Myeong-dong
명동
Experience spot in Jung-gu. Open 24 hours. Plan about 2 hours. 4 min walk from Euljiro 1(il)-ga (Industrial Bank of Korea) Station.
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About
Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Myeong-dong is one of the primary shopping districts in Seoul. The two main streets meet in the center of the block with one beginning from Myeong-dong Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line No. 4) and the other from Lotte Department Store at Euljiro. Many brand name shops and department stores line the streets and alleys. Common products for sale include clothes, shoes, and accessories. Unlike Namdaemun or Dongdaemun, many designer brands are sold in Myeong-dong. In addition, several major department stores have branches here, including Lotte Department Store, Shinsegae Department Store, Myeong-dong Migliore, Noon Square and M Plaza. The department stores carry many premium labels and other fashionable goods at reasonable prices.
Myeong-dong also has family restaurants, fast food, plus Korean, Western and Japanese dining options. Many restaurants in Myeong-dong specialize in dongaseu (pork cutlet) and kalguksu (noodle soup). Other businesses in the area include hair salons, banks and theaters.
Our guide
Myeong-dong is within a 15-minute walk of 3CE Stylenanda Myeongdong (7 min), Korea Postage Stamp Museum (9 min), Bosingak Belfry (10 min) and Deoksugung Palace (13 min).
Getting to Myeong-dong: about 1 h 20 from Incheon Airport (AREX to Hongik Univ., then Line 2 to Euljiro 1-ga) and 40 min from Gimpo. From Seoul Station 20 min on Line 4 to Myeong-dong Station and a walk, Hongik Univ. 24 min on Line 2 to Euljiro 1-ga.
Staying close: by our estimate Euljiro 1-ga Station is the nearest area we suggest for a base, a short walk from Myeong-dong, with 161 hotels within walking distance of the station; Euljiro 3-ga Station, a 13-minute walk away, has 166.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
Pairs well with
Within a 20-minute walk.
Where to stay near Myeong-dong
Areas with the shortest trip here, on foot or by public transit.
From each area’s main station, on foot or by public transit. Our estimates (Nov 2026).
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