Near Dongguk University, there is a well-known brick oven pizza place called “Dochi Pizza”. It’s always bustling with many people. “I joined an English conversation meetup near Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Saturday afternoon. It was my first time attending a meetup since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it was a somewhat nervous time, but it ...
If you enter the alley near Exit 8 of Sadang Station, you will come across Gwanak Market. In Gwanak Market, you can find restaurants that serve a variety of foods at relatively affordable prices. “Gwanak Market near Sadang Station, Flavorful Hangari Kimchi Jjigae 3rd Branch” Near Sadang and Isu Stations, there are three restaurants called ‘Flavorful Hangari Kimchi Jjigae’. You ...
Near Hansung University Entrance, you can find various restaurants. It’s an area where you can also find Hansung University, and being near Hansung University Entrance naturally leads to a concentration of many restaurants, forming a bustling business district. As you enter the path leading to Seongbukcheon from the beginning of the road near Hansung University Entrance, you can find a ...
The Gwanghwamun area in Seoul is a representative office-dense district of the city. It houses the government’s Seoul City Hall, as well as the headquarters of various newspapers and the office buildings of major corporations. During lunchtime, you can see numerous office workers coming out to have their meals. Thanks to this, you can find a variety of restaurants in ...
Between Jamsil Lotte World Mall and Seokchon Lake, there is a small park-like space. This place used to be an empty field, but since the construction of Jamsil Lotte World Tower in 2016, it has gradually transformed. In the garden in front of Lotte World Mall, a statue of “Goethe,” the author who inspired Lotte’s corporate mission through his novel ...
Milmyeon is a regional specialty dish from the Busan area, made by combining noodles made from wheat flour and starch, topped with boiled pork slices in a pork-based broth. This dish has a relatively short history, originating during the Korean War. Here is the background: During the retreat on January 4th, 1951, Jeong Han-geun, who used to run a naengmyeon ...
The Gwanghwamun area in Seoul is a representative office-dense zone. It houses the government complex including the Seoul City Hall, as well as the headquarters of various newspapers. It’s also home to the offices of major corporations. During lunchtime, you can see numerous office workers coming out to grab a meal. Especially in the Gwanghwamun area, you can find a ...
The Gwanghwamun area in Seoul can be considered one of the representative office-dense areas in Seoul. Starting from the Government Seoul Complex, you can find various embassies, media companies, headquarters of large corporations, and buildings of various small and medium-sized enterprises. It’s the first place that comes to mind when thinking of places where many companies are gathered in Seoul. ...
When you wear a hanbok and visit our country’s palaces, you can enter without paying an admission fee. Thanks to this policy, it has become easy to spot tourists wearing hanboks inside and around the palaces. For more related information, you can check the link below: I had the opportunity to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace again after a long time. This ...
The Gwanghwamun area can be considered one of Seoul’s representative office-dense areas. It also symbolizes Seoul’s economy. During lunchtime, you can see numerous office workers heading out for their meals. Various restaurants are scattered throughout the underground shopping areas of major buildings. “Gwanghwamun Lawyers’ Association Building Underground Mall, Sundubu Specialist” Even in the underground mall of the Gwanghwamun Lawyers’ Association ...
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. ...
In newly developed or planned cities, it’s easy to find large supermarkets. However, in the older downtown areas of Seoul, it’s relatively more challenging to find large shopping centers or supermarkets. Finding large-scale stores like E-Mart or Homeplus, which are commonly seen in downtown Seoul, is relatively difficult. Yeonhui-dong can also be considered a part of the older downtown area ...