Shopping in Seoul

This area has a wonderful array of shops offering unique clothes, shoes, accessories, and gorgeous arty things to adorn your walls and shelves. The best approach - take a walk and drop into whatever takes your fancy. Here we have just highlighted a few of the most useful shops to know about. Take this map with you.

Hank's Bookshop
A wide variety of books about Korea, Korean DVDs with various subtitles, and CDs ranging from traditional to modern Korean music. An excellent place to start your tour of Korea.
Open - 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m, Mon-Sat
(closed national holidays and Sundays)
English - staff and information
Parking - no
Tel - 82-2-734-9565
Email - hank@seoulselection.com
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The Beautiful Store
Set up by the Beautiful Foundation to help create a culture of sharing and recycling in Korea. Donate unwanted items for cleaning and repair (if required) for onsale to those who need them. Or pick up something for yourself at very low prices. A great place for the best value 'Fair trade' coffee in town.
Open - 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m, Mon-Sat
(closed national holidays and Sundays)
English - some
Parking - only if you're dropping off something quickly
Tel - 82-2-736-0660
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