明洞餃子 Myeongdong Gyoja

The Seoul office is just next to the Millenium Seoul Hilton hotel. So, we usually stay in this hotel. Given that Seoul Hilton is so close to Myeongdong 明洞, I visited Myeongdong every time. It is an exciting place for ladies, as you can quickly know the Seoul fashion trend by looking at the shops and the people. Also, they have some hawkers selling cheaper stuff e.g. accessories.

You can easily find the following stuff: necklace, hair clips, watches, belts, bags, shoes, sunglasses, socks, pantyhose, etc. In the Migliore department store, you can get all kinds of business shirts, skirts and coats. They like to wear dark blue, beige and white clothes a lot. Knitted wear is so common for summer time.

Other than Migliore, people can get variety of goods from 明洞衣類. Also, the Amore Star shop is where you can buy Laneige cosmetic products. The underground shopping mall in the Myeongdong station also sells cheaper stuff. I highly recommend a stall selling corn-taste small buns.



For food, there are not many choices. I heard that 明洞餃子 is very famous. I think it is true, as there are long queues for all the 3 shops inside Myeongdong. Since I was on my own, I could get a table easily. In my first visit, I thought dumpling (mandu) should be the most famous food so I ordered that. However, it was not that good. After some observation, I found that most people were eating noodle instead of dumpling. So, in my second visit, I ordered the noodle that was shown on wall. However, again, my decision was wrong. The one I ordered was cold noodle while others were enjoying the hot dumpling soup noodle (kalguksu). Too bad! I must go there again to try the hot noodle!



People can just order one noodle but can ask for unlimited kimchi and rice! People first ate the noodle and kimchi. After they finished the noodle, they just added the rice into the soup and mix them. Wow, they are not wasting anything.

This shop has one very good design. As I need to share a table with a stranger, they have installed a partition between me and the other customer. So, I can get privacy but at the same time can see other customers in the restaurant.