Eelskin Shop

Itaewon & Yongsan-gu


Back in the 1980s there were around 50 eel-leather shops in Itaewon. Now there's just Mr Choe's, which has sold his luxuriously supple handbags, belts, wallets and purses here for four decades. Handmade wallets go for ₩25,000 to ₩35,000, and purses ₩50,000 to ₩180,000. Prices depend on the quality and number of conger eels used (longer and wider skins are more expensive).


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