satisfying ensemble.

Daepo Jjimdak - Daehangno Branch (대포찜닭 대학로)

2.5Km 2021-03-19

18, Daehak-ro, 9-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-742-6669

This is a Korean cuisine located in Daehak-ro, Seoul. The best menu at this restaurant is braised chicken. A restaurant that's popular among college students.

National Theater of Korea (국립극장)

2.5Km 2024-03-06

59, Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2280-4114

The National Theater of Korea opened in 1950 as the first national theater in Asia. It is the only production theater that takes traditional arts to recreate them as contemporary art. It offers various types of theaters, such as Haeoreum Grand Theater, Daloreum Theater (middle-size), Immersive Studio ByeolByeol (small-size), and Haneul Round Theater with a circular stage structure. In addition, the Museum of Performing Arts, Cultural Plaza, and other convenience stores and coffe shops offer pleasure and relax to its visitors.

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