Top50 Glasses Jongno Branch [Tax Refund Shop](으뜸50안경 종로점)

Top50 Glasses Jongno Branch [Tax Refund Shop](으뜸50안경 종로점)

– Homepage
top50glasses.com/

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– Address : 5F, 70, Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul

※ Presentation Information
– Fair Day
Monday – Sunday

– Information and Guides
02-734-5050

– Opening Hours
10:00~20:00

– Day Off
Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays

– Parking
Not available

– Restroom
Available

– Items for Sale
Medicines / medical devices

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ Kumkang Land Rover – Jongno Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (CL종로지점(금강 랜드로바))

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⊙ Sonjung Bossam (손정보쌈)

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Sonjung Bossam offers dishes with a modern touch by reinterpreting traditional meals. Passed down for three generations, this restaurant values sincerity and careful attention in food making in order to serve every customer a heartwarming meal. Sonjung Bossam’s signature dish Premium Gabri Bossam takes only the rarest pork cut, the blade-end fatback called “gabri” in Korean, and boils the meat using the restaurant’s secret recipe for tender, juicy meat. The restaurant also serves their own special version of spicy stir-fried fish roe and intestines and haemultang (spicy seafood stew), boasting a generous amount of various seafood and rich broth. All meals are prepared wholeheartedly as if they are being served to a family.

⊙ Bosingak Belfry (보신각 터)

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– Homepage
tour.jongno.go.kr

– Tel
+82-2-2133-2641

Bosingak Belfry is also known as Jonggak. It was the site in which a large bell, used to keep the time in Seoul, was found during the Joseon period (1392-1897). Bosingak Belfry was burned down during the Korean War (1950-1953) and was reconstructed in 1979. The original bell was moved to the Gyeongbokgung Palace, and a new bell was forged in 1985. At midnight, January 1, the bell at the Bosingak Belfry is rung to welcome the new year. Many people gather around the belfry to make a wish for their new year.

⊙ Jjamppong Zizon Jongno (짬뽕지존 종로)

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– Tel
+82-2-725-5161

Jjamppong Zizon is a Chinese restaurant located near Cheonggyecheon Stream. Their signature dish, zizon jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), combines fresh seafood with a spicy broth enhanced with smoky flavors. They also offer zizon jjajangmyeon (black bean sauce noodles). For those craving extra heat, there are options like jiok jjamppong (extra spicy seafood noodle soup) and jiok jjajang (spicy black bean sauce noodles). Additionally, they serve chapssal tangsuyuk (deep-fried pork in sweet rice batter with sweet and sour sauce), coating pork in chewy sweet rice batter.

⊙ Uyungmyeongwan Cheonggyecheon Main Store (우육면관청계천점)

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Uyungmyeongwan is a noodle restaurant specializing in uyungmyeon (beef noodle soup) located near Cheonggyecheon Stream. Its flagship dish is the uyungmyeon, which harmonizes tender meat with rich broth. In addition, they also sell freshly made sugyo (Chinese-style boiled mandu) filled with shrimp, pork, and young cabbage daily. Loved by locals and tourists alike for its clean yet flavorful broth and chewy noodles.

⊙ NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall (북한인권전시실)

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– Homepage
nkdb.org/nkhrmuseum

The NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall is a permanent exhibition space dedicated to North Korean human rights.  Although it is a small space, it resonates deeply and serves as a “dark tourism” site that records and testifies to the ongoing reality of human rights violations in North Korea. The North Korean Human Rights Information Center (NKDB), which operates this exhibition hall, is the organization that collects and archives the most extensive records of human rights concerning North Korean residents in the world. The testimonies and records presented here represent a living history, a story unfolding in the present, unavailable elsewhere. Through donated North Korean artifacts, including these records, visitors can glimpse the present-day North Korea and encounter artwork by North Korean defectors.

⊙ Youngpoong Bookstore – Jongno Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (영풍문고 종로점)

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– Homepage
www.ypbooks.co.kr

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⊙ Yangbandeck (양반댁)

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– 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.

⊙ Alive Museum (Insa-dong Branch) [박물관은 살아있다(인사동점)]

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– Homepage
www.alivemuseum.com

– Tel
+82-2-1544-8506

The Alive Museum is a media theme park located in Insa-dong. The exhibition here is made up of optical illusion art, large objet, and digital media pieces, which allow you to delve into the land of mystery. It is made up of different sections like the Insadong Photo Studio, Game Village, and the Toy Village.

⊙ Dynamic Maze (Insa-dong) (다이나믹 메이즈 (서울 인사동점))

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– Homepage
www.dynamicmaze.com

– Tel
+82-1544-8506

Dynamic Maze is an indoor space in Insa-dong dedicated to an exciting adventure: A maze filled with obstacles, requiring participants to work together and overcome the barriers through quickness and focus. Go through the hall of mirrors, climb the wall, and cross the suspension bridge to finally escape from the maze.