Best Stationery Stores in Seoul: 6 Shops to Visit

A row of six Seoul shopfronts, one under a tiled hanok roof, whose signs read Point of View, Monami, Kyobo, Object, Papier Prost and 10x10, with a ginkgo tree at the end of the street — The six stores in this guide, from Hongdae to Seongsu-dong, checked on October 26, 2026.

Notes on these stores

Point of View Seoul: 18 Yeonmujang-gil, Seongdong-gu (Seongsu-dong 1-ga), Seongsu-dong, Seoul. A second shop is on B2 of The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido (108 Yeoui-daero), open until 8 or 8:30 pm. Checked October 26, 2026 on the store's own page.
Monami Store Seongsu (Monami Factory): 104 Achasan-ro, 1F, Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong, Seoul. Ink Lab sessions need a reservation; the store also gift-wraps purchases free. Checked October 26, 2026 on the store's own page.
Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun and Hottracks: 1 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu (Kyobo Life Building, B1), Gwanghwamun, Seoul. Checked October 26, 2026 on the store's own page.
Object Seogyo: 13 Wausan-ro 35-gil, Mapo-gu (Seogyo-dong), Hongdae (Seogyo-dong), Seoul. Object also lists a Samcheong store in Seoul, and shops in Busan, Jeju, Jeonju, Nagoya, Osaka and Taipei. Checked October 26, 2026 on the store's own page.
Papier Prost (Analogue Keeper): 68-4 Jahamun-ro 7-gil, 1F, Jongno-gu, Seochon, Seoul. Checked October 26, 2026 on the store's own page.
10x10 Daehangno: 31 Daehak-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu (Jayu Building, 1F), Daehangno, Seoul. Checked October 26, 2026 on the store's own page.
Stores move, close and change hours. Always check the store's site or Instagram before you go.

Key takeaways

We list 6 Seoul stationery stores, each checked on its own website on October 26, 2026: 2 in Seongsu-dong, 3 in Jongno-gu (Gwanghwamun, Seochon and Daehangno) and 1 in Hongdae.
Point of View Seoul spreads over three floors themed Tool, Scene and Archive, opens daily from noon to 8 pm and closes one day a month, per its own store page.
Monami's Seongsu store runs an Ink Lab, where you book a session to make your own ink, and engraves its pens for ₩2,000 (about US$1.50).
Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun is open 9:30 am to 10 pm every day, with art and design stationery corners and a Hottracks shop on its basement floor.
Foreign visitors staying up to six months can reclaim VAT on purchases of ₩15,000 (about US$11) or more, at the till in immediate-refund shops or at the airport, per the Korea Tourism Organization.

What are the best stationery stores in Seoul?

For a first visit, go to Point of View in Seongsu-dong for tools and notebooks, the Monami Store nearby for pens and custom ink, and Kyobo Book Centre at Gwanghwamun for range. These three come first because each does one thing in depth: three floors curated around making things, a pen maker’s own ink lab, and a basement of stationery corners in Kyobo’s Gwanghwamun bookstore.

Store	Neighborhood	Known for	Official site
Point of View Seoul	Seongsu-dong	Own planners, tools, three floors	pointofview.kr
Monami Store Seongsu	Seongsu-dong	153 pens, Ink Lab, engraving	monami.com
Kyobo Gwanghwamun and Hottracks	Gwanghwamun	Stationery corners under a bookstore	kyobobook.co.kr
Object Seogyo	Hongdae	Small Korean design brands	insideobject.com
Papier Prost	Seochon	Analogue Keeper notebooks and diaries	analoguekeeper.com
10x10 Daehangno	Daehangno	Diaries, stickers, masking tape	10x10.co.kr

How did we choose these stores?

We picked shops that focus on stationery and were open on October 26, 2026, then weighed what each one stocks and does. Our criteria:

A dedicated focus on stationery; Kyobo is the one bookstore, for its stationery corners and Hottracks shop.
Something you can only do there, such as mixing ink at Monami’s Ink Lab or browsing a brand’s own finished journals at Papier Prost.
Korean brands first, from Monami’s 153 pens to Point of View’s and Analogue Keeper’s own notebooks.
Standing in the stationery community, from the Seoul city government’s and Woman Sense’s shop guides cited below.
Open now, confirmed on each store’s own site on October 26, 2026.

We compiled this from the stores’ own websites and that coverage; we have not visited them for this guide, and we do not rate them.

Why is each store on the list?

Each store earns its place with a specific range or service, not general gift stock.

Point of View Seoul (Seongsu-dong): its own planners and notebooks, pens, desk tools and leather goods over three floors themed Tool, Scene and Archive.
Monami Store Seongsu: the 153 ballpoint maker’s own shop, with an Ink Lab, engraving and free gift wrapping, in the district where Monami built its first factory in 1963.
Kyobo Gwanghwamun and Hottracks: art, school, office and design stationery corners and a Hottracks shop, open until 10 pm.
Object Seogyo (Hongdae): stickers, letter sets and planners from small Korean brands, with exhibitions in the store.
Papier Prost (Seochon): Analogue Keeper’s notebooks and diaries, shown alongside journals written in them.
10x10 Daehangno: the shop of a Korean design-goods website, strong on diaries, stickers and masking tape.

