ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

12.8Km 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.

Manjok Ohyang Jokbal Dongdaemun (만족오향족발 동대문)

12.8Km 2024-03-12

1-3FL, 9-4, Eulji-ro, 43-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2271-0880

Situated between Dongdaemun and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Manjok Ohyang Jokbal's Dongdaemun branch focuses on jokbal (braised pig's feet). In addition to their signature dish, jokbal (braised pigs' feet), they also serve a wide array of dishes including bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork), jaengban guksu (jumbo sized buckwheat noodles), and mandu. As any dish ordered comes with mandu and sliced rice cake soup by default, it offers a satisfying ensemble.

Fitzroy [Tax Refund Shop] (핏츠로이)

12.8Km 2024-04-19

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

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Season's Table Dongdaemun LOTTE FITIN(계절밥상 동대문롯데피트인)

12.8Km 2020-10-29

7F, LOTTE, FITIN, 264, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6262-4715

This is a buffet located in Dongdaemun Gate, Seoul. The representative menu is Korean dishes. A buffet restaurant serving Korean dishes.

Lush Korea - Spa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (㈜러쉬코리아 스파)

12.8Km 2024-04-22

868, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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HANAMPIG Dongdaemoon (하남돼지집 동대문)

12.8Km 2024-03-11

9, Eulji-ro, 43-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2266-3030

Located near Dongdaemun Design Plaza , HANAMPIG specializes in grilled pork. When pre-grilled meat is served, the staff cuts it into pieces and puts it on the grill to cook. The recommended combination is to grill kimchi or mushrooms together to enhance the savory flavor. In the vicinity, one can explore Dongdaemun fashion malls, enriching the experience of the area.

Stüssy Seoul - Apgujeong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (스투시서울 압구정)

12.8Km 2024-04-23

B1F and 1F, 42, Apgujeong-ro 46-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

12.8Km 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.

New Balance - Daehangno Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (뉴발란스 대학로점)

12.8Km 2024-04-16

133-2, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Zio Songzio - Munjeong Branch (지오 송지오(ZIO SONGZIO) 문정점)

12.8Km 2021-05-18

22, Dongnam-ro 4-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul
+82-2-403-9910

Zio Songzio is a high-quality clothing brand by the designer Songzio. It focuses on business casual wear for people in their late twenties and thirties. Offering a variety of sophisticated styles, Zio Songzio develops and uses top-quality fabrics such as silk. Customers can find suits, dress shirts, jackets, pants, and accessories.

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