Jongno Travel Guide (4,173)

1. 1.Gyeongbokgung Palace

   ★ 4.6(46,921)
   palaces attractions
   

   Gyeongbokgung is the primary palace of the Joseon dynasty and a historical tourist site representing Seoul. Vi…

2. 2.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…

3. 3.Gwangjang Market

   ★ 4.2(44,216)
   attractions
   

   Gwangjang Market in Seoul is a tourist market with a cluster of food stalls. Vendors sell fried snacks such as…

4. 4.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…

5. 5.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…

6. 6.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…

7. 7.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…

8. 8.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…

9. 9.Pizzeria O

   ★ 4.8(7,428)
   pizza restaurants
   

   Pitzeria O Daehangno Main Branch is a wood-fired pizza restaurant in Hyehwa and Daehangno that serves pizza an…

10. 10.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…

11. 11.Naksan Park

    ★ 4.6(6,117)
    parks attractions
    

    Naksan Park is an urban park in Seoul near Daehangno where you walk along the Hanyangdoseong fortress wall tra…

12. 12.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…

13. 13.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…

14. 14.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…

15. 15.Tosokchon Samgyetang

    ★ 4.2(12,026)
    restaurants
    

    Tosokchon Samgyetang in Seoul is a restaurant that specializes in samgyetang. The chicken is filled with ginse…

16. 16.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…

17. 17.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 …

18. 18.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…

19. 19.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…

20. 20.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…

21. 21.Dongdaemun Special Duck

    ★ 4.9(2,540)
    korean restaurants
    

    Byeolnan Ori is a Korean restaurant in Seoul that serves duck dishes. The menu centers on electric-smoked duck…

22. 22.National Folk Museum of Korea

    ★ 4.6(3,880)
    museums attractions
    

    The National Folk Museum of Korea displays traditional Korean folklore and everyday life materials and sits ne…

23. 23.Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae)

    ★ 4.3(6,592)
    attractions
    

    Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul sits below Bugaksan and is a visitor site where you can tour the former presidential of…

24. 24.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…

25. 25.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 …

26. 26.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),…

27. 27.Marronnier Park

    ★ 4.3(6,014)
    parks attractions
    

    Marronnier Park sits on Daehak-ro behind Exit 2 of Hyehwa Station in Seoul. Small outdoor stages host busking …

28. 28.hanokhanbok

    ★ 4.9(2,025)
    places
    

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

29. 29.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…

30. 30.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…

31. 31.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…

32. 32.LEEDORIM Coffee & Bakery Gyeongbokgung Cafe

    ★ 4.9(1,851)
    cafes
    

    Idorim is a cafe near Gyeongbokgung in Seochon's Tongin-dong, on the main Jahamun-ro, selling vegan and non-ve…

33. 33.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. …

34. 34.Cherry Garden

    ★ 4.9(1,769)
    vegan restaurants
    

    Cherry Garden Restaurant (Halal) is a halal Korean restaurant near Dongmyo in Seoul. It serves tteokbokki, bib…

35. 35.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…

36. 36.Jin Ok-Hwa Original Chicken Restaurant

    ★ 4.0(8,395)
    chicken restaurants
    

    Jinok Hwamae Wonjo Dak Hanmari is a chicken restaurant in Jongno, Seoul, serving dak hanmari and dak kalguksu.…

37. 37.Changdeokgung Secret Garden

    ★ 4.7(2,028)
    attractions
    

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

38. 38.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 …

39. 39.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…

40. 40.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…

41. 41.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 …

42. 42.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…

43. 43.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…

44. 44.Seokpajeong Seoul Art Museum

    ★ 4.4(2,996)
    art-museums attractions
    

    Seokpajeong Seoul Museum of Art in Buam-dong combines a Joseon-era villa with contemporary art exhibitions. Th…

45. 45.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…

46. 46.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…

47. 47.JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul

    ★ 4.4(2,867)
    hotels
    

    JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul is a hotel in Seoul that faces Dongdaemun directly. Breakfast offers a wid…

48. 48.Kyochon Chicken Dongdaemun 1st Branch

    ★ 4.3(3,440)
    chicken restaurants
    

    Kyochon Chicken Dongdaemun 1st Branch is a 24-hour shop directly in front of Dongdaemun subway station entranc…

49. 49.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…

50. 50.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…

51. 51.CheongKing Mama

    ★ 4.9(1,206)
    chinese restaurants
    

    Chungkingmama is a restaurant serving Hong Kong cuisine on Jonggak Station's Youth Street in Jongno-gu, Seoul.…

52. 52.Ihwa-dong Mural Village

    ★ 4.1(4,813)
    attractions
    

    Ihwa-dong Byeokhwa Maeul sits near the Seoul Dongdaemun Seonggwak-gil and the Naksan Pavilion, and is known fo…

53. 53.853

    ★ 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…

54. 54.Yangtanjib

    ★ 4.9(1,162)
    korean-bbq restaurants
    

    Yangtanjip is a meat restaurant at the entrance of the Sejong Village food culture street in Seochon, near Gye…

55. 55.Everest Restaurant

    ★ 4.3(3,080)
    indian restaurants
    

    Everest Restaurant serves Nepali and Indian curries and naan at its Changsin-dong main branch, a three-minute …

56. 56.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…

57. 57.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…

58. 58.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…

59. 59.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…

60. 60.Dongmyo Flea Market

    ★ 4.0(5,234)
    markets shopping
    

    Dongmyo Flea Market sits directly at Exit 3 of Dongmyo Station and sells secondhand clothing, antiques, and us…

Jongno is a district in central Seoul with a long history as the city's administrative and cultural core. Our coverage here includes 2387 restaurants, 859 cafes, and 261 attractions, among them Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung, and Bukchon Hanok Village. Gwanghwamun Square and Cheonggyecheon are also part of the area's central gathering spaces.