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Wikipedia^[3], MICHELIN^[1] Guide and Taste Korean Food^[4] all give 1939 (a caption says 1938). Year-only, so estimated. The restaurant moved to its current Myeongdong premises in 2007 after redevelopment.

Myeongdong gomtang shop founded in 1939, serving brisket, offal and tripe broth with rice in brass bowls until the soup runs out.

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12/31/1946

-79.9 years

腊月初九 National Champagne Day Drinking champagne

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Woo Lae Oak — Seoul restaurant guide

62-29 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jung-gu

Starts 12/31/1946ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

MICHELIN^[1] Guide text says its traditions are upheld "since its opening in 1946". Year-only, so estimated.

One of Seoul's best-known Pyongyang naengmyeon houses, with a beef-based broth upheld since its 1946 opening.

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12/31/1960

-65.9 years

十一月十四 National Champagne Day Drinking champagne

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Myeongdong Yeongyang Center — Seoul restaurant guide

52 Myeongdong 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Starts 12/31/1960ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Taste Korean Food^[1] headline and text say "since 1960". Single source, year-only, so estimated.

Myeongdong chicken shop credited with introducing Korea to electric rotisserie whole chicken (tongdak) in 1960, also serving samgyetang.

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12/31/1965

-60.9 years

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Nampo Myeonok — Seoul restaurant guide

24 Eulji-ro 3-gil, Jung-gu

Starts 12/31/1965ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

A wiki entry citing a Pulmuone newsroom visit report says it was founded in 1965. Single secondary source, year-only, so estimated.^[1]

Long-standing Euljiro Pyongyang-style naengmyeon house known for dongchimi-broth noodles and eobok jaengban, in a recently renovated main building.

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12/31/1966

-59.9 years

十一月二十 National Champagne Day Drinking champagne

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Myeongdong Kyoja — Seoul restaurant guide

29 Myeongdong 10-gil, Jung-gu

Starts 12/31/1966ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

MICHELIN^[3] Guide and Taste Korean Food^[4] both say it has operated since 1966 (started in Suha-dong as Jangsujang). Year-only, so estimated.

Family-run since 1966 with a four-item menu of chicken-broth kalguksu, bibim-guksu, mandu and seasonal kongguksu, plus its famously garlicky kimchi.

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12/31/1985

-40.9 years

十一月二十 National Champagne Day Drinking champagne

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Pyeongyang Myeonok (Jangchungdong) — Seoul restaurant guide

207 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu

Starts 12/31/1985ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

A 2016 Daum^[3] feature reports the founder's daughter-in-law opened Pyeongyang Myeonok in Jangchung-dong in 1985. Single press source, year-only, so estimated.

Three-generation Pyongyang naengmyeon house in Jangchung-dong with a clear, mellow broth and large Pyongyang-style mandu.

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07/03/2006

-20.4 years

六月初八 National Chocolate Wafer Day Eating chocolate wafers

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The Park View (The Shilla Seoul) — Seoul restaurant guide

The Shilla Seoul, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Starts 07/03/2006ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Estimated: Maeil Business (25 Apr 2012) says The Shilla Seoul's The Park View opened in 2006; the hotel's 3 Jul 2006 press release presents the completed makeover with the new Parkview buffet (214 seats). No opening day is published, so the press-release date is an on-or-before estimate.^[1]

December 2026 year-end 'New York' buffet: unlimited sommelier red wine at dinner in mid season (Dec 1-17), white wine and a Polaroid added in high season (Dec 18-31).

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The Library (The Shilla Seoul) — Seoul restaurant guide

The Shilla Seoul, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul (1F)

Starts 07/03/2006ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Estimated: The Shilla Seoul's 3 Jul 2006 press release presents the completed two-year makeover with the new Library Bar & Lounge (six private rooms, live jazz). No opening day is published, so the release date is an on-or-before estimate for this lounge.^[1]

Golden Autumn Royal Tea with a children's table-manner class ('Little Ladies & Gentlemen' package) through Nov 29, 2026.

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08/31/2013

-13.2 years

七月廿五 National Trail Mix Day Eating trail mix

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La Yeon — Seoul restaurant guide

23F, Shilla Hotel, 249 Dongho-ro, Jung-gu

Starts 08/31/2013ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia^[6]: opened August 2013 (on the former Sorabol space). Month precision, so estimated.

Korean fine dining on the 23rd floor of The Shilla Seoul with Namsan views; two MICHELIN stars in 2026.

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07/31/2018

-8.3 years

六月十九 National Raspberry Cake Day Eating raspberry cake

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L'Amant Secret — Seoul restaurant guide

26F L'Escape Hotel, 67 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu

Starts 07/31/2018ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Asiae^[5]/MICHELIN^[1][6] coverage: opened in July 2018. Month precision, so estimated.

Chef Son Jong-won's restaurant on the 26th floor of L'Escape Hotel; one MICHELIN star in 2026.

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12/31/2021

-4.9 years

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Gigas — Seoul restaurant guide

3F, 30 Toegye-ro 6ga-gil, Jung-gu

Starts 12/31/2021ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Korea Herald interview coverage: opened in early 2021. Month not stated, so estimated.^[1]

Farm-to-table Mediterranean restaurant sourcing 95%+ of vegetables from the chef family's farm; MICHELIN 1 Star and Green Star in 2026.

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11/30/2024

-1.9 years

十月三十 National Mousse Day Eating mousse

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Mukjung — Seoul restaurant guide

17 Toegye-ro 48-gil, Jung-gu

Starts 11/30/2024ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCE

Estimated: Maison Korea^[2] (11 Mar 2025) quotes the chef saying the restaurant opened in Mukjeong-dong in November of the previous year, about three months earlier, so November 2024; no day found, so month-end is a placeholder.

Chef Austin Kang's Korean fermented-dining restaurant (house-made jang and kimchi, food-as-medicine concept), a new MICHELIN Guide selection in 2026.

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11/29/2025

-348 days

十月初十 National Chocolates Day Eating chocolate

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Louis Vuitton Opens Its Largest Global Flagship in Seoul

Hoehyeon-dong 2-ga, Hoehyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04530, South Korea

Louis Vuitton

Starts 11/29/2025CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE

The Korea Herald^[1], publishing 30 November 2025, reported "Louis Vuitton opened a new multipurpose space in Seoul on Saturday" - Saturday 29 November 2025.

Louis Vuitton opened "Visionary Journeys Seoul" inside Shinsegae's main store, a six-floor, roughly 4,900-square-metre space combining retail, dining and exhibitions that the house calls its largest experiential space anywhere in the world.

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Today National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day Eating loaded pizza

12/31/2030

4.1 years

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GTX-B Express Line Opens Between Incheon and Namyangju

Seoul Station, Jung-gu, Seoul

Korea National Railway

GTX-B Express Line Opens Between Incheon and Namyangju

Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCE

The Korea Herald's^[1] report on the 7 March 2024 groundbreaking gives a target opening year of "2030", so the pin sits at the end of that year.

The 82 km GTX-B runs from Incheon National University Station in Songdo through Yeouido, Yongsan, Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni to Maseok in Namyangju, serving 14 stations and cutting the Songdo to central Seoul trip to about 30 minutes. Construction began on 7 March 2024.

≈$5.1B

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