Our trip planning is a work in progress. We’d love your recommendations on towns, excursions, restaurants, lodging, or anything you think would be helpful during our stay in South Korea.
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If you’re visiting South Korea, one restaurant I’d definitely recommend is Sanchon. It’s a vegetarian restaurant run by a Buddhist monk in the Insadong section of Seoul. The food is a bit expensive (by Korean standards), but I remember the lunch time meal I had was so delicious. I loved everything I ate there. Depending on when you go there, there might be some kind of entertainment. Here’s the website: http://www.sanchon.com/english/. Â
thanks for that great tip Rashaad. we will definitely go there for a bite to try it out. SO looking forward to south korea!
If you’re looking to do something athletic, you might want to consider hiking at Bukhansan National Park. It’s next to a subway station (in Seoul), and I hiked Dobongsan (a mountain) there.Â
if we are arriving via ferry from china, then heading onto Japan via ferry, do you think we will make it north to Seoul Rashaad?
I’m sorry I didn’t respond sooner, as I just noticed your message today. So if I understand you correctly, you want to take a ferry to Korea? There is a ferry you can take from Shimonoseki (a Japanese city) to Busan, South Korea. And from Busan, you can take a train (or bus) to Seoul. Shimonoseki is in western Japan.
I actually just returned the Japan Lonely Planet guide I was borrowing from the library today, so I don’t have more information on the ferry. But I think it runs several times a day.
Busan is South Korea’s second largest city. I’m really familiar with it, but I know you can go to the beach there.
thanks so much for those tips. do you know if you can get to Korea via ferry from mainland China?
Actually, I meant to say I’m NOT familiar with Busan, as I’ve never been there. I’ve only been to Seoul, but I greatly enjoyed my time there.
As for a China-South Korea ferry, look at this website: .
Hopefully, that website is helpful (It’s the official Korean tourist website).
I spent a few days in Seoul this past April. We stayed in Myeongdong. Tons of Korean beauty shopping in this area, and lots of crazy street food at night. It was very convenient for taking the subway. We went to the raccoon cafe, Hello Kitty cafe, a dessert cafe called Cafe Coin in Myeongdong, and the poop themed cafe (yup, that’s a thing). There are SO many cafes! This was my favorite food tour: It was so much food and so delicious! You guys would get some incredible photos at Jogyesa Temple- the colorful lanterns are beautiful. Gyeongbokgung palace is also a must.