Which Seoul stores are best for pens and ink?

Monami’s Seongsu store is the pen stop: it sells Monami’s range, runs Ink Lab sessions by reservation to make your own ink, and engraves pens for ₩2,000 (about US$1.50). It opens 10 am to 9 pm daily, a few steps from Seongsu Station.

Monami’s 153 ID ballpoint lists at ₩20,000 (about US$15) on its brand store. Point of View, about 400 m (a quarter mile) away, sells pens from other makers among its desk tools. Read our Monami 153 guide first.

Which Seoul stores are best for notebooks and planners?

Point of View has the widest choice of its own: its 2027 Diary Book is ₩25,000 (about US$19) and its Format Series weekly planner ₩9,000 (about US$7), beside imported Traveler’s Company and Midori diaries. The Seongsu flagship can have a line outside at weekends.

For Korean design brands, Object’s Hongdae store and 10x10 stock planners, stickers and masking tape, and Papier Prost shows Analogue Keeper’s diaries with pages already written in. See our Korean stationery guide for what to look for.

How do you plan a stationery day in Seoul?

Group the shops into three areas, and check the days first: Papier Prost closes Mondays and Tuesdays, and 10x10 opens at noon Monday to Thursday.

Seongsu-dong: Point of View from noon, then the Monami Store, about 400 m (a quarter mile) apart.
Jongno-gu: Kyobo and Hottracks at Gwanghwamun from 9:30 am, Papier Prost in Seochon, 10x10 in Daehangno.
Hongdae: Object’s main store, open 11 am to 9 pm, near Hongik University Station.

To-scale map of 6 Seoul stationery stores at their addresses, from Object in Hongdae to Point of View and Monami in Seongsu-dong, with the Han River — Where the stores are, drawn to scale from each address; check addresses before you go. Map data and store positions © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), positions matched with OSM Nominatim.

How do tax refunds work in Seoul?

If you’re a foreign visitor staying up to six months, you can reclaim VAT on goods of ₩15,000 (about US$11) or more that you take out of Korea within three months, per the Korea Tourism Organization. Immediate-refund shops take the tax off at the till.

Otherwise, keep the refund receipt and claim at a downtown refund counter or kiosk, or at the airport after customs. Ask each shop which method it offers, and bring your passport.

Which Seoul stationery stores did we leave out?

We left out shops we could confirm only on Instagram or in magazines, such as the pencil shop Heuksim in Yeonnam-dong and Smultronställe in Seochon, and the Trolls Paper showroom, whose site gives only an office address. All three appear in Woman Sense’s April 2026 guide.

Object’s Seongsu shop and Monami’s Insadong store are missing from their current store lists, and The Paper Lab, Samwon Paper’s library of about 5,000 papers, is a designers’ space booked ahead. More cities: see all our stationery store guides, city by city, from New York and San Francisco to Tokyo, Kyoto, Seoul, London, Paris, Vienna and Istanbul.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best stationery store in Seoul?

For one stop, Point of View Seoul at 18 Yeonmujang-gil in Seongsu-dong: three floors of its own planners and notebooks, pens and desk tools, open daily from noon. For pens and custom ink, go to the Monami Store a short walk away; for range, Kyobo Book Centre's Gwanghwamun store and its Hottracks shop.

Where to buy stationery in Seoul?

Group the shops by area: Seongsu-dong (Point of View, Monami), Jongno-gu (Kyobo and Hottracks at Gwanghwamun, Papier Prost in Seochon, 10x10 in Daehangno) and Hongdae (Object's main store). Each area fits in half a day, and Seongsu's two shops are about 400 m (a quarter mile) apart.

Where is Point of View in Seoul?

Its flagship is at 18 Yeonmujang-gil, Seongdong-gu, in Seongsu-dong, open daily 12 to 8 pm with one closing day a month. A second shop is on the B2 floor of The Hyundai Seoul, 108 Yeoui-daero in Yeouido, per Point of View's store page.

Where can I make my own ink in Seoul?

At the Monami Store in Seongsu, 104 Achasan-ro, whose Ink Lab runs ink-making sessions by reservation, per Monami. The store opens 10 am to 9 pm daily, or from noon on the third Monday of the month, and engraves pens for ₩2,000 (about US$1.50).

Where is Hottracks in Seoul?

The best-known Hottracks is on the B1 floor of Kyobo Book Centre's Gwanghwamun store, 1 Jong-ro, open 9:30 am to 10 pm daily. Kyobo's floor map lists Hottracks for stationery, records and accessories, next to corners for art, school, office and design stationery.

Can tourists get a tax refund in Seoul?

Yes, on purchases of ₩15,000 (about US$11) or more if you're staying in Korea up to six months and take the goods out within three months, per the Korea Tourism Organization. Immediate-refund shops take the tax off at the till; otherwise claim at a downtown kiosk or the airport.

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