Cheonggyecheon Travel Guide (2,850)

1. 1.Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun

   ★ 4.6(29,009)
   bookstores shopping
   

   Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun is a large bookstore next to Gwanghwamun Square at Gwanghwamun Station, combinin…

2. 2.Deoksugung Palace

   ★ 4.6(20,378)
   historic-sites attractions
   

   Deoksugung sits across from Seoul City Hall and is a cultural landmark where late Joseon palace buildings stan…

3. 3.Mutan Gwanghwamun Branch

   ★ 4.9(7,918)
   chinese restaurants
   

   Mutan Gwanghwamun is a Chinese restaurant in Gwanghwamun that serves truffle jajangmyeon and yuringi. Steak tr…

4. 4.Cheonggyecheon

   ★ 4.6(11,090)
   attractions
   

   Cheonggyecheon is a 10.84 km stream that runs through central Seoul. It starts at Baegundong Valley in Cheongu…

5. 5.Odarijip Ganjang Gejang

   ★ 4.8(7,051)
   seafood restaurants
   

   Odarijip Ganjang Gejang serves soy-marinated crab and soy-marinated shrimp in Myeongdong. The ganjang gejang i…

6. 6.Hansik Wangbijib (Euljiro Branch)

   ★ 5.0(4,779)
   korean-bbq restaurants
   

   Hansik Wangbi Jip Euljiro is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Euljiro, near Myeongdong in Seoul, that grills ha…

7. 7.Golden Farm

   ★ 4.9(5,434)
   korean-bbq restaurants
   

   Hwanggeum Mokjang Myeongdong 2nd Branch is a Korean barbecue restaurant near Myeongdong Station that serves Ko…

8. 8.Myeongdong Korean BBQ Ilpyeon Sirloin

   ★ 4.9(4,274)
   korean restaurants
   

   Ilpyeon Deungsim Myeongdong Branch is a beef restaurant in Myeongdong that serves Hanwoo. Staff grill the deun…

9. 9.National Palace Museum of Korea

   ★ 4.6(7,374)
   museums attractions
   

   The National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul displays artifacts and records from the Joseon royal family and t…

10. 10.Ssada Gimbap – Euljiro Entrance (Myeongdong Area)

    ★ 4.9(4,042)
    korean restaurants
    

    Ssada Gimbap – Euljiro Entrance is a Korean restaurant in Myeongdong that serves gimbap, tteokbokki and jeyuk …

11. 11.Shinsegae Department Store Main Store

    ★ 4.3(12,882)
    department-stores shopping
    

    Shinsegae Department Store Main Branch is in Seoul and sells clothing, food, and other goods, and it also has …

12. 12.Golden Farm

    ★ 4.8(4,772)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Hwanggeum Mokjang Myeongdong Branch is a Korean beef restaurant in Myeongdong Market. Staff grill the beef at …

13. 13.View Lotte Department Store Main Branch

    ★ 4.2(13,490)
    department-stores shopping
    

    View Lotte Department Store Main Branch is a department store in Myeongdong where shoppers can eat as well as …

14. 14.Cheonggye Plaza

    ★ 4.4(8,507)
    attractions
    

    Cheonggye Plaza sits at the start of Cheonggyecheon in Seoul and is a large square in the city center. Water f…

15. 15.Kokkiri Sushi

    ★ 5.0(2,845)
    sushi restaurants
    

    Kkoekkiri Sushi is a sushi restaurant on the basement first floor of the KT Gwanghwamun Building, connected to…

16. 16.Hanboknam 韓服男

    ★ 4.7(4,588)
    places
    

    Hanboknam Gyeongbokgung is a hanbok rental shop near Gyeongbokgung in Seoul. It carries many themed hanbok and…

17. 17.ROOT MYEONGDONG

    ★ 5.0(2,601)
    fashion places
    

    Rout Myeongdong is a warehouse-style vintage clothing store of about 200 pyeong in Myeongdong, Seoul. The firs…

18. 18.Myeongdong Korean BBQ Mongvely

    ★ 4.8(3,544)
    yakiniku restaurants
    

    Kao Rou l Muhanripi Mongbeulli Myeongdongjeom is an all-you-can-eat meat restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul. For …

19. 19.BHC Chicken

    ★ 4.9(2,943)
    chicken restaurants
    

    BHC Seoul City Hall Branch is a chicken restaurant near Namdaemun and Myeongdong that serves Bburinkle and fri…

