Dong Dae Mun



Dong Dae Mun is well known for shopping and most of tourists who love to shopping prefer to

go to this place.  Basically it is 24/7 non stop place to shop, because it is always open for

customers.

Shopping in DongDaeMoon

Shin Pyeong Hwa (신평화) Fashion Town      



For shoppers who enjoy comparing and purchasing clothing that are customized to their styles and preferences Shin Pyeong Hwa Fashion Town might be a good place to stop by. Located along the Cheoung Gye Chun Stream, there is an underground four storey building that sells customized clothing. The department is, especially known, for being the largest wholesalers of socks and underwear in Korea. Cheap designer label clothing and personally designed clothing are sold within the department at noteworthy quality.

Dong Dae Moon Shopping Town                                  

Known as one of the most sought-after shopping districts in Seoul, Dong Dae Moon is a shopaholic’s utopia as the town never sleeps; day and night stores are constantly open. Next to the Dong Dae Moon Stadium are wholesale stores such as: (the above mentioned) Shin Peong Hwa Fashion Town, New Zone, Chung Peong Hwa and a cluster of other clothing stores. On the side of the Dong Dae Moon Stadium are retail stores such as: Miglior, Doosan Town, Player Town, Helloapm; these stores attract many locals as customers have a tradition of working out “special deals” with sellers. Due to the presence of an outside stage Dong Dae Moon hosts fashion shows, various concerts, and “fun” events in which members of the audience make the stage theirs.

Chang Shin Dong Toy Store        

Located near the Dong Dae Moon train station is Korea’s largest “toy” market. The market has approximately 100 stores including: various toy and stationary stores, party and event items, costumes, fireworks etc. On average the various “toy” stores in the area give customers a 30-40% discount (that is in comparison to toy stores located elsewhere) and many of the time customers are given up to 70-80% discounts. For those who wish to take a trip down memory lane or figure collectors the Dong Dae Moon toy market will definitely arouse your interest. There are no parking lots within the area, however the public transportation is all that more convenient.

Seoul Folk Market                    

Seoul Folk Market (풍물시장) has unique traditional items that can only be found in specific regions of Korea. Originally located in Dong Dae Moon Stadium, the market almost disappeared in 2008, however, was relocated to an area near Chung Gye Chung. All sorts of traditional everyday Korean traditional items and tourist items. For those interested in Korean antiques, Korean traditional instruments, and Korean art the folk market should be a wonderful cultural experience. Payments may also be made with credit cards.

Dong Dae Moon Old Book Store Street                                 

The first floor of the Pyeong Hwa Store, is not famous for its fashion but instead for its bookstore. The bookstore has a history of 30 years; both old books and essays, modern new books are available in all genres. The bookstore includes a range for foreigners. The bookstore provides customers with 30-40% discounts. For all the book lovers out there Dong Dae Moon Book Store is a guarentee win. Due to the fact that the store was made in the 1970s the architecture of the store is small, however, the pleasure of finding a treasure in that space is priceless.

Food

Kerairodenoi (크라이로드노이)            

 

Kerairodenoi is a sought after Russian restaurant in Dong Dae Moon. The restaurant serves dishes such as: grilled fish, potatoe dishes, lamb, various onion recipes, Russian rice mixes and so much more. However, of all the dishes the most favored by customers is a dish that is made of a fried mixture of grinded pork and vegetables. The restaurant has also aimed to appeal to their Korean customers by taking away the heavy smells attatched to lamb meat.

Prices: Russian bread: 1500won, lamb or grilled

fish: 3500won (per serving), vegetable and meat

soup: 5000won, noodles: 6000won.

Ever Last

The restaurant is owned by a Nepal family. The cosy restaurant specializes in beverages such as: Chai tea, yogurt shakes, and various traditional drinks.

Price: chicken: 7000won, chicken curry: 6000won, mutton curry: 7000won, stir fried lamb rice: 8000won.

