Tteok Museum (떡박물관)
Tteok Museum (떡박물관)
- Homepage www.tkmuseum.or.kr - Tel +82-2-741-5447
The Tteok Museum displays over 2,000 Korean kitchen utensils and tteok (rice cake) related items, arranged by various themes. The displayed utensils are handmade household necessities that are ingenuous, yet reveal the lifestyle of the working class. The elderly may relive fond childhood memories and the younger generation can experience the wisdom of ancestors through the rare kitchen utensils.
- Address : 71, Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
※ Presentation Information - Information and Guides • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-741-5447
- Day Off Sundays, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
- Usage Fee Adults 3,000 won / Children 2,000 won
- Operating Hours 10:00-18:00
- Programs Available for Foreigners Foreigners Experience Program (Making tteok / kimchi / traditional food)
- Operating days: Monday-Saturday
- Minimum no. of participants: 10 people
* Separate fees applicable for each program. Please refer to official website for more information.
* Inquiries: +82-2-741-5447
- Program Information Regular Individual Tteok Experience
Group Experience
* Separate fees apply for each program. Please refer to official website for more information.
* Inquiries: +82-2-741-5447
- Info. Services for Koreans Inquiries: +82-2-741-5447
- Reservations Advanced reservations required for group visitors
◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox
⊙ SAEWHA HOSTEL(세화호스텔)
- Homepage https://m.place.naver.com/accommodation/888487000/home?entry=ple&businessCategory=guesthouse
- Tel +82-10-3780-5988
Located in Jongno, in the heart of Seoul, Saehwa Hostel offers a variety of guest rooms, including ondol rooms and bedrooms, for up to 3 people. There’s a bathtub in each room. Shared PCs, massage chairs, microwave ovens, washing machines and dryers are all available free of charge. A simple free breakfast is provided, plus a free international phone service and a foreign language guidance service. Seoul Station is 15 minutes away by subway, and the airport limousine bus stops at Jongno 3-ga station. Changdeokgung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, and downtown shopping streets are all reachable on foot.
⊙ Hostel Tommy (호스텔 토미)
- Homepage www.hosteltommy.com - Tel +82-2-744-6844
Hostel Tommy is located in the Jongno district, right in the middle of Seoul. The location is within walking distance from some of the major tourist attractions such as Changdeokgung Palace, Samcheong-dong, Insa-dong, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Myeong-dong, and Dongdaemun Shopping Center. Jongno 3-ga Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 3 & 5) and the Airport Bus Stop are also easily accessible from the hostel, making travel by public transportation convenient. The hostel provides free international calls and wireless internet access to guests. Friendly and helpful staff that speak English, French, or Japanese are always available to make sure guests have a comfortable stay. All rooms have a bathroom, mini-fridge, TV, towels, and a hair dryer. Toast, eggs, coffee, juice and jam are served for breakfast every morning.
⊙ Teafference Seoul (티퍼런스서울)
- Homepage www.teafference.comTeafference Seoul is where visitors can taste purple tea made from purple tea leaves that grow naturally on the 1,800-meter plateau in Kenya. As a café and a cultural complex, it comprises a gallery tea café on the first floor where one can enjoy purple tea and art exhibitions, a beauty shop on the second floor, and a rooftop on the third floor. Exhibitions of paintings and photographs are always held using the walls and staircase landings of the spacious interior, making it a great place to relax while enjoying a cup of tea. In addition, this place has an appealing vibe, making it especially popular on social media. Not only is purple tea pretty in color, but it also has less caffeine than green tea or black tea, thus serves as a suitable option for the health-conscious. A variety of menu items are available, including Teafference Signature Purple Tea, Teafference Purple Milk Tea, and Teafference Purple Tea Einspanner. Another recommended menu item is Purple Tea-Makase, a course menu which serves several types of purple tea and desserts.
⊙ Oncheonjip Ikseon (온천집 익선)
- Homepage www.glowseoul.co.krA restaurant with a pond and garden in the courtyard for the feel of old hanok style architecture, visitors can enjoy a meal with a view of the pond anywhere in the restaurant. The white gravel floor looks like a snow covered ground, and the brazier that burns wood daily gives off the mood of real hot springs motel.
⊙ Jalppajin Memil Ikseon Branch (잘빠진메밀 익선)
- Homepage https://www.instagram.com/jalppajin_ikseon
- Tel +82-70-4531-1214
Jalppajin Memil is a specialty restaurant that directly kneads 100% buckwheat dough to make buckwheat noodles. They offer both bibim makguksu (spicy buckwheat noodles) and mul makguksu (buckwheat noodles). Additionally, they serve memil jeonbyeong (buckwheat crepe), memil mandu (buckwheat mandu), and tender suyuk (boiled pork slices). They have a selection of 10 different kinds of makgeolli (unrefined rice wine) including chestnut, citrus, corn, and mulberry, allowing customers to choose according to their preference. Their famous makgeolli sampler set, which allows customers to taste five different types of makgeolli in small quantities, is popular.
⊙ Salon Sulla (살롱순라)
- Tel +82-2-6409-0027
It is a restaurant, decorated in a hanok style, that sells Western dishes. This Western dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is pollack roe pasta.
⊙ Cheong Su Dang Bakery (청수당 베이커리)
- Tel +82-507-1318-8215
Cheong Su Dang Bakery is a large hanok bakery cafe that combined six hanok houses into one with a garden. Visitors can relax in a forest-like setting within the city. Various desserts are available including a special present package. Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere as time moves slower with the calmness.
⊙ Let's Jongno Festival (종로축제 렛츠종로)
- Homepage jongnohanbok.kr - Tel +82-10-4746-1773 / +82-70-4600-5719
Let's Jongno Festival is comprised of nine smaller festivals themed on traditional culture taking place throughout the Jongno district in October. Both local residents and visitors from near and far are invited to participate in the many activities. The festival kicks off with Jongno Culture Night during the first week of the month, followed by Gugak-ro Road Festa, Donghwamun-ro Road Culture Festival, and K-Jewelry Festival the second week; Jongno Hanbok Festival, Bukchon Craft Studio Festival, and Traditional Food Festival the third week.
This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 21 years and opened as the first type of public Nuri. You can download it for free from the Korea Tourism Organization, https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng.kto
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