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Gwangjang MarketFood · Jongno & palaces · Jongno 5(o)-ga Stn Exit 8 · 2 min walkSeoul's oldest market (1905), with a buzzing food alley of pancake griddles and raw-beef stalls.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Tosokchon SamgyetangFood · Jongno & palaces · Gyeongbokgung Stn Exit 2 · 3 min walkSeoul's best-known ginseng chicken soup, served in a sprawling hanok near the palace.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Hangang Bus (Yeouido Pier)Sight · Yeouido & river · Yeouinaru Stn · 7 min walkA 3,000-won river ferry: see Seoul's skyline from the water on a commuter boat.1–2 hours₩OK to eat alone
Seonyudo ParkSight · Yeouido & river · Seonyudo Stn Exit 2 · 15 min walkA former water-treatment plant on a river island, turned into moody gardens among concrete ruins.1–2 hoursFreeOK to eat alone
Yeouido Hangang ParkSight · Yeouido & river · Yeouinaru Stn Exit 2 · 3 min walkSeoul's classic riverside lawn: picnics, bikes, convenience-store ramyeon and the Hangang Bus pier.1–2 hoursFreeOK to eat alone
Tongin Market Coin LunchboxFood · Jongno & palaces · Gyeongbokgung Stn Exit 2 · 8 min walkBuy old-style brass coins and trade them stall by stall to build your own lunch tray.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Noryangjin Cupbap StreetFood · Yeouido & river · Noryangjin Stn · 3 min walkStreet stalls that fed exam students for decades: rice bowls in a cup for a few thousand won.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Oreno Ramen (main branch)Food · Hongdae & Mangwon · Hapjeong Stn Exit 7 · 8 min walkMichelin-listed ramen shop known for a rich, creamy chicken broth.About 1 hourOK to eat alone
Leeum Museum of ArtSight · Itaewon & Hannam · Hangangjin Stn Exit 1 · 6 min walkSamsung's art museum: Korean celadon and modern art in striking buildings; the antiques floor is free.1–2 hoursFreeOK to eat alone
National Museum of KoreaSight · Itaewon & Hannam · Ichon Stn Exit 2 · 5 min walkKorea's biggest museum, free to enter, with 5,000 years of history under one roof.1–2 hoursFreeOK to eat aloneEnglish menu
Seoul Central MosqueSight · Itaewon & Hannam · Itaewon Stn Exit 3 · 7 min walkKorea's first mosque, on a hill above Itaewon, ringed by halal restaurants and shops.1–2 hoursFreeOK to eat alone
War Memorial of KoreaSight · Itaewon & Hannam · Samgakji Stn Exit 12 · 3 min walkFree, huge museum on the Korean War with real tanks and aircraft parked outside.1–2 hoursFreeOK to eat alone
Gwanghwamun MijinFood · Jongno & palaces · Jonggak Stn Exit 1 · 3 min walkOffice workers' cold buckwheat noodle institution since the 1950s.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Jinju-jipFood · Yeouido & river · Yeouido Stn · 5 min walkSince 1974, one of Seoul's top kongguksu spots; the office-worker queue moves fast.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
OkdongsikFood · Hongdae & Mangwon · Hapjeong Stn Exit 3 · 8 min walkMichelin Bib Gourmand pork soup with a famously clear broth; small counter, worth the wait.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
EID Halal Korean FoodFood · Itaewon & Hannam · Itaewon Stn Exit 3 · 7 min walkKMF-certified halal Korean food run by a Korean Muslim family, near the mosque.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
CheongjinokFood · Jongno & palaces · Jonggak Stn · 3 min walkHangover-soup house running since 1937, a Seoul Future Heritage from the old Pimatgol alley.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Imun SeolnongtangFood · Jongno & palaces · Jonggak Stn Exit 3 · 5 min walkOpened in the early 1900s, often called Korea's oldest restaurant, still serving one milky ox-bone soup.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Hadongkwan (Yeouido Station branch)Food · Yeouido & river · Yeouido Stn Exit 5 · 1 min walkA branch of Seoul's famous 1939 beef-soup house; clear gomtang for breakfast or lunch.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Hwamok SundaegukFood · Yeouido & river · Saetgang Stn Exit 2 · 4 min walkYeouido's cult pork-and-sundae soup: clean broth, chewy offal, and a line at every meal.