Hadongkwan

하동관

A gomtang house in Myeongdong. It opens at seven in the morning and closes at four in the afternoon.

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Korean name: 하동관
Address: 10-4 Myeongdong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 07:00–16:00
Closed: Every Sun · Seollal (Closed on the holiday itself and the day after it.) · Chuseok (Closed on the holiday itself and the day after it.)

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People walking a shopping street packed with cosmetics-store signs

Myeongdong Shopping Street

Central Seoul's best-known shopping district for cosmetics, fashion and tax-refund shopping. Treat it as a neighborhood rather than a single mall because individual stores keep their own hours.

Myeongdong Cathedral

It publishes no visiting hours, because it is a parish rather than an attraction — what it publishes is a Mass timetable. The one clock that does cover the site belongs to 1898 Plaza, the archdiocese-run arcade under the approach, open 09:00 to 22:00 every day but two.

A bowl of kalguksu topped with dumplings, with the house spicy kimchi alongside

Myeongdong Kyoja

A kalguksu house open since 1966. The menu runs to four dishes and it takes no reservations. The main branch moved to Toegye-ro in 2026 and now stands in front of exit 8 of Myeongdong Station.

The 1930 Shinsegae main store building — now named The Reserve — with its corner clock and SHINSEGAE lettering, and the Mesa tower behind

Shinsegae Department Store Main Store

One address, four buildings, and the names changed in 2025 — so a page that still says "main building and annexe" is describing a layout that no longer exists. The reason to come without a shopping budget is on the fourth floor of The Heritage: a free museum of Korean retail history inside a 1935 bank.

Stories about this place

Seoul Breakfast: Where to Eat Seolleongtang, Gomtang and Bugeoguk Early
Seven Seoul soup houses that open early, in Yeouido, Myeongdong, Jongno, Mapo, Jamwon, Hannam and Jamsil — what each one serves, where it sits, and the closing days and afternoon breaks to check before setting out.

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