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Dongnimmun Yeongcheon Market (독립문영천시장)

1.8Km    2023-01-17

189-1, Tongil-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

Yeongcheon Market, which was formed in the 1960s near Dongnimmun Gate in Seodaemun-gu, is a marketplace with over 50 years of history and tradition, once famous as one of the largest rice cake wholesale markets in Seoul. It is set up near a residential district, which makes it one of the city's most notable street-style traditional markets that nearby residents frequently visit. The city of Seoul selected the area surrounding 38 Yeongcheonsijang-gil, Seodaemun-gu as the "Future Heritage of July" in 2021.

It is a large-scale traditional market that currently features around 198 stores, and it is well-known for its various foods and snacks such as tteokbokki and twisted donuts sold at about 40% of all shops.

Tteok Museum (떡박물관)

Tteok Museum (떡박물관)

1.8Km    2021-09-29

71, Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-741-5447

The Tteok Museum displays over 2,000 Korean kitchen utensils and tteok (rice cake) related items, arranged by various themes. The displayed utensils are handmade household necessities that are ingenuous, yet reveal the lifestyle of the working class. The elderly may relive fond childhood memories and the younger generation can experience the wisdom of ancestors through the rare kitchen utensils.

Jilsiru -Rice Cake Café (떡카페 질시루)

Jilsiru -Rice Cake Café (떡카페 질시루)

1.8Km    2020-04-24

71, Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-741-0258

Jilsiru is a modern cafe serving a panoply of traditional snacks. Customers may enjoy the wide variety of tteok (rice cake), hangwa (Korean traditional sweets & cookies), and traditional organic beverages at this cafe with a sophisicated interior.

Salon Sulla (살롱순라)

Salon Sulla (살롱순라)

1.8Km    2021-03-30

75, Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6409-0027

It is a restaurant, decorated in a hanok style, that sells Western dishes. This Western dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is pollack roe pasta.

Manga (만가)

Manga (만가)

1.8Km    2021-03-26

103-19, Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-720-5797

This is a restaurant that sells grilled eel, which is known as a health food. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is grilled eel.

GRANDHAND. Seochon (그랑핸드 서촌)

GRANDHAND. Seochon (그랑핸드 서촌)

1.8Km    2023-08-21

14-2, Jahamun-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Lauched in 2014 at a small hanok in Bukchon Hanok Village, Korea perfume brand now has six stores around Seoul as well as a cafe brand KOMFORTABLE. With no adversements or online sales, GRANDHAND has preserved its roots for over 7 years. GRANDHAND. Seochon located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and various art museums has customers of all ages and nationalities. 

Seochon Chingune (서촌친구네)

Seochon Chingune (서촌친구네)

1.8Km    2021-03-18

32, Jahamun-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-720-4763

A Seafood specialty restaurant located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. A restaurant serving a variety of seafood dishes. The most famous menu is steamed clams.

Igamyeonok (이가면옥)

Igamyeonok (이가면옥)

1.8Km    2021-03-18

33, Jahamun-ro, 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3210-3337

A cold buckwheat noodles specialty restaurant located near Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) Station in Seoul. Hamheung-style naengmyeon (Korean cold noodle) restaurant. The most famous menu is cold buckwheat noodles with raw fish.

Africa Museum of Art (아프리카미술관)

Africa Museum of Art (아프리카미술관)

1.8Km    2022-10-26

24-1, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-730-2430

The Africa Museum of Art was established with the purpose of hosting various art festivals and providing the grounds for researching various art themes. A major principle of the gallery is to promote works of art that actively attempt to explore the human mind.

OH!WABA (오!바바)

OH!WABA (오!바바)

1.8Km    2021-03-19

81, Seosulla-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6083-9167

A waffle shop. The best menu at this restaurant is waffle. This is a cafe located in Jongno, Seoul.