Jung-gu Travel Guide

Seoul Jung-gu: places to visit 674 places, ranked by rating and review count.

Jung-gu is a central district in Seoul. Our listings include 2163 restaurants, 563 cafes, and 342 bars, with places such as Myeongdong Street, Deoksugung Palace, and Myeong-dong Cathedral. The area also covers Myeong-dong and the Cheonggye Plaza area.

  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. Myeong-dong Cathedral

    ★ 4.7(26,836) attractions

    Myeongdong Cathedral stands in the middle of Myeongdong and is the symbol of the Korean Catholic Church and it…

  3. DMZ Tour From Seoul / PLK Travel

    ★ 5.0(9,554) places

    DMZ Tour From Seoul / PLK Travel is a tour agency on the second floor of 5 Toegye-ro 16-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul. I…

  4. Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

    ★ 4.4(31,887) places

    Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a cultural center in central Seoul that hosts exhibitions and design events. Its la…

  5. 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…

  6. Namsan Mountain Park

    ★ 4.7(12,975) attractions

    Namsan Park is a large park in central Seoul where visitors can see both Namsan Tower and views of the city. I…

  7. 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…

  8. Namdaemun Market

    ★ 4.2(28,392) shopping

    Namdaemun Market in Seoul is a traditional market with food stalls and shops selling clothing and cosmetics, w…

  9. Golden Farm

    ★ 4.8(7,252) restaurants

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

  10. 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…

  11. Golden Farm

    ★ 4.9(5,434) restaurants

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

  12. THE SHILLA Seoul

    ★ 4.6(7,566) hotels

    Seoul Silla Hotel is a five-star hotel in Seoul. The Parkview is a buffet restaurant serving Korean, Western, …

  13. Wangbijip Myeongdong Main store

    ★ 4.5(8,655) restaurants

    Wangbijip Myeongdong Main Branch is a Korean barbecue restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul. When you order yangnyeo…

  14. 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 …

  15. Namsan Baekbeom Square

    ★ 4.6(6,916) attractions

    Namsan Park Baekbeom Plaza is a large plaza in Namsan Park in central Seoul, looking down over Namsan Tower an…

  16. Myeongdong Kyoja

    ★ 4.2(14,869) restaurants

    Myeongdong Kyoja Main Branch is a mandu specialist in Myeongdong, Seoul. It serves mandu, Myeongdong kalguksu,…

  17. woojeongsogalbi

    ★ 4.9(3,528) restaurants

    Yeongsamine Ujeong Sogalbi Dongdaemun is a meat restaurant in Seoul that serves beef galbi. Soft beef comes wi…

  18. 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 …

  19. LOTTE MART ZETTAPLEX Seoul Station

    ★ 4.2(12,867) shopping

    Lotte Mart Zeta Flex Seoul Station Branch is a large supermarket connected to Seoul Station, selling food, win…

  20. Culture Station Seoul 284

    ★ 4.4(8,070) attractions

    Culture Station Seoul 284 is a complex cultural space for exhibitions and performances, renovated from the old…

  21. 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…

  22. Hanam Pig House Dongdaemun Branch

    ★ 4.9(3,132) restaurants

    Hanam Dwaejijip Dongdaemun is a meat restaurant near Dongdaemun in Seoul that serves pre-grilled samgyeopsal a…

  23. B the B

    ★ 4.9(3,092) attractions

    B the B is an exhibition space in Seoul where visitors try K-beauty brands in person. The visit involves testi…

  24. Pullman Ambassador Seoul

    ★ 4.4(7,704) hotels

    Ambassador Seoul Pullman is a hotel near Dongguk University Station in Jangchung-dong, with rooms overlooking …

  25. 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…

  26. 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 …

  27. 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…

  28. Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch

    ★ 5.0(2,437) restaurants

    Ichigyoo Seoul Station Branch is a Japanese restaurant near Exit 10 of Seoul Station that serves gyukatsu, ste…

  29. Gunjadaehan Gopchang(Myeongdong Branch)

    ★ 4.8(3,371) restaurants

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

  30. Seosomun History Park

    ★ 4.6(4,769) attractions

    Seosoemun History Park in Seoul preserves the history of Catholic persecution during the Joseon Dynasty. It si…

