the ULTIMATE seoul itinerary for you 🇰🇷🛍️🍧

sharing my seoul itinerary from last summer (took way too long to post 😔)! i think it’s a good mix of touristy places and local spots, especially if you’re visiting seoul for the first time ✨

i stayed at TRAVELODGE MYEONGDONG CITY HALL, which i recommend bc it’s affordable, clean, and conveniently located at a walking distance from myeongdong and namdaemun market (nearest subway is city hall station!).

🍵 DAY 1:

— took the airport limousine to my accoms (highly recommend if there’s a stop near your destination)

— ate at myeongdong kyoja

— spent rest of the day exploring myeongdong shopping street + eating street food

🍵 DAY 2:

— gwangjang market (i’ll go back there just for the twisted donut, it’s SO good)

— gyeongbokgung palace

— national palace museum of korea (located right next to the palace)

— had naengmyeon at bukchon handmade dumplings

— bukchon hanok village (visited granhand and cafe knotted)

— namsan tower

🍵 DAY 3 (booked a klook tour):

— petite france and italian village (first stop of the klook tour)

— ate dakgalbi for lunch before boarding the nami island ferry

— nami island (part of the tour as well)

— hongdae (shopping and photobooth heaven fr)

— dinner at tokkijung (hongdae branch)

🍵 DAY 4:

— kalguksu alley at namdaemun market

— lotte outlets at seoul station

— explored apgujeong/gangnam area (tamburins, granhand, gentle monster etc)

— eggdrop (gangnam branch) for lunch

— coex mall (super big mall with shops like spao, butter and ofc the iconic starfield library HAHA)

— chilled by the river at hangang park + ate convenience store ramyeon

— walked around myeongdong (literally did this almost every night bc it’s on the way back to my hotel)

🍵 DAY 5:

— tried the famous pork bun/mandu at namdaemun market

— dongdaemun design plaza

— had jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk at hong kong banjum 0410 plus (dongdaemun branch) (p.s. this is paik’s noodles in sg!)

— hyundai city outlets (imo this is better than lotte outlets)

— visited the kwangya store at sm building!!

— explored seongsu (pop up stores, object, cafes. but also very crowded when i went on a weekend)

— gukbap for dinner at boseung hall (hongdae branch)

— shopping at hongdae: stopped by object, granhand, m playground (i LOVE hongdae)

🍵 DAY 6:

— had chungmu gimbap at myeongdong (not my thing…)

— lotte department store

— metcha (if you love matcha, check out this cafe)

— lunch at the same jajangmyeon place 🫢 but this time at myeongdong

— special mention to the 5000KRW bingsu store outside one of the olive young at myeongdong (it’s so delicious and cheap)

— back at hongdae for the third time (this time i went to a bb pistol shooting range, artbox, and many cute stores)

— 12 storey daiso at myeongdong

— street food at myeongdong for the last time during this trip

🍵 DAY 7:

— flew back to sg 😭😭

and that’s it~ my original caption was way too long so i had to cut it short :”( but i hope this gave you some inspo!

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