Myeongdong, Seoul – 10 Must Go Restaurants & Cafes In This Shopping, Food And Beauty District
Feature - Food Guide, Overseas - Seoul
May 19, 2018
Myeong-dong 명동 is one of Seoul’s busiest street, filled with shopping malls, beauty and fashion shops, and restaurants. Not forgetting the rows and rows of Korean street food – which is hard to resist when you walk through. It can get too touristy at times, but there is also because you can get really cheap facial masks and beauty products (luggage filled with paper masks, anyone?). Here are some of the 10 Must-Go restaurants and cafes in Myeongdong. The good thing is, many open till late and you can still find food in the wee hours......
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