Gwangjang Market

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Gwangjang Market
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“Gwangjang Market (Korean: 광장시장), previously Dongdaemun Market (동대문시장), is a traditional street market in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. The market is one of the oldest and largest traditional markets in South Korea, with more than 5000 shops and 20,000 employees in an area of 42,000 m2…”
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Condé Nast TravelerAug 21

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For one New York mother and daughter duo, a last-minute add-on to a Japan trip turned into four days of palace visits, mung bean pancakes, and a priceless souvenir.

bustling market for bindae-tteok and hotteok

10 things in this story
  • Gwangjang MarketMarketbustling market for bindae-tteok and hotteok
  • Olive YoungPlaceKorea's dominant health and beauty chain with numerous locations
  • Namsan MountainSightspectacular cherry blossoms in spring
  • SeongsuTrain stationdescribed as Seoul's Brooklyn, with chic shops
  • Kensington ToursPlacetravel specialist that provided a local guide
  • Gyeongbokgung PalaceParkbeautiful building with historical weight and meaning
  • HiKR GroundAttractionK-Pop and Korean culture hub run by the government
  • KnottedCafépopular local chain with a location inside HiKR Ground
  • Starfield LibrarySightsoaring bookcase installation that stops visitors
  • The ShillaHotelfive-star hotel with a breakfast buffet of bewildering scale
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Old Seoul alleyways with vintage hanboks and food stalls

23 things in this story
  • MyeongdongTrain stationOlive Young flagship store, cosmetic innovation
  • Seongsu-dongNeighborhoodAmorepacific beauty lab, custom lipstick counters
  • AmorepacificGalleryBeauty lab in a former car repair shop
  • Gwangjang MarketMarketOld Seoul alleyways with vintage hanboks and food stalls
  • Olive YoungPlaceFlagship store serves as cosmetic innovation dashboard
  • CheongdamTrain stationPairs 10 Corso Como with Sulwhasoo flagship
  • 10 Corso ComoCafé10 Corso Como Concept Store416, Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, 06015 Seoul, South Korea…
  • SulwhasooPlaceFlagship store offers TUS Moon Jade Hand Service
  • GarosugilNeighborhoodTree-lined streets with Tamburins' sculptural perfume balms
  • TamburinsPlaceSells sculptural perfume balms
  • BukchonAttractionAlleys hide appointment-only buncheong ceramics
  • YiyehaPlaceSells appointment-only buncheong ceramics
  • GranhandPlaceOffers personalized perfume engraving
  • Elsewhere
  • ChinatownNeighborhoodSingaporeVictor Lim's Peranakan Tiles Gallery
  • Little IndiaNeighborhoodSingaporeMustafa Centre runs 24 hours
  • Kampong GelamNeighborhoodSingaporeRatianah Tahir cuts and embroiders kebayas
  • Orchard RoadNeighborhoodSingaporeMain shopping artery, features ION Orchard and Ngee Ann City
  • ION OrchardPlaceSingaporeCurved glass mall on Orchard Road
  • Ngee Ann CityPlaceSingaporeHome to Takashimaya department store
  • TakashimayaPlaceSingaporeDepartment store in Ngee Ann City
  • Victor Lim's Peranakan Tiles GalleryPlaceSingaporeRescues century-old Belgian tiles
  • Bussorah StreetNeighborhoodSingaporeRatianah Tahir's atelier
  • Newton Food CentreMarketSingaporeFamous from Crazy Rich Asians, serves satay
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