Gyeongbokgung Palace Travel Guide (1,556)

1. 1.Gyeongbokgung Palace

   ★ 4.6(46,893)
   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(28,869)
   bookstores shopping
   

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

3. 3.National Folk Museum of Korea

   ★ 4.6(27,464)
   museums attractions
   

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

4. 4.Gwanghwamun Gate

   ★ 4.7(15,132)
   historic-sites attractions
   

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

5. 5.Bukchon Hanok Village

   ★ 4.4(24,614)
   attractions
   

   Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul is a tourist site made up of well-preserved hanok houses. Visitors walk through…

6. 6.Seoul Museum of Craft Art

   ★ 4.7(7,081)
   museums attractions
   

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

7. 7.Unhyeongung Palace

   ★ 4.4(12,503)
   historic-sites attractions
   

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

8. 8.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…

9. 9.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…

10. 10.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…

11. 11.Tosokchon Samgyetang

    ★ 4.2(12,087)
    restaurants
    

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

12. 12.Geunjeongjeon

    ★ 4.7(3,941)
    historic-sites attractions
    

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

13. 13.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…

14. 14.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…

15. 15.Samcheong-dong Street

    ★ 4.3(6,823)
    attractions
    

    Samcheongdong-gil is a hanok street running between Bukchon Hanok Village and Gyeongbokgung, and it is a touri…

16. 16.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…

17. 17.hanokhanbok

    ★ 4.9(2,025)
    places
    

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

18. 18.Bukchon Yukgyeong (Photo Spot)

    ★ 4.6(3,298)
    attractions
    

    Bukchon Yukgyeong is a tourist spot in the Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul where visitors look at traditional h…

19. 19.National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

    ★ 4.5(3,895)
    museums attractions
    

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

20. 20.Plop

    ★ 4.9(1,938)
    pizza restaurants
    

    Plop Anguk is a hanok pizza restaurant in Jaedong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, a five-minute walk from Changdeokgung and…

21. 21.Ssamziegil

    ★ 4.4(4,569)
    malls shopping
    

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

22. 22.Yeollin Songhyeon Square

    ★ 4.5(3,350)
    parks attractions
    

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

23. 23.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…

24. 24.서울특별시교육청 정독도서관

    ★ 4.7(1,782)
    attractions
    

    Jeongdok Library is a public library run by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, located on Bukchon-ro …

25. 25.The Sool Gallery

    ★ 4.7(1,761)
    museums attractions
    

    The Sool Gallery is a museum in Jongno, Seoul, where traditional Korean liquor is displayed, tasted, and sold.…

26. 26.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…

27. 27.Hyangwonjeong Pavilion

    ★ 4.8(1,456)
    historic-sites attractions
    

    Hyangwonjeong is a two-story hexagonal wooden pavilion in the northern rear garden of Gyeongbokgung, built as …

28. 28.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…

29. 29.853

    ★ 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…

30. 30.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…

31. 31.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…

32. 32.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…

33. 33.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…

34. 34.Osulloc Tea House Bukchon

    ★ 4.8(1,246)
    cafes
    

    Osulloc Tea House Bukchon is a tea shop connected directly to the garden of the Seolhwasu house in Bukchon. It…

35. 35.Perment Bakeshop Anguk

    ★ 4.9(1,052)
    bakery cafes
    

    Permant Anguk is a bakery cafe in Anguk, Seoul, selling kouign-amann and a range of breads. It serves fig crea…

36. 36.Chimney pub

    ★ 4.2(3,351)
    beer bars
    

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

37. 37.Insa Dodam

    ★ 4.6(1,627)
    vegan restaurants
    

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

38. 38.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…

39. 39.Tongin Traditional Market

    ★ 3.8(7,687)
    shopping
    

    Tongin Market is a small traditional market in the Seochon village area of Seoul, selling oil tteokbokki and b…

40. 40.Kukje Gallery

    ★ 4.4(2,073)
    art-museums attractions
    

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

41. 41.Hwangsaengga Kalguksu

    ★ 4.2(2,963)
    restaurants
    

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

42. 42.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 …

43. 43.Samcheongdong Sujebi

    ★ 4.0(4,228)
    korean restaurants
    

    Samcheongdong Sujebi is a Korean restaurant in Bukchon, Samcheong-dong, Seoul, serving sujebi (hand-torn dough…

44. 44.Heavy Steak Anguk Station

    ★ 4.9(888)
    steak restaurants
    

    Heavy Steak Anguk Station is a steak restaurant with a sign visible from the Anguk Station intersection. It se…

45. 45.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…

46. 46.Cafe Knotted Anguk

    ★ 4.4(1,832)
    dessert cafes
    

    Notted Anguk is a hanok donut shop between Anguk Station and Insadong in Seoul. It sells classic vanilla, milk…

47. 47.Yusoba Anguk Station Branch

    ★ 4.9(835)
    restaurants
    

    Yusoba Anguk Station is a soba restaurant near Anguk Station and Bukchon in Seoul that serves cold and warm so…

48. 48.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…

49. 49.Osulloc Tea House MMCA Branch

    ★ 4.6(1,284)
    cafes
    

    Osulloc Tea House MMCA is a cafe next to the National Museum of Modern Art in Bukchon, Samcheong-dong, Seoul. …

50. 50.Baeknyeon Tojong Samgyetang

    ★ 4.0(3,727)
    korean restaurants
    

    Baengnyeon Tojong Samgyetang is a samgyetang restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, an eight-minute walk from Anguk S…

51. 51.Osegye Hyang

    ★ 4.3(2,088)
    vegan restaurants
    

    Osegyehyang is an all-vegan restaurant in a back alley behind Ssamzigil in Insadong, Seoul. Its gangdoenjang b…

52. 52.Jack Jack Anguk Branch

    ★ 4.9(800)
    burgers restaurants
    

    Jackjack Anguk is an American-style handmade burger restaurant located directly in front of Exit 1 of Anguk St…

53. 53.Bukchon Traditional Culture Center

    ★ 4.4(1,695)
    places
    

    Bukchon Cultural Center is a cultural center in Seoul where visitors experience a hanok and learn about the hi…

54. 54.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…

55. 55.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…

56. 56.Chimps burger

    ★ 4.9(755)
    restaurants
    

    Chims Burger Anguk is a fast-food restaurant serving American-style handmade burgers, located a three-minute w…

57. 57.Haemok

    ★ 4.9(720)
    eel restaurants
    

    Haemok Gyeongbokgung is a freshwater eel restaurant in Seochon, near Gyeongbokgung Station, serving Nagoya-sty…

58. 58.Hanboknam Bukchon Hanok Village Branch

    ★ 5.0(628)
    places
    

    HANBOKNAM Bukchon Hanok Village Branch rents hanbok and provides hairstyling and photography, and it sits near…

59. 59.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…

60. 60.Cheongjinok

    ★ 3.9(3,793)
    gukbap restaurants
    

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

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Area sits in the center of Seoul and is defined by the palace grounds and the surrounding historic districts. This list covers 835 restaurants, 399 cafes, and 124 attractions, including Bukchon Hanok Village, Gwanghwamun Square, and the National Folk Museum of Korea. The area also takes in Gwanghwamun Gate and the streets around it, where Gwanghwamun Square and Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun are located.