How I'd walk Gwanghwamun · City Hall

광화문·서울시청 · 8 stops

a good-weather afternoon

This is downtown's romantic little quarter. Lunch at the kalguksu house first, then walk the Deoksugung stone-wall path from the Seoul Museum of Art through Jeong-dong to the palace, browsing as you go. Save it for an afternoon with good weather; Monday shuts the palace and both museums, and the Jeong-dong craft floors rest on Sundays. When the walking's done, sit down for tea or bingsu in a modern take on the old dabang.

One person's route, in the order I'd walk it. No photos, no rankings.

Open this walk in the app
the route

1. Jojo Kalguksu

조조칼국수 시청점 · near City Hall Stn, Seosomun

My favorite kalguksu in the city — the clam bowl, and the seafood pajeon to share. After 2, no wait.

~3 min · up Deoksugung-gil

2. Seoul Museum of Art

서울시립미술관 · on Deoksugung-gil, off Jeong-dong-gil

Contemporary shows behind the old Supreme Court facade — the collection's free.

~4 min · over to Jeong-dong-gil's red-brick Sina hall

3. Soil Baker

소일베이커 정동길 · on Jeong-dong-gil, in Sina Memorial Hall

Second floor of the Sina hall: tableware you'd actually set a table with.

one floor up

4. Gajungsic Fabric

가정식패브릭 · on Jeong-dong-gil, in Sina Memorial Hall

5. La Palma

라파르마 · on Jeong-dong-gil, in Sina Memorial Hall

6. Deoksugung Palace

덕수궁 · at Daehanmun, by City Hall

7. MMCA Deoksugung

국립현대미술관 덕수궁 · inside Deoksugung (Seokjojeon)

8. Arcade Tove

아케이드토오베 · in Mugyo-dong, B1 of the Korea Press Center

The rest of the route is in the app: why each stop, in what order, and how long between them, along with what to order at every one.

Euljiro starts a few minutes east of where you're standing — and its evening begins about when this one ends.

Walk it