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EW Spao - AK & Hongdae Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (EW 스파오 AK&홍대)

EW Spao - AK & Hongdae Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (EW 스파오 AK&홍대)

4.0Km    2024-04-18

4F, B188 Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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CAFE COIN (카페코인)

CAFE COIN (카페코인)

4.0Km    2021-03-19

10, Myeongdong, 6-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-753-1667

A café featured in a popular Korean drama. This is a cafe located in Jung-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is tiramisu.

Wangbijip (왕비집)

Wangbijip (왕비집)

4.0Km    2024-03-11

26, Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3789-1945

Wangbijip is a restaurant where all the meat is grilled by the staff. They focus on meats such as hanu galbisal (grilled boneless korean galbi) and sweet grilled marinated galbi. Popular lunch specialties include sogalbi jeongsik (grilled galbi set menu), bori gulbi jeongsik (barley-aged dried yellow croaker set menu), and dwaeji galbi jeongsik (grilled pork galbi set menu). The set menucomes with soybean paste jjigae and janchi guksu (banquet noodles) for a small serving. The lightly flavored janchi guksu is the best combination with the marinated galbi, giving it a light aftertaste.  

Lotte Department Store - Avenuel Branch (롯데백화점 (에비뉴엘))

Lotte Department Store - Avenuel Branch (롯데백화점 (에비뉴엘))

4.0Km    2023-06-10

73, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-771-2500

AVENUEL is a Lotte Department Store luxury-brand branch located in Seoul’s Gangbuk area. Brilliantly dressed in a “garden & gallery” concept and connected to the Lotte Department Store’s main building, AVENUEL offers a wide selection of imported fashion apparel, jewelry and accessories. Moreover, AVENUEL has been highly acclaimed for its extravagant interior design.

Famous designer brands Chanel, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton, just to name a few, reside on the first five floors of the department store, while floors six to eight house a large cinema. The ninth floor houses a gallery and a number of restaurants, with the tenth floor providing a skin care center and spa, proving that AVENUEL offers more than just the ordinary shopping experience.

B-hind (비하인드)

B-hind (비하인드)

4.0Km    2020-04-16

18, Eoulmadang-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3141-7212

Cafe B-hind typifies a quiet, secluded place located behind the main roads, away from the heart of the city. The cafe aims to provide a space where people can take a break and enjoy conversation. Additionally, the "B-" in the name represents analog, which inspired most of the cafe's design concept. The cafe is decorated with a glass window, large chalkboard wall, a cozy exterior that fits the elegant interior.

"This Month's Sandwich" is also selected every month, providing great tasting sandwiches that add to the overall experience. Wine novices may also indulge themselves in a sweet glass of wine without the worry of being detected as an inexperienced wine drinker. Furthermore, B-hind is located on the streets of Hongik University, where people can enjoy the culture, shopping at the free market, or watching one of many street performances.

Lf Hazzys - Myeong-dong [Tax Refund Shop] (LF(명동헤지스종합))

Lf Hazzys - Myeong-dong [Tax Refund Shop] (LF(명동헤지스종합))

4.0Km    2024-04-19

28, Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Gentle Monster - Hongdae Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (젠틀몬스터 홍대)

Gentle Monster - Hongdae Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (젠틀몬스터 홍대)

4.0Km    2024-04-19

54, Dongmak-ro 7-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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Seoul Plaza (서울광장)

4.0Km    2024-06-19

110 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2133-5640

Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall is a historic site where the March 1, 1919 (Samil) Independence Movement and the pro-democracy movement in June 1987 were held. It is also a well-known place where tens of thousands of Korean soccer fans gathered together to watch the 2002 World Cup Games. Being located within the center of the city and surrounded by many historic attractions, including Deoksugung Palace, Seoul Plaza has become a representative attraction of Seoul.

Hwangudan Altar (환구단)

Hwangudan Altar (환구단)

4.0Km    2020-05-07

112, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3396-5842

Hwangudan Altar, also called Hwandan Altar, refers to an altar complex for the rite of heaven. The rites were first performed in the Goryeo dynasty by King Seongjong in the first month of 983 (2nd year of his reign), but was repeatedly adopted and abolished, and eventually stopped at the start of the Joseon dynasty.

Then in 1456 (2nd year of King Sejo), the practice was temporarily standardized and the rites were performed at Hwangudan Altar again in 1457. However, rites were again abolished in 1464 (10th year of King Sejo). It wasn’t until 1897 (34th year of King Gojong) when the Joseon dynasty was renamed as the Korean Empire and King Gojong ascended to emperor, that the rite was revived.

Now, Hwangungu Shrine and three stone drums stand at the location of the former altar complex. The three stone drums symbolize the instruments used for the rites. The shrine was completed in 1899, two years after the altar was started in 1897. Today, the Hwangungu Shrine still stands within the hotel grounds of the Westin Chosun Hotel.