Gwanghwamun Station Travel Guide (798)

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.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…

3. 3.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…

4. 4.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…

5. 5.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…

6. 6.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…

7. 7.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…

8. 8.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…

9. 9.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…

10. 10.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…

11. 11.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…

12. 12.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…

13. 13.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…

14. 14.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…

15. 15.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…

16. 16.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. …

17. 17.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…

18. 18.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…

19. 19.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…

20. 20.Mijin Sutbul Makchang

    ★ 4.9(1,096)
    yakiniku restaurants
    

    Mijin Sutbul Makchang grills pork makchang and jeolchang gui over charcoal near Gwanghwamun and Kyobo Book Cen…

21. 21.The Market Kitchen

    ★ 4.3(2,732)
    brunch restaurants
    

    The Market Kitchen is a hotel buffet at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul that serves king crab and various seafood. Ki…

22. 22.Mijin

    ★ 4.1(3,554)
    korean restaurants
    

    Gwanghwamun Mijin is a soba restaurant in the Pimatgol alley near Gwanghwamun Station in Cheongjin-dong, Jongn…

23. 23.Niuroumianguan Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 4.7(1,239)
    restaurants
    

    Jinjung Uyuk Myeongwan Gwanghwamun is a noodle shop in Gwanghwamun that serves beef noodles. The signature uyu…

24. 24.Modern Shabu House

    ★ 4.6(1,352)
    shabu-shabu restaurants
    

    Modern Shabu House Gwanghwamun D-Tower Branch is a restaurant on the fifth floor of Gwanghwamun D-Tower in Jon…

25. 25.D-Lifestyle Kitchen

    ★ 4.5(1,582)
    italian restaurants
    

    D-LifestyleKitchen Gwanghwamun Branch is a restaurant on basement level 1 of Gwanghwamun SFC Mall in Seoul. It…

26. 26.Downtowner Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.9(857)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Downtowner Gwanghwamun is a handmade burger restaurant on the first basement floor of SFC Mall near Gwanghwamu…

27. 27.Modowoo Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.4(1,791)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Modowoo Gwanghwamun is a private-room restaurant in Gwanghwamun that serves Hanwoo courses. Its signature Hanw…

28. 28.Seol-Yi-Dong

    ★ 4.9(788)
    noodles restaurants
    

    Seol Idong is a restaurant near Gwanghwamun in Seoul that serves cold, hot, and bibim kalguksu, along with man…

29. 29.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…

30. 30.Heavy Steak Jongno-gu office

    ★ 4.8(880)
    steak restaurants
    

    Heavy Steak Jongno-gu Office Branch serves beef, chicken, and hambak steak, and sits between Jonggak Station a…

31. 31.Choryuhyang

    ★ 4.4(1,589)
    chinese restaurants
    

    Choryuhyang is a Chinese restaurant near Euljiro that serves mapo tofu, pparimeori bokkeum, and dongpaeyuk. Th…

32. 32.HiKR GROUND

    ★ 4.6(1,110)
    attractions
    

    Haiker Ground is a five-floor exhibition space in Seoul where visitors experience K-culture, located in front …

33. 33.Ogawa

    ★ 4.4(1,482)
    sushi restaurants
    

    Ogawa is a sushi-ya in Seoul that serves sushi omakase behind Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Gwanghw…

34. 34.Cheongjinok

    ★ 3.9(3,791)
    gukbap restaurants
    

    Cheongjinok is a haejang-guk restaurant near Gwanghwamun and Jonggak in Seoul that serves a soup containing ya…

35. 35.Lil Burger Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 5.0(597)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Reel Burger Gwanghwamun is a handmade burger restaurant located in the office district between Gwanghwamun and…

36. 36.Sambong Dodam

    ★ 4.9(659)
    noodles restaurants
    

    Sambong Dodam is a Korean restaurant near Anguk Station in Jongno-gu, Seoul, serving hanwoo sagol dak kalguksu…

37. 37.KOREANA HOTEL

    ★ 4.0(2,866)
    hotels
    

    Koreana Hotel sits in central Seoul directly in front of Gwanghwamun Square and Cheonggyecheon. The hotel offe…

38. 38.Terarosa Coffee

    ★ 4.3(1,627)
    cafes
    

    Terarosa Gwanghwamun is a cafe near Gwanghwamun and Insadong, across from the Yonhap News building in Suseong-…

39. 39.Gwanghwamun Gukbap

    ★ 4.2(1,843)
    gukbap restaurants
    

    Gwanghwamun Gukbap is a Korean restaurant specializing in dwaeji gukbap, located inside the Jeongdong paid par…

40. 40.Bobo Sikdang Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.9(617)
    chinese restaurants
    