20. 20.Gwanghwamun Gate

    ★ 4.7(4,062)
    historic-sites attractions
    

    Gwanghwamun is the south gate and main gate of Gyeongbokgung, the palace where kings of the Joseon dynasty ent…

21. 21.Gunjadaehan Gopchang(Myeongdong Branch)

    ★ 4.8(3,371)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Gunjadaehan Gopchang Myeongdong is a meat restaurant in Myeongdong that serves gopchang, daechang, and makchan…

22. 22.Wangbijip Yukho Branch

    ★ 4.7(3,946)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Wangbijib Yukhojeom is a Korean barbecue restaurant near the Chinese Embassy in Myeongdong that grills hanwoo …

23. 23.Wangbijib Myeongdong 2nd store

    ★ 4.7(3,838)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Wangbijip Myeongdong 2nd Branch is a hanok charcoal grill restaurant in the middle of Myeongdong that serves d…

24. 24.Seoul Museum of History

    ★ 4.5(5,381)
    museums attractions
    

    The Seoul Museum of History covers the city from the Joseon period to the present and sits next to Gyeonghuigu…

25. 25.I Love Seoul Tour

    ★ 5.0(2,255)
    places
    

    I Love Seoul Tour is a travel agency in Seoul that runs tours to Imjingak and the DMZ. The route links an obse…

26. 26.Wooara restaurant

    ★ 5.0(2,228)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Uara Gwanghwamun, a beef restaurant near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul, serves hanwoo omakase and Korean course…

27. 27.Taecho Galbi

    ★ 4.9(2,472)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Taecho Galbi Myeongdongjeom is a Hanwoo barbecue restaurant in Myeongdong. It serves udae galbi and Hanwoo gal…

28. 28.Gowoo Ga Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.9(2,333)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Gowoo Ga Gwanghwamun is a private-room hanwoo omakase restaurant in the basement of the SFC Mall in Gwanghwamu…

29. 29.Wangbijib Myeongdong Central

    ★ 4.7(3,085)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Wangbijib Myeongdong Jungangjeom is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Myeongdong that grills pork galbi and bulg…

30. 30.Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,858)
    seafood restaurants
    

    Suksseng Susan Jongno Main Branch is a restaurant in Jongno near Jonggak Station that serves aged hoe and seaf…

31. 31.THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection

    ★ 4.4(5,025)
    hotels
    

    THE PLAZA Seoul, Autograph Collection stands across from Seoul City Hall Plaza, which puts Myeongdong, Euljiro…

32. 32.MidoGalbi

    ★ 4.7(2,903)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Mido Galbi is a Korean barbecue restaurant near Jonggak Station and Cheonggyecheon in Seoul that grills wagyu …

33. 33.WangBiJip (Jongno branch)

    ★ 4.7(2,863)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Wangbijip Jongno is a Korean grilled-meat restaurant in Jongno that cooks pork ribs, samgyeopsal (pork belly),…

34. 34.National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

    ★ 4.5(3,969)
    museums attractions
    

    The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History sits across from Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung in Jongno-gu…

35. 35.Mugyo-dong Bugeo-guk

    ★ 4.5(3,949)
    gukbap restaurants
    

    Mugyodong Bugeokukjip is a restaurant in Seoul that serves a single menu item: bugeohaejangguk, a dried pollac…

36. 36.Cheonghwa Beef Dao Xiao Mian

    ★ 4.8(2,228)
    chinese restaurants
    

    Cheonghwa Uyuk Dosakmyeon is a Chinese restaurant near Gwanghwamun and Jonggak Station in Seoul that serves Ta…

37. 37.Hongojib

    ★ 4.9(1,867)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Hongo Jip Myeongdong Direct Branch is a single-person grill restaurant on the route from Myeongdong toward Eul…

38. 38.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…

39. 39.Cats' Playground

    ★ 4.4(3,787)
    cafes
    

    Goyangi Nolteo is a cafe in Seoul where visitors can meet several cats and also eat. Gentle, pretty cats often…

40. 40.Thai 24

    ★ 4.9(1,539)
    thai restaurants
    

    Thai24 is a Thai restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul, on the third floor of a building on Myeongdong 9-gil. It ser…

