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When you exit from Gate 3 of Sindorim Station, you’ll find a place called “International Culture Food Street.” It’s a street located south of E-Mart where you can find various restaurants selling delicious food. While the name suggests a variety of international cuisines, most of the restaurants here serve dishes that we are familiar with. “Tofu Village,” a restaurant specializing ...

Imjingak is evolving into a more sophisticated place compared to its past. With the introduction of a cable car, you can now see new buildings that were not there before. Next to the cable car building, the DMZ tour ticket office has been relocated, and the remaining space is used as a rest area. “A Variety of Restaurants in Imjingak” ...

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 ...

One of the delicacies you can find in Gangneung’s Chodang-dong is “soft tofu stew.” Unlike tofu made using seawater in other regions, Gangneung’s representative local dish, Chodang tofu, is made by pouring seawater into soybean water, giving it a smoother and deeper flavor compared to tofu from other areas. Using seawater as a natural coagulant not only enhances the coagulation ...

Manseokjang is a restaurant specializing in tofu and rice wraps dishes. It is a franchise restaurant that can be found in various locations. Like most franchise restaurants, it’s a place where you can have a satisfying meal without regret. “Incheon Songdo Triple Street Dining Spot, Manseokjang” Incheon’s Songdo Triple Street is a street-style complex shopping mall. It connects from Incheon ...

As you enter the beginning of Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul, you’ll find a place where traditional Korean houses, known as ‘hanok,’ gather. If you exit from Anguk Station’s Exit 2 and walk up the street, you’ll come across an alley filled with hanok buildings. This place is Jaedong Hanok Village. While not as famous as Bukchon Hanok Village, it’s ...