Shinsegae Department Store Main Store
신세계백화점 본점
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.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 신세계백화점 본점
- Address
- 63 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Nearest station
- Hoehyeon Station (회현역, Seoul Subway Line 4) (Exit 7)
- Opening hours
- Shinsegae Department Store Main Store 10:30–20:00 Shinsegae Main Store restaurants 11:00–21:30 (last entry 21:00)
- Hours notes
- The store closes at 20:30 on extended-trading dates and has one monthly closing day. Check the calendar for the month of your visit.
- Time needed
- 3 hours
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Frequently asked questions
What are the four buildings?
The Estate, the 2005 annexe holding the food market, fashion floors, duty free and restaurants; The Reserve, the 1930 building where Shinsegae began, now luxury boutiques; The Heritage, the 1935 former Korea First Bank head office; and Mesa, holding kids and the Shinsegae Academy. The names were introduced in March and April 2025.
Is The Heritage the old Mitsukoshi building?
No. The 1930 Mitsukoshi Gyeongseong building is the one now called The Reserve. The Heritage is the former Korea First Bank head office next door, completed in 1935 and designated a Seoul Tangible Cultural Heritage in 1989.
Is The Heritage Museum free?
The operator states that its digitised artefacts and records of early Korean retail are freely viewable by every visitor. It is on the fourth floor of The Heritage, the part of the building the operator calls architecturally the most valuable.
Where is the duty-free shop?
Floors 8 to 11 of The Estate — luxury boutiques on 8F, watches and jewellery on 9F, cosmetics and perfume on 10F, and fashion accessories, food, liquor, tobacco, electronics and character goods on 11F. The duty-free customer centre is on 12F.
How much is parking?
2,000 won per 10 minutes, with one hour free on a same-day receipt over 50,000 won, two hours over 100,000 and three hours over 150,000. Receipts cannot be combined. At weekends and on holidays the Woori Bank head office and State Tower car parks give three hours free after a receipt check, then 1,000 won per 10 minutes.
Stories about this place
- Six Seoul Shopping Districts Compared: Myeongdong, Hongdae, Garosu-gil, Apgujeong, The Hyundai and Shinsegae
Myeongdong, Hongdae, Garosu-gil, Apgujeong Rodeo Street, The Hyundai Seoul and Shinsegae Main Store compared on who each suits, what it mainly sells, what there is besides shopping, how to pair them and which station to use. Four are open-air streets and two are indoor department stores, so on a wet day or in high summer the list narrows to two.
- A Day Beyond Myeongdong's Shopping Streets: Four Walkable Stops
Browse Namdaemun's specialist streets, look inside Myeongdong Cathedral, explore Shinsegae's buildings and finish at N Seoul Tower. The route links four different stops in one day.
