Jongno Travel Guide

Seoul Jongno: places to visit 753 places, ranked by rating and review count.

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.

Changdeokgung

★ 4.6(92,194) attractions

Changdeokgung is a Joseon royal palace in Jongno and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its quiet halls and surroun…
Gyeongbokgung Palace

★ 4.6(46,893) attractions

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

★ 4.2(85,660) attractions

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

★ 4.6(27,464) attractions

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

★ 4.6(20,712) attractions

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

★ 4.9(7,918) restaurants

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

★ 5.0(5,710) cafes

Culture Jeppang is a small bakery in Ikseon-dong, near Jongno 3-ga Station, selling garlic bread, coffee bread…
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…
Pizzeria O

★ 4.8(7,324) restaurants

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

★ 4.7(4,770) attractions

Changgyeonggung is a palace in Seoul built for the king's mother and female family members, and it connects to…
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…
Marronnier Park

★ 4.3(9,716) attractions

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

★ 4.2(12,084) restaurants

Tosokchon Samgyetang in Seoul is a restaurant that specializes in samgyetang. The chicken is filled with ginse…
Ikseon-dong Hanok Village

★ 4.3(8,543) attractions

Ikseon-dong Hanok Village is a historic site in Seoul where hanok alleys, cafes, and restaurants are gathered …
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…
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…
Dongdaemun Special Duck

★ 4.9(2,540) restaurants

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

★ 4.7(3,427) attractions

Naksan Seonggwak-gil is a walking trail along the Hanyangdoseong city wall that connects Hyehwamun and Heungin…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plop

★ 4.9(1,938) restaurants

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

★ 4.7(2,460) restaurants

Persian Gungjeon is a Persian curry restaurant near Sungkyunkwan University on Daehak-ro in Jongno-gu, Seoul. …
Cherry Garden

★ 4.9(1,769) restaurants

Cherry Garden Restaurant (Halal) is a halal Korean restaurant near Dongmyo in Seoul. It serves tteokbokki, bib…
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…
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…
Kyochon Chicken Dongdaemun 1st Branch

★ 4.3(4,348) restaurants

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

★ 4.7(2,040) attractions

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

★ 4.9(1,433) cafes

Jaiso Anguk is a dessert shop near Bukchon and Anguk Station that sells fruit glutinous rice mochi and rice ca…
Backstreet Pizza

★ 4.8(1,572) restaurants

Backstreet Pizza is a basement pizza shop in Ikseon-dong, near Exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga Station, serving American…
Seokpajeong Seoul Art Museum

★ 4.4(2,991) attractions

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

★ 4.7(1,761) attractions

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

★ 5.0(1,103) restaurants

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

★ 4.8(1,456) attractions

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

★ 4.9(1,206) restaurants

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

★ 4.1(4,803) attractions

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

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