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In the Gwanghwamun area, you can find a variety of cafes. From large franchise cafes to small ones, and even smaller ones that only offer takeout, it’s a place where you can explore a diverse range of cafes. This is likely because there is a high demand for coffee in the area due to the large number of office workers. ...

The area around Gwanghwamun in Seoul is a representative densely populated office district. During lunchtime, you can see numerous office workers in this area. To meet the demand of these office workers, you can find various restaurants in the underground shopping arcades of major buildings. In the underground shopping arcade of Doryeom Building, which is located west of Gwanghwamun Square, ...

In the Gwanghwamun area of Seoul, you can find various restaurants scattered throughout. Especially during lunch hours, when many office workers gather, it’s common to see people lining up at almost any restaurant. You can find restaurants in the underground shopping areas of major buildings around Gwanghwamun. While there aren’t a lot of restaurants in the underground shopping area of ...

Gwanghwamun D Tower is a building located to the east of Gwanghwamun Square. It opened as a mixed-use office space in October 2015. The building comprises commercial spaces from the 1st to the 5th floor, with office spaces separated from the 6th floor onwards. With an impressive exterior resembling stacked boxes, the D Tower stands as a landmark embellishing the ...

In the vicinity of Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, various public sculptures can be found throughout the area. These include statues of Admiral Yi Sun-sin guarding Gwanghwamun Square, as well as statues depicting figures like a man and a woman engrossed in reading. Furthermore, across from the Seoul Museum of History, you can also find the iconic public sculpture of “Hammering ...

The Gwanghwamun area in Seoul is a representative office-dense district. Thanks to this, you can find various restaurants and cafes to cater to the needs of office workers. Moreover, because this area has long been a hub for offices in Seoul, you can also find old restaurants that have been guarding this place for a long time. The restaurant I ...

Gwanghwamun area can be described as one of Seoul’s representative office-dense zones. Thanks to this, you can find numerous restaurants catering to office workers throughout the area. Especially in the underground shopping arcade of large buildings, you can see a dense concentration of restaurants. Located west of Gwanghwamun Square in the underground of “Doryeom Building,” various restaurants are clustered. “Gwanghwamun, ...

Located in the basement of the Kyobo Building on the east side of Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul is the main branch of Kyobo Bookstore. As you enter the main entrance of Kyobo Bookstore, towards the east, you will find a statue seated on a bench. This statue is dedicated to the author Yeom Sang-seop. Yeom Sang-seop, born in 1897 in ...

On July 27, 1999, Starbucks landed in Korea with the opening of its first store in front of Ewha Womans University. Initially, there were controversies due to coffee being more expensive than a meal. However, now Starbucks has firmly established itself in Korea. Especially within a 1km radius of Gwanghwamun Square, it boasts the highest density of Starbucks stores, even ...

Gwanghwamun area can be considered one of Seoul’s representative office-dense areas. It’s a symbolic place in Seoul with a large number of office workers. In this area, you can find a variety of restaurants to cater to the demands of these office workers. In the underground shopping area near Gwanghwamun, you can see various eateries established. “Sobok Noodles: Gwanghwamun’s Bean ...

In front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, you can find a statue of a middle-aged man sitting on a wooden bench, engrossed in reading a book. Citizens often join him to read books or take commemorative photos. “The Star by Poet Jeong Ji-yong” The book that the middle-aged man in the statue ...

Gwanghwamun, in the heart of Seoul, is a bustling office district, frequented by numerous office workers. To meet the demands of these workers, Gwanghwamun is dotted with a diverse range of eateries. You’d be hard-pressed to find a menu not represented in the multitude of restaurants and cafes in the Gwanghwamun area, and instant tteokbokki is certainly no exception. “Seoul ...