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Jeongdong Culture Night (정동야행)

Jeongdong Culture Night (정동야행)

7.9Km    2025-05-20

99 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3396-4625

Jeongdong Culture Night is dedicated to promoting the history and culture of Jeongdong, a neighborhood in Jung-gu, Seoul. The festival programs allow participants to understand how the history is connected to today's culture and offers an opportunity to view Jeongdong's cultural facilities in a different perspective.

Gangseo Myeonok (강서면옥)

7.9Km    2020-04-17

35, Sejong-daero 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-752-1945

Gangseo Myeonok has been famous for over fifty years, having been the food of choice served to visiting dignitaries from North Korea at the time of the South-North Red Cross Conference. The restaurant has succeeded in carrying on the tradition of Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon. The native buckwheat from Gangwon-do mixed with starch makes for fine noodles, and the wonderful broth is made from beef brisket with white radish kimchi.

Gogungmasil (고궁마실)

Gogungmasil (고궁마실)

7.9Km    2020-05-04

229, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-763-9937

Gogungmasil is a hanbok rental shop located near Changgyeonggung Palace. Visitors can rent hanbok from Gogungmasil before going on a palace tour to Changgyeonggung and Changdeokgung Palaces.

Sadongmyeonok (사동면옥)

7.9Km    2021-12-17

9, Insadong, 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-735-7393

A store with over 35 years’ experience that sells Hwanghaedo-style dumplings. The best menu at this restaurant is dumpling hot pot. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

PORKLAND (포크랜드)

PORKLAND (포크랜드)

7.9Km    2021-03-30

258-10, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-745-7878

It is a place that not only office workers but also college students often visit. The best menu at this restaurant is spicy pork shoulder shabu-shabu. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁 달빛기행)

Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁 달빛기행)

7.9Km    2024-08-20

99 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-1522-2295

The Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace is a high-quality cultural event held at Changdeokgung Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage. The tour offers a unique opportunity to witness and experience palatial beauty under the moonlight.

Gongpyeongdong Kkomjangeo (공평동꼼장어)

Gongpyeongdong Kkomjangeo (공평동꼼장어)

7.9Km    2021-03-26

29, Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-738-1769

It is a place where you can eat in the atmosphere of a cart bar that is often featured in Korean dramas. The best menu at this restaurant is grilled sea eel. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Museum Kimchikan (뮤지엄 김치간)

Museum Kimchikan (뮤지엄 김치간)

7.9Km    2025-06-19

(4-6th floor, Maru Art Center), 35-4 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Museum Kimchikan is a museum dedicated to kimchi in Insa-dong’s Maru Art Center. The exhibition details the culture, history, trajectory, and efficacy of kimchi and teaches the visitors how to make kimchi through videos. Visitors can also sample different types of kimchi. The museum offers both individual and group experience programs.

Imun Seolnongtang (이문설농탕)

7.9Km    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.