Changdeokgung Travel Guide (1,636)

1. 1.Bukchon Hanok Village

   ★ 4.4(24,469)
   historic-sites attractions
   

   Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul is a tourist site made up of well-preserved hanok houses. Visitors walk through…

2. 2.Changdeokgung

   ★ 4.6(13,940)
   historic-sites attractions
   

   Changdeokgung is a Joseon royal palace in Jongno and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its quiet halls and surroun…

3. 3.Cultural Bakery

   ★ 5.0(5,710)
   bakery cafes
   

   Culture Jeppang is a small bakery in Ikseon-dong, near Jongno 3-ga Station, selling garlic bread, coffee bread…

4. 4.Changgyeonggung Palace

   ★ 4.7(4,757)
   attractions
   

   Changgyeonggung is a palace in Seoul built for the king's mother and female family members, and it connects to…

5. 5.Ikseon-dong Hanok Village

   ★ 4.3(8,489)
   historic-sites attractions
   

   Ikseon-dong Hanok Village is a historic site in Seoul where hanok alleys, cafes, and restaurants are gathered …

6. 6.National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

   ★ 4.6(4,246)
   art-museums attractions
   

   The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul is a contemporary art museum near Anguk Station that…

7. 7.hanokhanbok

   ★ 4.9(2,025)
   places
   

   Gyeongbokgung Hanbok Rental - Hanokjip Hanbok is a hanbok rental shop in Bukchon, Seoul. It carries a large se…

8. 8.Plop

   ★ 4.9(1,924)
   pizza restaurants
   

   Plop Anguk is a hanok pizza restaurant in Jaedong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, a five-minute walk from Changdeokgung and…

9. 9.Persian Palace

   ★ 4.7(2,471)
   indian restaurants
   

   Persian Gungjeon is a Persian curry restaurant near Sungkyunkwan University on Daehak-ro in Jongno-gu, Seoul. …

10. 10.Moxy Seoul Insadong

    ★ 4.3(4,951)
    hotels
    

    Moxy Seoul Insadong is a hotel in Jongno, in front of Exit 4 of Jongno 3-ga Station, close to the alleys of In…

11. 11.Changdeokgung Secret Garden

    ★ 4.7(2,028)
    attractions
    

    Changdeokgung Huwon is a traditional garden inside Changdeokgung in Seoul, toured along forest paths behind th…

12. 12.Aon

    ★ 4.9(1,433)
    dessert cafes
    

    Jaiso Anguk is a dessert shop near Bukchon and Anguk Station that sells fruit glutinous rice mochi and rice ca…

13. 13.SotNaeEum Jongno Insadong

    ★ 4.8(1,657)
    korean restaurants
    

    Solnaeeum Jongno Insadong is a Korean restaurant on the second floor overlooking the Insadong street. It serve…

14. 14.Unhyeongung Palace

    ★ 4.4(3,201)
    historic-sites attractions
    

    Unhyeongung in Anguk-dong, Seoul is a historic site where visitors can walk through the house where Heungseon …

15. 15.Chamdwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,196)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Chamdwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is a black pork restaurant directly in front of Jongno 3-ga Station, serving…

16. 16.Backstreet Pizza

    ★ 4.8(1,572)
    pizza restaurants
    

    Backstreet Pizza is a basement pizza shop in Ikseon-dong, near Exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga Station, serving American…

17. 17.Roh Moo-Hyun Civic Center

    ★ 4.8(1,452)
    places
    

    Saram Saneun Sesang Roh Moo-hyun Citizen Center is a space for exhibitions and civic activity honoring Preside…

18. 18.Studio Bukchon

    ★ 5.0(1,056)
    places
    

    Studio Bukchon is a photo studio in Bukchon, Seoul, where a photographer takes family, couple, and profile por…

19. 19.853

    ★ 4.6(1,852)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    853 Palosam is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Insadong that grills pork. Staff cook the pork collar for you a…

20. 20.Nine Tree by Parnas Seoul Insadong

    ★ 4.4(2,498)
    hotels
    

    Nine Tree by Parnas Seoul Insadong is a hotel with rooms in Insadong, located in the Annyeong Insadong buildin…

21. 21.ibis Ambassador Seoul Insadong

    ★ 4.1(4,425)
    hotels
    

    Ibisa Aembaeseodeo Seoul Insadong is a city-center hotel near Ikseon-dong and Anguk, about a seven-minute walk…

