Itaewon
이태원 · Shopping · Seoul
Seoul Central Mosque area has the best halal food concentration in Korea.
K-drama filming location
- Itaewon Class (이태원 클라쓰, 2020, JTBC) — starring Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi. An ex-convict opens a small pub in Itaewon to take on the food giant that ruined his family. Filmed here: Danbam pub street and Noksapyeong overpass.
The place that appeared most frequently in “Itaewon Class” was “DANBAM,” a food stall run by Park Saeroyi (played by Park Seo-joon).
Source: VISITKOREA
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- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- Open at any hour
- Closed
- Open daily
- Quietest day
- Wednesday — about 9% fewer foreign visitors than an average dayBusiest: Saturday. Based on Korea Tourism Data Lab foreign-visitor counts for Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
- Payment
- Cards accepted
- English
- Signs and staff in English
- Nearest subway
- Itaewon Station (이태원역) · Line 6About 1 minutes on foot
- Parking
- Not availableKorea Tourism Organization
- Fee checked
- 2026-09
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When to go
There is no weekly closing day here — you can come any day of the week.
Counting foreign visitors to Yongsan-gu, Seoul over twelve weeks, Wednesday is the quietest day you can actually go and Saturday the busiest — a difference of about 21%. These are district-wide figures rather than a headcount at the gate, so treat them as a tendency.
This is an open area rather than a ticketed site, so there are no opening hours to work around. Early morning and late evening are the quietest.
What it costs, and what to bring
Entry is free. Nothing needs to be booked or queued for in advance.
Cards are accepted. Foreign Visa and Mastercard work almost everywhere in Korea, and contactless is normal.
Getting there
The nearest subway stop is Itaewon (이태원역) on Line 6, about 1 minutes on foot. Seoul's subway signs and announcements are in English, and a T-money card bought at any convenience store works on every line and bus.
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Near here
- Leeum Museum of Art600 m
- War Memorial of Korea1.6 km
- National Museum of Korea1.7 km
- N Seoul Tower (Namsan)1.9 km
- Banpo Hangang Park3.0 km