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Etude house myeongdong chungmuro / 에뛰드하우스(명동충무로점)

2025-08-11

24-1, Myeongdong 8na-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Etude House is a cosmetics brand that sells makeup, hair, and fragrance products. The Etude House Myeongdong Chungmuro Branch, located in the heart of a major shopping district, carries a wide selection of cosmetics that customers may test before purchasing. Moreover, the brightly lit store interior, designed with a princess bedroom decor, adds fun to the experience.

It is visited largely by foreign customers from Japan, Thailand, China and other East Asian countries. To facilitate an easy shopping experience, the shop always has foreign staff available to assist. The most popular items include creams made using snail extract, lipsticks and eye shadows. Etude House also has many sales on facial mask packs, and tax refunds are available.

Garak Market (가락시장 (가락농수산물 도매시장))

2020-07-18

932, Yangjae-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3435-1000

Garak Market, located in Songpa-gu, was the first public wholesale agricultural products market in Korea. The market offers separate sections for fruits and vegetables, meats, and other products in a 543,451 square meter area with over 17 buildings. The first sections to open were the agricultural and fishery markets in 1985. They were followed by the livestock market in 1986 and other direct sales shops opened in 1988.

LOTTE Department Store – Gwangbok Store (롯데백화점 (부산 광복점))

2023-09-05

2, Jungang-daero, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-2-2200-0111

Visitors will be delighted to discover the first seaside department store in Korea, where they can witness a spectacular Guinness-certified fountain show. Shoppers can enjoy a wealth of shopping content, including a restaurant area with a diverse selection of local eateries and a rooftop park with stunning views of Yeongdo Ocean and Nampo-dong City.

Daegu Seomun Market & Seomun Night Market (대구 서문시장 & 서문시장 야시장)

2025-08-11

45 Keunjang-ro 26-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu

Seomun Market opened in its current location in the 1920s after reclaiming the Cheonhwangdangji Reservoir, but it has a much longer history. In the Joseon dynasty, Seomun Market was one of three major markets in the nation. It was called Seomun Market because it was located on the west side of the Daegu Fortress. Despite relocating, the alleyways of the original market still feature names of the items available there, such as Hongdukkae Pancake and Chicken Pancake Alley. Textile-related goods are the main products available now, but they also offer a little bit of everything else, including silk goods, dry goods, undershirts, crafts, dishes, clothes, and dried seafood.

Shinsegae Simon Paju Premium Outlets (신세계사이먼 파주 프리미엄아울렛)

2020-08-29

200, Pilseung-ro, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-1644-4001

Shinsegae Simon Paju Premium Outlets is a shopping tourism landmark in the northern Gyeonggi-do area, offering various brands, performances, and convenience facilities under one room. The outlet is in a great location, just 30 minutes from Seoul and near popular tourist attractions like Heyri Art Village, Imjingak Reosrt, and Paju English Village.

The outlet is designed in the style of a downtown shopping district from an American city in the 1920s and 30s, with a fountain plaza and clocktower. There are photo zones located all over the outlet, and the outlet hosts participation events like fashion shows and flea markets throughout the year. The largest draw to the outlet is the vast number of famous international brand shops. Visitors with children will enjoy amenities like the kids cafe, the nation's largest LEGO shop, a merry-go-round, mini train, and more.

Jukdo Market (죽도시장)

2026-02-09

13 Jukdosijang 13-gil, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Jukdo Market in Pohang began over 50 years ago as a cluster of street stalls in what was once a reed-filled wetland near the inner harbor. Officially established in 1969, it has grown into the largest traditional market on Korea’s east coast, with around 1,500 stores. Located about 500 meters east of Pohang’s central intersection, the market includes Jukdo Fish Market, where more than 200 hoe (sliced raw fish) restaurants are gathered inside the seafood auction area. Visitors can buy fresh seafood year-round at affordable prices and have it prepared on the spot for a small fee. Pohang specialties such as mulhoe, abalone porridge, and winter-time gwamegi are especially popular.

Sinpo International Market (신포국제시장)

2026-06-30

11-5 Uhyeon-ro 49beon-gil, Jemulpo-gu, Incheon

Located in Sinpo-dong, Incheon, Sinpo Market dates back to the late 19th century when vendors began selling fresh vegetables to the Japanese, Chinese, and Westerners who settled in the area. Sinpo Market was officially registered as a market in 1970 and now boasts over 140 stores.

An increasing number of tourists and international merchants have visited Incheon by ferries and cruise ships, turning the local market into an international shopping area over the past few decades. The information desk and office at the market even provide a variety of services (translation services, trade and shopping information, etc.) for tourists and merchants from home and abroad.

The most famous item of the market is dakgangjeong, a Korean dish of crispy fried chicken coated in a sweet and spicy sauce. Other popular dishes include yuni jjajang, egg tart, freshwater fish jeon, mandu, and jjolmyeon (chewy noodles).

Central City (센트럴시티)

2025-03-28

176, Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Connected to the Express Bus Terminal Station, Central City is a large lifestyle cultural complex. With in the City are a department store, movie theater, bus terminal, hotel, and shopping malls. Especially, Familie Station & Garden is home to beauty salons, restaurants and coffe shops that are famous and unique. One can also explore attractions such as the Express Bus Terminal Underground Shopping Mall and Banpo Wholesale Flower Market, enriching the experience of the area.

H&M - Myeongdong Branch No.1 (H&M - 명동1호점)

2015-12-18

14, Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3783-4881

H&M, established in Sweden in 1947, is a global fashion brand with more than 2,000 stores in over 35 countries throughout the world. There are currently three H&M stores in Korea.

The H&M Myeongdong branch no.1 occupies four floors, each with a unique interior, inside Noon Square (shopping mall). It sells a wide variety of clothes and other fashion items for women, men and children. It also introduces new designs and items by over 100 designers every day.

Too Cool for School - Myeongdong Branch (투쿨포스쿨 - 명동점)

2020-06-15

17-1, Myeongdong 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2231-2710

The unique cosmetic brand TooCoolforSchool was introduced in 2009 and is a division of TODACOSA, the first chain cosmetic store in Korea. The name TooCoolforSchool reflects originality, experimentation, artistic sensibilities and the fresh, rebellious sprit of those in their teens, twenties, and thirties. The 3-story building in Myeongdong offers a cozy place for a little rest, entertainment and shopping spree for the fashion-minded cosmeholics.

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