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To All the Boys: Always and Forever Seoul Walk: 8 Spots (1 Confirmed)

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Starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, John Corbett

Myeongdong night market, Seoul — a To All the Boys: Always and Forever filming location (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Sgroey / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · CC BY-SA 4.0
VERIFIED 1 confirmed
3 reported
BASE Jongno or
Myeong-dong
ENTRY Free; tower
ticketed
CHECKED Oct 1, 2026

The Song-Covey sisters' week in Seoul: street food at Gwangjang Market, a padlock on Namsan, DDP's curves and a café drawn in black and white.

Seoul only. The film's US scenes are not covered. Kitty's spin-off series XO, Kitty has its own page.

Confirmed
backed by two or more official or press sources.
Reported
one official or press source.
Fan-spotted
identified by Korean fan researchers by matching scenes; not yet confirmed by official sources.
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STOPS

Places marked Fan-spotted appear in the drama, according to fan researchers. Fan source for every fan-spotted place here: The Soul of Seoul (fan blog).

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Lara Jean's Seoul

3 places in Jongno-gu, Jung-gu and Yongsan-gu.

Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

1. Gwangjang Market

광장시장
Gwangjang Market (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Bgag / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

SBS lists Gwangjang Market among the Seoul places on the family trip, and Lana Condor told the Korea Times that her market scene had her eating noodle soup and dumplings for eight hours.

GETTING THERE Jongno, central Seoul; find the route on Seoul Metro or Naver Map. COST / TIME Free to walk; food priced by stall · 45–90 min ACCESS A busy traditional market. Stalls keep their own hours; check prices before you order.

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SOURCES (2)
  1. SBS News (2021)
  2. Korea Times (Jan 29, 2021)
Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

2. Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

동대문디자인플라자
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Nestor Lacle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

SBS lists DDP among the Seoul landmarks the family visits. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

GETTING THERE Dongdaemun; find the route on Seoul Metro or Naver Map. COST / TIME Free outdoor plaza; exhibitions ticketed separately ACCESS A public design and exhibition complex. Check the official DDP site for exhibition hours.

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SOURCES (1)
  1. SBS News (2021)
Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

3. N Seoul Tower

남산서울타워
N Seoul Tower (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Eugene Lim from Hong Kong / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

SBS lists N Seoul Tower among the film's Seoul places and notes a scene where an N Seoul Tower padlock is given as a gift. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

GETTING THERE On Namsan; reach it on foot, by bus or by the Namsan cable car. Check routes on Naver Map (English UI). COST / TIME Free grounds; the observatory is ticketed (prices change; see the official site) · 1–2 hours ACCESS Check N Seoul Tower's official site for observatory hours and tickets.

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SOURCES (1)
  1. SBS News (2021)

Yeonnam-dong

1 place in Mapo-gu.

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

4. Greem Cafe (Cafe Yeonnam-dong 223-14)

카페 연남동223-14 (그림카페)

Cine21, which visited the set, says the film's opening scene was shot at this Yeonnam-dong café, known for its black-and-white, cartoon-like interior. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

GETTING THERE Yeonnam-dong, west Seoul; find the route on Naver Map (English UI). ACCESS A small private café. We have not confirmed it is still open under this name; check its listing before you go, and buy something before taking photos.

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SOURCES (1)
  1. Cine21 (set visit)

Also spotted by fans

4 places, 3 with a map location.

PLACES WE COULDN'T VERIFY

A Korean sauna and a karaoke room seen in the film (not named by any source). Places listed only by aggregator sites.

WHERE TO STAY

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Neighborhood hotel searches, not recommendations.

JongnoClose to Gwangjang Market and Dongdaemun.Hotels on Expedia →Myeong-dongClose to Namsan.Hotels on Expedia →

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Last checked: Oct 1, 2026

Lara Jean’s week in Seoul

To All the Boys: Always and Forever opens with the Song-Covey sisters and their father on a family trip to Seoul, where Lara Jean (Lana Condor) follows traces of her late mother. The cast and crew shot in Seoul for about a week in September 2019, Cine21 reported from the set. SBS noted how the film shows Seoul’s landmarks along with things visitors love, from sheet masks and character socks to an N Seoul Tower padlock given as a gift.

Gwangjang Market is the best-sourced stop: SBS lists it, and Lana Condor told the Korea Times about spending eight hours eating noodle soup and dumplings for her market scene. DDP and N Seoul Tower each have one source so far. The film’s opening café, Greem Cafe in Yeonnam-dong, comes from Cine21’s set report.

Fans have also matched scenes to Myeongdong, Yeouido Hangang Park, Bongeunsa Temple and Seoul Sky. No official or press source has confirmed those yet.

Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) later returns to Seoul in her own Netflix series, XO, Kitty, which is a separate title.

Getting there

All the places are in Seoul. Find each leg on Seoul Metro or Naver Map (English UI).

From Busan

We have not checked this route against an official timetable. Search Busan → Seoul on Korail for trains on your travel date.

Sources

All sources for this guide

Accessed Oct 1, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.

  1. Netflix — To All the Boys: Always and Forever
  2. SBS News — Seoul as shown in To All the Boys (2021)
  3. Cine21 — On set of the Korean location shoot
  4. Korea Times — Lana Condor says filming in Korea was a highlight of her career (Jan 29, 2021)
  5. The Soul of Seoul (fan blog) — To All The Boys: Always and Forever & where they went in Seoul

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FAQ

Is Greem Cafe, the black-and-white 2D café, still open?
We have not confirmed it. Check its current listing before you go, and buy something before taking photos if you visit.
Will this page use film stills?
No.
Which spot on this page is the best confirmed?
Gwangjang Market. SBS lists it among the Seoul stops, and Lana Condor told the Korea Times that her market scene had her eating noodle soup and dumplings for eight hours.
What does "fan-spotted" mean on this page?
Myeongdong, Yeouido Hangang Park, Bongeunsa Temple and Seoul Sky come from a fan blog only; no official or press source has confirmed them yet.
Do the Seoul spots charge admission?
Walking Gwangjang Market is free, with food priced by stall. N Seoul Tower's grounds are free, but the observatory is ticketed — check the official site for current prices.

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Some locations were first identified by Korean fan researchers. The Soul of Seoul