 So Gi Soon ChungGookJang               

The reastaurant is known for its clean and crisp side dishes. The Korean restaurant specializes in Chung Gook Jang (a soup made with fermented beans), pork ribs, and pork.

Prices: Chung Gook Jang 5500won,

         pork 8000won, pork ribs 8000won.

                               

Jung Gu

Insa Dong is well known for korean traditional art street.  It also has various places to taste
traditional food and tea.  Also Insa Dong is a place where tourists are able to purchase
Korean traditional clothes(Han-Bok) and accecesories.  There are many official tour
guides from tour office of Insa.

Subway

There are three subway stations around Insa Dong. (Jong-Gak, An-Guk, Jongno 3)
Closest station from Insa Dong is Jongno 3, exit 5.  After exit 5, you have to go
through Nak-Won Sang-Ga(place to sell Intrument).
An-Guk Station is the best course to tour insa street from exit 6.
Jong-Gak is too far away from Insa Street and it is not a good way to go.

Accomodation

Shin-La Hotel

 - It is the american's favorite hotel in Korea.  Actually all U.S.

    government officials will stay this hotel during G-20.

Address : 202, Jang Chung 2, Jung-Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 02-2233-3131

Price : 110,00won per night

Capital Hotel

 - It is located around U.S military base in Seoul.

   My recommendation is this is not the best hotel but price of hotel is  

  cheaper than others

Address : Itaewon-Dong 22-76 , Yong-San Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-797-1122

Price : 90,000 Won

Grand Hyatt

- It has the best view of Seoul with quality service because it is located around Seoul Towel, the highest place in Seoul.  It provides quality food with various types of food as well.

Address : Hannam Dong 747-7, Yong San Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-797-1234

Price : 110,000 Won

Millenium Hilton

- It located around Jong-No office area and it is close to go to any tour location area in Seoul.Most of Japanese tourists prefer to go to this hotel, because of premium service for Japanese tourists.

Address : Nam Dae Moon Ro 5 Ga, Jung Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-317-3114

Price : 100,000 Won

Lotte Hotel

- There are two Lotte Hotels in Seoul and Lotte at So Gong Dong is well known for tourists. It is easy to go to tour location in seoul and their quality service make a better place to stay in Seoul.

Address : So Gong Dong 1, Jung-Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-771-1000

Price : 100,000 Won

Western Chosun

 - Western Chosun is located around Seoul City Hall.  It is close to go to palaces of Chosun and most of tour location in northern part of Seoul.

Address : So Gong Dong 87, Jung Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-771-0500

Price : 110,000 Won

There are more hotels in Seoul and if you want to reserve hotels in Seoul, please e-mail at

sikwinit@gmail.com

Map of Insa Dong

Dae Hak Ro

It refers to the long street full of various restaurants, shops and entertainment sources. This place attracted many young people by Seoul National University students until the campus moved to Guan Ak area. Since then, Maronie park was formed and the organizations of play, movies, concerts and musicals.

Transportation

You can get DaeHak Ro by getting off at HyeHwa station of line number 4 which is blue line by subway. You can save time by using subway as there is usually a traffic jam. You could use buses depending on where you are coming from.

102,149,104,106,107,140,143,150,710,273 – buses of these numbers stop by HyeHwa station, so you should check which one you can get on.

Food

This is a franchise called Hong JjuGgu. Its main dish is webfoot octopus and additional things such as sliced pork, gopchang (beef intestines) and so on.

Price : Its basic cost is 9000won per person. The price differs depending on what you add on the basic.

How to find : Come out of number 2 exit and turn when you see KFC and then turn left and go straight when you see Minto.

 

Plays

The little theaters are literally wheat the title means. It is a small theater where actors and audiences are very close as you can see in the picture. It gives unique and special experience much different from watching movies or other plays as this is happening right in front of your eyes.

You can find most of little theaters around 1^st exit and 2^nd exit of HyeHwa subway station. They clustered around Maroniepark.

