Insadong Cultural Street (인사동 문화의 거리)
Insadong Cultural Street (인사동 문화의 거리)
– Homepage
https://korean.visitseoul.net
Insadong Cultural Street is a popular tourist destination for visitors from all around the world, thanks to its numerous art galleries, restaurants serving Korean table d’hote, traditional teahouses, and street vendors lining the streets. Its most recognizable feature is the use of Hangeul (Korean script) in storefronts, which allows the visitors to really see just what makes this place so special. Unlike the nearby Ikseon-dong Hanok Street, Insadong Cultural Street has larger streets with wider stores, so it is much easier to traverse. On evenings and weekends, one can find buskers performing on the side of the road.
– Address : Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul Metropolitan City
※ Presentation Information
– Parking
Not available
– Day Off
Open all year round
– Operating Hours
Open 24 hr
◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox
⊙ Beautiful Tea Museum (아름다운 차박물관)
– Homepage
www.tmuseum.co.kr
– Tel
+82-2-735-6678
Located in Insa-dong, The Beautiful Tea Museum aims to promote Korean tea culture. It preserves and exhibits tea related utensils and items, featuring those from the ancient Gaya and Joseon period as well as items from abroad such as China and Tibet. The museum also displays original tea pots and other ceramics made by young artists and ceramists. Inside the museum is a tea house named “Tea Story,” serving a wide variety of teas. Visitors can also purchase tea leaves from all over the world at the Tea Shop.
⊙ Yangbandeck (양반댁)
– Homepage
https://www.instagram.com/yangbandeck
– Tel
+82-2-733-5507, +82-2-730-1112
Yangbandeck is a traditional Korean house in Insa-dong, serving ganjang gejang (soy sauce marinated crab) and bori gulbi (barley-aged dried yellow croaker). Theganjang gejang is made from crabs filled with roe, matured in soy sauce. The taste of barley-aged dried yellow croaker, made from dried yellow croaker matured in sea breeze and served on top of rice, is exceptional. Each meal comes with a hot pot rice, and side dishes such as soybean paste jjigae, pancakes, kimchi, and japchae are served as standard.
⊙ Ipamnamu – Insa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이팝나무 인사)
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⊙ Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery (서울아트센터 공평갤러리)
– Homepage
www.gpart.kr (Korean, English)
– Tel
+82-70-4214-0070
Opened in 1992, Seoul Art Center Gongpyeong Gallery is a 17,791㎡, two-story building with four exhibition halls. It is one of the main galleries of Insa-dong, displaying diverse artwork ranging from Western and Korean paintings to sculptures. Due to the great interest in Korean paintings, 2~3 of the annual long-term exhibitions focus solely on them.
⊙ Seoul Gongyesa [Tax Refund Shop] (서울공예사)
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⊙ National Souvenirs Center [Tax Refund Shop] (한국관광명품점)
– Homepage
www.souvenir.or.kr
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⊙ Insa-dong Antique Art Street (인사동 고미술거리)
– Tel
+82-2-732-2235
As of today, there are approximately 70 shops in the Insa-dong area that sell antique arts. Some of the products they sell include antique artworks, porcelains, woodcrafts, and metalwork. Visitors may even find rare and valuable products such as earthenware from the Silla period or white porcelain used in the Joseon dynasty. Each shop is a specialty store, authorized to sell product types that are of their expertise, ranging from antique furniture and traditional artworks to handcrafted items.
⊙ Kimchigol Well-being Bapsang(김치골웰빙밥상)
– Tel
+82-2-720-6436
A restaurant where you can try kimchi, a Korean traditional dish, and meat. The representative menu is kimchi cabbage wraps with pork. This is a Korean cuisine located in Insa-dong, Seoul.
⊙ Isae – Insa Branch (No. 2) [Tax Refund Shop] (이새 인사2호)
– Homepage
www.isae.cokr
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