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Tasty Seoul food hall (The Hyundai Seoul B1)Food · Yeouido & river · Yeouido Stn Exit 3 · 5 min walkA huge basement food hall: dumplings, pork cutlet and trendy desserts under one roof.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Anthracite HapjeongCafé · Hongdae & Mangwon · Hapjeong Stn Exit 7 · 10 min walkA roastery café in a raw industrial building, one of Hapjeong's long-standing coffee landmarks.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Belief Coffee RoastersCafé · Hongdae & Mangwon · Hapjeong Stn Exit 3 · 8 min walkA big roastery with roomy basement seating, good for a long, unhurried coffee.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Exo GimbapFood · Hongdae & Mangwon · Mangwon Stn Exit 1 · 12 min walkA tiny, signless Mangwon gimbap shop loved for cheese-heavy rolls; best as takeout.About 1 hourOK to eat alone
Casablanca SandwichFood · Itaewon & Hannam · Noksapyeong Stn Exit 2 · 10 min walkMoroccan brothers' baguette sandwiches, big and cheap, a Haebangchon fixture.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Neungdong Minari (Sinyongsan)Food · Itaewon & Hannam · Sinyongsan Stn Exit 1 · 5 min walkMichelin Bib Gourmand (2025, 2026) beef soup topped with fresh water parsley.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Jeongin MyeonokFood · Yeouido & river · National Assembly Stn · 7 min walkMichelin-listed Pyongyang cold noodles with buckwheat ground fresh every morning.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Gami BunsikFood · Hongdae & Mangwon · Ewha Womans Univ. Stn Exit 2 · 3 min walkAn old-school student snack diner by Ewha, fed generations of students.About 1 hourOK to eat alone
Thanks BooksShopping · Hongdae & Mangwon · Hapjeong Stn Exit 3 · 7 min walkA small, carefully curated neighborhood bookshop, beloved by Seoul's design crowd.1–2 hours₩OK to eat alone
Plant Cafe & KitchenFood · Itaewon & Hannam · Itaewon Stn Exit 4 · 3 min walkA 100% plant-based kitchen and bakery since 2013, with English-speaking staff.About 1 hour₩₩English menuOK to eat alone
Taco StandFood · Itaewon & Hannam · Noksapyeong Stn Exit 2 · 10 min walkSmall Mexican taqueria with a self-serve salsa bar, one of Haebangchon's go-to taco spots.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Leesar Coffee (Yaksu, original)Café · Myeongdong & Euljiro · Yaksu Stn · 5 min walkThe humble original of Seoul's best-known espresso bar: stand, sip an Italian-style shot, move on.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Chebudong JanchijipFood · Jongno & palaces · Gyeongbokgung Stn Exit 2 · 3 min walkA busy Seochon noodle joint in the Sejong food alley where a bowl still costs about ₩4,000.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Mabokrim Tteokbokki (Sindang-dong)Food · Myeongdong & Euljiro · Sindang Stn Exit 8 · 5 min walkThe original shop of Sindang-dong's tteokbokki street, where the pot bubbles on your table.About 1 hour₩₩OK to eat alone
Somunnan Jungang KalguksuFood · SNU & Nakseongdae · Nakseongdae Stn Exit 1 · 1 min walkA big, fast noodle hall at the station exit where a bowl of kalguksu still costs about ₩7,000.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Coffee Libre YeonnamCafé · Hongdae & Mangwon · Hongik Univ. Stn Exit 3 · 10 min walkThe Yeonnam bar of a pioneering Seoul specialty roaster, a Blue Ribbon regular.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Cafe Tajagi (Typewriter)Café · Itaewon & Hannam · Noksapyeong Stn Exit 2 · 15 min walkRetro café in an old print shop above Sinheung Market with big windows for sunset over Seoul.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
Travertine HannamCafé · Itaewon & Hannam · Hannam Stn · 12 min walkSpecialty coffee roaster's airy Hannam branch, served in cups by ceramist Choi Jin-ho.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
BookdeokbangCafé · SNU & Nakseongdae · Nakseongdae Stn · 5 min walkA small, quiet book-and-ceramics cafe that solo visitors use for reading and study.About 1 hour₩OK to eat alone
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