22. 22.Blue Bottle Samcheong Cafe

    ★ 4.0(5,350)
    coffee cafes
    

    Blue Bottle Samcheong Cafe is a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, that sells coffee and matcha latte. Americano a…

23. 23.Yusoba Anguk Station Branch

    ★ 4.9(1,056)
    restaurants
    

    Yusoba Anguk Station is a soba restaurant near Anguk Station and Bukchon in Seoul that serves cold and warm so…

24. 24.Perment Bakeshop Anguk

    ★ 4.9(1,052)
    bakery cafes
    

    Permant Anguk is a bakery cafe in Anguk, Seoul, selling kouign-amann and a range of breads. It serves fig crea…

25. 25.Jangsu Sky Beef

    ★ 4.8(1,200)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Jangsu Haneulso Insadong is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Insadong, Seoul, serving Hanwoo beef. Staff grill …

26. 26.Insa Dodam

    ★ 4.6(1,627)
    vegan restaurants
    

    Insadodam is a Korean restaurant in Insadong that serves Korean anju with makgeolli in a building styled like …

27. 27.Seoul Museum of Craft Art

    ★ 4.7(1,355)
    museums attractions
    

    Seoul Museum of Craft Art is a museum near Anguk Station and the entrance to Bukchon that displays Korean craf…

28. 28.Hwangsaengga Kalguksu

    ★ 4.2(2,991)
    noodles restaurants
    

    Hwangsaengga Kalguksu is a noodle shop in Bukchon, Seoul, serving kalguksu, kongguksu and bossam. The kalguksu…

29. 29.Jungdon

    ★ 4.4(2,039)
    tonkatsu restaurants
    

    Jeongdon Daehakro Main Branch in Seoul serves hire and loin tonkatsu, where the tender meat is coated in a cri…

30. 30.Ikseon-dong Restaurant Maison de Paris

    ★ 4.5(1,718)
    french restaurants
    

    Parigwaok is a restaurant serving French dishes in a hanok on the inner side of the main alley in Ikseon-dong,…

31. 31.Oreno Ramen Insa

    ★ 4.7(1,240)
    ramen restaurants
    

    Oreno Ramen Insa is a Japanese ramen restaurant in Insadong, Seoul, serving ramen made with chicken broth. It …

32. 32.Insadong Spa & Sauna

    ★ 4.8(1,047)
    spas activities
    

    Insadong Han Jeungmak is a sauna in Insadong, Seoul, offering bathing and jjimjilbang facilities. Visitors can…

33. 33.Osulloc Tea House Bukchon

    ★ 4.8(1,046)
    tea cafes
    

    Osulloc Tea House Bukchon is a tea shop connected directly to the garden of the Seolhwasu house in Bukchon. It…

34. 34.Gobongdang Hyehwa Daehakro

    ★ 4.9(905)
    galbi restaurants
    

    Gobongdang Hyehwa Daehangno Branch in Hyehwa, Seoul serves spicy cheese-bomb deunggalbi jjim. The deunggalbi c…

35. 35.Samcheongdong Sujebi

    ★ 4.0(4,217)
    korean restaurants
    

    Samcheongdong Sujebi is a Korean restaurant in Bukchon, Samcheong-dong, Seoul, serving sujebi (hand-torn dough…

36. 36.Heavy Steak Anguk Station

    ★ 4.9(888)
    steak restaurants
    

    Heavy Steak Anguk Station is a steak restaurant with a sign visible from the Anguk Station intersection. It se…

37. 37.Lucyd

    ★ 4.7(1,144)
    brunch restaurants
    

    Lucid is a brunch restaurant in Seoul that serves eggs benedict and avocado toast. The eggs benedict comes wit…

38. 38.Cafe Knotted Anguk

    ★ 4.4(1,832)
    dessert cafes
    

    Notted Anguk is a hanok donut shop between Anguk Station and Insadong in Seoul. It sells classic vanilla, milk…

39. 39.Samcheong-dong Street

    ★ 4.3(2,176)
    attractions
    

    Samcheongdong-gil is a hanok street running between Bukchon Hanok Village and Gyeongbokgung, and it is a touri…

40. 40.Insadong Maneul Bossam

    ★ 4.5(1,525)
    jokbal restaurants
    

    Insadong Maneul Bossam is a bossam restaurant in the Insadong alleys near Anguk Station in Seoul. It serves te…

41. 41.Cheongsudang Bakery

    ★ 4.4(1,800)
    bakery cafes
    

    Cheongsudang Bakery is a cafe in the alleys of the Hanok Village in Ikseon-dong, Seoul, serving desserts and d…

