Cheonggyecheon Travel Guide

Seoul near Cheonggyecheon: places to visit 1,278 places, ranked by rating and review count.

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.

  1. Deoksugung Palace

    ★ 4.6(151,900) attractions

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

  2. Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.6(28,869) shopping

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

  3. Gwanghwamun Gate

    ★ 4.7(15,132) attractions

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

  4. Cheonggye Plaza

    ★ 4.4(25,659) attractions

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

  5. Myeongdong Korean BBQ Ilpyeon Sirloin

    ★ 4.9(7,961) restaurants

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

  6. Mutan Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 4.9(7,918) restaurants

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

  7. Cheonggyecheon

    ★ 4.6(11,094) attractions

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

  8. Golden Farm

    ★ 4.8(7,252) restaurants

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

  9. Hansik Wangbijib (Euljiro Branch)

    ★ 5.0(4,779) restaurants

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

  10. Golden Farm

    ★ 4.9(5,434) restaurants

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

  11. Seoul Museum of Craft Art

    ★ 4.7(7,081) attractions

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

  12. National Palace Museum of Korea

    ★ 4.6(7,388) attractions

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

  13. Shinsegae Department Store Main Store

    ★ 4.3(12,899) shopping

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

  14. View Lotte Department Store Main Branch

    ★ 4.2(13,494) shopping

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

  15. Kokkiri Sushi

    ★ 5.0(2,845) restaurants

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

  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. Seoul Plaza

    ★ 4.3(9,865) attractions

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

  18. ROOT MYEONGDONG

    ★ 5.0(2,601) places

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

  19. Myeongdong Korean BBQ Mongvely

    ★ 4.8(3,509) restaurants

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

  20. BHC Chicken

    ★ 4.9(2,943) restaurants

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

  21. Gunjadaehan Gopchang(Myeongdong Branch)

    ★ 4.8(3,371) restaurants

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

  22. Wangbijip Yukho Branch

    ★ 4.7(3,946) restaurants

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

  23. Wangbijib Myeongdong 2nd store

    ★ 4.7(3,838) restaurants

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

  24. Seoul Museum of History

    ★ 4.5(5,349) attractions

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

  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. Wooara restaurant

    ★ 5.0(2,228) restaurants

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

  27. Gowoo Ga Gwanghwamun

    ★ 4.9(2,333) restaurants

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

  28. Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,858) restaurants

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

  29. 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…

  30. MidoGalbi

    ★ 4.7(2,903) restaurants

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

  31. WangBiJip (Jongno branch)

    ★ 4.7(2,863) restaurants

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

  32. Mugyo-dong Bugeo-guk

    ★ 4.5(3,971) restaurants

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

  33. National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

    ★ 4.5(3,895) attractions

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

  34. Ssamziegil

    ★ 4.4(4,569) shopping

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

  35. Cheonghwa Beef Dao Xiao Mian

    ★ 4.8(2,228) restaurants

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

  36. Hongojib

    ★ 4.9(1,867) restaurants

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

  37. 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…

  38. Yeollin Songhyeon Square

    ★ 4.5(3,350) attractions

    Yeollin Songhyeon Green Plaza is a large green space in the city center, located between Gyeongbokgung and Jon…

  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. Dynamic Maze Insadong Branch

    ★ 4.8(1,879) activities

    Dynamic Maze Insadong is an activity venue in Insadong, Seoul, where children and adults move through themed e…

  41. Legendary Ribs Galbi (Seoul City Hall)

    ★ 4.9(1,567) restaurants

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

  42. Thai 24

    ★ 4.9(1,539) restaurants

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

  43. Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,305) restaurants

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

  44. Pungcheon Minmul Jangeo

    ★ 4.9(1,492) restaurants

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

  45. Daily Fix Euljiro

    ★ 4.9(1,483) restaurants

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

  46. SotNaeEum Jongno Insadong

    ★ 4.8(1,724) restaurants

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

  47. Tanbaek

    ★ 4.9(1,478) restaurants

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

  48. 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…

  49. Gogikkun Kimchunbae Jongno

    ★ 4.8(1,680) restaurants

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

  50. Made in Chicago Pizza

    ★ 4.7(1,957) restaurants

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

  51. 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…

  52. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung

    ★ 4.6(2,298) attractions

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

  53. 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 …

  54. Seoul Museum of Art

    ★ 4.6(2,119) attractions

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

  55. Olive Young Myeongdong Town

    ★ 4.3(3,598) shopping

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

  56. 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. …

  57. Wangbijib City Hall

    ★ 4.7(1,746) restaurants

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

  58. Yukeupgang

    ★ 4.9(1,282) restaurants

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

  59. Ilpum Gwanghwamun Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,103) restaurants

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

  60. Urban Garden

    ★ 4.2(4,200) restaurants

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

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