Ikseon-dong

Okay, now-

And Ikseon-dong.

All right, that's not my cup of tea.

What? It's still pretty.

... what else can you find there?

So walk a few minutes and the atmosphere completely changes.

So you have Ikseon-dong, which century old hanoks turned into cafes, restaurants, and shops.

Then nearby there's Seosullagil, right beside the stone wall of Jongmyo Shrine.

D- don't think about getting public transportation, and keep in mind, I think taxis are not allowed there after a certain hour, so you're gonna have to do walking if you wanna go out for nightlife.

The closest one place would be Insadong, Ikseondong, and Gwanghwamun.

Those are all very fun areas, but, and, d- like I said the previous episode, Jongno 3-ga, which includes Ikseondong.

Those, those are very fun areas, but just be prepared, you're gonna have to walk there.

Now, the food there tends to be, it leans towards cafes and restaurants that are built more for atmosphere than quality and than tradition, so if you don't mind eating spaghetti in a hanok, there we go.

There are some places on the outskirts of Insadong that are really good, but I would say inside the main strip itself in Insadong, the food is mediocre.

Now, the edges are a little more interesting.

Like I said, we have Jongno 3-ga is right there, which includes Ikseondong.

Okay.

Ikseon- Ikseondong, man.

Ikseondong.

Ikseondong.

Ikseondong.

Uh, okay.

Hmm.

Anyway, it was solidified 2018.

Then-Mayor Park Won-Soon designated Ikseon-dong as an official Hanok preservation area, so we don't have to worry about them getting bulldozed and turning into high-rises.

But a lot of these cafes and restaurants were closing around 10 p.m., 9 p.m., and so young people were trying to find more stuff to do, and that's where this Pojang Macha Street, the Soju Tents.

The Soju Tents have always existed, but the Soju Tents used to be everywhere.

But hey, we got another spaghetti place there.

But yeah, it is extremely touristy.

Now, Ikseon-dong is the home of salt bread.

I don't know if that's where it originated.