HanOk Homestay

There is a place where you could experience traditional Korean style floor and sleeping. It refers to a tourism program developed by the Jongno-gu Administration to offer international tourists visiting the borough an opportunity to stay with a registered homestay family at a Korean traditional dwelling house called Hanok.

Its cost varies from 30,000 won to 100,000 won depending on the quality of the room and the environment. If you stay longer than 10 days, the more you would get discounts the longer you stay. 

Gang-Nam

You can take the subways a green line, #2 or an orange line #3 to get Gang-Nam Area.

Gang-Nam Area is young and trendy area, so you can feel young and trend atmosphere there.

* Transportation

Take s subway line #2 or #3 to get there. Another easiest way to get there is taking a taxi.

* Housing

There are just expensive and high-level hotels.

 

* Attractions and Restaurants

1. COEX (Convention and Exhibition Center)

- Line #2, Sam-Seong station

You can take a green line, line #2 to get Sam-Seong Station. When you get off the subway, find exit #5, 6. You can go COEX directly. COEX is kind of multi-cultural complex center. There are many shops for clothes, conferences, exhibitions and restaurants. Also there is theater, Megabox Cinema, which is one of the newest and largest movie theaters in the capital. Special things in COEX are Coex Aquarium, Kimchi Museum and Book Store Bandy & Luni’s Book. Aquarium’s entrance price is 15,500₩ for one adult and it takes around 1 hours and Kimchi Museum is 3000₩ per person.

Accomodation

J.W. Marriot Hotel

Address : 19-3 Ban-Po Dong, Seo-Cho Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-6282-6282

Price : 90,000 Won Per Night (foreiger)

 

Intercontinental  Hotel

Address : 159, Samsung-Dong, Gang-Nam Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-3452-5200

Price : 100,000 Won

Ramada Hotel

Address : 112-5, Samsung Dong, Gang-Nam Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-6202-2000

Price : 100,000 Won

2. Bulgogi Brothers (Koran Food Restaurant)

- Line #2, Gang-Nam station

You can visit Gang-Nam Stations which is green line, line #2. After getting off the subway, go out exit #2 and go straight 600m toward Yang-Jae station. If you see the Samsung Automobile Center, you can find “Bulgogi Brothers” on your left side. It is very famous so please reserve preciously to go there. Famous menu are “Korean beef and Pine Mushroom Bulgogi Set for 19,900₩ and Fresh Meat Dish for Set 15,900 ₩.

3. Kuk Ki Won ]

  (World Taekwondo Headquarters)

 - Line #2, Gang-Nam Station

Take Subway Line 2 to Gangnam Station. Get out at Exit #8. Kukkiwon serves as a place where coaches are trained, and offers Taekwondo experience programs for foreigners.

* Program

1. Period – April 3rd - December 4th

   (excluding Mondays)

2. Programs

- Learn the Basic Stances of Taekwondo

  (11:00am - 12:00pm)

- Learn the Taekwondo Art of Self-Defense  

  (1:00pm - 2:00pm)

- Learn Taekwondo Wood-Breaking

 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

3. Location – The Gyeonghuigung Palace Taeryeongjeon Royal Palace and courtyard

4. Rates – 20,000 won per program

4. Sin-Sa Dong Street

(

Trendy Street

)

- Line #3, Sin-Sa Station

Sin-Sa Dong is kind of “SOHO” in Korea. After going out to exit #8 and go straight around 3 min. and then you can find ginkgo trees on either side of the road. That street has unique atmosphere which is mixed between Europe and Asia culture. There are many cafes, art galleries and fusion restaurants.

5. Just Blues (Live Blues Club)

 - Line #3, Apgujeong Station

  In Apgujeong area, there are Blues Live Café and there are two performances every night. First performance time is from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and second one is from 12:00 am to 1:30 am. Especially Friday and Saturday there are special performances. It is only one Live Blues Club in Korea