    Bobo Sikdang Gwanghwamun is a modern Chinese restaurant in Gwanghwamun that serves butter tangsuyuk, dongpa yu…

41. 41.Bas Burger, Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 4.4(1,237)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Bas Burger Gwanghwamun is a handmade burger shop on the basement floor next to Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamu…

42. 42.Cinecube Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.4(1,174)
    places
    

    Cinecube Gwanghwamun is a cinema in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, that screens films selected for their artistic merit. …

43. 43.Gwanghwamun Ttukgam

    ★ 4.3(1,351)
    restaurants
    

    Gwanghwamun Ttukgam is a Korean restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, a four-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Ex…

44. 44.Gwanghwamun Seokgalbi D Tower

    ★ 4.6(832)
    korean restaurants
    

    Gwanghwamun Seokgalbi D-Tower is a modern Korean restaurant on the third floor of D-Tower in Gwanghwamun, Seou…

45. 45.Jokbal Yasijang & Mucheong Gamjatang

    ★ 4.8(616)
    jokbal restaurants
    

    Jokbal Yasi Jang & Mucheong Gamjatang Gwanghwamun serves jokbal, bossam and gamjatang near Gwanghwamun Station…

46. 46.GRAN SEOUL

    ★ 4.2(1,488)
    restaurants
    

    Grand Seoul is a large office building located between Jonggak Station and Gwanghwamun Station. Grand Hand, Sh…

47. 47.Hwamok Sundae Guk Gwanghwamun 1st Branch

    ★ 4.2(1,467)
    gukbap restaurants
    

    Hwamok Sundaeguk Gwanghwamun 1st Branch is a sundae guk restaurant two minutes on foot from Gwanghwamun Statio…

48. 48.McDonald's

    ★ 3.9(2,535)
    burgers restaurants
    

    McDonald's Seoul City Hall serves hamburgers and McMorning sets next to City Hall. The menu includes the Doubl…

49. 49.FourB, Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.5(879)
    cafes
    

    Poby Gwanghwamun is a cafe on the first floor of the building next to Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.…

50. 50.Knotted Donut Jongno HiKR

    ★ 4.6(747)
    dessert cafes
    

    Knotted Donut Jongno HiKR is a cafe on the fifth floor of the Korea Tourism Organization building on Cheonggye…

51. 51.Bocalino

    ★ 4.2(1,380)
    italian restaurants
    

    Bocalino is an Italian restaurant on the second floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, serving pasta, pizza, a…

52. 52.Brooklyn The Burger Joint Gwanghwamun D Tower

    ★ 4.3(1,115)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Brooklyn The Burger Joint Gwanghwamun D-Tower Branch sells handmade burgers on the first floor of D-Tower near…

53. 53.Ilpum Jinjin Sura Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 4.3(1,088)
    korean restaurants
    

    Ilpum Jinjin Sura Gwanghwamun is a Korean set-menu restaurant in Cheongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, serving cou…

54. 54.Seoul City Hall

    ★ 4.4(923)
    observatories attractions
    

    Seoul City Hall is the administrative building for the Seoul metropolitan government, located near City Hall S…

55. 55.Buminok

    ★ 4.1(1,523)
    korean restaurants
    

    Buminok is an old Korean restaurant near Seoul City Hall that serves traditional yukgaejang and yanggomtang. T…

56. 56.Generous Duckoo

    ★ 4.1(1,422)
    chinese restaurants
    

    Deokhu Seonsaeng Gwanghwamun D-Tower is a Chinese restaurant on the fourth floor of Gwanghwamun D-Tower in Seo…

57. 57.Saenghwal Beer Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 4.8(486)
    beer bars
    

    Saenghwal Maekju Gwanghwamun is a bar in Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, serving draft beer, craft beer and chic…

58. 58.Abikko

    ★ 4.8(484)
    curry restaurants
    

    Abikko is a Japanese-style curry restaurant a three-minute walk from Jonggak Station, next to Youngpoong Books…

59. 59.Hoony Dony

    ★ 4.5(728)
    tonkatsu restaurants
    

    Hunidoni is a donkatsu restaurant on the basement first floor of the Le Meilleur Building in Gwanghwamun, Seou…

60. 60.Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 5.0(368)
    japanese restaurants
    

    Ichigyu Gwanghwamun serves Japanese-style gyukatsu and steak. It sits on the basement first floor of Le Meille…

Gwanghwamun Station is a subway station in central Seoul, near the historic Gwanghwamun Gate and the main palace district. This list covers 513 restaurants, 108 cafes, and 49 attractions in the area, including Gwanghwamun Square, Cheonggyecheon, and Gwanghwamun Gate. The Gwanghwamun and Cheonggyecheon areas also hold Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun and the National Palace Museum of Korea.