42. 42.Downtowner Anguk

    ★ 4.5(1,511)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Downtowner Anguk is a handmade burger shop in a hanok building near Anguk Station Exit 2 and Bukchon Hanok Vil…

43. 43.Osulloc Tea House MMCA Branch

    ★ 4.6(1,284)
    tea cafes
    

    Osulloc Tea House MMCA is a cafe next to the National Museum of Modern Art in Bukchon, Samcheong-dong, Seoul. …

44. 44.Bukchon Yukgyeong (Photo Spot)

    ★ 4.6(1,269)
    attractions
    

    Bukchon Yukgyeong is a tourist spot in the Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul where visitors look at traditional h…

45. 45.Baeknyeon Tojong Samgyetang

    ★ 4.0(3,727)
    korean restaurants
    

    Baengnyeon Tojong Samgyetang is a samgyetang restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, an eight-minute walk from Anguk S…

46. 46.MiDoin

    ★ 4.8(938)
    steak restaurants
    

    Midoin Daehak-ro is a Japanese-style steak restaurant in Daehak-ro, Seoul, serving steak rice bowls, cube stea…

47. 47.Osegye Hyang

    ★ 4.3(2,088)
    vegan restaurants
    

    Osegyehyang is an all-vegan restaurant in a back alley behind Ssamzigil in Insadong, Seoul. Its gangdoenjang b…

48. 48.Jack Jack Anguk Branch

    ★ 4.9(800)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Jackjack Anguk is an American-style handmade burger restaurant located directly in front of Exit 1 of Anguk St…

49. 49.Mil Toast Ikseon

    ★ 3.9(4,420)
    coffee cafes
    

    Mil Toast Ikseon is a cafe in the Hanok Village of Ikseon-dong, Seoul, that serves steamed toast. Its menu inc…

50. 50.Bukchon Traditional Culture Center

    ★ 4.4(1,695)
    places
    

    Bukchon Cultural Center is a cultural center in Seoul where visitors experience a hanok and learn about the hi…

51. 51.Somerset Palace Seoul

    ★ 4.3(1,967)
    hotels
    

    Somerset Palace Seoul is a residence-style hotel in Jongno, a three-minute walk from Anguk Station and close t…

52. 52.Chimps burger

    ★ 4.9(755)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Chims Burger Anguk is a fast-food restaurant serving American-style handmade burgers, located a three-minute w…

53. 53.Poongi

    ★ 5.0(656)
    bars
    

    Punggi POONGI is a bar serving craft beer and wine in the Seosunra-gil alley between Ikseon-dong and Jongno 3-…

54. 54.National Children's Science Center

    ★ 4.3(1,894)
    museums attractions
    

    The National Children's Science Museum is a hands-on science museum for children, a 15-minute walk from Exit 4…

55. 55.Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch

    ★ 4.8(838)
    chinese restaurants
    

    Cheonghwawon Daehangno is a Taiwanese restaurant in Daehangno, Seoul, serving beef noodle soup with dao xiao m…

56. 56.Ssamziegil

    ★ 4.4(1,545)
    malls shopping
    

    Ssamzigil is a four-story shopping mall in Insadong that sells handicrafts and small accessories. More than 70…

57. 57.Hanboknam Bukchon Hanok Village Branch

    ★ 5.0(628)
    places
    

    HANBOKNAM Bukchon Hanok Village Branch rents hanbok and provides hairstyling and photography, and it sits near…

58. 58.Fritz Coffee Wonseo

    ★ 4.3(1,812)
    coffee cafes
    

    Fritz Wonseo is a cafe in a converted hanok in Ikseon-dong, Seoul, on the first floor of the Arario Museum. Co…

59. 59.Onjisim Ikseondong

    ★ 4.8(820)
    cafes
    

    Onjisim is a dessert cafe in Ikseon-dong, Seoul, selling brunch menus such as bagels and sandwiches along with…

60. 60.Flipper's Ikseon

    ★ 4.3(1,769)
    dessert cafes
    

    Flippers Ikseonjeom is a dessert cafe in Ikseon-dong near Jongno 3-ga Station that serves souffle pancakes and…

The Changdeokgung Area sits in the historic heart of Seoul, near the palace of the same name. This list covers 858 restaurants, 404 cafes, and 102 attractions, including Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong Culture Street, and Ikseon-dong Hanok Village. The area also takes in Unhyeongung Palace and the Seoul Museum of Craft Art.