Gwanghwamun Square Travel Guide

Seoul near Gwanghwamun Square: places to visit 347 places, ranked by rating and review count.

Gwanghwamun Square Area sits in the center of Seoul, near Gyeongbokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, and Cheonggyecheon. This list covers 1348 restaurants, 435 cafes, and 185 bars, along with Gwanghwamun Gate, Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun, and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. The area also includes Gwanghwamun Square and Cheonggye Plaza.

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…
Gyeongbokgung Palace

★ 4.6(46,893) attractions

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

★ 4.9(7,918) restaurants

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

★ 4.4(12,503) attractions

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

★ 4.2(12,084) restaurants

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

★ 4.7(3,941) attractions

Geunjeongjeon is the main hall of Gyeongbokgung, the primary palace of the Joseon dynasty, in Jongno, Seoul. S…
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…
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…
Wooara restaurant

★ 5.0(2,228) restaurants

Uara Gwanghwamun, a beef restaurant near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul, serves hanwoo omakase and Korean course…
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

★ 4.6(4,302) attractions

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

★ 4.7(2,903) restaurants

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

★ 4.9(2,025) places

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

★ 4.4(4,569) shopping

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

★ 4.9(1,867) restaurants

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

★ 4.9(1,478) restaurants

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

★ 4.2(4,200) restaurants

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

★ 4.9(1,228) shopping

Musinsa Standard Myeongdong is a clothing store near Myeongdong and Euljiro 1-ga Station on Line 2. It carries…
853

★ 4.6(1,852) restaurants

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

★ 4.6(1,844) attractions

Running Man Experience Center Insadong is an indoor facility in Insadong, Seoul, where visitors play games and…
Goldjjimdak

★ 4.8(1,310) restaurants

Ilmiri Geumgye Jjimdak Myeongdong serves jjimdak and cheese jjimdak in Myeongdong. The Gureum Cheese Jjimdak c…
Myeongdong Korean BBQ All You Can Eat Pig Company

★ 4.7(1,512) restaurants

Pig Company Myeongdong Korean BBQ All-You-Can-Eat is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul, where …
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…
LEEDORIM Coffee & Bakery Gyeongbokgung Cafe

★ 4.8(1,285) cafes

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

★ 4.9(1,098) restaurants

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

★ 4.0(5,350) cafes

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

★ 4.5(2,048) restaurants

Aria is a buffet restaurant at the Chosun Hotel in Seoul, serving breakfast and dinner. Its dishes include Fre…
Chimney pub

★ 4.2(3,351) bars

Chimney pub is a cafe and Irish pub next to the Gyeongbokgung stone wall path in Jongno-gu, Seoul, selling chi…
Insa Dodam

★ 4.6(1,627) restaurants

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

★ 4.3(2,732) restaurants

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

★ 4.4(2,073) attractions

Kukje Gallery is in Sogyeok-dong, Seoul, near Gyeongbokgung and Samcheong-dong-gil, and shows work by Korean a…
Hwangsaengga Kalguksu

★ 4.2(2,963) restaurants

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

★ 4.1(3,563) restaurants

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

★ 4.7(1,236) restaurants

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

★ 4.9(873) restaurants

Obongjip Jongno is a Korean restaurant near Jonggak Station and Cheonggyecheon that serves nakji bokkeum and b…