Where to go in Anguk, Bukchon, Ikseon-dong & Gyeongbokgung
11 places Korean women actually go to, checked on 2026-09-28.
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Photo studio
Gyeongbokgung / Seochon
Gyeongbokgung Self Photo Studio
A private self-portrait studio with professional lighting, right by Gyeongbokgung Station; edited photos are included. Easy to pair with a palace visit.
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Cafes
Anguk / Bukchon
Cafe Onion Anguk
A hanok (traditional house) café with a courtyard and wooden-floored hall, famous for its pandoro buried in powdered sugar.
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Cafes
Anguk / Bukchon
London Bagel Museum Anguk
A London-themed bagel shop famous for its potato cheese bagel and bacon potato sandwich — and for very long queues.
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Cafes
Ikseon-dong
Seoul Coffee Ikseon
A courtyard hanok café with a retro 1980s–90s Seoul theme, known for Korean-style desserts like injeolmi (roasted soybean) bingsu.
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Photo spotIkseon-dong
Ikseon-dong Hanok Street
Narrow alleys of about 110 old hanok now filled with cafés and shops — a classic photo spot with tiled roofs and wooden gates. Free.
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Hanbok rental
Gyeongbokgung
Seohwa Hanbok
A hanbok rental shop right by Gyeongbokgung Station, with 4-hour, all-day and overnight (2-day) options.
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Hanbok rental
Gyeongbokgung
Daehan Hanbok
Hanbok rental with 1,500+ outfits — traditional, fusion and premium — and English- and Chinese-speaking staff.
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Hanbok rental
Gyeongbokgung
YES Hanbok
Hanbok rental with 1,000+ outfits in 2-hour, 4-hour and all-day plans, with free accessories.
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Hanbok rental
Gyeongbokgung
Hanbok Girls
Hanbok rental in tiers from basic to themed outfits, plus children's hanbok and optional makeup.
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Hanbok rental
Gyeongbokgung
Palace Fox Hanbok
Trendy and premium hanbok rental with a free locker, petticoat, handbag, headband, parasol and flower crown (hair styling costs extra).
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Food
Anguk / Bukchon
Kkangtong Mandu
A Bukchon dumpling shop famous for kal-mandu — knife-cut noodles and dumplings in one soup. Has seats for solo diners.