Korea House한국의집

At a glance

Korea House was founded in 1957 as a state guesthouse where Korean and foreign VIPs could experience Korean traditions. Today it is run by the Korea Heritage Agency as a cultural venue: its fine-dining restaurant serves set courses based on Joseon royal and aristocratic cuisine, Gohojae offers traditional tea with rice cakes and sweets on individual trays, and its traditional dance troupe, founded in 1981, performs here. The hanok has been a popular shoot location, including for BTS's 2018 Billboard magazine cover.

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Korea House · 2 tours & tickets

1. KlookKorea House royal cuisine and showA Joseon court-style dinner followed by a traditional performance of about an hour.Book
2. GetYourGuideTraditional dessert tasting & show at Korea HouseA traditional Korean dessert experience run by Korea House: hangwa and rice cakes with traditional teas at its KOHOJAE space in a hanok setting, with a show.Book

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Tips

• 01
  Korea House is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so plan a dinner-and-show evening for Tuesday to Saturday.
• 02
  Namsangol Hanok Village is a short walk away, so you can see the old houses there before dinner.

Nearby

Namsangol Hanok VillageFive Joseon-era hanok moved here from around Seoul, set in a traditional garden at the foot of Namsan, with hands-on culture programs.Myeongdong Shooting RangeAn indoor live-fire range in Myeongdong where visitors aged 14 and over can shoot real handguns under staff supervision.MyeongdongK-beauty flagships, evening street-food stalls and a landmark Gothic cathedral, all packed into a few walkable blocks below Namsan.Myeongdong NANTA TheatreThe Myeongdong home of NANTA, the wordless comedy show drummed out on kitchen tools, close to Myeongdong Station.