The ‘Ibis Ambassador Myeongdong’ hotel, which first opened on May 1, 2006, was the fifth hotel to be developed in collaboration with France’s ‘ACOOR Group’ and Korea’s ‘Ambassadors Group’, and the second to open under the ‘Ibis’ brand. This hotel is located in the center of downtown Seoul in Myeongdong, the heart of the city’s business and shopping districts. Its location and reasonable weekday rates make it a good choice for businessmen, and its proximity to the shops means it’s also popular with tourists.
Sinseon Seolnongtang is a restaurant specializing in Seolnongtang (ox-bone soup). Thanks to its especially rich and sweet broth, the restaurant has gained in popularity, expanding nationwide. The Myeongdong branch in particular has become a must-visit stop for many Japanese tourists after the restaurant was featured in popular Japanese magazines such as VIVI, With, More, and Mine. An average of 50 Japanese visitors dine at the restaurant daily.
Besides the seolleongtang, other popular dishes at the restaurant include dumpling soup and rice cake (tteok) soup cooked with ox-bone broth, Suyuk (boiled beef), and Dolpan Sundae Bokkeum (stir-fried Korean black pudding in a hot dish). All menu items are available for take-out.
Sinseon Seolnongtang-Itaewon Branch
Sinseon Seolnongtang - Myeongdong Branch
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Sinseon Seolnongtang-Hongdae Branch
Korea House has been a venue for Korean traditional performing arts for more than 20 years, presenting various musical performances, court dances, and folk dances such as Pungmulnori (farmers’ percussion performance), Talchum (mask dance), Pansori (a traditional narrative vocal performance), Sinawi (an ensemble of eight traditional musical instruments including Geomungo, Gayageum, Jing, Ajaeng, Haegeum, Piri, Daegeum, and Janggu).At Korea House, visitors can discover the diverseness and richness of Korean music and art performance. Popular and nationally recognized intangible cultural asset holders such as An Sook Seon, Park Byeong Cheon, and Lee Chun Hui perform on the stage under stage director Jeong Jae Man.
Paju Premium Outlets is the second luxury premium outlet introduced in Korea. The outlet was established by Korean conglomerate ‘Shinsegae,’ in partnership with Simon Property Group, a forerunner in the US outlet market.The three-story building has 165 shops and is known as having the largest number of individual brand stores in Korea (20 in total). Discounts at the outlets range from 25% to 65% and include everything from clothing to jewelry and housewares (such as Le Creuset and Royal Albert). Some brands are even offered at a lower price than quoted in the duty free shops. The outlet center also provides shoppers with various conveniences such as restaurants (21 in all) and numerous places to sit and take a rest.
EXCO is a leading exhibition and convention center in Daegu Metropolitan City. Since opening in April 2001, the EXCO has been successfully hosting international events. Major facilities include exhibition halls, conference rooms, and meeting rooms, while subsidiary facilities include restaurants, cafes, bank, post office, travel agency, medical clinic, business support centers, and convenience store.
Established in July 2001, Mario Outlet is Korea's first fashion outlet mall. Over the years, it has expanded greatly, and now has over 300 international and domestic fashion brands in three different sections - Mario 1, Mario 2 and Mario 3. In addition to fashion stores, the outlet mall features various convenience and dining facilities for enhanced shopping experience.
Mario Outlet (CEO Seung-Ryul Hong) has featured the traditional fashion outlet hall 1, first in South Korea in 2001. In 2004, we opened the factory outlet hall 2, and become a pioneer in outlet business in South Korea in September 2012 by opening the hybrid fashion outlet hall 3. In September 2013, by completing the renewal extension that links hall 1, 2 and 3, we have created the ‘Mario Outlet Fashion Town’ with a wide range of brands and enormous size.
The Mario Outlet Fashion Town is definitely Asia largest city outlet town by featuring around 600 brands in 132,000㎡. We provide a tidy and comfortable shopping environment comparing to department stores. By expanding the MD field from fashion, we prepared a wide range of shopping categories such as domestic and overseas popular fashion brands, designer labels, furniture, household items, living shop, kids theme park, large-sized restaurant, etc where customers can enjoy the shopping and cultural service at one spot.
Main Items : Clothing/Miscellaneous Goods/Accessories
Q Spa & Clinic has clinical and spa programs managed by expert staff certified in cosmetology and trained to handle the state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
The sauce is surprisingly not salty but has a clean and somewhat sweet flavor. The restaurant is favored by many Koreans as well as foreign visitors. Some menu items may differ slightly in price and are subject to change without notice.
Mouthwatering taste of Jirisan Mountain Black Pork! Yuktongryeong
As a restaurant where one can get a taste of the famous Jirisan Mountain Black Pork in Seoul, Yuktongryeong is flourishing with customers every day, thanks to its appearance in the variety television show "The Demand of Luxurious Food." The most popular menu in this restaurant is grilled skin-on black pork. As its name implies, unlike the regular pork belly meat, skin-on pork belly is cut along with the skin to create a chewy texture.
Dipping the skin-on pork belly lightly in the salt is the best way to taste the original flavor of the meat itself. Enjoy the grill with the salad and side dishes served to clear out any after taste. Another popular menu, kimchi jjigae is also an excellent partner with the skin-on pork belly.
☞ Address: 37-2, Myeongdong 8na-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
☞ Operating hours: 11:30-02:00 (Closed on public holidays)
☞ Menu and price: Grilled skin-on black pork 14,000 won / Black pork boston butt 14,000 won / Pork belly 12,000 won / Rib eye roll 37,000 won / Kimchi jjigae 6,000 won / Kimchi noodles 5,000 won
The Westin Chosun is situated in the heart of the business and shopping center of Seoul, where the embassies, banks, and government offices are also located. In 1999 and 2003, the Westin Chosun was selected as one of the world's top 100 hotels by international financial institutional investors, boasting newly renovated state-of-the-art facilities and rooms, and great service.
The hotel has a health center including a swimming pool, spa, and gym; a business center with a large-sized conference hall able to accommodate over 800 people, also conference rooms with other various sizes; an Irish pub, "O'Kim's"; 9 restaurants and bars including a French restaurant, 'The Ninth Gate'; and other facilities as well. The Westin Chosun also manages a banquet hall service with food catered from Gangnam's COEX food courts.
The hotel provides the finest business environment, offering a cutting edge facility holding 456 guest rooms with desktop PCs, high-speed internet connections, personal cell phones, TV internet, fax, printers, copy machines, automatic climate control, mini bars, and a 24hr room service to accommodate to the guest's every need. The VIP rooms come furnished with 'Heavenly Beds' guaranteeing the best of comfort.
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