Seoul Shopping Places by District
The city's official travel guide lists 327 Seoul shopping places, and 156 of them (47.7%) are in Jung-gu, Jongno-gu and Gangnam-gu.
Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data breaks down the shopping list published by the Seoul Tourism Organization by the city's 25 districts and by subway station. The station named most often as the nearest one is 성수역, with 28 places.
- Shopping places in Seoul
- 327Korean rows
- Top district: Jung-gu
- 5717.4% of Seoul
- Station named most often
- 성수역28 places
- Within 500 m of a station
- 74.1%of the 297 with a distance
Contents
- How many Seoul shopping places are on the list?
- Which districts have the most Seoul shopping places?
- Which subway stations have the most Seoul shopping places nearby?
- How far are Seoul shopping places from the subway?
- How complete is the information on Seoul shopping places?
- In which languages are Seoul shopping places listed?
- What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on Seoul shopping places?
- Where do the figures on Seoul shopping places come from, and how were they calculated?
- Frequently asked questions about Seoul shopping places
- Related pages
- Sources
How many Seoul shopping places are on the list?
327 on the list downloaded 9 Oct 2026. The file has 1,288 rows in five languages, with the same place listed once per language, so this is the number of Korean rows.
The list covers shops, markets, department stores and select shops featured on the city's official travel guide. Each entry gives a name, address, phone number, website, opening hours and transport directions, and a Seoul district can be read from the address of all 327.
Which districts have the most Seoul shopping places?
Jung-gu has the most with 57, followed by Jongno-gu with 54 and Gangnam-gu with 45. The top six districts (Jung-gu, Jongno-gu, Gangnam-gu, Yongsan-gu, Mapo-gu and Seongdong-gu) add up to 259, or 79.2% of Seoul.
| Rank | District | Shopping places | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jung-gu | 57 | 17.4% |
| 2 | Jongno-gu | 54 | 16.5% |
| 3 | Gangnam-gu | 45 | 13.8% |
| 4 | Yongsan-gu | 36 | 11.0% |
| 5 | Mapo-gu | 34 | 10.4% |
| 6 | Seongdong-gu | 33 | 10.1% |
| 7 | Seodaemun-gu | 10 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Dongdaemun-gu | 9 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Yeongdeungpo-gu | 9 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Seocho-gu | 9 | 2.8% |
| - | The other 15 districts | 31 | 9.5% |
| - | Seoul total | 327 | 100.0% |
The ten districts total 296, and the other 15 have 31 between them. Jungnang-gu has no entry on the list. 6 districts have a single entry.
Which subway stations have the most Seoul shopping places nearby?
성수역 comes first with 28, then 홍대입구역 with 20 and 압구정로데오역 with 18. These are counts of how often a station is written as the nearest one in the transport column.
| Rank | Station | Lines | Shopping places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 성수역 | Line 2 | 28 |
| 2 | 홍대입구역 | Line 2, Airport Railroad, Gyeongui-Jungang Line | 20 |
| 3 | 압구정로데오역 | Suin-Bundang Line | 18 |
| 4 | 회현역 | Line 4 | 16 |
| 5 | 안국역 | Line 3 | 13 |
| 6 | 명동역 | Line 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 신사역 | Line 3, Shinbundang Line | 12 |
| 8 | 경복궁역 | Line 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 한강진역 | Line 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 종로3가역 | Line 1, Line 3, Line 5 | 8 |
306 shopping places (93.6%) name a subway station. A table that adds attractions and restaurants for each station is in Seoul Attractions by Subway Station.
How far are Seoul shopping places from the subway?
The median for the 297 entries with a distance is 312 m. 220 of them (74.1%) are within 500 m of a station exit, and 6 are more than 1 km away.
| Distance | Shopping places | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 300 m or less | 142 | 47.8% |
| Over 300 m, up to 500 m | 78 | 26.3% |
| Over 500 m, up to 1 km | 71 | 23.9% |
| Over 1 km | 6 | 2.0% |
Distances are the values written in the transport column of the source. They are given from the exit to the place, and the source does not say whether they are walking distances or straight lines.
How complete is the information on Seoul shopping places?
Opening hours are filled in for 302 entries (92.4%) and a website for 245 (74.9%). Every entry has an address.
| Column | Filled | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Address (district identified) | 327 | 100.0% |
| Opening hours | 302 | 92.4% |
| Subway station | 306 | 93.6% |
| Distance from the station | 297 | 90.8% |
| Website | 245 | 74.9% |
The website column sometimes holds a social media account instead of a shop's own site. Opening hours are written differently from shop to shop, so Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data only counted whether the column is filled.
In which languages are Seoul shopping places listed?
Five: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Korean has the most rows with 327, while Traditional Chinese has 35, which is 10.7% of the Korean count.
| Language | Rows | Against Korean |
|---|---|---|
| Korean | 327 | 100.0% |
| English | 307 | 93.9% |
| Japanese | 312 | 95.4% |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 307 | 93.9% |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 35 | 10.7% |
English (307 rows), Japanese (312) and Simplified Chinese (307) are close to the Korean count. Each language uses its own ID for the same place, so the file alone cannot show which places are missing in which language.
What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on Seoul shopping places?
This is the list of places featured on Visit Seoul, the city's official travel guide. It is not a census of every shopping place in Seoul. A district's count is the number of places the guide lists there, not the number that exist. The dataset is updated monthly, so the figures are those of the download date.
A station's count is not the number of shops around it. It is the number of listed places that name it as their nearest station. The 21 entries with no station name are not in the station table.
Where do the figures on Seoul shopping places come from, and how were they calculated?
The figures are Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data's own counts from "Seoul shopping places for visitors", a dataset the Seoul Tourism Organization publishes on the Seoul Open Data Plaza, downloaded on 9 Oct 2026. The file has 1,288 rows in five languages, with the same place listed once per language, so only the 327 Korean rows are counted. Districts are read from the address column, and subway stations and distances from the transport column.
District shares use the sum of the 25 districts, 327, as the denominator. Shares for the distance bands use the 297 entries with a distance. Where the directions include a bus transfer, only the first subway station was read.
Frequently asked questions about Seoul shopping places
Which district has the most shopping places?
Jung-gu. It has 57 on the list downloaded 9 Oct 2026, which is 17.4% of the 327 in Seoul.
Does the list cover every shop in Seoul?
No. It is the list of 327 places featured on the city's official travel guide, not a census of shops in Seoul.
How often does the list change?
The Seoul Open Data Plaza gives the update cycle as the 7th of each month. The figures on Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data are from the file downloaded on 9 Oct 2026.
Can I see opening hours for each shop?
Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data does not print opening hours for individual shops. The source has them for 302 entries, and the file can be downloaded from the Seoul Open Data Plaza.
Why are there so few Traditional Chinese entries?
The source does not say. The file has 35 Traditional Chinese rows against 327 Korean rows.
Does Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data recommend shops?
No. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data is an information site that shows figures from open data in tables and charts, and it does not rate shops.
Sources
- Seoul shopping places for visitors (dataset, five languages) Seoul Tourism Organization, Seoul Open Data Plaza · 10 Jun 2021 · updated on the 7th of each month, KOGL Type 1
- Korea Open Government License, Type 1: attribution (in Korean) Korea Open Government License (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) · attribution required, commercial use and changes allowed
Every address was opened and checked on 9 Oct 2026. The source files can be downloaded from the Seoul Open Data Plaza.