  31. Wangbijip Yukho Branch

    ★ 4.7(3,946) restaurants

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

  32. Myeongdong Night Market

    ★ 4.4(6,807) shopping

    In Myeongdong, Seoul, a night market sells street food such as skewers and eomuk. The eomuk broth is unlimited…

  33. 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…

  34. 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…

  35. Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul

    ★ 4.7(3,401) hotels

    Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul is a hotel near Namsan Park and the Hanyangdoseong Trail where guests rest in the…

  36. Baegsong

    ★ 4.7(3,266) restaurants

    Baegsong is a Korean beef restaurant in Sindang-dong that serves Hanwoo and specialty cuts of beef. The Myeong…

  37. 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…

  38. Bottle Bunker Seoul Station Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,866) places

    Bottle Bunker Seoul Station Branch is a liquor store at Seoul Station that sells a wide range of wine, whisky,…

  39. Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)

    ★ 4.6(3,594) attractions

    Sungnyemun is a gate from the Joseon dynasty located in the city center between Seoul Station and City Hall. A…

  40. Kampungku Restaurant

    ★ 4.7(2,950) restaurants

    Campungku Restaurant is a four-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 3 and serves Indonesian and Korean dis…

  41. 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…

  42. Jean Frigo

    ★ 4.8(2,407) bars

    Jangpeurigo is a cocktail bar in Dongdaemun, Seoul, serving fruit-based signature cocktails and snacks. The me…

  43. 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…

  44. Gyeryugwan

    ★ 4.7(2,587) restaurants

    Sindang Gyeryugwan is a chicken restaurant a one-minute walk from Sindang Station Exit 2, inside Jungang Marke…

  45. Hongojib

    ★ 4.9(1,867) restaurants

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

  46. Woo Lae Oak

    ★ 4.2(6,523) restaurants

    Uraeok Bonjeom in Seoul specializes in Pyeongyang naengmyeon (cold noodles). Its main dishes are Pyeongyang na…

  47. Vegan Kitchen

    ★ 4.9(1,845) restaurants

    Vegan Kitchen is a vegetarian restaurant in Myeongdong that serves Korean vegan dishes such as japchae and dol…

  48. L7 Myeongdong

    ★ 4.4(4,139) hotels

    L7 Myeongdong is a hotel directly in front of Exit 9 of Myeongdong Station. Rooms look out onto Namsan Tower, …

  49. Jade & Water

    ★ 4.9(1,747) restaurants

    Jeideu aen Woteo Seoul-yeokjeom is a Western-style restaurant near Seoul-yeok. It serves Okaensu saeu sando, c…

  50. Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

    ★ 4.4(3,940) attractions

    Dongdaemun History & Culture Park sits between Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Line 2 and DDP, co…

  51. 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…

  52. Seowonjuk

    ★ 4.5(3,062) restaurants

    Seowon Juk is a juk restaurant near Myeongdong Station Exit 9 that serves abalone juk, shrimp juk, and samgye …

  53. Yoogane Dakgalbi Dongdaemun Branch

    ★ 4.9(1,570) restaurants

    Yugane Dakgalbi Dongdaemun Branch is a dakgalbi restaurant in Dongdaemun, Seoul. Ramen sari can be added to th…

  54. Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Sindang Direct Branch

    ★ 4.6(2,541) restaurants

    Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Sindang Direct Branch is a Hanwoo gopchang restaurant near Sindang Station that grill…

  55. 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…

  56. CHAEUM KOREAN TRADITIONAL RESTAURANT

    ★ 4.9(1,553) restaurants

    Myeongdong Chaeum Hanjeongsik is a Korean restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul, that serves hanjeongsik. Each set m…

  57. 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…

  58. BHC Chicken Dongdaemun

    ★ 4.7(2,063) restaurants

    BHC Dongdaemun is a takeout chicken shop on the second floor near Dongdaemun Station, selling fried chicken an…

  59. Beokbeok Sindang Branch

    ★ 5.0(1,291) restaurants

    Beokbeok Sindang is a burger restaurant near Sindang Station and Sindangdong Jungang Market that serves handma…

  60. 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…

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