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Imun Seolnongtang (이문설농탕)

686.0M    2025-06-18

38-13 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-733-6526

Imun Seolnongtang has been serving its hearty seolleongtang for over a hundred years since it first opened in 1907. Even its name has a long history: the word imun comes from Imun-gol, the now-obsolete name of the restaurant’s location, and seolnongtang, an old variation of the word seolleongtang. During the Japanese colonial rule, the restaurant’s regular customers included Gijeong Son, the marathon gold-medalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The meal served at this restaurante is reputed to stay consistent from the Japanese colonial period. 

Isae - Insa Branch (No. 2) [Tax Refund Shop] (이새 인사2호)

687.2M    2024-04-18

30-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Insa-dong Antique Art Street (인사동 고미술거리)

Insa-dong Antique Art Street (인사동 고미술거리)

698.6M    2025-03-16

29 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-732-2235

As of today, there are approximately 70 shops in the Insa-dong area that sell antique arts. Some of the products they sell include antique artworks, porcelains, woodcrafts, and metalwork. Visitors may even find rare and valuable products such as earthenware from the Silla period or white porcelain used in the Joseon dynasty. Each shop is a specialty store, authorized to sell product types that are of their expertise, ranging from antique furniture and traditional artworks to handcrafted items.

Harmony Mart - Insa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (하모니마트 인사)

Harmony Mart - Insa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (하모니마트 인사)

712.3M    2024-04-17

1F (Gwanhun-dong), 38, Insadong 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Seoul Gongyesa [Tax Refund Shop] (서울공예사)

Seoul Gongyesa [Tax Refund Shop] (서울공예사)

716.1M    2024-04-16

1F, 27-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Ipamnamu - Insa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이팝나무 인사)

Ipamnamu - Insa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이팝나무 인사)

725.2M    2024-04-18

4, Insadong 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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National Souvenirs Center [Tax Refund Shop] (한국관광명품점)

728.2M    2024-04-23

14, Insadong 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Choong Ang High School (중앙고등학교)

Choong Ang High School (중앙고등학교)

730.1M    2025-10-23

164 Changdeokgung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-742-1321

Choong Ang High School is located in Jong-ro near Samcheongdong-gil. It was built to educate the public at the beginning of the 20th century. The school’s main building was reconstructed in 1937 after the original two-story brick house was destroyed in 1934. The main building situated in front of the main gate is a two-story H-shaped granite stone building in Gothic style, with a four-story tower in the middle.

The school holds historical significance because it was designed by Park Dong Jin, one of Korea's first modern architects and the designer of Korea University’s main building, library, and the Chosun Ilbo Newspaper Company building. The main building of Choong Ang High School is designated as Historic Site No. 281. Many national leaders were educated at the gothic building during the grim period when Korea was trying to escape Japanese colonial rule.

Sieunjae (시은재)

Sieunjae (시은재)

730.1M    2024-12-23

439 , Samil-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-10-5355-3029

Sieunjae is a hanok stay that has stood in the midst of busy Gyeongun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, for generations. The guestrooms comprise an anbang (bedroom plus living room), three smaller rooms, and a byeolchae or detached house. All rooms have a toilet, and there’s a well-equipped shared kitchen and a washing machine. Guests can either rent individual rooms or the whole hanok. Jongno is convenient for travel to all the historic sites of Seoul, and there’s a public carpark nearby.

CheongKwanJang - Jonggak Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 종각역)

CheongKwanJang - Jonggak Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 종각역)

730.8M    2024-04-22

#102, 95, Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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