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Miseongok

미성옥

Nearest station: Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station (을지로입구역) Exit 6 · ≈383 m≈ approximate, from map data (Kakao Map, Naver Map or map coordinates)

A seolleongtang (ox-bone soup) shop in central Myeongdong, in business since 1966. It opens at 06:00 every day, so you can get a hot meal there before 09:00 (Kakao Map, DiningCode and September 2026 blog posts all say so). Seolleongtang is ₩13,000, or ₩15,000 for the large (teuk) bowl; boiled beef (suyuk) is ₩35,000 small or ₩45,000 large. It does not take bookings, and it fills up with office workers at lunchtime.

Last checked: 2026-10-03·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site

Payment

Foreign cards: YesApple Pay: Unverified

Konest (a Japanese travel guide) lists JCB, Visa, Mastercard and Amex cards and notes that you pay first (page updated April 2025). The Korea Tourism Organization's Japanese site also says credit cards are accepted.

Hours

Daily 06:00–21:00 (Kakao Map, DiningCode and September 2026 blogs agree)

Reservation

Walk-in onlyNo Korean phone needed

Kakao Map shows no booking option. A blog post from 29 September 2026 says there was no wait on a weekend, though the room was full. A Kakao review from 1 September 2026 mentions many foreign tourists.

Address

서울특별시 중구 명동길 25-11 1층

1F, 25-11 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Tips

  • No source checked lists a regular closing day or holiday closures. That means the information is missing, not that it never closes, so check a map app on the day before going, especially over Seollal or Chuseok.

Myeongdong · Places

MONEY PLANET Seoul (Myeongdong)

머니플래닛 서울(명동)

The directly run Myeongdong store of the MONEY PLANET exchange company, at 103 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu (official address). The official store list gives Monday to Saturday 09:00–20:30 and Sunday 09:00–18:30. Two Japanese travel guides put it two to three minutes on foot from Myeongdong Station Exit 5. The same company also runs unmanned exchange kiosks around Myeongdong, which are separate from this staffed store.

No Korean phone needed

MoneyBox Myeongdong Main Branch

머니박스 명동본점

The Myeongdong main branch of the MoneyBox exchange chain, at 52-1 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu. The chain's official branch list gives its hours as 09:00–21:00 every day. The chain has several other branches around Myeongdong, including Myeongdong Branch 2 (15 Myeongdong 9-gil) and a Namdaemun branch, so check which one you are heading to. MoneyBox also runs online booking, where you lock in a rate on the web and collect the cash at a branch.

No Korean phone needed

Mugyodong Bugeogukjip

무교동북어국집

A one-dish shop serving bugeoguk (dried pollack soup) since 1968. It opens at 07:00 every day, closing at 20:00 on weekdays and 15:00 on weekends and public holidays (per Kakao Map, an owner-registered listing, and DiningCode). The soup is ₩11,000, and refills of the broth and its ingredients are free; a fried egg can be added. It is in Da-dong near Euljiro 1-ga and City Hall, at the edge of Myeongdong rather than in its center.

No Korean phone neededWalk-in only

Myeongdong Cathedral

명동성당

Korea's first Roman Catholic parish church and the first Gothic building built in the country — begun in 1892, completed in 1898, and designated Historic Site No. 285. Admission is free. The basement crypt holds the remains of nine saints and martyrs.

No Korean phone needed
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