Nowon family buffet with 4hr free Saturday parking, samgyetang: Kuu

The weekend worry that never goes away: 'what do we eat today?' Matching the grown-ups' taste with the kids' taste is genuinely hard, and in that case the best choice is always an all-you-can-eat buffet — especially one with a wide sushi lineup, like

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

which saves a lot of headache haha

Why it's easier to book ahead on weekends

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch has a very spacious dining room, but

there's a wait on weekends, so I'd recommend booking through Naver before you go

True to its reputation as a Nowon family-gathering spot, there are plenty of seats and the tables aren't crammed together, so even in a lively, noisy dining room you can still talk with your group over the meal — really nice.

The sushi lineup, and the raw salmon I was happiest to see

First, let's check Kuu Kuu's most important thing — the sushi lineup! What I was happiest to see was, of course, raw salmon!

It was fresh and had just the right amount of fat, so I didn't get tired of it even after going back for several plates. An all-you-can-eat spot with good-quality raw salmon, not just smoked salmon — wow.

Along with the basics like halibut, tuna, and eel sushi, there's tako wasabi gunkan (octopus-wasabi seaweed roll), tamago (egg) sushi, steak sushi, and marinated crab — you'll be full just having one of each.

The hot dish corner and grilled lamb chops

It's a sushi-and-sashimi spot, but

the hot dish corner can't be ignored either

There's a pretty wide variety of pizza, pasta, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), and fried items that kids really love.

Especially the meat quality at the grill corner — insane.

Lamb chops! They actually have lamb chops!

No gamey smell, nice and moist — the kind of flavor kids like too. Family gatherings are always a headache when it comes to picking a menu, but here, the sashimi lovers and the meat lovers are all satisfied 🎉🎉

From crab and shrimp to samgyetang and gomtang seolleongtang

Crab and shrimp — never gets old no matter how much you eat, no matter when you eat it

And on top of that, look at all the shrimp dishes, each with a different flavor and cooking method 💓

My favorite item, the en croute soup, plus fancy LA galbi (marinated short ribs), shiitake samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), and gomtang seolleongtang

an all-you-can-eat spot with great value that even Korean-food purists will love

A word of caution

There's such a huge variety of dishes that it's hard to try everything, so don't get greedy on your first plate — take small portions to start hahaha

Desserts, fruit, and draft beer

Dessert, the crown of any buffet. Coffee, slice cakes, and waffles are a must

On top of that, there's a good variety of the marble ice cream kids love, plus regular ice cream

And they've got seasonal fruit prepared in every variety imaginable — I'm just grateful you can enjoy so many kinds of fruit in one place 💙

And the grown-ups' drink, cold draft beer — drink up 🍻 drink up 🤗 this is happiness, honestly haha

Parking info for Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Parking can fill up on weekends. First 120 minutes free

Parking location and usage info

• 247 Nowon-gu, Seoul (Seoul Oncheon Building)
• Parking lot entrance is at the rear of the building
• 2 hours free when parking at the Seoul Oncheon Building
• If the Seoul Oncheon Building lot is full, you'll need to use a nearby paid parking lot individually
• Every Saturday, up to 4 hours free parking at the Hagye Techno Town underground lot (10 Nowon-ro 15-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul / search 'Hagye Techno Town underground parking lot' on T-map)