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Chloris - Sinchon branch
Seoul(Seodaemun-gu) , Sinchon・Ewha Womans University

The first (and main) Chloris cafe was opened in Sinchon in 2004 with a motif reminiscent of the historic Salon de The on Saint Michel Street in Paris. Select tea brands are imported from Europe and blended together in a carefully calculated ratio, resulting in Chloris’ unique and flavorful signature tea. The tea café, which is located just off a busy street, offers the laid-back ambiance of a French house in the countryside and is even graced by clusters of beautiful magnolias and lilacs.    

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Samcheong Park
Seoul(Jongno-gu) , Samcheongdong・The Northern Part of the Seoul

Located on the outskirts of Mt. Bugak, this park was the first officially-designated park in Korea (1940). The name Samcheong (literally "three blue") refers to the three highest ideals in Taoism that men can attain. Surrounded by cherry blossoms planted long ago, the park becomes crowded with tourists every April when the trees are in full bloom. The park offers many amenities: badminton and tennis courts, a playground, a snack bar, and a multi-purpose rest area.Major hiking trails winding through Samcheong Park connect the park to the Mt Bugak Seoul Fortress Wall Hiking Trail, a mineral spring spot in Seongbuk-dong, and Waryong. While hiking, visitors can encounter Malbawi, an excellent spot chosen by City of Seoul where they can overlook Seoul at a glance. Malbawi Historic Site Visit Program, run by Jongno-go Office (Seoul), provides children and adults with the opportunity to learn about natural ecology in Samcheong Park and the history of Seoul Fortress Wall from designated guides. Through well-developed roads around Samcheong-dong, visitors can easily move from Samcheong-dong to Seongbuk-dong. Currently, Samcheong Tunnel near the park connects the two localities.

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Yogi
Seoul(Mapo-gu) , Hongik-University-Area

There is a diverse selection of restaurants in the youthful streets of Seoul’s Hongik University. If you walk towards the Far East Broadcasting Company from the playground which is located across the street from the university’s front gates, you will come across a large wooden restaurant named < Yogi>. This is a restaurant widely popular for its noodles, dumplings, and tteokbokki (rice pasta and vegetables simmered in spicy sauce). The kimchi-mari-guksu (noodles with hand-rolled kimchi) is the restaurant’s most popular menu item, as it is a bowlful of refreshing and all-natural noodles. The bibim-guksu presents a spicy delicacy of noodles mixed in red pepper sauce, while the thickly boiled beef broth of sagol-guksu also brings in its own share of customers. Yogi offers an abundant amount of noodles at comparably inexpensive prices.  

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Jungmyeongjeon Hall
Seoul(Jung-gu) , Seoul City Hall・Gwanghwamun

Jungmyeongjeon Hall is located near the Chongdong Theater. It is easy to locate by simply walking along the stonewall of Deoksugung Palace. The three-story western-style building, designed by the Russian architect Seredin Sabatin, was used as the imperial library between 1897 and 1901. It was initially known as Suokheon.After Deoksugung Palace caught on fire, Jungmyeongjeon Hall became the main office of Emperior Gojong for discussing national affairs greeting foreign dignitaries. It also witnessed the tragic part of history in which the infamous Eulsa Treaty (Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty) was signed.Jungmyeongjeon Hall used to be within Deoksugung Palace, but it was separated from the palace when a stone wall was built between the two. It exhibits one of the modern architectural styles in Korea, but, unfortunately, has lost most of its original structure except for its exterior because in a fire in 1925. After Liberation from Japan on August 15, 1945, Jungmyeongjeon Hall was used for many different things. In September, 2006, the ownership of Jungmyeongjeon Hall changed to the Cultural Heritage Administration and was classified as part of Deoksugung Palace as part of Historic Site No.124 in February 2007. 

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PMC Kids Hall
Seoul(Gangnam-gu)

PMC Production is a cultural venture capital company that plans and produces musicals and films. Among its recent productions is Nanta, an incredibly popular nonverbal performance. PMC Kids Hall is a large (3,000㎡) theater and cultural space for children that is located only a minute away from Samseong Station.

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Children’s Museum
Seoul(Jongno-gu) , Insadong・Jongnon

The Children’s Museum is a hands-on experience museum run by the National Folk Museum of Korea. A variety of visual aids and assembly models allow children to touch and feel pieces and experience folk history in an interactive way. The theme of the exhibition consists of folk clothing, food, shelter, social life, and entertainment. The museum has a number of interactive spaces including a table set for an ancestral ritual, magnet miniatures depicting a baby’s first birthday, and an area where young visitors can build a folk house. Young learners can also create an avatar clad in Hanbok, make Kimchi using visual aids, or play Gonu (a traditional board game). The museum also collects, preserves, and maintains relics and historical items related to youth and youth culture.

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24 Guest House - Goodstay
Seoul(Jongno-gu)

The 24 Guest House Jongno Tower offers guests practical Korean-style rooms at reasonable prices and excellent services delivered by competent young staff who will be only too happy to recommend tourist attractions at any time with their fluent linguistic ability in various languages. The hotel is popular among foreign tourists in particular. The surrounding tourist destinations include Gwangjang Market, the footpath along Cheonggyecheon Stream, Dongdaemun Shopping Town, Jongmyo Shrine, Bukchon Hanok Village, Changgyeonggung Palace, the shopping street in Jongno 5-ga, and various cultural and artistic areas of the city center including Insa-dong, Myeong-dong, and Daehak-ro, where tourists can experience Korea’s passion and energy on the city’s lively streets 24/7.

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Woonsan (Formerly Yongsusan) - Gwanghwamun Branch (운산(광화문점))
Seoul(Jung-gu)

Woonsan (Formerly, Yongsusan) is a traditional Korean restaurant located in the basement of the Seoul Finance Center. For the past 30 years, the restaurant has been serving up Gaeseong-style (Old capital of Goryeo Dynasty), which is said to be experienced using each of the five senses. Though the restaurant offers a variety of traditional course meals, the best-selling course is Haewon Jeongsik. This special set meal typically starts with porridge for soothing the stomach and then moves on to more substantial dishes like Kimchi, mung bean jelly, vegetable dishes, pork, beef, jeon (Korean-style pancakes), Gujeolpan (a platter of nine delicacies), Tteokgalbi (grilled short rib meat patties), rice steamed in bamboo, and desserts. Private rooms are also available in various sizes for business meetings or special family gatherings.

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Bon
Seoul(Songpa-gu) , Jamsil(Lotte World)

Bon is tough, but elegant, chic, and trendy. It boasts a wide array of items from masculine suits to casual wear with urban sophistication that are comfortable to wear.

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Dongbinggo
Seoul(Yongsan-gu) , Itaewon・Yongsan

Dongbingo makes great-tasting traditional patbingsu using only milk, red beans and rice cake. Many find the rather chunky and sweet red bean sauce to be very addictive.  

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