Known for
The Myeongdong shopping streets and the night market.
Shopfronts and the night market
Myeongdong
명동
Myeongdong-gil, Myeongdong 8-gil
The shopping streets of Myeongdong and the night market. Shopfronts by day, food in the hand by evening. Namdaemun is next door, to the west.
Why go
Afternoon into late evening. In the morning the streets are not awake yet.
Where to stay
Stay only if the shops matter more than quiet. The Jongno palaces are a walk north.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
The night market takes the lanes off the main pedestrian street. Namdaemun is a separate market to the west, past the big road.
Where to have it
- 마이시크릿덴 — Четвёртый этаж у стены Токсугуна: днём тихая читальня с кофе, вечером вино под музыку.
- 살롱 녹원 — Бывшую аптеку у Инхёна переделали в вечерний книжный бар: деревянные шкафы стали полками, днём кофе, после заката вино.