Incheon

Incheon is a metropolitan city on the coast west of Seoul, and it is separate from both Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Chinatown began with the opening of Incheon Port in 1883 and with the city's designation, the following year, as a Qing extraterritorial settlement. Most Chinese businesses there are restaurants now, and many residents are second- or third-generation descendants of the early settlers.

Begin your walk at 20 Chinatown-ro 59beon-gil in Jemulpo-gu.

The Jjajangmyeon Museum occupies the former Gonghwachun building, the restaurant that first made and sold jajangmyeon after Chinese people settled in 1884. The Incheon Open Port Museum was formerly the Japanese First Bank Incheon Branch and reopened in 2010 after a remodel. Walk to both from the Chinatown address and treat them as one visit.

Check the museums’ current opening hours before your visit.

Incheon is large enough that most visitors treat its main areas as separate outings rather than one continuous walk. Chinatown and the Open Port pair with the half-day walk guide for history and jjajangmyeon. Songdo Central Park suits a modern canal walk with gardens and optional boat or museum stops in Yeonsu-gu; see the Songdo Central Park visitor guide. Wolmido focuses on waterfront time, the Wolmi Sea Train, and the National Maritime Museum near Incheon Station; see the Wolmido waterfront guide.

Plan transit between these areas separately. Chinatown, Songdo, and Wolmido are not within easy walking distance of one another.

Plan a meal in Chinatown; jajangmyeon is the dish connected to Gonghwachun.

Chinatown inquiry: +82-32-777-1330. Parking is available. Check museum hours before you go.