Markets, fashion streets and Korean brands.
Shopping
Which Dongdaemun buildings sell to visitors and which trade with shop owners overnight, when each one opens and closes, where to claim the tax back, and how to plan an evening around it.
Shopping
Where the stand-alone stores are, when they open, which ones are listed for tax refunds, how Musinsa's foreign-shopper points work, and how to pay. Checked against the brands' store pages, VisitKorea and Visit Seoul.
Shopping
Where Matin Kim, Marithé, Ader Error, Emis and six more Korean labels have their own Seoul stores, by neighborhood, with subway exits, hours and tax refund status.
Shopping
Goto Mall, Gangnam Station, the Myeongdong and Euljiro tunnels, Dongdaemun and Yeongdeungpo: where the 25 underground shopping centers run by Seoul Facilities Corporation connect, when they open, which days they shut, and what they sell.
Shopping
Namdaemun is a collection of trading buildings, not a single shop with one closing time. Pick your category and arrive while its merchants are working.
Shopping
How Seoul's city duty-free shops work for visitors: the passport and ticket rule, the airport pick-up counters and their hours, why there is no purchase cap, where tax refunds fit, and what the liquids rule does to your haul. Checked against Korean customs law and Incheon Airport.