41. 41.Pungcheon Minmul Jangeo

    ★ 4.9(1,508)
    eel restaurants
    

    Pungcheon Minmul Jangeo is a restaurant in Seoul that serves grilled freshwater eel. The eel is cooked over fi…

42. 42.Daily Fix Euljiro

    ★ 4.9(1,483)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Daily Fix Euljiro is a burger restaurant near Euljiro 1-ga Station that serves handmade burgers made with 100%…

43. 43.Tanbaek

    ★ 4.9(1,478)
    korean restaurants
    

    Tanbaek is a Korean restaurant between City Hall Station and the Deoksugung stone-wall road, serving gom kalgu…

44. 44.Royal Hotel Seoul

    ★ 4.4(3,334)
    hotels
    

    Royal Hotel Seoul is a four-star hotel across from Myeongdong Cathedral, a five-to-ten minute walk from Myeong…

45. 45.Gogikkun Kimchunbae Jongno

    ★ 4.8(1,680)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Gogikkun Kim Chunbae Jongno Direct Branch is a grill house on the fifth floor near Jonggak Station that cooks …

46. 46.National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung

    ★ 4.6(2,311)
    art-museums attractions
    

    The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung is located in the west wing of Seokjojeon insid…

47. 47.Made in Chicago Pizza

    ★ 4.7(1,957)
    pizza restaurants
    

    Made in Chicago Pizza Deoksugun serves Chicago-style pizza, pasta, and salads directly in front of Deoksugun. …

48. 48.Le Méridien Seoul, Myeongdong

    ★ 4.5(2,743)
    hotels
    

    Le Meridien Seoul Myeongdong is a Marriott hotel a three-minute walk from the entrance of Myeongdong and Myeon…

49. 49.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…

50. 50.Seoul Museum of Art

    ★ 4.6(2,192)
    art-museums attractions
    

    Seoul Museum of Art is a public art museum located between City Hall Station and Deoksugung. It shows the exhi…

51. 51.Legendary Ribs Galbi (Seoul City Hall)

    ★ 4.9(1,355)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Legend Udaegalbi Seoul City Hall is a room-style Korean barbecue restaurant near Seoul City Hall that serves u…

52. 52.Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Myeongdong

    ★ 4.4(3,022)
    hotels
    

    Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Myeongdong sits between Namdaemun and Seoul City Hall, within walking distance of …

53. 53.Le Mangeoire Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 4.9(1,313)
    cafes
    

    Remangdore Gwanghwamun is a three-floor cafe in Mugyo-dong near City Hall that serves coffee and baked goods. …

54. 54.Olive Young Myeongdong Town

    ★ 4.3(3,540)
    drugstores shopping
    

    Oliveyoung Myeongdong Town is a large cosmetics store in Myeongdong. It carries a wide range of beauty product…

55. 55.Wangbijib City Hall

    ★ 4.7(1,746)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Wangbijib City Hall Mookyo Branch is a Korean barbecue restaurant near City Hall Station that grills pork galb…

56. 56.Yukeupgang

    ★ 4.9(1,282)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Yukjupdang Gwanghwamun is a meat restaurant in Jongno-gu that grills aged pork, a two-minute walk from Gwanghw…

57. 57.Ilpum Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,103)
    japanese restaurants
    

    Ilpum Gwanghwamun is a Japanese restaurant near Gwanghwamun Station that serves kaisendon and unagidon. The pr…

58. 58.Seoul Plaza

    ★ 4.3(3,464)
    parks attractions
    

    Seoul Plaza is a grass square in front of Seoul City Hall, next to City Hall Station, where people walk and re…

59. 59.Urban Garden

    ★ 4.2(4,200)
    italian restaurants
    

    Jeongwon Restaurant Urban Garden is an Italian restaurant with flowers and plants near Jeongdong-gil and Seoda…

60. 60.Coffee Hanyakbang

    ★ 4.5(2,389)
    coffee cafes
    

    Coffee Hanyakbang is a retro-style cafe in Jongno, Seoul, serving coffee and cake. The interior follows a trad…

The Cheonggyecheon Area runs through central Seoul along the restored stream, with Gwanghwamun Square and Deoksugung Palace nearby. This list covers 1660 restaurants, 423 cafes, and 214 bars in the area, including Myeongdong Street and Gwanghwamun Gate. It also takes in 82 shopping spots such as Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun, plus 141 attractions and 80 hotels.