Namsan and Seolleongtang

On March 16, 2025 by admin With 0 Comments - Korea 2025, Travel

A day spent travelling up to Namsan Tower by cable car and then having dinner at Seoul’s oldest restaurant, Imun Seolleongtang.

First stop: coffee along the old city wall near our home base. There is a strip of cute tiny coffee shops perched on the hill. You can get a good view of Seoul from here. It seems like a very popular spot for couples at sunset.

Cute takeaway coffees from Horse House coffee near Naksan Park
A woman sips her coffee at Cafe Horse House with Seoul old city wall in the background
Along the old city wall, Naksan park became one of our favourite places for a quiet walk. We spent the morning here cat spotting and drinking coffee at Cafe Horse House.
A wide view of Seoul from Namsan
Later, a trip up Namsan by cablecar let us have a bird’s eye view of Seoul. I tried a panorama picture with my camera. You can see how the city sprawls into the horizon around the mountains.
View of Seoul to the north east from Namsan
This is to the North-east. Over those mountains is North Korea.
east-north-east view of Seoul from Namsan
A little further east looking straight at the part of the city we were living in.
South-west view of Seoul from Namsan
Towards the South-west. You can see the Han river reflecting the afternoon sun.
Namsan Tower with traditional Korean roof detail and blue sky

Namsan Tower at the top of Namsan Park. We didn’t go up inside. The view from the top of the mountain was good enough. If you want to visit click here

seollongtang at Imun Seollongtang in Jongno

I have been to Korea many times and I always have the same last meal: Seolleongtang at Imun Seolleongtang. It is a favourite to strengthen body and spirit for the long road home. Read all about it

In his excellent book “Eating Korea”, Graham Holliday made a joke about Seolleongtang being the perfect meal to say “so long” 👋 to Seoul. I couldn’t agree more. I have read this book at least three times and would recommend it to anyone visiting Korea. Buy local ok?

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