ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

15.5Km 2025-06-05

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.

Dongdaemun Dak Hanmari Alley (서울 동대문 닭한마리 골목)

15.5Km 2024-03-04

37-7, Jongno 5(o)-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2236-9135

Located near the Dongdaemun Market, Dongdaemun Dak Hanmari Alley gets its name from the restaurants serving dak hanmari (whole chicken soup) that line the alley. Dak hanmari (whole chicken soup), literally “one whole chicken” in Korean, is a dish where a whole chicken is boiled in a soup and served with the alley’s special sauce. After the diners eat the meat, the broth is used to make kalguksu (noodle soup). Because the area is home to large-scale apparel and fashion material markets of the Dongdaemun Market, the district is always lively and bustling.

Fitzroy [Tax Refund Shop] (핏츠로이)

15.5Km 2024-04-19

23, Seolleung-ro 153-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Saera - Daehangno Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (세라제화 대학로)

15.5Km 2024-04-19

123-1, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Wumok (우모크)

15.5Km 2025-10-27

22 Eonju-ro 170-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Wumok is a hanu (Korean beef) omakase restaurant that reinterprets Korean beef through fire and smoke, with its core philosophy centered on fire, wood, Korean beef, and smoke. The hanu used is a premium-grade hanu from Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. All dishes are prepared meticulously, balancing the texture and flavor. The interior is composed of dark wood and soft lighting, creating a quiet and focused dining environment.

Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

15.5Km 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.

Queens Bucket - Dongdaemun Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (쿠엔즈버킷 동대문)

15.5Km 2024-04-18

5-4, Toegye-ro 64-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Lee Moon Won Hair Lab [Tax Refund Shop] (이문원헤어랩)

15.5Km 2024-04-22

33, Seolleung-ro 132-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Lee Moon Won Korean Medicine Clinic (이문원한의원)

15.5Km 2025-10-23

33 Seolleung-ro 132-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-511-1079

LEEMOONWON Clinic
Since 2005, LEEMOONWON Clinic has specialized exclusively in the treatment of hair loss, alopecia areata, scalp disorders, and damaged hair. Our treatments use natural ingredients to address the root causes of hair loss and stabilize immune function, effectively treating autoimmune disorders like alopecia areata and chronic scalp conditions.

Renew Surgery [Tax Refund Shop] (리뉴외과의원)

15.5Km 2024-06-27

11F & 12F, J MEDI TOWER. 335, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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