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Your first 48 hours

5 spots · picked by our Korean team

You've landed, you're hungry, and your body clock hasn't caught up yet. This is the route we'd hand a friend for their first two days in Seoul: an egg tart in Myeongdong you eat while you walk, a hanbok morning at Gyeongbokgung where wearing one gets you into the palace free, a quiet tea house up stone stairs in Samcheong-dong, a walk-ins-first bowl of ramen in Sinsa, and a crab dinner back in Myeongdong where the staff handle all the shelling. Nothing complicated. Just go in this order.

Myeongdong · Dessert & Bakeries

Meitawang Egg Tart

5.0

Takeaway onlyBaked fresh daily

Takeaway egg tarts, boxed fast so you can eat while you walk Myeongdong: soft custard, flaky crust, antibiotic-free eggs.

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Takeaway only, boxed fast for eating while you walk.

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Gyeongbokgung · Culture & Experiences

Seohwa Hanbok

1 min from the palaceFree luggage storage

Flat pricing from 24,000 KRW, accessories included, sizes XS to 4XL plus kids; they store your luggage, and wearing the hanbok gets you into the palace free. One minute from exit 4.

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Wearing hanbok = free palace entry.
They store your luggage while you tour.

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Samcheong-dong · Coffee & Tea

Dadam Tea House

Table-side Chinese teaEnglish-speaking staff

The palace-day decompression stop: a second-floor tea house up stone stairs at 76 Samcheong-ro, open daily noon to 9 PM. Staff speak fluent English and pour regional Chinese tea at your table, with milk tea and hand-brew filter coffee if tea isn't your thing.

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Open daily 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM; look for the stone stairs up to the 2nd floor at 76 Samcheong-ro.
Staff speak fluent English, and seating ranges from low floor tables and bean bags to window armchairs.

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Sinsa · Ramen & Noodles

Menshoku

Walk-ins firstChef of Monologue

The ramen atelier from the chef of Monologue. Walk-ins come first, so just show up (daily, 11:00-20:30). Get the Signature Tsukemen (thick chewy noodles, dense dipping broth) or the Black Garlic Ramen.

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Walk-ins take priority. No reservation needed.
Open daily 11:00–20:30; last orders before close.

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Myeongdong · Korean BBQ & Table

Show Me The Crab Myeongdong

Korean page

4.9

Naver 4.9Sets from ₩54,000

First-night dinner, solved: on the 4th floor at 46 Myeongdong 4-gil, staff prepare the crab and lobster at your table, so nobody wrestles a shell after a long flight. Sets start at 54,000 KRW; pick spicy Cajun, garlic butter, or honey butter, and book ahead on Naver for weekend evenings.

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