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    Dongdaemun Market

- Some of the greatest bargains can be found at Dondaemun Market, a large area full of many shopping malls.
- Some ten or so modern clothing malls have sprung up among the long established older markets.
- Shops are open all night, brightly lit and playing cheerful music.
- The biggest items are fabrics, clothing, leather goods, women's and children's costumes, bedding, housewares, footwear, sporting, goods, etc.
- It has become famous for nearly the same clothing as available at department stores, are very reasonable prices.

   
    Itaewon

- From the Itaewon Intersection, this special tourism zone stretches all the way past the Hamilton Hotel to Hannam-dong.
- It is honeycombed with about 2,000 shops as well as jazz bars, nightclubs, and ethnic restaurants. This district is popular with both foreign residents and tourists.
- In the core area around the Hamilton Hotel are clusters 1,000 shops selling leather goods, bags, clothes, shoes, and tourist souvenirs. The sidewalk is fringes with about 400 roadside stalls attracting shoppers with accessories, hats, T-shirts, small gadgets, and much more.
- Itaewon is the area most densely packed with diverse ethnic restaurants - Italian Swiss, German,, Mexican, Indian, Pakistan, Thai etc.
- Itaewon comes alive with exciting nighttime entertainment when the lights are turned down in the business districts. Roadside stalls shift to hundreds of carts with drinks and snacks. With many karaoke and fancy disco clubs, Itaewon is ablaze the night through.

 

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