National Souvenirs Center [Tax Refund Shop] (한국관광명품점)

10.9Km 2024-04-23

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

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Youngpoong Bookstore - Jongno Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (영풍문고 종로점)

10.9Km 2024-04-18

41, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Insa-dong Antique Art Street (인사동 고미술거리)

10.9Km 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.

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

10.9Km 2024-04-18

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

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Zara - Lotte Seoul Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (자라 롯데 서울역점)

11.0Km 2024-04-22

378, Cheongpa-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Olive Young - Jongam Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 종암)

11.0Km 2024-04-17

123, Jongam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

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Korean Museum of Straw and Life (짚풀생활사박물관)

11.0Km 2022-09-15

45, Sungkyunkwan-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-743-8787

Korean Museum of Straw and Life is a private museum dedicated to the collection, research, and display of materials and historical accounts of diverse straws and their uses in Korea. As Koreans' lifestyle in the past heavily depended on agriculture and cultivation of crops, straws and grasses were easily found and had many uses. The museum aims to educate the general public of how different straw were produced and used by Korean ancestors as well as their significance in connection with today's lifestyle.

Donggwol Maru - Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (한국문화재재단 동궐마루)

11.0Km 2024-10-15

99, Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Choedaegamne (최대감네)

11.0Km 2024-03-18

12-3 Insadong 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-733-9355

Choedaegamne is a traditional Korean restaurant located in a hanok in Insa-dong, with a garden and a pond, and has been in operation for over 100 years. One of their popular dishes is the sangchu shabu jeongsik (shabu with rice in a cabbage set menu), where vegetables and meat are cooked in a broth and then enjoyed with noodles, served with a small rice ball on lettuce. They also offer a so galbijjim jeongsik (steamed beef ribs set menu) and bulgogi jeongsik (bulgogi set menu), served with lotus leaf rice and soybean paste jjigae. After the meal, guests can enjoy tea in the garden.

Bugeogukjip (북어국집)

11.0Km 2024-12-27

38, Eulji-ro 1-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-777-3891

Bugeogukjip (formerly “Teojutgol”) is a restaurant behind City Hall in Seoul that has been serving up authentic dried Pollack soup since 1968. Despite a name change, the restaurant has proudly stood in this same location for decades, earning a strong reputation for its dried Pollack soup made using traditional cooking methods.

Since the restaurant only serves one thing—dried Pollack soup—there are few preparations to be made and the meal arrives on your table in minutes. Customers are free to serve themselves basic side dishes such as kimchi and can have as many servings of rice as they’d like, allowing diners to enjoy a hearty meal at a low price. While the restaurant’s design and menu may be simple, Bugeogukjip takes pride in its long history and the careful efforts that have earned it a reputation as one of the most notable restaurants in Seoul.

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