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Namdaemun Daeho Optic [Tax Refund Shop] (남대문대호안경)

5.8Km    2024-06-27

B1, #7, 32, Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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PAIK's NOODLE Myeongdong (홍콩반점0410(명동점))

5.8Km    2024-03-08

13, Myeongdong 10-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
02-778-0410

Located in Myeongdong Street, PAIK's NOODLE is a Chinese restaurant that serves Korean-style Chinese cuisine. The price is affordable so that both Koreans and foreigners can easily enjoy chinese dishes. The restaurant focus on jjajang myeon (black bean sauce noodles) and jjamppong (Spicy seafood noodle soup). It's a great place to grab a bite to eat when you're hungry while sightseeing in Myeongdong.

Converse - Myeong-dong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (컨버스 명동점)

Converse - Myeong-dong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (컨버스 명동점)

5.8Km    2024-06-27

16-1, Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Namdaemun Market (남대문시장)

Namdaemun Market (남대문시장)

5.8Km    2024-05-17

21, Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-753-2805

Opened in 1964, Namdaemun Market is the largest traditional market in Korea with shops selling various goods. All products are sold at affordable prices and the stores in this area also function as wholesale markets.

Most of the goods are made directly by the storeowners. Namdaemun Market is even open overnight, from 23:00 to 04:00, and is crowded with retailers from all over the country. When day breaks, the site of busy shoppers bustling around the market creates a unique scene that attracts tourists worldwide. Namdaemun Market sells a variety of clothes, glasses, kitchenware, toys, mountain gear, fishing equipment, stationery, fine arts, accessories, hats, carpets, flowers, ginseng, and imported goods.

Euljiro Nogari Alley (을지로 노가리골목)

Euljiro Nogari Alley (을지로 노가리골목)

5.8Km    2025-11-06

Eulji-ro 129, Jung-gu, Seoul

Going out of Exit 3 of Euljiro 3-ga Station on Seoul Metro Line 3 and turning to the alley, you will find many pubs selling Nogari/Dried Young Pollack (Korean people grill and dip it in red pepper paste to eat as a side dish with alcohol) and restaurants specializing in Golbaengi/Sea Snails (It is a kind of conch shell, and Korea people made it a seasoned dish and enjoy it with Somyeon/Thin Noodles or use it as a bar sack). People gather in small groups at every outdoor table and sit in every alley to enjoy beer and snacks on weekday evenings and weekends, so it isn't easy to find a seat.
Originally, this area was lined with various company buildings and shops selling tools. However, in 1980, the pub 'Eulji OB Bear' opened, and as similar pubs opened nearby, it naturally came to be called 'Euljiro Nogari Alley.' As the affordable prices of snacks and beer attracted nearby office workers and college students, it has become increasingly popular, leading to its current status.
Here, along with a cold draft beer, let's try the K-snacks only available in Korea, such as Nogari/Dried Young Pollack and Golbaengi/Sea Snails. In addition, snacks such as chicken and fried dishes are also available, so try various snacks.

Bangsan Wholesale Market (방산 종합시장)

Bangsan Wholesale Market (방산 종합시장)

5.8Km    2025-10-23

20, Dongho-ro 37-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2268-6691

Bangsan Market is a wholesale market with approximately 250 stores that sells packaging and promotional materials. The market was popular with patissiers in the past and is currently more famous for being a bakery street.

Madang Jokbal (마당족발)

Madang Jokbal (마당족발)

5.8Km    2024-10-15

175, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
+82-2-468-3030

It is a restaurant with an outdoor terrace. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is braised pigs' feet.

Olive Young - Myeongdong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 명동점)

5.8Km    2024-06-26

14, Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Woo Lae Oak (우래옥)

5.9Km    2024-03-07

62-29 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2265-0151

Woo Lae Oak is a Pyeongyang naengmyeon (Pyeongyang cold buckwheat noodles) restaurant established in 1949. Its signature dish is the Pyeongyang naengmyeon, known for their clean and light broth. Alongside the onmyeon (warm noodles), they also serve bulgogi, which complements the warm broth perfectly. The restaurant is renowned to the extent that customers often line up to dine, and it was selected for the Michelin Guide 2023.

Perbacco (페르바코)

Perbacco (페르바코)

5.9Km    2024-09-11

30 Neungdong-ro 16-gil, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Perbacco is a Venetian style pub, better known as a chicchetteria. The pub offers lesser-known Italian snack fare from Venice, with their main dish being cicchetti, flat slices of bread piled with various ingredients, usually focusing on seafood.